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Appeal Application No. 2025-02 — Forty Martyrs Armenian Church Middle School (5311 <br /> W. McFadden Avenue) <br /> February 3, 2026 <br /> Page 8 <br /> Public Notification and Community Outreach <br /> Project notifications were posted, published, and mailed in accordance with City and State <br /> regulations. <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT <br /> The denial of Appeal Application No. 2025-02 would result in upholding the Planning <br /> Commission's October 27, 2025, approval of Conditional Use Permit (CUP) No. 1982-18- <br /> MOD-1, which in accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and <br /> the CEQA Guidelines, is exempt from further review per Section 15314 (Class 14— Minor <br /> Additions to School). The Class 14 exemption consists of minor additions to existing <br /> schools within existing school grounds where the addition does not increase the original <br /> student capacity by more than 25% or ten classrooms. The proposed school expansion <br /> will not increase the student capacity by more than 25% and it only proposes to add four <br /> classrooms and one laboratory. Moreover, pursuant to Section 15300.2 (a) through (f) of <br /> the CEQA guidelines, exceptions to the CEQA exemptions do not apply to the proposed <br /> project because the project is not located on an environmentally sensitive location nor on <br /> a hazardous waste site, does not have significant cumulative impact nor significant effect <br /> according to the focused traffic study and parking demand analysis documents that are <br /> part of the Planning Commission staff report (Exhibit 3), and it will not cause substantial <br /> adverse change of a historical resource. Furthermore, the denial of Appeal Application <br /> No. 2025-02 would result in upholding the Planning Commission's approval of CUP No. <br /> 1982-18-MOD-1; therefore, there is no environmental impact associated with the denial. <br /> Based on this analysis, a Notice of Exemption, Environmental Review No. 2023-34, will <br /> be filed for the proposed project. <br /> FISCAL IMPACT <br /> There is no fiscal impact associated with this action <br /> EXHIBITS <br /> 1. Appeal Application No. 2025-02 <br /> 2. Resolution Denying Appeal Application No. 2025-02 and upholding the Planning <br /> Commission's Approval of CUP No. 1982-18-MOD-1 <br /> 3. Planning Commission Staff Report— October 27, 2025 <br /> 4. Planning Commission Minutes— October 27, 2025 <br /> 5. Architectural Plan Set <br /> 6. Response to Appeal Comments <br /> Submitted By: Ali Pezeshkpour, AICP, Executive Director of Planning and Building <br /> Agency <br /> Approved By: Alvaro Nunez, City Manager <br /> City Council 18 — 8 2/3/2026 <br />