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

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' CITY OF SANTA ANA Planning and Building Agency 20 Civic Center Plaza • P.O. Box 1988 Santa Ana, California 92702 www.santa-ana.org/pba NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING BEFORE THE SANTA ANA PLANNING COMMISSION The City of Santa Ana encourages the public to participate in the decision -making process. This notice is being sent to those who live or own property within 1000 feet of the project site or who have expressed an interest in the proposed action. We encourage you to contact us prior to the Public Hearing if you have any questions. Planning Commission Action: The Planning Commission will hold a Public Hearing to receive public testimony, and will take action on the item described below. Decision on this matter will be final unless appealed within 10 calendar days of the decision by any interested party or group Project Location: 601 North Fairview Street located within the Light Industrial (M1) zoning district. Project Applicant: Enrique Diaz with Red Hook Capital Partners, LLC (Applicant) on behalf of Vista Heritage Charter Schools (Property Owner) Proposed Project: Applicant is requesting approval of Amendment Application (AA) No. 2023-04 (Zone Change) and Zoning Ordinance Amendment (ZOA) No. 2023-03, to rezone the subject property from Light Industrial (M1) to Specific Development No. 82 (SD-82), expand the boundaries of SD-82 to include the subject property, and to modify SD-82 to allow Administrative Offices as a permitted use and Outdoor Play Areas as a permitted use, ancillary to schools. The requested approvals would accommodate the conversion of an existing 5,837-square-foot industrial building into an administrative office building for Vista Heritage Charter School, and allow an outdoor play area adjacent to the existing school. Environmental Impact: Pursuant to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) guidelines, this project is exempt from further review under Section 15301 (Existing Facilities), Class 1 exemption, as it involves negligible or no expansion of an existing or former use. Additionally, the project is also exempt pursuant to Section 15183 (Projects Consistent with a Community Plan, General Plan, or Zoning) of the CEQA guidelines. Notice of Exemption No. 2023-40 will be filed for this project. Meeting Details: This matter will be heard on Monday, December 11, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 22 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Members of the public may attend this meeting in person or join via Zoom. For the most up-to-date information on how to participate virtually in this meeting, please visit https://www.santa-ana.org/planning-and-building-meeting- participation/. Written Comments: If you are unable to participate in the meeting, you may send written comments by e-mail to PBAeComments(a)_santa-ana.org (reference the Agenda Item # in the subject line) or by mail to Nuvia Ocampo, Recording Secretary, City of Santa Ana, 20 Civic Center Plaza — M20, Santa Ana, CA 92701. Deadline to submit written comments is 3:30 p.m. on the day of the meeting. Comments received after the deadline may not be distributed to the Commission but will be made part of the record. Where To Get More Information: Additional details regarding the proposed action(s), including the full text of the discretionary item, may be found on the City website 72 hours prior to the public hearing at https://santa-ana.primegov.com/public/portal. City Council 26 — 582 1/16/2024