Item 26 - Public Hearing Vista Heritage Charter School (601 North Fairview Street)

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Vista Heritage Charter School (601 North Fairview Street) January 16, 2024 Page 6 School traffic may conflict with local traffic patterns and adjacent uses. In Circulation and Parking primarily industrial districts, like SD-82, the impacts could be particularly Management Plan severe. Proposed Amendment: The school prepared a Circulation and Parking Management Plan ("Plan") that was reviewed as part of the Development Project Review (DP) that was submitted in February of 2023. The Plan takes into account the parking, onsite circulation, drop off, and pick up. The Plan identifies how the school buses will pick-up and drop-off students within the front parking lot. The Plan is designed to accommodate the existing school population and to ensure that there is no vehicle queuing off -site or conflicts with the adjacent industrial buildings to the north and west of the site. Future modifications to the Plan may require a traffic analysis to demonstrate compliance. Lastly, at this time, the project does not propose an increase in student enrollment or additional square footage. Physical Education Issue: Activity Area Standards Noise resulting from physical education or after -school sports activities can impact adjacent residents or tenants. Proposed Amendment: Physical education activity areas shall be designed so that their use does not disturb the commercial or industrial uses during regular business hours and residential uses between the hours of 8 p.m. and 7 a.m. As proposed, the physical education activities will be relocated to a designated gated area located directly adjacent to the existing school. In addition, the school's regular hours are Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Outdoor activities will not take place outside of the school's regular hours. Furthermore, the noise sources are typically intermittent and short in duration. Additionally, the impact of noise diminishes significantly with distance from its origin. The sensitive receptors (residential zones and land uses) are situated approximately 200 feet away. Therefore, the proposed Outdoor Play Area's generated noise would not adversely affect these sensitive receptors. Administrative Offices Issue: The administrative office may increase parking demand and traffic generation of the entire site. Proposed Amendment: The proposed change of use is not expected to impact the parking demand on -site due to specific parking requirements. The administrative office requires three (3) parking spaces per 1,000 square feet; whereas, the auto -repair businesses required five (5) parking spaces per 1,000 square feet. Additionally, the administrative office will only be employing a total of ten (10) individuals and the total increase in trip generation during peak hours is not significant enough to trigger concerns. Maximum Student Issue: Enrollment Number of students can dictate the level of impact on adjacent uses. More students mean more cars or buses picking up or dropping off students, more children on the playground, and more noise. City Council 26 — 6 1/16/2024