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Conditional Use Permit No. 2015 -08 May 11, 2015 Page 4 • The proposed Summit College /trade school will not adversely affect the economic stability of the area. The proposed trade school will result in a positive addition to the surrounding area by providing educational opportunities, promoting job skills training, and will complement and improve the economic viability of the area as the use will reoccupy a vacant industrial building, thereby reducing the vacancy rate of the area and identifying the area as a stable location for economic investment. • The proposed Summit College /trade school will be in compliance with all applicable regulations and provisions of Chapter 41 of the Santa Ana Municipal Code and all other provisions that are applicable to a trade school. • The proposed Summit College /trade school will not adversely affect the General Plan. The proposed trade school at this location supports several General Plan Goals and Policies, including Land Use Element Goal 1, which promotes the balance of land uses to address basic community needs; Goal 2, which promotes land uses that enhance the economic viability of the City; and, Goal 3, which aims to allow uses that preserve and improve the character and integrity of neighborhoods, including both the adjacent industrial and residential neighborhoods. This project will provide a use that will assist in diversifying the range of services available to residents of Santa Ana. Land Use Element Policy 2.8 promotes the rehabilitation of commercial properties and encourages increase levels of capital investment. The proposed trade school use will involve interior improvements of a vacant tenant space representing increased levels of capital investment in the property. The re- tenanting of a vacant space with a viable business further supports the rehabilitation of this property. Land Use Element Policy 5.4 Supports land uses which are consistent with the Land Use Plan of the Land Use Element. The M1 zoning district allows trade schools subject to a conditional use permit, making the proposed use consistent with the zoning and the Land Use Plan of the Land Use Element. Land Use Element Policy 5.5 encourages development which is compatible with and supportive of surrounding land uses. The addition of a trade school will provide additional educational opportunities for the surrounding businesses and residents. Public Notification The project site is not located within any boundaries of a Neighborhood Association. The project site was posted with a notice advertising this public hearing, a notice was published in the Orange County Reporter and mailed notices were sent to all property owners and occupants within 500 feet of the project site. At the time of this printing, no correspondence, by phone, written or electronic has been received from any members of the public. CEQA Compliance In accordance with the California Environmental Quality Act the recommended action is exempt from further review per Section 15301. This Class 1 exemption allows the licensing of existing facilities with no expansion of the existing use. Categorical Exemption Environmental Review No. 2014 -98 will be filed for this project. 31A-6