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

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Appeal Application No. 2025-02 – Forty Martyrs Armenian Church Middle School (5311 W. McFadden Avenue) Exhibit 6 – Response to Appeal Comments Page 5 of 19 playground during school hours, and that same space is used as a parking lot when the school is not in hours of operation. Failure to Include Enrollment Growth Enforcement Measures – On page 8 of the Planning Commission Resolution for CUP No. 1982-18-MOD-1, include condition of approval number five (5), which caps the student enrollment at 195 students (Exhibit 3 to the February 3, 2026 City Council staff report). Failure to Disclose Commercial Event Use Within the Corridor – As evaluated on page three of the Planning Commission staff report (Exhibit 3 to the February 3, 2026 City Council staff report), the church and the school have separate hours of operation. Illustrated in Table 2 below are the hours of operation for the existing school: Table 2 Hours of Operation Type of Use Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. School’s administrative offices Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Regular school hours (Pre-K to Eighth Grade) Monday through Friday 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Afterschool activities (i.e., sports and enrichment activities) and aftercare The regular school year begins the third week of August and ends the following year in June. In addition to the regular school year, the school offers summer camp that operates from July to August for approximately one month for reduced hours, for children between pre-kindergarten and fifth grade. The introduction of the middle school will allow students in sixth and seventh grade to attend summer camp operations as well. The private school’s curriculum requires students in fifth through eighth grades to attend one religion class per week at the church located on the same campus. These classes will be scheduled exclusively during regular school hours as outlined and will not overlap with the church’s worship services or special events. The church will continue to operate during its normal hours, including weeknights, Sundays, and holidays. As such, school operations will not interfere with church operations and will not generate conflicts in scheduling or use of facilities. Moreover, the designated pick-up and drop-off area for pre-kindergarten and kindergarten students is located on the adjacent property at 5305 W. McFadden Avenue (APN: 108-073-16), which is occupied by the Harut Barsamian Armenian Center. As documented in the Focused Traffic Impact Report that was prepared