Item 18 - Appeal Application of Conditional Use Permit to Allow the Expansion of a Private School

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Forty Martyrs Armenian Church Middle School March 17, 2025 5311 West McFadden Ave, Santa Ana Focused Traffic Impact Study K2 Traffic Engineering, Inc. 26 PROPOSED DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP FOR MIDDLE SCHOOL Consistent with the existing school for PK-6, the proposed middle school will be open on weekdays only with no concurrent church activity. After project completion, the proposed middle school expects to enroll up to ten students in 7th grade only in the first school year. Total enrollment may gradually increase up to twenty students in both 7th and 8th grades combined in the following years. The maximum capacity of the proposed middle school is 32 students. The proposed middle school will enroll four (4) staff members/teachers. Drop-off for middle school students would take place between 8:20 AM and 8:30 AM. As the drop-off time is staggered from all other students, it is reasonably expected that similar order and efficiency can be maintained for middle school students. If necessary, staggered arrival times may be further adjusted to ensure orderly traffic. The project is expected to have no or minimal impact for drop-off and pick-up activities. SITE ACCESS The project site maintains two existing access driveways on McFadden Avenue. The west driveway provides ingress and egress access in both directions. The east driveway allows egress traffic only. Site access has been operating for years without issue. It is necessary that the height of shrubs, planting, and other visual obstructions be limited to a maximum height of thirty inches to maintain sufficient corner sight distance at the driveways. ON-SITE CIRCULATION On-site circulation appears efficient and safe without unnecessary bottlenecks. In general, the likelihoods of on-site congestion and traffic queue are low. The site plan is subject to review and approval by the Fire Department, Planning Department and Traffic Engineer.