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City of Santa Ana <br />Environmental Checklist <br />Consistency <br />Goal, Objective, or Policy Consistency Discussion Determination <br />facilities to meet the City of of Santa Ana's educational needs, consistent <br />Santa Ana's educational with this goal. <br />needs. <br />Policy 2 - Encourage the <br />The project includes the development of a Consistent <br />shared use of school sites <br />residential charter high school that would <br />and their facilities as well as <br />provide multiple uses on site, including <br />other public facilities (i.e., <br />residential, educational, and recreational. <br />libraries, recreation <br />As such, the proposed project would be <br />centers), where appropriate. <br />consistent with this policy. <br />Enemy Element <br />Variance to allow for an increase in <br />Policy - Encourage higher <br />The project includes a proposal to entitle a Consistent <br />densities of housing and <br />residential private charter high school on a <br />office (mixed use) <br />7.2 -acre site and would require a <br />development to relate to <br />Conditional Use Permit to allow child care <br />areas of higher <br />facilities, trade and professional schools, <br />transportation access and <br />gymnasiums, and recreational uses and a <br />capacity. <br />Variance to allow for an increase in <br />allowable building height and a parking <br />reduction. Furthermore, the project site is <br />located amid existing urban development <br />along North Fairview Street. Access to and <br />from the site would be achieved via North <br />Fairview Street, Also, North Fairview Street <br />provides access to existing bus routes and <br />SR -22, which is located about a mile north <br />of the project site. The project would <br />therefore provide infill development within <br />an existing office and residential area that <br />will provide direct access to transportation, <br />which is consistent with this policy. <br />Land Use Element <br />Goal 3 -- Preserve and <br />The project would result in the Consistent <br />improve the character and <br />development of a residential charter high <br />integrity of neighborhoods. <br />school on a previously developed, but <br />vacant site that is within a completely <br />developed urban area. Because the project <br />would result in infill development that is <br />consistent with the objectives of the <br />Professional (P) district with a CUP, and <br />would provide improvements to a vacant <br />parcel that is covered with asphalt and <br />building pads, the project would improve <br />the character and integrity of the project <br />area, which is consistent with this goal. <br />Goal 5 - Ensure that the The proposed project is subject to an Consistent <br />impacts of development are evaluation of potential impacts as required <br />mitigated. by State CEQA law. As the Lead Agency, the <br />City of Santa Ana determined that a <br />Mitigated Negative Declaration would be <br />sufficient to ensure that the impacts of <br />development are mitigated to a level below <br />The Academy Charter High School June 2012 <br />Initial Study /Mitigated Negative Declaration 3 -64 ICF00914.11 <br />'J <br />