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V. FINDINGS The following findings are the same as those made for PCUP-154, modified to reflect the proposed expansion. The Planning Commission must make the following findings prior to granting the use permit: A. That the proposed location of the conditional use is in accordance with the objectives of the zoning ordinance and the purpose of the district in which the site is located. Objectives of the zoning ordinance include: protecting existing land use from inharmonious influences and harmful intrusions; fostering harmonious, convenient, workable relationships among land uses; and insuring that public and private lands ultimately are used for the purposes which are most appropriate and beneficial to the City as a whole. As conditioned, the expansion of the existing trade school would be consistent with these objectives. The site of the existing use is located in the Valley Business Park, which permits a variety of light industrial and office uses. Staff believes that the proposed expansion is still asmall-scale trade school as approved by PCUP-154 in 2006. The proposed conditions of approval for the project would give the City the appropriate controls to ensure that the use does not have any negative impacts on the surrounding businesses and surrounding properties. The granting of the modification to the use permit would still be in accordance with the objective of the zoning district. Therefore, staff believes that this finding can be made. B. That the proposed location of the conditional use and the conditions under which it would be operated or maintained will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare, or materially injurious to the properties or improvements in the vicinity. The unit has already been sound proofed as required by the conditions for PCUP-154. In addition, the private lessons would be held inside the tenant space in individually enclosed rooms. Staff believes the sound proofing of the walls and the private lessons mitigates the noises from proposed use; thus, staff does not believe that noise impacts will result. Given the large number of parking spaces for the building, the availability of ample on- street parking, and the small demand for parking that the proposed use would generate during normal business hours, staff believes that the trade school has adequate parking to meet the demand and does not adversely impact the adjacent tenants. The parking court provides direct access to each tenant suite and this suite also has direct access from on-street parking. Thus, operation of each business should not Case No. PCUP-237 Planning Comrnissinn Page - 6 -