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BACKGROUND Valley Business Park was approved under Ordinance No. 928 by the City Council on March 11, 1980. The Valley Business Park is zoned PUD-I (Planned Unit Development-Industrial) District. The Business Park contains a variety of industrial uses including manufacturing and assembly as well as non-manufacturing uses including office, music lessons, tutoring and daycare. The Tri-Valley Bible Church currently operates in the building located at 1055 Serpentine Lane in the Valley Business Park. A Conditional Use Permit was approved by the Planning Commission on June 23, 1993 to operate a church at this location (UP-93-25). The church operates seven days a week, with church services occurring on Sundays. Group meetings are held in the building at various times during the week. On June 19, 2012, the Tri-Valley Chinese Bible Church submitted an application for a PUD Minor Modification to PUD-80-01 to allow State-registered Heritage Schools to operate in Valley Business Park subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit. The Applicant also applied for a Conditional Use Permit to allow a State-registered Heritage School at 1055 Serpentine Lane. On July 13, 2012, the Planning Division sent a notice to all property owners in Valley Business Park and within 1,000 feet of the Business Park regarding the PUD Modification. After the notice was sent, the City received a phone call from a property owner located within the Valley Business Park indicating that he had concerns regarding the proposed modification. Specifically, the property owner was concerned with modifying the list of uses to include uses which are not industrial in nature. The property owner was also concerned with safety of the children in an area which has manufacturing and other industrial uses. Other concerns noted by the property owner were parking and circulation impacts. Because the City received public opposition to the PUD amendment, the application was processed as a Major Modification to the PUD and therefore requires review by both the Planning Commission and City Council with consideration for approval by the City Council. Heritage Schools Section 33195.4 of the California Education Code (CEC) defines "heritage school" as a school that serves children who are at least (4) years and nine (9) months of age and no older than 18 years of age, and who also attend a public or private full-time day school, and does all of the following: (a) Specifies regular hours of operation. (b) Offers education or academic tutoring, or both, in a foreign language. (c) Offers education on the culture, traditions, or history of a country other than the United States. (d) Offers culturally enriching activities, including, but not limited to, art, dancing, games, or singing, based on the culture or customs of a country other than the United States. Page 2 of 6