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MEETING DATE: JULY 8, 2014
TO: PLANNING COMMISSION
FROM: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT
ITEM #3
SUBJECT: CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2014 -09, A REQUEST TO ESTABLISH A
PRIVATE, INDOOR RECREATIONAL USE (PERFORMING ARTS
STUDIO) WITHIN AN EXISTING INDUSTRIAL OFFICE SPACE
APPLICANT: DIEM THU PHAM
PERFORMING ARTS GUILD OF ORANGE COUNTY
3002 DOW AVENUE, SUITE 106
TUSTIN, CA 92780
PROPERTY OWNER: LBA REALTY FUND II - WBP II, LLC
3002 DOW AVENUE, SUITE 302
TUSTIN, CA 92780
LOCATION: 3002 DOW AVENUE, SUITE 106
GENERAL PLAN: PLANNED COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL /BUSINESS
ZONING: PLANNED COMMUNITY INDUSTRIAL (PC IND)
EXISTING LAND USE: INDUSTRIAL OFFICE COMPLEX
ENVIRONMENTAL: THIS PROJECT IS CATEGORICALLY EXEMPT PURSUANT
TO THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT
(CEQA) SECTION 15301, CLASS 1
REQUEST: A REQUEST TO ESTABLISH A PRIVATE INDOOR
RECREATIONAL USE WITHIN AN EXISTING 3,560
SQUARE -FOOT OFFICE SPACE LOCATED WITHIN A
LIGHT INDUSTRIAL OFFICE COMPLEX
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3002 Dow Ave., Suite 106
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Planning Commission adopt Resolution No. 4260, approving the establishment
of a private indoor recreational use within an existing 3,560 square -foot office space
located at 3002 Dow Avenue, Suite 106.
APPROVAL AUTHORITY:
Pursuant to Subsection C of Section VI of the Planned Community District Regulations
for the Irvine Industrial Complex, Tustin, private indoor recreational facilities such as
batting cages, dance studios, gymnastic studios, and martial arts studios are
conditionally permitted. Section 9291c of the Tustin City Code gives the Planning
Commission the authority to evaluate and grant requests for conditional use permits.
BACKGROUND:
Project Site and Surrounding Uses
The property at 3002 Dow Avenue is located within the Planned Community Industrial (PC
IND) Zoning District and subject to the Irvine Industrial Complex, Tustin, Planned
Community District Regulations. The General Plan designation is Planned Community
Commercial /Business, which allows for light industrial and professional office uses. The
project site is located in an existing industrial office complex developed with approximately
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192,000 square feet of tenant spaces and approximately 640 parking spaces (see Figures
I and 2, and Attachment A - Location Map).
Similar light industrial and office uses are located within the Irvine Industrial Complex,
Tustin. The project site is bounded by Jamboree Road on the east, the Metrolink rail
station and railway to the south, a single user moving company tenant to the west, and
office buildings to the north. The easterly property line serves as the boundary between
the City of Tustin and the City of Irvine. A public access walkway from Dow Avenue to
the Metrolink station bisects the subject property and the property to the west.
Figure 1 — Area Map
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Figure 2 - 51te Plan
The adjacent tenants include a home healthcare infusion therapy pharmacy to the west,
in Suite 104, and a computer sales, services, and consulting company to the east, in
Suite 108. Other tenants within the center include businesses such as architectural and
engineering firms, offices, equipment manufacturers, a printing company, a church, and
a soils laboratory. Approximately 120,000 of the total 192,000 square feet of tenant
spaces at 3002 Dow Avenue are comprised of offices.
DISCUSSION:
Proposal
The applicant is requesting approval to use the existing 3,560 square -foot former
architectural office for a performing arts studio consisting of a dance /multi - purpose room,
two (2) music rooms, two (2) offices, a lobby, and a file storage room, as shown in the
proposed floor plan (see Figure 3). The suite also includes two (2) restrooms.
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Figure 3 - Proposed Floorplan
The applicant indicates that studio activities would primarily include dance, vocal music, and
instrumental music instruction to children from the kindergarten level through high school. On
an occasional basis, the studio would offer specialized classes on topics such as songwriting
and on -stage ensemble training. The proposed interior uses would comprise the tenant space
as follows:
TABLE 1
Use Type
Approx. Size
s uare feet
Dance /Multi- Purpose Room
1,600
Music Room 1
430
Music Room 2
.. .
330
------ -------- Offices
300
Storage
100
Lobby
400
Hallways, Restrooms
400
Total
3,560
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The applicant has proposed the following business hours and maximum number of
students:
I Day I Maximum Number of Students I Time: I
The applicant indicated that most group classes run in instructional periods of fifty (50)
minutes, with a transition period of ten (10) minutes between group classes.
Approximately 15 to 20 percent of the Guild's classes are group classes, while about 80 to
85 percent of the classes are private or semi - private instruction. Most of the group classes
are offered during summer months.
Use Compatibility
The Planned Community Industrial (PC IND) zoning and the associated Planned
Community District Regulations for the Irvine Industrial Complex in which the site is
located allow less intensive uses such as offices and other support commercial uses, as
well as more intensive uses such as manufacturing, assembly, warehousing, laboratories,
and other light industrial uses.
There have been concerns that the City's industrial tenant spaces are diminishing since
more and more offices and recreational uses are locating in their place and the potential
for incompatibility of uses between recreation and industrial uses. While offices and
support commercial uses can locate in various other zoning districts such as Professional
Office (Pr) District and other commercially zoned properties (C1, C2 and C3); light
industrial /manufacturing type of uses can only locate in properties zoned for
Ind ustrial /Manufacturing.
With respect to the proposed site, the complex was developed as an industrial office
complex with various office, light industrial, and warehouse uses. Over the past ten (10)
years, the square footage of office space at 3002 Dow Avenue has increased from about
90,000 square feet to approximately 120,000 square feet of the entire 192,000 square feet
of floor area. The proposed use would locate in a space that was once occupied by an
architectural firm. Because of the less- intensive nature of this particular industrial office
complex, no issues related to use compatibility are anticipated. However, the applicant
has been made aware that more intensive uses are permitted by right to operate at 3002
Dow Avenue to avoid future misunderstanding.
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Tenant Improvements
The proposal does not include any changes to the existing walls or room layout; however,
the change in the use of the space will trigger California Building Code requirements such
as fire walls and disabled access. This requirement has been made as a condition of
approval.
Parking
In accordance with the Planned Community District Regulations for the Irvine Industrial
Complex, one (1) parking space is required for every three (3) persons. Given the twelve
(12) parking spaces allocated to Suite 106 based on its proportional share of the total
square footage of the center and the total number of parking spaces available, the
proposed use would be conditioned to have a maximum of thirty -six (36) persons present
at any given time. With the proposed business hours and the anticipated class schedule
(see Table 2), no parking problem is anticipated. Should a parking or noise problem arise
in the future, staff has provided Condition 1.8, which would allow review of the Conditional
Use Permit and require additional mitigation measures.
Business Hours and Attendance
As proposed, weekend activities would generate the most attendance, bringing up to
twenty (20) students to the studio at any given time. On weekdays, during afternoon and
evening hours, studio activities would be scheduled from 3:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., except on
Wednesdays when classes may begin at 2:30 p.m. based on the current release time for
the Tustin Unified School District, with an anticipated attendance of up to fifteen (15)
individuals for these weekday activities. The proposed studio activities would be primarily
scheduled during the weekend or in the evening hours when surrounding businesses
would typically be closed; therefore, no conflict with other surrounding businesses are
anticipated.
Noise
According to the applicant, instrumental volume levels are controlled through the use of a
digital technology in their instructional methods. During dance classes, the studio has
adopted a policy for low music volume levels that allows all students and teachers to
communicate without the use of headset microphones. In addition, the applicant has
indicated that most of the bass frequency is removed to minimize potential disruptions to
adjacent tenants. Proposed Conditions No. 1.8 and 2.6 are placed to ensure compliance
with Noise standards.
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ENVIRONMENTAL:
This project is categorically exempt from further environmental review pursuant to the
California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) Section 15301, Class 1, "Existing Facilities."
FINDINGS:
In determining whether to approve the Conditional Use Permit for the performing arts
studio, the Planning Commission must determine whether or not the proposed use will be
detrimental to the health, safety, morals, comfort, or general welfare of the persons
residing or working in the neighborhood, nor be injurious or detrimental to the property and
improvements in the neighborhood of the subject property, or to the general welfare of the
City of Tustin. A decision to approve this request may be supported by the following
findings:
1) Subsection C of Section VI of the Planned Community District Regulations for the
Irvine Industrial Complex, allows private indoor recreational facilities such as
batting cages, dance studios, gymnastic studios, and martial arts studios as
conditionally permitted uses. The proposed performing arts studio is similar to a
dance studio, in that the studio includes dance and other performing arts.
2) As conditioned, the number of occupants, types of activities and hours of
operation would be compatible with the neighboring light industrial and office
uses, and the applicant would be required to notify the City of any changes to the
use of the facility.
3) The proposed use, as conditioned, would not result in any parking impacts because
the maximum number of occupants will be limited to thirty -six (36) persons at any
given time based upon the parking ratio of one (1) parking space per every three
(3) persons, and the twelve (12) parking spaces allotted to the tenant space. In
addition, a transition period would be provided between group classes.
4) The proposed performing arts studio is located in a large multi- tenant industrial
office complex and potential conflicts between the use and other tenants is not
anticipated based on the conditions to be imposed and that most of the activities
are scheduled after normal business hours and during the weekend.
5) As conditioned, Conditional Use Permit (CUP) 2014 -09 may be reviewed on an
annual basis, or more often if necessary, by the Community Development Director.
If the use is not operated in accordance with CUP 2014 -09 or is found to be a
nuisance or negative impacts are affecting the surrounding uses, the Community
Development Director would have the authority to impose additional conditions to
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eliminate the nuisance or negative impacts or may initiate proceedings to revoke
the CUP.
6) The proposed use would not have any aesthetic impacts to the area, since no
exterior modifications are proposed.
7) The City's Public Works Department, Police Department and Building Division
have reviewed and support the development of the proposed project, as
conditioned.
8) The applicant understands that the Planned Community Industrial (PC -IND) zoning
of the property allows uses such as manufacturing, assembly, warehousing,
laboratories, and other light industrial uses by right while the proposed performing
art studio is the conditionally permitted use. Accordingly, these light industrial uses
will be preserved and permitted to locate in the zone in which they are intended to
even though there are other more sensitive uses.
Scott ReAstin
Principal Planner
Attachments: A. Location Map
B. Land Use Fact Sheet
C. Submitted Plans
D. Resolution No. 4260
Elizabeth A. Binsack
Director of Community Development
ATTACHMENT A
Location Map
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Land Use Fact Sheet
LAND USE APPLICATION FACT SHEET
1. LAND USE APPLICATION NUMBER(S): CUP 2014 -09
2. LOCATION: IRVINE INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX 3. ADDRESS: 3002 DOW AVENUE
4. APN(S):432- 502- (04 -05)
5. PREVIOUS APPLICATION RELATING TO THIS PROPERTY: NONE PERTAINING TO PRIVATE
INDOOR RECREATIONAL USE
6. SURROUNDING LAND USES:
NORTH: INDUSTRIAL /OFFICE SOUTH: METROLINK/JAMBOREE PLAZA
EAST: INDUSTRIAL /OFFICE WEST: INDUSTRIAL /OFFICE
7. SURROUNDING ZONING DESIGNATION:
NORTH: PC IND - PLANNED COMMUNITY INDUSTRIAL
SOUTH: PC IND - PLANNED COMMUNITY INDUSTRIAL
EAST: CITY OF IRVINE- INDUSTRIAL /COMMERCIAL USES
WEST: PC IND- PLANNED COMMUNITY INDUSTRIAL
8. SURROUNDING GENERAL PLAN DESIGNATION:
NORTH: PC COMM ERCIAUBUSINESS SOUTH: PC COMMERCIAL /BUSINESS
EAST: CITY OF IRVINE WEST: PC COMMERCIAL /BUSINESS
9. SITE LAND USE:
A. EXISTING: INDUSTRIAL /OFFICE B. PROPOSED: SAME
C. GENERAL PLAN: PC COMMERCIAL /BUSINESS D. ZONING: PC IND
PROPOSED GP: SAME PROPOSED ZONING: SAME
DEVELOPMENT FACTS:
10. LOT AREA: 12 ACRES APPROX.
11. PARKING: 597 REQUIRED STALLS 640 PROVIDED STALLS
0 STALLS TO BE REMOVED 640 TO BE PROVIDED
12. MAXIMUM HEIGHT: DETERMINED BY THE FAA- NO CHANGE IN HEIGHT PROPOSED
13. BUILDING SETBACKS: REQUIRED PROVIDED
FRONT: 30 FEET APPROX, 340 FEET
SIDE: 10 FEET APPROX. 18 FEET
REAR: NONE APPROX. 390 FEET
ATTACHMENT C
Submitted Plans
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3002 Dow Avenue
Tustin, CA 92780
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The Performing Arts Guild of Orange County was founded and built on the belief
that the major performing arts (music, theater, dance, etc...) are a vital necessity in our
communities and that the opportunity to study these disciplines should not be limited due
to one's financial or physical challenges. Our instructors, contributors, and all members
affiliated with the Guild, strongly believe that the ability to study the arts can enrich and
shape people of all ages /lives. It is our opinion that the publicly funded sector has fallen
short in providing adequate and accessible training in these disciplines and that the pri-
vate sector (being profit driven) have excluded and out priced alternative options for
many families. Our mission is to develop and create a full functioning facility to serve the
underprivileged and disabled families in our local communities. This unique facility with
its strategic self sustaining business model will act as a platform to provide innovative
and affordable training for all of the major performing arts. Our hope is to expand our
existing programs in other communities of need and to secure a larger facility to support
the growing number of programs and families we serve.
"Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited
Imagination encircles the world"
— Albert Einstein
aroma to our [ iuldJ
Music
• Private and group instruction
• OnStage rock school
Rock school is an innovative 16 week program which brings together students of similar age and ability
levels. .Throughout the course of this program, students will record a CD, participate in a promotional
photo shoot, learn to compose and copyright their own music and perform in a live concert for all
audience of approximately 500 guests that will conclude with a,Jlash filled autograph signing.
• Various training /preparatory ensembles
• Toddler music enhancement program
• *Community base junior performance, big band, guitar ensembles, and orchestra
• *Integrated computer lab /recording workshop
• Spotlight training
Students of the appropriate level are invited to attend a weekty concert put oil by their instructors where
the), are given the opportunity to sit in with a professional band and develop intproWsational and chart
reading skills in a true life setting.
Musical Theater
• Private and group instruction
• Community based junior performance troop
• Improv workshops
• Toddler enhancement program
• Annual production
Students in our program from various genres (dance, music, theater, etc...) all cone together to develop
and produce a nuthi disciplined show
Dance
• Private and group instruction
• Community based junior performance troop
• Recitals
Martial Arts
Private and group instruction
Students are encouraged to learn self defense, self discipline, and confidence through this art
Art
• Private and group instruction
(Drawing, painting, etc...)
• Gallery showings
Academic Tutoring
• Private instruction
Current and *developmental programs of the Performing Arts Guild
Performing Arts Guild
of Orange County
1505 E. 17" St. Ste. 122, Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714)604 -6851
"If a child can't learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn."
-- Ignacio Estrada
Thank you for taking your time to familiarize yourself with our organization. We truly
appreciate and value your interest in our school's mission. We are definitely not your
typical 501(c)(3) non - profit organization. You will not find any fancy brochures that over
embellish our programs or long drawn out grant proposals that pad program needs to fund
operating and administrative expenses. We are a school, a school that provides arts
enrichment to desperately deserving children in our communities.
By adopting innovative business strategies and remaining true to our school's
mission, we have successfully been able to sustain our programs and grow with the needs
of our communities. Our organization has a much more old fashion grass roots approach
to business. We say what we mean, and we mean what we say. At our school, face -to-
face meetings and handshakes go a long way. We know that this approach is not typical,
but by dedicating all of our resources to our programs rather than on excessive
administrative fees, our school has developed a highly respected reputation and a
productive learning environment for our students.
We measure our success by the success of our students. In 2012, PAGOC
provided over 12,000 lessons including a summer outreach where 500 kids received free
and discounted classes for the entire summer. We also had one of our students win first
place for the Southern California ASTA classical guitar championship, another who went
on to become one of the newest Disney stars on Get Connected, and a third that recently
won the VIVA international award for the best new live band.
We love what we do. All of our staff are highly dedicated professionals who are
committed to the school's mission. We always welcome any support, but we are not
salesman or solicitors. We are teachers and mentors. If you would like to get involved and
help us with the children and families we serve, feel free to give us a call or set up a time to
visit with us.
Best wishes,
Steve Strombeck
PAGOC, Director
"The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher
demonstrates. The great teacher inspires."
-- William Arthur Ward
THURSDAY, JAN, 19, 2012
THE TUSTIN NEWS
SNAPSHOTS
1
Youngsters take stage at House of Blues
By ELYSSE JAMES
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
0 n Sunday afternoon, these kids
became rock stars.
As the crowd screamed,
they took to the stage, donned
their instruments and played their hearts
out in front of about 800 people.
After the show, fans begged for auto-
graphs. Then the musicians, ages 8 to 15,
hitthe aQerparty on the terrace stHouse
of Blues in Anaheim, where the Onstage
2012 Rock Pest concert took place.
The Performing Arts Guild of Orange.
County holds an OnStage Rock Pest an-
nually, Usually at Old World Village in
Huntington Beach.
This year, for the 10th anniversary, the
concert included laser lights and fog it
House of Blues.
The seven bands that took part in the
concert with 85 performers practiced for
four months. Instructors place students
into groups bnsed on ability and person.
a5ties, said Performing Arts Guild Direc-
tor and guitar instructor Steven Strom-
beck.
The bands choose a name and songs,
have a photo shoot and record an album
before each annual show, Strombeck
said.
"It's no different from if they Were in a
real bend," Strombeck says. "You don't
forget that. They're going to come in 15
years to Disneyland with their kids and
day, 'I performed there.' ".
Strombeck was diagnosed with a de-
generative genetic disease that causes
blindness. As he began losing his sight, he
PHOTOS: PAUL BERSEBACH. THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER
Jared Machado performs with The Final Five during Rock Fast at House of Blues In Anaheim.
signed up for guitar lessons, later teach-
ing music. Then lie founded the Perform-
ing Arts Guild of Orange County to bring
music to others.
About 800 students study with the
nonprofit, taking low Cost lessons in in-
strumental music, vocals, donee and
Inertial arts. Over the summer, enroll-
ment increases to around 750.
"I want to have A one -stop facility for
parents," said Strombeck, who has five
children of his own.
The payoff, for Strombeck, is when the
students stick with music after they leave
the program. Doing the rock concert, he
says, teaches them how it all comes to-
gether.
"It's kind of like being backstage at a
magic Show, where you see how it all
works," he said. "It's all layered together
and it's collective, and thnt's where the
magic happens."
Information: performingartsgulld.org
or 714 -604 -6851.
Triple Bustamante, with U.R.O., gets a
high -five from Melissa West before per-
forming at Rock Fast at House of Blues
In Anaheim. West Is the band director at
The Performing Arts Guild.
Emma Laird performs with EIHel Tower at
Midnight during Rock Fest at House of Blues.
Carlos Baeza
plays drums with
U.R.O. during
Rack Fast at
House of Blues
In Anaheim.
,Student Success
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Monday. MOW D, 2006
Playing some music with. a Pulse
Newport Harbor High student Anna
Jordan, 15, plays the guitar and sings
backup for local rock band. Pulse.
Jeff Benson
Daily Pilot
ASchool Newport dent is HIgh
ScltooJ student is
proving you don't
need to pay through the nose
to play dtrough the notes.
Costa Mesh resident Anna
Jordan, 15, plays electric
[vicar and sings backup
vocals for Pulse, a beldnrdng
rock band that plays songs by
artists such as Alanis
Morlssette and Lit. She's
getting ready for a Jan. 30
performance at the Old World
Music
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operates without charging any
initiation fees or contracts,
according to founder and guitar;
teacher Steve SLrombeck.
"This is not your typical
half -hour revolving-daor music
store program," Strombeck said.
"Most of our instructors hold at
least one degree in music and I
restaurant in Huntington
Beach, while also learning to
playthe druibs and piano. .
AO these instruments .
require a great deal of time,
which typically equates to a
great deal of money for music
lessons.
But Arena and other
chl dren are takhtg advantage
of the nonprofit Performing
Arts Guild of Ormnge County,
which provides an hour of
childrens music lessons for
half the going rate —and
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ate talented professionals."
Tlne Performing Arts Guild
operates at Planet Sound Studias
In Santa Ana and receives grants
from former members, which
allows instructors to provide
one -hour lessons for $25.90.
Most half -hour lessons in
Orange County cost about the
same price, Strombeck said.
"We have come a lapg way to
reaching our goal in providing
an affordable and Innovative
lesson program," he said. "Our
goal is as funds, donations and
KENT TREPTOW/ DAILY P4O7
Anna Jordan, 15, a student at Newport Harbor High, learned
to play the drums and guitar at the Performing Arts Guild of
Orange County4M plays guitar in the rock band Pulse.
contributions continue to grow,
that we will be able to drop our
lesson rates for 2006 by another
20 to 30%."
Aspiring rock stars typically
practice for about three months
in the guild's mck program
before tackling their first public'
show, Anna said.
Other students can take
advantage of discounted
equipment rentals and vocal,
brass, string, woodwind and
percussion lessons.
" Ies Just a lot of fun, because I
Ion music as it is, and being
able to play is really cool," Anna
said.
Anna's dad, Jim Jordan, said
the lessons have done wonders
for his daughter, who hadn't
even picked up an instrument
until, a year ago.
"[Strombeck] started a hidden
talent in her," Jordan said. "She
started with electric guitar, and
since then, she's tried out the
drum set, the piano and singing.
lie likes to take kids with an
interest In music and expose
them to the whole music world.
Now she's reading and writing
music."
Since she began playing. Anna
has also performed with the
Performing Arts Guild's In -house
rock band, OnStage; has been
invited to one of the program's
compilation bands, which
features all-stars from other
guild bands; and has hooked up
with South Coast Repertory, her
father stud.
Word Is spreading about the
discounted lessons, and
students are beginning to come
from Newport Bench, Costa
Mesa and from as far as San
Juan Capistrano, Strombeck
said.
The PerfonningArts Guild of
Omnge County is at 2931 S.
Main St., Suite D, in Santa Ana.
For more information, visit
irnp-Ilemow.dlsm7mresic-
school.com.
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outs to be completely blind.
Is may have to stop reacting
cusic when that happens.
So Ire a warkhhg lord to cre-
te a network of music studios
D bring Low -coat music les-
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hrough his nonprofit Pet,
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loutty.
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would go blind made him dw
ermined to master a dio-
:iptne he could continue awn
trier he lost his sight. He
amad to play classical guitar.
So what If he had never fall-
Lit a formal music lesson in his
Ile? He did play rock guitar in
campassioir and ability
He'd practice In the kitchen
that supports hie effort with
lute at night nttnr his baby son
subsidized apace. Istucmm
fell eshep. Outer Oirnb: when
tenon private lessons In piano,
neighbors in their apartment
guitar, voice, Strings, brass,
building complained, Strom-
woodwinds and drums.
back went dawn to his truck In
Strombeck looks for reach.
the parking gnnege slid eat on
WAS who have compassion to
the tailgate to play
go along with their ubNttes.
"He was clearly wIy Sin-
He wants them to pay atten-
emen and dedicated," Grimes
tion to an Individual student's
says. "It was very important in
needs, the way Grimes did.
the Isle. You can't Just turn
One instructor, professional
away someone like tied"
drummer and Berldee School
Grimes thinks of the free
of Music graduate Melissn
leasers he gave Strombeck for
West, has (mown Strombeck
sewn years At a scholarship
since junior high. West was
mid calls himself Jut a
born with one leg. Having lit-
teacher. TG Strombeck,
etructora like her and Strom-
Grimes I. mnah more than
beat, can show students
dent - a meutor who inspired
whnes possible, she says.
his decision to teach music.
"It lets them know that just
ROSE PALMMANM THE REGISTER
DREAMI Strombeck seeks to creels studios to provide low -cost music lessons.
PA 551 NO ON 5 K I.I.S. Strombeck, a classically trained gults-
rlst, amphasnes the Importance of sight - reading.
high school - hair down to his
people are," Sh-ambeck says.
waist and able to Imihde
"I wanted W do something
bonds like Gum N' lawn.
that would offs• hope. I had to
"Moat people would lack at
find something. And I was so
his eyes ae a bad thing," says
lucky that tire teachers I found
his wife, Thu, Ida sweetheart
took me ender their wing."
since nlndi grade. "But l guess
HIS worsening eyesight
it to kind of in a way u good
forced him to quit tile part -
Lungbecaueltmudehhnre-
tmejub us ustock cleric about
ulize what Ill. dream IS." ..
a year offer his diagnosis. But
Losing hie sight gave him a
he managed to nays money to
vision. lie found aul, too, that
take private Imeons from am
you are never to old to have a
of tee beet teacher's mound,
teacher change your fife.
David Grimm, director of gul-
"I'm lever going to be the
Lai studies tot Cal Shoe fuller-
great parfntam• that soma
ion.
Five months after starting
$60 -an -hour lessom, he ran
out of money. Grimes didn't
want to turn Sh'ambeek away.
He told him he'd keep giving
[Lim lessons and accept pay-
ment if and when possible.
Grimes saw [low hard
Strombeck worked at Id Sight
reading playa such a huge role
in learning classical music,
Grimes says, and Strombeck
could only see a few notes at a
tune. He couldn't go from the
and of one line to te.begin-
ning of the next. He couldn't
kook away from a shoat of mu-
sic and Had his place again.
Grimy had taught blind
students before. What they
couldn't Sea, they could hear -
and Immediately know when
to be on their Instruments. He
never had a student In the
process of losing his eight.
"It might take him five min-
utes to work through a line of
music," Grimm ewe, "where
normally lie should be able W
read that at slgfd."
Stumbwck learned with
painstaking dedication - mk-
Ing a lot of questlos, dining
hard about what Grimm Laid
him, coming back the next
week with liters questions.
NEW CALLING
As he grew more proficient,
Strombeck began offering his
time eA a teacher's assistant to
Lee Morrill'. beginning guitar
Abate At Santa Ann College. He
was working toward an SeeAci-
ma Ore, to degree in music and
met Merrill when they played
together In a guitar ememble.
For three years, Strombeck
arrived early at Merrill'. Set-
today workshop. He could Still
Se se well enough to dart about
the room, Adding guitars and
showing students how ta. Sit
and hold their istrnnenm
correctly. Merrill often turned
the class over to Strombeck,
recognizing his expertise.
StnAnI mck earned R Schol-
arsldp to the Cal SOW Puller -
Wu guitar studies program
but was too overwhelmed to
continue. His family hem
grown to four chlidron, ages 6
yet um to 5 months, tine two old -
esthome- schooled. He teaches
guitar six ,bye a week and
spends the net of his time
seeking grants and donated
space for studios - ideally in
old movie theaters became of
the .oustica and to get u
place to mold the OnStnge rock
shows that kids with to Per-
forming Arta Guild do for Ibm
Building up tin performing
Arts Guild Is been a slow
process. He found o place,
plalad Sound In Santa Ana,
because somebody might have
eumetdng different about
them doesn't mean that they
aren't able to achieve :the
awn. goals," West says] "I
think It kind of pubes them a
little more.."
Sumedates, tree strident in-
spired by a teacher becomes it
reacher Inspired by a student
Last year Strombeck gave
leesam to Daniel Cruz, a lPen-
age buy with a brain Injury
that compromises his ability
to remember things. Daniel,
who Is from Howell but At-
tended u special School N
Orange County, had once
played ukulele and guitar.
Strombeck didn't push him
SO memorize notes from a mu-
sic sheet He'd get him W vl-
sunlize We fingers on the neck
of a guitar Instead. H Daniel
wasn't up to . reguim•lesson,
they would play Inangman with
music terms on a whkebamd.
Be was scul'ed to touch Da.
niel at fist, he admits. But it
turned out to be LIM moat putt
Leeching "parlance Ice's had.
That kid made it all worth-
whgo. He ws the one I could
give Something back to."
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SCHOOL OF ROCK
PERFORMING ARTS GUILD OF ORANGE COUNTY
HOLDS 10TH ANNUAL ONSTAGE ROCK SCHOOL' PACE 15
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Precocious tunesmith is just warming up
Samantha Smith, 13,
is vying for honors in
the annual Orange
County Music
Awards in April.
By Alicia Robinson
Daily Pilot
NEWPORT REACH — Swnan-
tha SmI&s'lasl name is com-
mon, but her musical talent isn't.
liar first guitar was a gift from
her rather%voen she was 11. Now
— two years later— Smith hasn't
started high school just yet, but
sties mature enough m have
written more than a dozen origi-
nal songs, she performs alone
and with a band, and she's in the
running for honors at the annual
Orange County Music Awards in
April.
An engaging but modest teen-
TUNESMITH
Continued from Al
agar in leans and a R01V
Staves T -shift with long, reddish -
blond hair Gelling around her
face, Smith has no qualms about
grabbing a guitar and launching
into one of her songs.
Her mother Holly Smith, said
the whole family is somewhat
musical. Her husband- plays
piano, she used to sing, and both
daughters play guitac Many of
Holly SmWis five brothers and
sisters enjoy performing as well,
she said.
An eighth- grader at the
orange County High School of
the Arts in Santa Anu, Samantha
had been playing piano for sev-
and years and then took up voice
lessons about a year before her
father got her a guitar — be-
cause, as }lolly explained, "you
cant lug a piano around with
you."
When she first started guitar.
Samantha said she had to work
which was based on a character
in a Chekhov play she read.
Another song, called "Stop the
Bain," describes list sadness for
her friend Brian Slater, a now -re-
tired Newport Beach paramedic
who was seriously injured in a
2003 body- surfing accident.
"He's like the nicest guy you
could ever imagine," Samantha
said. "I wrote this song when he
was still in a coma and we
werein't really sure if he would be
OK"
Shell be playing some of those
songs Tuesday when she makes
her bid to become a finalist in
the live acoustic division of the
Orange County Music.Awards.
It's unique to have someone so
young competing in that cat-
egory, which can include as
many as 50 entries, said Martin
Brown, a producer of the Orange
County Music Awards. The 2005
awards, set for April B, will be the
event's fifth year.
"She's very accomplished and
mature for her age, but she's un-
likely to be a competitor in that
area because she's competing
against seasoned performers
harder to master it than she did
with piano, but she Hked it
enough to play "till my fingers
bled."
She counts led Zeppelin,
Queen and Green Day among
her favorite bands. While that
may show in the music of her
band, Shades of Gray, her solo
songs are softer.
"I think its kind of like folk -
rock -pop. I'm kind of confused
about what they are," she said.
"I'm not, like, an amazing gutter
player either, so most of them
are kind of around the same
chords."
Song topics are things hap-
penng fn her life such as being
stuck in the middle of fights,
missing her dad when he leaves
the country for business trips,
and me about wanting the ob-
ject of your love to notce you,
See TUNESMITH, Page A4
who do it for a living and are in
their 30s and have been doing it
for years," Brown said.
Samantha may have a better
chance at an award with her
band. Shades of Gray grew out of
a workshop offered by the
Orange County Performing Arts
Guild. It's a classic four -piece —
Samanrha plays rhythm guitar
and sings — with members col-
laborating on original rock
songs.
The band is one of 10 that will
play at a Nlarch 5 showcase. Five
of those groups will be invited to
the music awards, where the
winner will be named.
"It's a really good fortan for
high school musicians, and part
of our reason for doing this is to
propel people who are just start-
ing out into some sort of lime-
light," Brown said.
Samantha will probably wel-
come that limelight. While she's
managed to keep a 4.0 grade -
point. average, she's also been in
a few plays, has performed lup-
hop and tap dancing, and she's
been playing at open mike
nights at Alta Coffee in Newport
Beach.
Bully satid she gets more anx-
ious than her daughter does at
show time.
"I get nervous, but, you know,
r.
Samantha Smith poses with her guitars at her Newport beach
home Sunday. Samantha's in the running for honors at the annua
Orange County Music Awards in April.
IF YOU GO
• WHAT: Newport Beach
singer- songwriter Samantha
Smith performs in the live
acoustic showcase.
• WHERE: Gypsy Den, 125 N.
Broadway, Santa Ana
• WHEN: 7:30 p.m. Tuesday
• COST: Free
• WHAT: Smith plays with
her band, Shades of Gray, in
the high school bands
division showcase.
• WHERE: Galaxy Theater,
3503 Harbor Blvd., Santa Ana
• WHEN: beginning at noon;
March 5
• COST: Tickets are $10.
• VISIT: www.orangecounty
musicawards.com.
she always seems to pull
through," Holly said. "She
doesn't have an ounce of stave
fright in her. It's amazing."
Maybe that's because of stow it
makes her feel. Samantha said it
gives her "a sense of complete-
ness" to write a song or hear a
song she likes.
"I feel like I leave an under-
standing of music and ",here its
going;" she said. "It jut gives me
a totally good feeling when I play
music."
Hi Steve,
I wanted to forward an essay to you that Sarah did for her college applications. The prompt requested an essay
about a very influential person in the applicant's life, and Sarah chose to write about you. As parents who adore
her, we so appreciate that you have taken such a deep interest in Sarah as a young person, and that you have
blessed her with your extraordinary musical and teaching talents. She is not only a terrific musician, but she is a
better person for knowing you - -which far more than any parent can reasonably expect, and the most any parent
can hope for from their child's teacher /mentor. We are certainly grateful, and from the attached, you I think you
will also see how much Sarah appreciates you.
Mary Lynn
For seven years, I have watched the milky, glaze envelope his blue eyes. More importantly, his
optimism never wavered. Watching him play, I observe how he never misses a note and simply from
experience and skill he can sense exactly what to play, even though his eyes cannot see it. He is my guitar
teacher Steve, founder of the Performing Arts Guild of Orange County. This physical limitation has never
held him back from ultimate guitar prowess. Steve has shown me how to utilize the same combination of
experience and intuition I witness in his guitar playing in all aspects of life.
Technically, Steve has taught me all the skills necessary to excel at guitar and music theory. He
began with the basics such as "Smoke on the Water" and led me through much more difficult guitar
arrangements, like classical pieces and the Jimi Hendrix hit "Little Wing ". Along the way, I have learned
sight reading and the basic structure of musical keys and chords. Steve has always stressed technical
excellence, while being well - rounded and having fun within the music.
This advice that he gave me about music pertains to all the things he taught me about life. More
important than the guitar skills, he has shown me that happiness is not directly related to your income or
physical advantages in life. A situation that can spawn bitterness and resentment instead led Steve to realize
his dream. I never once heard him complain; instead be light - heartedly joked about his worsening sight
Knowing that he had overcome so much adversity motivated me to practice and pursue my interest in guitar.
Because of his guidance and the opportunity his school created, I do not give up when the notes don't sound
perfect the first time.
His carefree attitude about life transcended into another lesson be taught me. On some days, when he
could tell I was not in the mood to practice, all we would do is talk This showed me that not everything in life
should be taken so seriously. We are allowed to take a moment and step back to just reflect on the past and
present events.
Besides just being a guitar teacher, he served as a second father figure I trust him with details about
my life that sometimes I don't even feel like telling my parents. Freshman year, when breaking up with a
boyfriend seemed like the biggest deal in the world, he sat and listened. Through my injuries, successes, and
petty friendship rights be has shown sincere concern in my life. From his example, I began practicing this
type of empathetic listening. I learned to take into account everything people say, realizing that no matter
how insignificant a problem may seem, everyone deserves to have someone that listens.
So many of Steve's skills and ideologies have helped shape me into the person I am today. In a literal
sense, he taught me how to play guitar which has provided me with an appreciation of music and a source of
relaxation. But, he has also influenced my personal character. I no longer take life too seriously, realizing that
time is precious and should not all be spent working. Listening to people is always important and life's
adversities should never prevent the pursuit of a dream.
Sarah Coffee
"The mediocre teacher tells.
The good teacher explains.
The superior teacher demonstrates.
The great teacher inspires. "
-- Vb`HIM111 _ IIIILir �arcl
Thank You For Your
Patronage
"Dedicated r0 the Nnrichmelit and development Of the
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ATTACHMENT D
Resolution No. 4260
RESOLUTION NO. 4260
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE
CITY OF TUSTIN, APPROVING CONDITIONAL USE
PERMIT 2014 -09 AUTHORIZING THE ESTABLISHMENT
AND OPERATION OF A PERFORMING ARTS STUDIO
LOCATED AT 3002 DOW AVENUE, SUITE 106.
The Planning Commission does hereby resolve as follows:
The Planning Commission finds and determines as follows:
A. That a proper application for Conditional Use Permit 2014 -09 was filed
by Diem Thu Pham of the Performing Arts Guild of Orange County
requesting authorization to establish and operate a performing arts
studio located within an existing 3,560 square foot tenant space
located at 3002 Dow Avenue, Suite 106.
B. That the Irvine Industrial Complex Planned Community District
regulations and the Planned Community Commercial /Business
General Plan land use designation provide for a variety of commercial
and industrial uses. In addition, the project has been reviewed for
consistency with the Air Quality Sub - element of the City of Tustin
General Plan and has been determined to be consistent with the Air
Quality Sub - element.
C. That a public hearing was duly called, noticed, and held for
Conditional Use Permit 2014 -09 on July 8, 2014, by the Planning
Commission.
D. That the establishment, maintenance, and operation of the proposed
use will not, under the circumstances of this case, be detrimental to the
health, safety, morals, comfort, or general welfare of the persons
residing or working in the neighborhood, nor be injurious or detrimental
to the property and improvements in the neighborhood of the subject
property, or to the general welfare of the City of Tustin in that:
1) Subsection C of Section VI of the Planned Community District
Regulations for the Irvine Industrial Complex, allows private indoor
recreational facilities such as batting cages, dance studios,
gymnastic studios, and martial arts studios as conditionally
permitted uses. The proposed performing arts studio is similar to a
dance studio, in that the studio includes dance and other performing
arts.
2) As conditioned, the number of occupants, types of activities and
hours of operation would be compatible with the neighboring light
industrial and office uses, and the applicant would be required to
notify the City of any changes to the use of the facility.
Resolution No. 4260
Page 2
3) The proposed use, as conditioned, would not result in any parking
impacts because the maximum number of occupants will be limited
to thirty -six (36) persons at any given time based upon the parking
ratio of one (1) parking space per every three (3) persons, and the
twelve (12) parking spaces allotted to the tenant space. In addition,
a transition period would be provided between group classes.
4) The proposed performing arts studio is located in a large multi -
tenant industrial office complex and potential conflicts between the
use and other tenants is not anticipated based on the conditions to
be imposed and because most of the activities are scheduled after
normal business hours and during the weekend.
5) As conditioned, Conditional Use Permit 2014 -09 may be reviewed
on an annual basis, or more often if necessary, by the Community
Development Director. If the use is not operated in accordance with
Conditional Use Permit 2014 -09 or is found to be a nuisance or
negative impacts are affecting the surrounding uses, the Community
Development Director would have the authority to impose additional
conditions to eliminate the nuisance or negative impacts or may
initiate proceedings to revoke the Conditional Use Permit.
6) The proposed use would not have any aesthetic impacts to the
area, since no exterior modifications are proposed.
7) The City's Public Works Department, Police Department and
Community Development Department Building Division have
reviewed and support the development of the proposed project, as
conditioned.
8) The applicant understands that the Planned Community Industrial
(PC -IND) zoning of the property allows uses such as manufacturing,
assembly, warehousing, laboratories, and other light industrial uses
by right while the proposed performing art studio is the conditionally
permitted use. Accordingly, these light industrial uses will be
preserved and permitted to locate in the zone in which they are
intended to even though there are other more sensitive uses
E. This project is Categorically Exempt pursuant to Section 15301, Class
1 of the California Code of Regulations (Guidelines for the California
Environmental Quality Act).
II. The Planning Commission hereby approves Conditional Use Permit 2014 -09
authorizing the establishment and operation a performing arts studio located
within an existing 3,560 square foot tenant space located at 3002 Dow
Avenue, Suite 106, subject to the conditions contained within Exhibit A
attached hereto.
Resolution No. 4260
Page 3
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Planning Commission of the City of Tustin at a regular
meeting on the 8th day of July, 2014.
JEFF R. THOMPSON
Chairperson
ELIZABETH A. BINSACK
Planning Commission Secretary
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF TUSTIN )
I, Elizabeth A. Binsack, the undersigned, hereby certify that I am the Planning Commission
Secretary of the City of Tustin, California; that Resolution No. 4260 was duly passed and
adopted at a regular meeting of the Tustin Planning Commission, held on the 8th day of
July, 2014.
ELIZABETH A. BINSACK
Planning Commission Secretary
EXHIBIT A
RESOLUTION NO. 4260
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT 2014 -09
CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL
GENERAL
(1) 1.1 The proposed project shall substantially conform with the submitted plans
for the project date stamped July 8, 2014, on file with the Community
Development Department, as herein modified, or as modified by the
Director of Community Development in accordance with this Exhibit. The
Director of Community Development may also approve subsequent minor
modifications to plans during plan check if such modifications are
consistent with provisions of the Tustin City Code (TCC).
(1) 1.2 This approval shall become null and void unless the use is established
within twelve (12) months of the date of this Exhibit. Time extensions may
be granted if a written request is received by the Community Development
Department within thirty (30) days prior to expiration.
(1) 1.3 Unless otherwise specified, the conditions contained in this Exhibit shall be
complied with as specified, subject to review and approval by the
Community Development Department.
(1) 1.4 Approval of Conditional Use Permit 2014 -09 is contingent upon the applicant
and property owner signing and returning to the Community Development
Department a notarized "Agreement to Conditions Imposed" form and the
property owner signing and recording with the County Clerk- Recorder a
notarized "Notice of Discretionary Permit Approval and Conditions of
Approval' form. The forms shall be established by the Director of Community
Development, and evidence of recordation shall be provided to the
Community Development Department.
(1) 1.5 Any violation of any of the conditions imposed is subject to issuance of an
administrative citation pursuant to TCC 1162(a).
(1) 1.6 The applicant shall be responsible for costs associated with any necessary
code enforcement action, including attorney fees, subject to the applicable
notice, hearing, and appeal process as established by the City Council by
ordinance.
(1) 1.7 Conditional Use Permit 2014 -09 may be reviewed on an annual basis, or
more often if necessary, by the Community Development Director. The
Community Development Director shall review the use to ascertain
SOURCE CODES
(1) STANDARD CONDITION (5) RESPONSIBLE AGENCY REQUIREMENT
(2) CEQA MITIGATION (6) LANDSCAPING GUIDELINES
(3) UNIFORM BUILDING CODE /S (7) PC /CC POLICY
(4) DESIGN REVIEW * ** EXCEPTION
Exhibit A
Resolution No. 4260
CUP 2014 -09
Page 2
compliance with conditions of approval. If the use is not operated in
accordance with Conditional Use Permit 2014 -09, or is found to be a
nuisance or negative impacts are affecting the surrounding tenants or
neighborhood, the Community Development Director shall impose additional
conditions to eliminate the nuisance or negative impacts, or may initiate
proceedings to revoke the Conditional Use Permit.
(1) 1.8 If in the future the City's Community Development Director, Police Chief,
and /or Public Works Department determine that a parking, traffic, or noise
problem exists on the site or in the vicinity as a result of the facility, the
Community Development Director, Police Chief, and /or Public Works
Department may require that the applicant prepare a parking demand
analysis, traffic study, or noise analysis and the applicant shall bear all
associated costs. If said study indicates that there is inadequate parking or
a traffic or noise problem, the applicant shall be required to provide
mitigation measures to be reviewed and approved by the Community
Development Department, Police Chief, and /or Public Works Department.
Said mitigation measures may include, but are not limited to, the following:
(a) Adjust hours of operation.
(b) Reduce the number of instructors and /or students.
(c) Provide additional parking.
(d) Provide noise attenuation.
(1) 1.9 As a condition of approval of Conditional Use Permit 2014 -09 the applicant
shall agree, at its sole cost and expense, to defend, indemnify, and hold
harmless the City, its officers, employees, agents, and consultants, from any
claim, action, or proceeding brought by a third party against the City, its
officers, agents, and employees, which seeks to attack, set aside, challenge,
void, or annul an approval of the City Council, the Planning Commission, or
any other decision - making body, including staff, concerning this project. The
City agrees to promptly notify the applicant of any such claim or action filed
against the City and to fully cooperate in the defense of any such action. The
City may, at its sole cost and expense, elect to participate in defense of any
such action under this condition.
USE RESTRICTIONS
(1) 2.1 The Irvine Industrial Complex Planned Community District Regulations
require a parking ratio for private, indoor, recreational uses of one (1)
parking space per three (3) persons. The maximum number of students,
instructors, and other staff present at any one time shall not exceed a total
of thirty -six (36) persons, in compliance with the parking requirements and
Exhibit A
Resolution No. 4260
CUP 2014 -09
Page 3
the twelve (12) parking spaces allotted to the tenant space. Should
additional parking spaces be provided to the tenant space, the number of
persons may be increased based on one (1) parking spaces for each
three (3) persons, subject to review and approval by the Community
Development Director.
(1) 2.2 Studio activities may include performing arts or visual arts instruction and
performance in private, semi - private, and group classes. Recitals, open
houses, or other similar events which may be attended by more than
thirty -six (36) persons at any one time shall require the approval of the
Director of Community Development and may require the approval of a
temporary use permit.
(1) 2.3 The applicant understands that the Planned Community Industrial (PC -IND)
zoning of the property allows uses such as manufacturing, assembly,
warehousing, laboratories, and other light industrial uses by right while the
proposed performing art studio is the conditionally permitted use.
Accordingly, these light industrial uses will be preserved and permitted to
locate in the zone in which they are intended to even though there are other
more sensitive uses. The applicant further shall not object to these more
sensitive uses operating in close proximity to the performing arts studio.
(1) 2.4 The hours of business operation shall be from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.,
Saturday and Sunday and 2:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
The Community Development Director may approve a request to modify
the hours of operation if they are deemed to be compatible with the
surrounding area.
(1) 2.5 Each group class shall be concluded with sufficient time for attendees of
the prior session to vacate the site prior to arrival of attendees of the next
session.
(1) 2.6 No loitering outside the tenant suite shall be allowed. Studio attendees
shall remain inside while waiting for instruction or to be picked up. Staff
members shall supervise and be responsible for waiting attendees.
(1) 2.7 All activities shall comply with the City's Noise Ordinance.
(1) 2.8 No signs or other forms of advertising or attraction may be placed on the
site without approval from the Community Development Department.
(1) 2.9 The applicant shall be required to notify the City of any changes to the use
of the facility.
Exhibit A
Resolution No. 4260
CUP 2014 -09
Page 4
BUILDING
(1) 3.1 The occupant load for the dance /multi - purpose room and the music rooms is
limited to the floor area divided by 50.
(1) 3.2 A one -hour rated fire wall is required between any adjacent S -2 (storage)
occupancies and the A -3 occupancy (dance /multi - purpose room). If the
required fire wall does not exist, the fire wall shall be installed following the
issuance of building permit and prior to occupancy.
(1) 3.3 All disabled access features shall comply with Chapter 11B of the 2013
California Building Code (CBC). This includes parking, paths of travel,
restroom facilities, etc. which may exist, but not comply with the 2013 CBC.
FEES
(2) 4.1 Within forty -eight (48) hours of approval of the subject project, the applicant
shall deliver to the Community Development Department, a cashier's check
payable to the COUNTY CLERK in the amount of fifty dollars ($50.00) to
enable the City to file the appropriate environmental documentation for the
project. If within such forty -eight (48) hour period the applicant has not
delivered to the Community Development Department the above -noted
check, the statute of limitations for any interested party to challenge the
environmental determination under the provisions of the California
Environmental Quality Act could be significantly lengthened.