31B - CUP - 1901 NORTH FAIRVIEW ST

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Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview Overview The City of Santa Ana (City) as the lead agency under the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) has prepared this initial study (IS) and proposed mitigated negative declaration (MND) to evaluate the potential environmental consequences associated with The Academy Charter High School project. The proposed project consists of development and operation of a residential private charter high school for up to 450 students, 80 of which would reside onsite, on an approximately 7.2 -acre project site located at 1901 -1919 North Fairview Street in the northwestern portion of the City of Santa Ana. Implementation of the proposed project will require a Conditional Use Pert-nit (CUP) to allow a school within the P (Professional) Zoning district, a variance to deviate from the building and fence /wall height requirements, a lot merger, and a variance to reduce the required parking spaces. In addition, and as part of the City's approval process, the proposed project is required to undergo an environmental review in accordance with the CEQA. Authority The preparation of an IS /MND is governed by two principal sets of documents: CEQA (Public Resources Code Section 21000, et seq.) and the State CEQA Guidelines (California Code of Regulations Section 15000, et seq.). Specifically, Section 15063 of the State CEQA Guidelines and Sections 15070 -15075 of Article 6 guide the process for the preparation of a negative declaration or a mitigated negative declaration. Where appropriate and supportive to an understanding of the issues, reference will he made either to the statute, the State CEQA Guidelines, or appropriate case law. This IS /MND, as required by CEQA, contains 1) a project description; 2) a description of the environmental setting, potential environmental impacts, mitigation measures for any significant effects, and consistency with plans and policies; and 3) names of preparers. The mitigation measures included in this IS /MND are designed to reduce or eliminate the potentially significant environmental impacts described herein. Where a mitigation measure described in this document has been previously incorporated into the project, either as a specific feature of design or as a mitigation measure, this is noted in the discussion. Mitigation measures are structured in accordance with the criteria in Section 15370 of the State CEQA Guidelines. Scope of the IS /MND This IS /MND evaluates the proposed project's effects on the following resource topics: aesthetics • agriculture and forestry resources The Academy Charter High School June 2012 Initial Study /Mltigated Negative Declaration 1 1 ICF 00914.11 �' '�1� L