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Resolution No. 2025-32 Page 1 of 11 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-32 A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT NO. 1982-18-MOD-1 AS CONDITIONED, MODIFYING CUP NO. 1982-18, TO FACILITATE THE CONSTRUCTION OF A NEW PRIVATE SCHOOL BUILDING WITHIN AN EXISTING CHURCH CAMPUS LOCATED AT 5311 WEST MCFADDEN AVENUE (APN: 108-073-13) BE IT RESOLVED BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The Planning Commission of the City of Santa Ana hereby finds, determines, and declares as follows: A.Rev. Fr. Karekin Bedourian with Ari Guiragos Minassian School (“Applicant”), representing Forty Martyrs Armenian Church (“Property Owner”), is requesting approval of Conditional Use Permit (CUP) No. 1982-18-MOD-1 to facilitate the construction of a new building at 5311 W. McFadden Avenue for a private school that was originally approved under CUP No. 1982-18 and Variance No. 1982-20 (“Project”); B.Pursuant to Santa Ana Municipal Code (“SAMC”) Section 41-232.5(c), a Conditional Use Permit is required for private schools in the Single-Family Residence (R1) zoning district within the City of Santa Ana; C.Pursuant to Section 41-649 of the SAMC, any modification of an approved CUP shall necessitate the refiling of a new application ; D.In 1982, the Planning Commission reviewed and approved CUP No. 1982- 18 and Variance 1982-20 to allow the construction of a new church building and a private school designed to serve students in kind ergarten through ninth grade. At the time of construction, the private school facility was designed to accommodate elementary students, serving pre -kindergarten through sixth grade. While CUP No. 1982-18 allowed the private school use extending through ninth grade, the 17,500-square-foot building did not provide the necessary floor area or capacity to serve students above the sixth grade. Furthermore, the school’s operational program and curriculum were limited to elementary education, and no middle school grades were implemented under the existing CUP; E.On February 9, 2023, the Applicant submitted a Development Project Review (DP) application to the City for the construction of a new two-story, 4,846-square-foot building located at the rear (north) portion of the site. The first floor will include a 274-square-foot lobby, a single-stall restroom, and a 502-square-foot classroom. The second floor will consist of three classrooms measuring 587, 417, and 622 square feet, respectively, and a 709-square-foot laboratory. The construction of the new building will allow the introduction of the new middle school grades (seventh and eighth);