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ANALYSIS Background On March 2, 2006, the Planning Commission approved Use Permit application No. PA-0300658 for a Regional Religious Assembly with a maximum seating capacity of 1,176 people. On October 18, 2018, the Planning Commission approved Use Permit No. PA-1800106 to expand the religious assembly. The expansion included the construction of a 12,000 square foot multipurpose building, conversion of an existing 5,055 square foot residence into an administrative building, and utilizing an existing 672 square foot storage building. The expansion did not increase the maximum seating capacity of the religious assembly. On September 19, 2019, the applicant filed a Revisions of Approved Actions to revise the previously approved buildings and their uses. The multipurpose building, which was originally intended for activities including religious education, has been withdrawn. Additionally, instead of converting the residence into an administrative building, the residence will now be converted into classrooms during Phase 1, and Phase 2 will include constructing a 4,000 square foot addition to the residence (now classrooms) to serve as assembly space for educational activity. The applicant is requesting these revisions to the approved Use Permit due to limited funds and the cost to construct the previously approved 12,000 square foot multipurpose building. Classroom Addition The applicant states that the classrooms are intended for education and activities for children and youth associated with the primary church functions on Sundays and select evenings. The 4,000 square foot addition, proposed in Phase 2, will serve as an assembly space for the children and youth involved in the educational activities. Screening Modification The project site is zoned R-L (Low Density Residential). The surrounding parcels to the north, west, and south are also zoned R-L. Pursuant to Development Title Section 9-1022.4(d)(1), "if a commercial project abuts a residential zone, an area shown on the General Plan for residential use, or a conforming residential use, a solid masonry wall, six (6) to seven (7) feet in height, shall be erected along the abutting property line."As a result, Use Permit application No. PA-0300658 required the erection of a solid masonry wall, six(6)to seven (7)feet in height, for screening along property lines abutting residential properties, which totaled approximately 1,978 linear feet of wall. With Use Permit No. PA-1800106, the applicant requested and received a screening modification to allow chain link fence and vegetation along the northern property line where the expansion was proposed. The Community Development Department recommended approval of the modification request because the expansion proposed construction of an administrative building which is not an intense use, and the proposed modification was expected to provide an adequate barrier. The applicant has submitted a request that the previously approved modification be granted with the proposed Revisions of Approved Actions application. However, the revised project proposes classrooms and assembly space in place of the previously-approved administrative office, resulting in a more intense use of the property. As a result, the Community Development Department recommends that the Planning Commission deny the modification request and require the construction of a solid masonry wall, six (6) to seven (7) feet in height. This requirement will result in approximately 265 linear feet of wall constructed along the northern Planning Commission Staff Report, Item #2 12/05/2019 — PA-1800106 (UP, RAA) 5