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I E ' SECTION 7 — CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL FAILURES & LACK OF MITIGATION MEASURES The project was approved without adequate conditions of approval, safeguards, operational limits, or monitoring requirements to ensure protection of the adjacent R-1 residence and surrounding neighborhood. Conditions of Approval exist to prevent or minimize foreseeable impacts by imposing enforceable limitations and mitigation measures. The absence of such conditions — particularly in light of expanded institutional use, increased activity, and the presence of protected residents — resulted in an approval lacking the basic protections necessary for compatibility and public welfare. 7.1 No Enforceable Limitations Placed on Enrollment Growth or Operational Expansion Although the applicant stated that enrollment would not exceed 195 students, no enforceable condition was adopted to ensure adherence to this representation. Without a binding enrollment cap, ongoing expansion remains possible without further review, allowing intensity to increase beyond what was presented to the Commission. - The absence of an enrollment limit exposes adjacent residents to unmitigated growth in traffic, noise, parking demand, and daily student activity, and removes a critical safeguard that should have been included as a condition of approval. , 7.2 No Mitigation Measures to Address Noise Lighting_,_Traffic, Privacy_, or After- Hours Use t The project was approved without any conditions requiring noise mitigation, lighting controls, 4 - privacy screening, or time-of-day restrictions, despite the well-documented adjacency to an h R-1 residence and the increase in institutional use. li Reasonable conditions that should have been considered include, but are not limited to: I f Limits on amplified sound and outdoor activity hours • Shielded lighting and directional fixtures to prevent spillover € • Landscape or structural buffering for privacy and noise reduction • Restrictions on evening, weekend, and non-school use adjacent to the residence No such conditions were imposed, leaving the most affected property without basic protections. 7.3 No Monitoring, Reporting., or Review Mechanisms Imposed I { Conditions of Approval typically include periodic review, compliance monitoring, or corrective mechanisms to ensure ongoing adherence. The project approval did not include: - • Annual or periodic compliance review • Mechanisms to address complaints or violations Enforcement provisions or corrective action triggers. r 19 I City Council 18 — 35 2/3/2026 i