Item 26 - Public Hearing Vista Heritage Charter School (601 North Fairview Street)

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AA No. 2023-04 and ZOA No. 2023-03 for Vista Heritage Charter School at 601 North Fairview Street December 11, 2023 Page 6 REQUIREMENT ISSUE AND PROPOSED AMENDMENT Physical Education Issue: Activity Area Noise resulting from physical education or after -school sports activities can Standards impact adjacent residents or tenants. Proposed Amendment: Physical education activity areas shall be designed so that their use does not disturb the commercial or industrial uses during regular business hours and residential uses between the hours of 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. As proposed, the physical education activities will be relocated to a designated gated area located directly adjacent to the existing school. In addition, the school's regular hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Outdoor activities will not take place outside of the school's regular hours. Furthermore, the noise sources are typically intermittent and short in duration. Additionally, the impact of noise diminishes significantly with distance from its origin. The sensitive receptors (residential zones and land uses) are situated approximately 200 feet away. Therefore, the proposed Outdoor Play Area's generated noise would not adversely affect these sensitive receptors. Administrative Offices Issue: The administrative office may increase parking demand and traffic generation of the entire site. Proposed Amendment: The proposed change of use is not expected to impact the parking demand on -site due to specific parking requirements. The administrative office requires three (3) parking spaces per 1,000 square feet; whereas, the auto - repair businesses required five (5) parking spaces per 1,000 square feet. Additionally, the administrative office will only be employing a total of ten (10) individuals and the total increase in trip generation during peak hours is not significant enough to trigger concerns. Maximum Student Issue: Enrollment Number of students can dictate the level of impact on adjacent uses. More students mean more cars or buses picking up or dropping off students, more children on the playground and more noise Proposed Amendment: The proposed number of students will not increase. The number of student enrollment will remain at a maximum of 870 students. This enrollment cap will remain in the SD document. Industrial Uses Issue: The current list of permitted uses in SD-82 contains various industrial uses, which are no longer consistent with the General Plan land use designation and the designated focus area. The Flex-1.5 land use designation encourages industrial uses that do not produce significant air pollutants including office -industrial flex spaces, small-scale clean manufacturing, research and development, among other uses. Moreover, the focus area is intended to transition a group of auto -oriented neighborhoods and City Council 26 — 298 1/16/2024