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CUP 2014 -49, VA No. 2014 -07 & VA No. 2014 -08 December 8, 2014 Page 9 The project will not adversely affect the general plan as care facilities and ancillary fencing are a compatible use in the Low Density Residential General Plan land use designation. In addition, the project is consistent with several goals and policies of the General Plan. Specifically, Land Use Element Policy 2.10 supports new development which is harmonious in scale and character with the existing development and Policy 3.5 encourages new development that is compatible in scale, and consistent with the architectural style and character of the neighborhood. The proposed fencing for the existing care facility, in conjunction with the improvements to be made to the site, will be in scale and compatible with the development pattern of the neighborhood, Public Notification The project site is located within the Santa Anita Neighborhood Association boundaries. Staff and the project applicant have been in contact with the Neighborhood leaders on numerous occasions in the past. The John Henry Foundation and Neighborhood Improvement staff has attended several Neighborhood Association meetings over the past two years 'to share information regarding the proposed care home expansion. In spring of 2014, Santa Anita neighborhood leaders toured the existing John Henry Foundation Village. City staff also reached out to the owner of the multiple - family property to the south to inform them of the project. The contacts of the Neighborhood Association were notified by mail 10 days prior to this public hearing. The project site itself was posted with a notice advertising this public hearing, a notice was published in the Orange County Reporter and mailed notices were sent to surrounding property owners and tenants within 500 feet of the project site, as well as concerned citizens listed on the Permanent Notification List. At the time of this printing, no correspondence, either written or electronic, had been received from any members of the public. CEQA Analysis In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act, the proposed project is exempt from further review pursuant to Section 15301 and Section 15332. These exemptions allow a project that includes the rehabilitation and limited expansion of an existing structure as well as infill development on a project site that is no more than five acres in size, is surrounded by urban uses, and is consistent with goals and policies of the City's General Plan. Categorical Exemption Environmental Review No. 2013- 29 will be filed for this project. Strategic Plan Alignment Approval of this item supports the City's efforts to meet Goal No. 3 Economic Development, Objective No. 2 (create new opportunities for business /job growth and encourage private development through new General Plan and Zoning Ordinance policies) and Goal No. 5 Community Health, Livability, Engagement and Sustainability, Objective No. 3 (facilitate diverse housing opportunities and support efforts to preserve and improve livability in Santa Ana neighborhoods). 31A-1 1