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The Academy Charter High School MND I City of Santa Ana Planning Division circulation issues associated with the existing and proposed student pick-up and drop-off areas were evaluated and recommendations for improvement were made. This project was completed in 2008. South Region High School No. 8 EIR Traffic and Pedestrian Study--LAUSD Fehr & Peers conducted a traffic, parking, and a pedestrian safety study for LAUSD South Region High School No. 8, a proposed 1,215 student high school located in the City of Maywood. A report summarizing the study's findings was prepared for inclusion in the draft EIR for the proposed project. The project, as proposed, includes 146,000 square feet of development, including classrooms, a football/soccer stadium with a seating capacity of 1,200, a gymnasium, a support service center, a performing arts center, administration offices, plant manager facilities and on-grade parking facilities with basketball courts above. The study evaluated the potential for traffic impacts on adjacent intersections and street segments. The available parking supply on streets within a'/-mile walking distance of the project site was examined, and the ability of the proposed on-site parking supply to accommodate expected parking demand associated with the project was examined. A pedestrian safety assessment of key crossings leading to the project site was conducted, and recommendations to enhance pedestrian safety were provided. The site access and internal circulation plan was evaluated, and recommendations on future student pick-up/drop-off procedures and queuing requirements were provided. This project was completed in 2010. Project Understanding and Approach Orangewood Children's Foundation (Foundation) was founded over 30 years ago as a 601(c)3 nonprofit for the purpose of developing a facility to shelter Orange County children who are victims of abuse, neglect, and abandonment. In 1985, the Foundation completed development of the Orangewood Children's Home, which is located in the City of Orange. This facility is owned and operated by the Orange County Social Services Agency and is the County's only emergency shelter for neglected and sexually, physically, or emotionally, abused children. The existing Children's Home facility provides housing for minors, an on-site K-12 school and preschool, medical facilities, recreational facilities, a Child Abuse Services Team, and a Family Visitation Center. In addition to supporting the operation of the Children's Home, the Foundation currently provides a wide range of programs, activities, and education to Orange County foster children. The Foundation is proposing to develop a residential private charter high school (The Academy) for education specific to Orange County foster youth. The Academy is proposed to be a residential high school that will accommodate up to 450 students, 80 of which would reside on-site. The proposed development includes five education buildings: a Two classroom buildings (one two-story and one three-story) totaling 46,800 square feet • One two-story administrative/library/student union building totaling 37,200 square feet • One two-story gymnasium totaling 25,800 square feet • One 400 square foot mechanical equipment building The proposed residential component of the project includes the following four buildings: ® Three residential buildings (one two-story and two three-story) totaling 36,000 square feet m One administrative support building totaling 5,000 square feet The proposed school site is located at 1901 North Fairview Street in the City and has been previously developed with hospital and medical buildings. A search of the site's history indicates that the site was utilized by Riverview Hospital from 1964 to 1985, at which time the site became the Santa Ana Hospital and Medical Center. The previous medical structures have been largely demolished, and only the building slabs remain. The project site is designated by the City's General Plan for Professional/Administrative Office land uses with a Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.5. The City's General Plan Land Use Element states that a FAR of 0.5 indicates that the site is intended to have a developed character of lower intensity, and that these areas are typically adjacent Page 9 25A-21