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6.1A Page 6 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). The Zoning Administrator's decision was appealed on February 13, 2009. The appeal was heard by the City Council on July 13, 2009 and at the meeting, after taking testimony, the City Council directed the Zoning Administrator to make revisions to the Notice of Official Action to reduce the total capacity of the school and to require the applicant to provide status reports to the Planning Division every six months. This revised Notice of OffIcial Action includes the changes directed by the City Council. CEQA STATUS: The proposed project is considered categorically exempt from the requirements of the California 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 15t 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 working 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 iQ.50 students/children overall for the 2009-2010 school year. Future consideration of school and/or child care facility expansion to a maximum of 80 students will largely be contingent upon the applicant's ability to demonstrate full compliance with all of the conditions of approval set forth herein for the minimum of one (1) school year. A new Use Permit application shall be required for consideration of a student population that goes beyond 80 students. Said conditions-eM 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 Page 4 of 11