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AA No. 2018-5, & VA Nos. 2018-4, 2018-5 and 2018-6 <br />June 25, 2018 <br />Page 2 <br />recommending approval of the applicant's request due to the placement of the existing building <br />and the project's compatibility to the surrounding uses. <br />Table 1: Prolect and Location Information <br />Item <br />Information <br />Project Address <br />1440 and 1450 East Seventeenth Street <br />Nearest Intersection <br />Seventeenth and Wright Streets <br />General Plan Designation <br />General Commercial (GC) <br />Zoning Designation <br />Existing <br />Proposed <br />Single Family Residential (R-1) and <br />Arterial Commercial C-5 <br />Arterial Commercial (C-5) <br />Surrounding Land Uses <br />North Medical and Professional offices <br />East Religious institution <br />South Single family residence <br />West Single family residence <br />Project Site Size <br />1.26 -acres <br />Existing Site Development <br />A two-story 24,428 -square foot office building with surface parking. <br />Use Permission <br />School forpublic purposes is allowed by right <br />Zoning Code Sections Affected <br />41-368 and 41-369 (development standards) <br />41-428 (vehicle access) <br />41-610.5 walls and fences <br />Prolect Background <br />The Ednovate Charter High School was first established in the City in August of 2016, where they <br />began operating within a temporary site on West Seventeenth Street. Since first opening, the <br />school has realized an increase in enrollment and a demand to accommodate additional <br />students. As a result, Ednovate identified the subject building as the location for -a larger and <br />permanent campus. <br />Currently, a total of 220 students attend classes at the West Seventeenth Street campus. Once <br />approved, the enrollment will grow to 350 students when the new campus is open for the 2019-20 <br />school year. Ultimately, the overall enrollment is expected to reach a capacity of 460 students. <br />On March 23, 2018, the applicant held a Sunshine Ordinance Community Meeting that was <br />attended by approximately 20 individuals. At the meeting, topics such as the school background, <br />parking and traffic were discussed. <br />Prolect Description <br />The applicant is proposing to convert an existing two-story, 24,428 square -foot office building into <br />a public high school. In addition the applicant is proposing to construct a two-story, 4,940 <br />square -foot addition on the south elevation of the building with classrooms, a study area, <br />restrooms and storage. A total of 70 off-street parking spaces will be provided for the project <br />while 68 are required. On-site amenities will also be provided and will include an outdoor <br />basketball court, a multi -use outdoor plaza and bike racks. <br />75A-6 <br />