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

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Mano Dishoian November 8, 2022 Page 2 N:\4600\2224606 - Forty Martyrs Armenian Church - Middle School Project, Santa Ana\Report\4606 FMA Church - Middle School Project 11-8-2022.docx which is located on the eastern property line, is also provided. It should be noted that the eastern driveway is gated and was observed to be closed and not used as an “exit” for site traffic. A separate driveway, located directly to the east of the Project’s “exit only” driveway provides access to the Armenian Center. Figure 1, located at the rear of this letter report, presents a Vicinity Map, which illustrates the general location of the Project site in the context of the surrounding street system. Figure 2 presents the existing aerial and illustrates the existing buildings and parking areas. Forty Martyrs Armenian School The FMA School currently has an enrollment of 149 students in Transitional Kindergarten (TK)/Kindergarten (K) through Grade 6, and employs 24 faculty, administrative staff, and support staff. The existing school consists of a 10,120 square feet (SF) building. Classes start at 8:00 AM and end at 3:30 PM. After-school activities include Academic Chess, Athletics, and other after school enrichment programs. Special events during the academic year include: • Kindergarten Orientation • Back to School • Parent-Teacher Conference • School Open House • End of Year Graduation Ceremony for Kindergarten and 6th Graders The Project is proposing to increase the FMA School from 4 classrooms to 5 classrooms which will increase the school by 4,960 SF for a total building size of 15,080 SF to provide additional spaces for the current K-6 elementary school and accommodate the proposed middle school; the anticipated number of added students is not known at this time. The parking lot layout is proposed to be modified to increase the existing supply from 50 spaces to 88 spaces. Figure 3 presents the proposed site plan. Forty Martyrs Armenian Church The FMA Church currently has 30 pews which can accommodate up to 7 adults on each pew for a total seating capacity of 210 seats. As part of the Project, the church does not have any plans to increase seating capacity or building size. As such, no changes are proposed to the existing church component. The existing church currently has service every Sunday from 10:30 AM and ends at 12:30 PM.