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Be Page 17. PUBLIC COMMENTS & PUBLIC HEARING: Written correspondence regarding this project was received by email and U,S. Postal Service and has been made part of the administrative record for this project for consideration by the Zoning Administrator. A petition was also submitted on November 10, 2007 that was signed by five (5) neighbors residing along Connecticut Avenue expressing that the operation of the school on the subject property "has been and will continue to be detrimental to [the) collective peace and comfort, and that [the school] will negatively impact the safety of the neighborhood due to dramatically increased traffic." A Zoning Administrator public hearing was scheduled for January 15, 2009, for consideration of the Use Permit application. Notification of said hearing was completed pursuant to the noticing requirements set forth in Article 42.5 of the City's Zoning Ordinance. Due to the level of publiC interest in this project, the City extended the public notification by' sending copies of the public hearing notice to all property owners and residents living within a 750-foot radius from the subject property (where 300 feet is legally required). CEQA STATUS: The proposed project is considered categorically exempt from the requirements of the Califomia Environmental Quality Act Guidelines pursuant to section 15301 Class 1 (e){1) "additions to existing structures provided that the addition will not result in an increase of more than 50 percent of the floor area of the structures before the addition, or 2,500 square feet, whichever is less," because the proposed project involves a net addition of approximately 1,236 square feet of floor area (after the proposed removal of the existing Secondary School classroom building located at south end of the subject property). USE PERMIT FINDINGS: The following findings relate specifically to the proposed school and child care facility functions with the sole purpose of regulating land use issues associated with said uses, and are not intended to regulate the religious affiliation or curriculum. Following review and consideration of the project application, the testimony received during the publiC hearing of January 15, 2009, and all written correspondence received to date, the Zoning Administrator has approved the application for a Use Permit for the Woodside Hills Christian Academy project, based upon the following findings and with strict adherence to the conditions of approval set forth below: 1. The establishment, maintenance, and operation of the proposed kindergarten through twelfth grade school and child care facility uses will not, under the circumstances of this case, be considered detrimental to the public health, safety, peace, morals, comfort, or general welfare of persons residing or wor.king in the neighborhood, including the students and staff of Woodside Hills Christian Academy. The majority of school activities on the subject property will be conducted within the building. Outdoor uses will include outside dining and limited outdoor recreation in designated areas, to provide for greater noise attenuation. The conditions of approval limit the school and child care facility population to a maximum of 80 students/children overall and further control various operational aspects of the use, such as vehicle circulation, trash/recycling facilities, noise and outdoor recess and lunch areas. The individual station learning associated with this style of education allows for multiple grade levels to be accommodated within a single classroom, thereby allowing for a broader range of grade levels within the school. Strict adherence to fire and building codes will ensure that seismic and other life safety risks are reduced to reasonable levels found to be acceptable for school and child care facility uses. 2. The establishment and operation of the proposed use will not be detrimental or injurious to property or improvements in the neighborhOOd because the kindergarten through twelfth grade private school and child care facility uses are related to other types of public and quasi-public uses that are permitted and currently present in the vicinity of the subject property. The subject property is located within the Residential Single-Family (R-1) Zoning District in an area that is comprised of a variety of land uses including single-family residences, a public elementary school, public library as well as a church all within less than 100 feet from the subject property. The Page 4 of 11