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December 11, 1996 Plan Commission Minutes Page 2 Ms. Glassman asked how the children are transported to and from the school. Ms. Buckley replied that most are transported by their parents, take the bus and a few drive themselves. Ms. Glassman asked what sort of schedule the school follows. Ms. Buckley replied that they mirror a typical public school schedule and currently have a summer school schedule for about 60 children. Chairperson Solodar called on Zoning Administrator Frank Hill to provide the staff report. Mr. Hill stated that the application for a school requires a conditional use permit because the site is located within a "MR" - Medium Density Residential District. The parking along the north side of the cemetery is correctly drawn, but the balance of the parking stalls are drawn 8 feet wide instead of 9 feet. When correctly drawn the parking lot will hold between 40 and 50 cars, which will more than meet the number of parking stalls required by the Zoning Code. The service drive is adequate to meet the code requirements for an off-street loading space. Refuse storage is not shown on the plan. The paved area south of the building, next to the service drive, should be configured to provide sufficient space for the storage of refuse boxes and the maneuvering of service vehicles. The rear half of the site is surrounded by existing single-family houses. To the greatest extent feasible, they should be separated and buffered from the school uses by a densely planted transitional yard at least 30 feet wide with a 6 foot high fence along the entire perimeter. No signs are shown in the application. All signage shall comply with the requirements of the Zoning Code. One or two trees should be added to the parking lot and a planting area with 3 trees should be provided along the north edge of the parking lot. Information is needed for the outdoor play area, including type of paving, equipment, fencing and landscaping. Volunteer plant growth should be removed from fences and from the west side of the building and the east side of the service drive. Shrubs at the front of the building and around the building entrance need some replacement and supplemental plantings. Removing this property from the tax rolls is a net loss to the City and the School District. However, it is anticipated that the use will generate little demand for city or school services. The need for cemetery access and availability of water to the cemetery continues to be a problem and should be addressed. There is evidence of deferred maintenance on the building and grounds including such things as deteriorated blacktop paving, broken curbs, bent railings, and leaning foundations for parking lot lights. The conditional use permit review is limited to zoning issues, but the applicant should be aware that considerable work will be required in order to meet building code and property maintenance code standards. The staff finds that the proposed conditional use will meet the standards for approval as set out in the Zoning Code, Section 34-65 if the conditional use is limited by the conditions listed below. Accordingly, the staff recommends approval subject to the following conditions: 1) A revised site plan showing the off-street parking, service area pavement and curbs, refuse storage boxes, outdoor play area paving and equipment, and fencing shall be submitted to the Director of Planning for review and approval. All improvements shall be installed prior to the issuance of an occupancy permit. 2) A 30 foot wide transitional yard shall be provided along all portions of the site abutting residential lots. Where the location of the existing building prevents creating a 30 foot wide transitional yard, the yard width shall be equal to the space between the building and the property line, and between the service drive and the property line. All parts of the transitional yard shall be densely planted with a combination of evergreen and deciduous trees, and the entire perimeter of the transitional yard shall be fenced with a privacy fence, all as approved by the Director of Planning. m-12-11.plc