11/16/2010
Honorable Mayor and Councilors
City Manager
City Attorney
Clerk of Council
Subject: (EXCP 9-10-5109) Special Exception Use request to operate a school at 3001
Airport Thruway.
Michael A. Eddings on behalf of Kingdom Ministries has submitted an application
for the Special Exception Use cited above. The property is located in GC
(General Commercial) District. The purpose of the Special Exception Use is to
allow for the operation of a school. There will approximately 45 to 60 students
attending school at this location. The operation would serve as an accessory
use to the existing Church on the property:
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Access. - Is or will the type of street providing access to the use be adequate to serve the proposed special exception use?
Access to the property is adequate for the proposed use.
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Traffic and Pedestrian Safety. - Is or will access into and out of the property be adequate to provide for traffic and pedestrian safety, the anticipated volume of traffic flow, and access by emergency vehicles?
There will not be a negative impact to the transportation system, nor will
there be any impact to pedestrian safety. The method of travel for students
attending the school will be a combination of parental driving and church bus
pick-up.
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Adequacy of Public Facilities. - Are or will public facilities such as schools, water or sewer utilities, and police or fire protection be adequate to serve the special exception use?
The proposed use is served by all city services. There will be no impact on
public facilities. A representative from the Fire Marshall?s Office and
Building Codes/ Inspections Department have informed Kingdom Ministries of the
building changes that must be in place before the operation of a school is to
commence.
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Protection from Adverse Affects. - Are or will refuse, service, parking and loading areas on the property be located or screened to protect other properties in the area from such adverse effects as noise, light, glare or odor?
The proposed use is not expected to adversely affect neighboring properties.
Issues dealing with parking, loading, external dumpsters / compactors, and
light are addressed in the UDO. Noise impacts are addressed in the City Code.
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Hours of Operation. - Will the hours and manner of operation of the special exception use have no adverse effects on other properties in the area?
The hours of operation for the school will be Monday through Friday, 8:00am
until 3:00pm. The hours of operation will not have an adverse affect on the
neighboring properties.
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Compatibility. - Will the height, size or location of the buildings or structures on the property be compatible with the height, size, character or location of buildings or other structures on neighboring properties?
The proposed use will be compatible with neighboring properties. The operation
of the school will take place in the existing building on site.
Council District: District 2 (Davis)
Thirty-five (35) property owners within 300 feet of the parcel were notified by
letter of the proposed Special Exception Use. To date, the Planning Department
has not received any comments concerning the Special Exception Use request.
The Planning Advisory Commission recommended approval at the October 20, 2010
meeting.
The Planning Department recommends that the Council approve the use because the
application for a Special Exception Use meets the criteria for approval.