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Conditional Use Permit No. 2007-22 <br />Variance Nos. 2007-10 and 2007-12 <br />November 26, 2007 <br />Page 2 <br />The project site is zoned Single-Family Residential (R-1) and has a <br />General Plan land use designation of Low Density Residential (LR-7). <br />Surrounding land uses include single-family and multi-family residential <br />to the north and west, and single-family residential to the south and <br />east (Exhibits 1 and 2). <br />Proiect Description <br />The applicant is proposing to operate Brand Models, a private modeling <br />school and talent agency, within a vacant, 3,500 square foot building. <br />The school currently operates in Santa Ana and is relocating due to the <br />expiration of their lease. The business is an establishment that <br />represents and assists models in their career decisions. Additionally, <br />the business provides classes for existing and potential models in the <br />basics of modeling and prepares them for trade shows, the advertising <br />industry, the runway industry and the television (acting and <br />commercials) industry. The school will operate Monday through Friday <br />from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. A total of 19 parking spaces are required <br />for the project while 20 spaces have been provided (Exhibits 3 and 4). <br />Analysis of the Issues <br />Conditional Use Permit <br />The applicant is proposing to operate a private modeling school within a <br />Single-Family Residential (R-1) zoning district. Section 41-232.5 (c) of <br />the Santa Ana Municipal Code (SANG) requires a conditional use permit <br />for any private school within the R1 zoning district. <br />The purpose of the conditional use permit is to ensure that the proposed <br />use will not adversely impact the surrounding neighborhood. <br />Historically, the building was used as a community service center until <br />2001. The applicant is proposing to operate a less intense, private <br />school and talent agency on the premises. Modeling, acting and related <br />classes will be held on the premises and are generally limited to 8-12 <br />students at one time and utilize a small portion of the building. <br />Further, the site is screened by a landscaped fence on all sides, with <br />the parking lot adjacent to residential uses screened by a six-foot high <br />fence with a new five-foot wide landscaped setback. As the modeling <br />school will be a less intense use that will have no impact on the <br />surrounding neighborhood, staff is supportive of the conditional use <br />permit. <br />31 B-3 <br />