75D - DEFINITION OF SCHOOLS AMENDMENT

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ZOA No. 2019-01, 2601-2617 West Fifth Street December 17, 2019 Page 2 operation located at 2609 West Fifth Street to include Kindergarten through 5th grades within the spaces located at 2601 through 2617 West Fifth Street. School Expansion The existing Vista Heritage campus is approximately 18,368 square feet in size and will increase to 66,000 square feet at full build -out. The additional square footage will accommodate 38 classrooms, a multi -purpose room, two cafeterias, office areas, and conference rooms. The enlarged campus will be able to accommodate 870 total students, including 420 elementary age students and 450 middle school students. The increase in grades and students is expected to occur gradually, with the buildup anticipated to take up to five years to reach maximum capacity. The school will operate Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. The school currently operates from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. but will shift their starting hours to between 7:30 a.m. to 8:15 a.m. to facilitate the drop-off function. School will end between 3 p.m. and 3:15 p.m., with about a third of the students expected to leave the campus at this time. The remaining students will remain for after - school care and will exit the site between 3:15 p.m. and 6 p.m. Building and Site Improvements Improvements will be primarily limited to interior tenant improvements to modify the building to accommodate school occupancy. Also part of the tenant improvements is the construction of a new elevator to comply with ADA requirements. The recreation area component for the school, currently located at the rear of the building, will be moved inside to minimize potential conflicts and/or impacts to the students and adjacent businesses. In response to feedback received during community outreach meetings, the school elected to avoid conflicts with adjacent businesses by locating their recreational facilities within the building. As a result, a 9,600 square -foot multi- purpose room will accommodate basketball, soccer and other activities normally found at elementary and middle school sites. Minor exterior improvements will also be made to the building and site. These include a new disabled path of travel and parking lot repairs and restriping. Finally, the exterior of the building will incorporate a new paint scheme and signage. Parking A total of 67 parking spaces (1.5 spaces per classroom plus 3/1,000 square feet of office area) are required for the school, while 144 are provided. Currently, the parking demand for the school is 20 spaces, which accommodates the number of teachers and staff on the premises. At full build -out, approximately 62 staff and teachers will be working on the premises. The current integrated development site has a set of conditions, covenants and restrictions (CC&Rs) that cover the three parcels and seven buildings that make up the development site. The initial CC&Rs included standard language covering reciprocal access and egress and permitted shared parking between all parcels. A second amendment to the CC&Rs, recorded in 2016 and rerecorded in 2018, removes the reciprocal parking agreement for the development. As a result, the Templo Calvario/Vista Heritage buildings are limited to parking in the spaces on their site, with the adjacent uses having no access to their parking spaces. Planning Commission Comments At the Planning Commission meeting, the Commission expressed a concern with the circulation pattern of school shuttles and vehicles utiliZ g tthhe pick-up and drop-off functions as well as for