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Councilman Patterson requested that the staff conduct a study and report to the Council on the Z0' alley requirement, and on surety bonds. These matters were referred to the City Manager. PUBLIC HEARING The Planning Director APPEAL #272 reported thai 2i:L; a~, ~I CHURCH OF THE BRETIqI~F2'$ ~t,J~ ¢~l~"f$1~¢d.'iil~ by the Charch of ~e Brethren to appeal the Planning Commission's denial of Conditional Use Permit 71-12 to permit a private school to utilize existing church facilities in the R 2 District at 502 5. Ross Street; that the application was denied by the Planning Co~ission on a 4 - 2 vote, primarily because of the inadequacy of the outdoor recreational area, the effect of undue noise on the single family dwellings surrounding the church property, and the fact that the building was designed for church school uses one hour, one day per week. He stated that the Buil~ng Department had notified Planning that the building had originally been designed as a Group B occupancy-- used for school purposes less than eight hours per week; that the proposed use would require Group C classification; that subsequently a report was received from Louis S. Gamble Associates, 403 Market Street, Long Beach, which revealed only minor discrepancies as far as the Code is concerned to classify the building in Group ~. The Mayor opened the public hearing. The following persons spoke in favor of the appeal: The Rev. Forrest Groff, 616 S. Birch Street, Pastor of Church of the Brethren Mr. Gorman Rensberger, 518 N. Broadway Mr. Allan Harrison, 21863 Brill Road, Riverside Mr. Ernest S. Jakel, 376 Greengrove Drive, Orange Proponents stated that the Church was trying to find some way to be of service to the community; that the church was built in 1924 and in 1960 the building was remodeled and the education building added to house 200 or more in the Sunday school; that the church has given unanimous approval to donate the building without change for the Harrison School; that much of the opposition is based on the additional noise in the neighborhood and arrangements have been made to provide recreational facilities in the basement and eliminate any outdoo~ that the minor variations from what would be required by the Group C occupancy could be taken care of with no problem; that this school would help to alleviate the overcrowded conditions in public schools today; that following the Planning Commission's denial of the Conditional Use Permit, Rev. Groff and Mr. Harrison personally contacted residents of the area, explaining the school in detail, and found very little opposition; that the Harrison system of teaching provides class work that keeps the children interested, and the indoor recreational facilities will be adequate; that there is no State law requiring outdoor recreation. CITY COUNCIL -177- MaylT, 1971