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f • Parking overflow, redirection, and traffic along residential access points Noise, crowd activity, and amplified sound associated with school and non-school functions Expanded evening and weekend activity due to event-based use • Heightened sensory exposure (noise, movement, lighting, visibility into the residence) Notably, the introduction of dual-use field/parking at the applicant's site increases the intensity of after-hours activity directly adjacent to the Trust residence, further compounding cumulative effects across the corridor. These cumulative impacts were not acknowledged or evaluated at any stage of the review process. Instead, the project was assessed as though it existed in isolation, contrary to factual conditions. 4.4 Corridor-Level Activity Extends„Beyond School-Day_Use The institutional corridor is not limited to K-8 school operations. It supports: • Public ticketed events • Church-affiliated gatherings • Community functions • Weekend and evening programming • Monetized parking, including VIP and valet for events (as publicly advertised) These uses produce a level of intensity exceeding what CEQA Class 14 contemplates For "minor additions to schools," which assumes a traditional single-campus academic use and impacts based on school-day operations. 5.5 Misalignment with CEQA Class 14 and Exclusionary Conditions Under CEQA, Class 14 exemptions apply only to minor physical additions to existing schools provided conditions do not trigger exclusions. This multi-institutional corridor represents an unusual circumstance and cumulative impact condition beyond the scope of Class 14. The existence of • Multiple CUP-approved institutional uses operating in coordination, • An emergency access lane along the residential boundary, and • Continuous, multi-parcel institutional activity affecting a single R-1 residence creates a cumulative and atypical land-use condition not contemplated under the narrow, single-site context envisioned for Class 14. The presence of a multi-institutional corridor behind the Trust residence establishes a materially different land-use environment than that of a single school adjacency. The cumulative and continuous institutional presence, operations, and impacts along a single- family residential boundary create unusual circumstances and intensify effects well beyond what is permitted or contemplated under R-1 zoning protections. The failure to disclose, analyze, or consider these corridor-level conditions prevented a full understanding of project impacts and contributed to an incomplete and inaccurate basis for approval. a.z City Council 18 — 28 2/3/2026