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Conditional Use Permit No. 2015 -22 January 25, 2016 Page 3 The SAW requires parking for trade school to be calculated at a rate of one space per 40 square feet of classroom area and one space per 333 square feet of office area. However, since the layout of the facility does not specifically identify any classroom space, the limited enrollment of the trade school and the functioning of the facility as an industrial use, the industrial parking standard of one space per 500 square feet of area is being applied to this project, which is consistent with a similar facility (Taller San Jose) in the vicinity, A conditional use permit (CUP No. 2001 -31) was approved in December of 2001 to allow Taller San Jose, a trade school, to operate with the same parking standards. The proposed AGC Vocational School /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 occupy 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 located within the French Park Neighborhood Association. Staff contacted the president of the association, who identified no concerns with the project. The project site was posted with a notice advertising this public hearing, a notice was published in the Grange 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 15300 and 15301. This Class 1 exemption allows the licensing of existing facilities with no expansion of the existing use. Categorical Exemption Environmental Review No. 2012 -77 will be filed for this project. 31 B -5