Conditional Use Permit to allow a trade/vocational school, (The Southern California Health Institute) in the General Industrial (M-2) Zone

The Southern California Health Institute, operating as the SOCHI vocational school, will occupy a vacant three-story office building in Burbank, California, with approximately 66,120 square feet of space, under a conditional use permit allowing educational use within the General Industrial M-2 zone. The interior renovations will reconfigure the north-west wing by dividing the large open areas into classrooms, laboratories, and academic facilities while preserving the existing perimeter offices. The north-east section will undergo upgrades to accommodate faculty and student lounges, conference rooms, and administrative offices without major structural changes. Minor exterior work includes façade repairs and maintenance to address damaged elements. Site improvements will enhance accessibility and security, including restriping the parking lot to provide a total of 79 spaces with added ADA-compliant stalls, installing new ADA-compliant pedestrian pathways, adding ten bicycle parking spaces, and constructing an eight-foot tall perimeter fence along Winona Avenue while upgrading the adjacent three-foot block wall and adding a metal fence component. Vehicular access remains unchanged, and the facility will serve as a trade and vocational training center with no expansion of the building footprint or changes to the existing zoning envelope. The project is governed by the City of Burbank, with Silvia Sulis as the primary point of contact for planning inquiries.