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

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Vista Charter Public Schools District Office and Outdoor Space Project CEQA Exemption 15183 ii) Would the project cause or contribute to new air quality violations? As discussed below, the proposed project would result in emissions that are below the SCAQMD thresholds. Therefore, the project would not have the potential to cause or affect a violation of the ambient air quality standards. iii) Would the project delay timely attainment of air quality standards or the interim emissions reductions specified in the AQMP? The proposed project would result in less than significant impacts regarding regional and localized concentrations during project construction and operations As such, the project would not delay the timely attainment of air quality standards or 2022 AQMP emissions reductions. Criterion 2: With respect to the second criterion for determining consistency with SCAQMD and SCAG air quality policies, it is important to recognize that air quality planning within the Basin focuses on attainment of ambient air quality standards at the earliest feasible date. Projections for achieving air quality goals are based on assumptions regarding population, housing, and growth trends. Thus, the SCAQMD's second criterion for determining project consistency focuses on whether the proposed project exceeds the assumptions utilized in preparing the forecasts presented in the 2022 AQMP. Determining whether a project exceeds the assumptions reflected in the 2022 AQMP involves the evaluation of the three criteria outlined below. The following discussion provides an analysis of each of these criteria. i) Would the project be consistent with the population, housing, and employment growth projections utilized in the preparation of the AQMP? Growth projections included in the 2022 AQMP form the basis for the projections of air pollutant emissions and are based on general plan land use designations and SCAG's 2020-2045 RTP/SCS demographics forecasts. The population, housing, and employment forecasts within the 2020-2045 RTP/SCS are based on local general plans as well as input from local governments, such as the City. The SCAQMD has incorporated these same demographic growth forecasts for various socioeconomic categories (e.g., population, housing, employment) into the 2022 AQMP. The project site is designated FLEX-1.5 and is zoned M1 and SD-82 zones. The FLEX- 1.5 designation allows for various office uses, a maximum FAR of 1.5 and a maximum building height of three stories. The proposed project would renovate an existing 5,837- square foot building as an office building for Vista Charter Public Schools. The building is located on a 0.9-acre (39,204 square -foot) site, thus providing an FAR of 0.15. The existing building height would remain the same at 19 feet and four inches. As such, the project would meet the design standards of the FLEX-1.5 designation. Permitted uses in the SD-82 zone are the uses permitted in the M1 zone as specified in Municipal Code Chapter 41, Article III, Division 18, M1 (Light Industrial), and schools by right and churches with a conditional use permit. Further, it is noted that the operational and development standards for the permitted and conditionally permitted Light Industrial Uses within the SD-82 zone shall be consistent with the operational and development standards found in Municipal Code Chapter 41, Article III, Division 18. To allow the use of the former automotive repair building for the proposed office use, a Zone Change would Dec i y ouncil 26 — 72 1/16/202 e 12