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Louisville City Council Meeting July 5, 2000 Page 7 Wood reviewed the Special Review Use criteria and noted that the Planning Commission denied conditional approval by a vote of 6-0. The Commission did not object to the concept of the charter school, but found that the school would not be a compatible use with the existing immediate neighborhood. Further, the Commission found that the application did not provide the environmental site assessment, or traffic analysis, which constituted incomplete information. The Planning Commission found that the SRU application did not meet with Special Review Use criteria numbers 1, 2, and 4. Wood reviewed the criteria of Ordinance No. 1298, Series 1998, dealing with sexually oriented businesses. Such uses are only allowed within the Industrial zoning by Special Review Use. The ordinance requires a 1,500-foot separation from a school, which would effectively eliminate the majority of the land area currently available for sexually oriented businesses. Wood reviewed that the Chief of Public Safety has raised safety concerns relative to the proposed use. Although CTC is considered light industrial, there can be a number of uses or occupancies, that carry a hazardous classification. Wood noted it was Chief Goodman's opinion that given the nature of the hazardous materials used, an emergency evacuation plan and guidelines should be established. Staff received verbal confirmation from a consultant that there was no hazardous materials or site liabilities found within one mile of the site. Wood stated that he contacted Dale Hobbs, of the Boulder Valley School District, and was told that the District does not have guidelines for an evacuation. He noted that according to Hobbs, out of the 55 schools in the District, there are no schools residing in an industrial center. Hobbs stated that the district has approximately 200 buses, which could potentially be used to evacuate in case of emergency, however these buses cannot be redirected from established routes. Wood reviewed a number of letters of support and opposition received, and requested that the letters be accepted as evidence. Wood stated that revised plans were submitted on June 29, 2000, which reconfigured the access drive, realigned the queue for drop-off/pick-up and added on-site parking to provide for a total of 102 parking spaces for Phase I. Wood noted that the CTC convenants and restrictions prohibit on-street parking on Boxelder. Adjoining property owners share a concern that parking during special events for the school may negatively impact their access and on-site parking lots, especially businesses that run shift work through the evening. In response, the applicant has prepared the Peak to Peak Good Neighbors Policy to address the concerns of the business owners. Wood addressed off-site external accesses and noted a second access is critical to this project. Boxelder Street far exceeds the maximum length that can be built without 7