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Planning commission approves conditional use permit for private K–12 school at Mesa Verde United Methodist Church
Summary
The Costa Mesa Planning Commission on May 12 approved Conditional Use Permit PA-23-05 to allow a new private K–12 school to operate from existing church buildings at 1701 Baker Street, adopting conditions to limit traffic and nighttime uses. The vote was 6-0.
The Costa Mesa Planning Commission voted 6-0 on May 12 to approve Conditional Use Permit PA-23-05 to allow a private kindergarten through 12th-grade school to operate within the existing Mesa Verde United Methodist Church facilities at 1701 Baker Street.
Staff presented the request as an adaptive reuse of a 3.1-acre church site in the Institutional and Recreational zoning district, noting the proposed hours of operation would be Monday through Friday, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., with staggered student arrival groups and a circulation plan to limit neighborhood traffic impacts. Staff recommended the project be found categorically exempt from CEQA under Guideline section 15301 and that the permit be approved subject to conditions.
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