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**Note: In accordance with the above definition of "Public School," the following facilities are considered a "public school: Special Education School, County Community School, Youth Authority Facility, Opportunity School, Juvenile Court School, Other County -Wide Programs, Elementary School, Intermediate/Middle School, Alternative School, Charter School, Junior High School, K-12 School, High School, Continuation High School, Community Day School, State Special School, Adult Education Center, Community Colleges and State Universities. The Public Education Committee may present testimony and recommendations with regard to possible modifications to the above definitions at the Planning Commission meeting. Any definition of a public school that precludes certain school types that are otherwise recognized to be public schools by State or Federal Statute may be preempted by such statutes. Title 10, Chapter 1, Article 2 "Definitions", a new Section 10-1.241(a) to read as follows: Sec. 10-1.241(a) School, Private. Distinctfrom a Public School, "Private School" means a primary, grammar, high school, or college level institution that is established and controlled privately and supported by endowment or tuition. A private school may be a non-sectarian entity (non-public school), or a secular organization associated with a church, religious group or sect. The above definitions for public and private schools were compiled by the City Attorney's office after researching definitions found in Title IX (Federal statute found at 20 U.S.C. Sections 1681-1688) and the regulations thereunder), the State Constitution and the State Education Code. Zoning Ordinance Consistency with General Plan Under California law, zoning ordinances must be consistent with the general plan and any applicable specific plan (Cal. Govt. Code § 65860(a)). The City Attorney's office believes that the Town's Zoning Ordinance is inconsistent with the General Plan. The General Plan Land Use Diagram designates certain locations in Town for institutional and residential uses. The Zoning Ordinance implies that institutional uses could be located anywhere in Town subject to the approval of the Planning Commission and issuance of conditional use permit. In order to ensure that the Zoning Ordinance is consistent with the General Plan, the following text amendments are recommended: Title 10, Chapter 1, Article 7 "Residential -Agricultural District (R -Ay', Section 10-1.703(f) is proposed to read as follows: Public Schools (where designated on the General Plan Land Use Diagram);