SITE PLAN REVIEW
SP-08-72-06:
A site plan for a temporary parking lot during construction of building
addition to West Jr. High School. Proposed location, west side of intersection
of
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Current Zoning and Land Use: |
GPI (General Public and Institutional) District; West Jr.
High School and |
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Surrounding Zoning
and Land Use: |
RS7 (Single-Dwelling Residential) District to the east,
GPI (General Public and Institutional) District to the north and south of the
proposed temporary parking lot; developed single-family residential
neighborhood across Schwarz Road, Sunset Hill Elementary School to the north
and West Jr. High School to the south. |
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Area: |
21.4 acres, West Jr. High and |
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Existing building: Previously approved bldg. addition: |
103,799 sq. ft. (95,695 sq. ft. West Jr. High
School plus 8,104 sq. ft. temporary portable classrooms) 27,788 sq. ft.
one-story building additions to West Jr. High School (Existing
portable classrooms to be removed upon completion of addition) |
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Project: |
Temporary gravel parking lot for approximately 30
vehicles. |
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Staff
Recommendation:
The City Commission would need to make a determination that a temporary
gravel parking lot during the construction of the school addition is
acceptable. If approved, Planning Staff would recommend the following condition:
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As part of the recently approved school bond, USD 497 will
be constructing 27,288 square foot of building additions to the West Jr. High
School building located at
USD 497 is requesting site plan approval of a temporary
gravel parking lot for the teachers in West Junior High during the construction
of the new addition. Some of the existing parking lot is being used for staging
areas for construction equipment and materials. The temporary parking lot will
help to alleviate teachers from having to park on the side of streets in the
surrounding neighborhood. Approximately 30 parking spaces will be provided
within the temporary parking lot, which would have a size of 61 x 153.
The temporary parking lot is on the USD 497 school property
and would be located halfway between West Jr. High School and
The site plan is being submitted to the City Commission for
approval, instead of an administrative approval, as the City Standard for a
parking lot would normally require it to be paved, landscaped, and have a
concrete curb and gutter around the perimeter and be accessed with a concrete
driveway apron.
Findings
Per Section
20-1305(j), the following 5 criteria are considered for a site plan approval:
1. The site
plan shall contain only platted land;
The property was platted with the Final Plat of West
Junior High/Sunset Hill School Addition on February 1, 2006.
2. The site
plan shall comply with all standards of the City Code, this Development Code
and other adopted City policies and adopted neighborhood or area plans;
The proposed site plan does not comply with the city
standards for parking lots. The City Commission will need to make a
determination that the temporary use of the gravel parking lot is acceptable
during the construction of the school addition.
The following standards would not be observed for the
temporary parking lot: use of gravel rather than paving, no parking lot
landscaping, asphalt driveway apron rather than concrete, no curb and gutter
around perimeter of parking lot.
If the
City Commission approves the site plan, the following condition is recommended,
Upon the certificate of occupancy for the new addition to West Jr. High
School, the temporary parking lot will be removed with the following
replacement actions: gravel from the parking lot will be removed; area will be
graded and reseeded with grass; asphalt drive and curb cut on Schwarz Road will
be removed and a concrete curb and gutter reinstalled.
3. The
proposed use shall be allowed in the district in which it is located or be an
allowed nonconforming use;
The
GPI (General Public and Institutional) District allows for public schools and
accessory uses subject to an approved site
plan.
The proposed temporary parking lot is considered an
accessory use to the West Jr. High School.
On January 10, 2006, the City Commission approved a site
plan [SP-11-91-05] for 27,788
sq. ft. of one-story building additions to West Jr. High School (with the existing
portable classrooms to be removed upon completion of addition).
4. Vehicle
ingress and egress to and from the site and circulation within the site shall
provide for safe, efficient and convenient movements of traffic not only within
the site but on adjacent roadways as well and shall also conform with adopted
corridor or access management policies; and
5. The site
plan shall provide for the safe movement of pedestrians on the subject site.
No changes to the existing pedestrian movements are being
proposed with this site plan. The prior site plan approvals provide for the
safe movements of pedestrians within the site.