Goddard Trabuco Canyon (Planning Application RSM 25-005)
Summary
SCH Number
2025100112
Public Agency
City of Rancho Santa Margarita
Document Title
Goddard Trabuco Canyon (Planning Application RSM 25-005)
Document Type
NOE - Notice of Exemption
Received
Posted
10/2/2025
Document Description
A Conditional Use Permit (CUP) to allow a child day care center, within two vacant buildings, totaling 12,938 square feet. The proposed project would also include the removal of 18 parking spaces to construct a 12,299 square foot outdoor playground adjacent to the two subject buildings. In addition, an existing trash enclosure would be demolished, and existing parking lot landscaping would be removed and replaced. Total day care capacity would be 184 students and 30 staff members, for a maximum occupancy of 214.
Contact Information
Name
Derek Bingham
Agency Name
City of Rancho Santa Margarita
Job Title
Senior Planner
Contact Types
Lead/Public Agency
Phone
Email
Name
PQS Square LLC
Agency Name
Goddard Trabuco Canyon
Job Title
Applicant
Contact Types
Project Applicant
Phone
Location
Cities
Rancho Santa Margarita
Counties
Orange
Regions
Southern California
Cross Streets
31911-31931 Dove Canyon Drive, Trabuco Canyon, CA 92679
Notice of Exemption
Exempt Status
Statutory Exemption
Type, Section or Code
Section 21080.69(a)(1) of California Public Resources Code (Day Care Centers)
Reasons for Exemption
The proposed child day care center satisfies the licensing definition of a day care center as outlined by the California Department of Social Services since the Applicant would apply for a child day care center license in accordance with Health and Safety Code Section 1596.76. Additionally, the proposed project site is not a residential area since it is located within an existing shopping center that has a Zoning of Commercial Neighborhood and a General Plan land use designation of Neighborhood Commercial. While Dove Canyon Plaza is located within a Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFHSZ), appropriate fire protective measures have already either been implemented or would be incorporated as part of the proposed project in accordance with California Building Code, Fire Code and Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Code requirements. These requirements include fire sprinklers, fire alarms, fire-resistive construction with a Class A roof assembly, and defensible space requirements enforced by the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA), which will all be implemented and incorporated into the proposed project, as conditioned.
County Clerk
Orange
Attachments
Notice of Exemption
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