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8.B. - Page 42 of 43 • Allow small child care centers by right in commercial and mixed-use zoning districts (Policy BC -10.2, BE -17.3 and Program BC -34.) • The general child care zoning amendments as a whole are in keeping with GP Policy BC -10.2 and Policy BE 34-4. The proposed zoning amendments would further the City's Built Environment and Building Community Element policies and programs that promote child care across residential neighborhoods and employment areas. Child care impacts were examined in combination with increased demands for public schools in the 2010 General Plan EIR, which discussed that additional housing and employment growth created a need for child care uses, but the addition of policies and programs addressed these impacts. No specific mitigation was identified and the impact was determined to be less than significant. Large family child care homes are considered a residential use and would result in less than significant impacts to existing residential areas. Other amendments such as standalone child care centers in residential districts and child care centers servicing more than 60 children require a Use Permit and those subsequent projects would require analysis of CEQA guidelines on a project by project basis. The GP analyzed zoning amendments that would allow small child care centers of up to 24 children in residential areas under Program BC -34. California regulations require a minimum of 35 square feet of indoor play space per child, exclusive of bathrooms, kitchens, offices, hallways, storage cabinets and rooms, etc. (22 CCR § 101238.3 ) Analysis from City staff has identified 100 square feet per child as a more realistic floor area per child requirement than the State minimum for play space. In addition, child care providers and commercial realtors have stated that a child care center only serving 24 children would not be a feasible size for successful operation. City staff have identified 60 children as a feasible threshold for child care centers. The General Plan policies and programs identify child care as a public service necessary to mitigate increased development and population that would not result significant impacts. The City's RWC Moves Plan Transportation Analysis Manual (TAM) provides a technical approach for evaluating projects that could have transportation effects on the City's transportation system and services. The TAM establishes CEQA screening criteria for predetermined land uses that analyzes and determines impacts. Land uses that meet the screening criteria do not require additional VMT analysis if screened out. Child care centers are considered Neighborhood -Serving Retail Projects, which the TAM screens out of the VMT analysis requirement for uses that are less than 30,000 square feet. Because child care centers for up to 60 children would be less than 30,000 square feet, the facilities would be screened out and would not create a transportation impact for the purposes of CEQA. Cnnrincinn The proposed zoning amendments implement the General Plan and were analyzed in the EIR. Similar to the conclusions in the General Plan EIR, the proposed zoning amendments would result in less than significant impact. No new or more severe impacts would occur. Page 3 of 4 431