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RESOLUTION NO. 11, SERIES 1995 - APPROVING AN AMENDMENT OF A FINAL PUD DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR ST. LOUIS CATHOLIC CHURCH CHILD CARE FACILITY Paul Wood, Planning Director, stated that the proposed facility is a three level building with upper and lower levels functioning as classrooms. There are four amendments to the 1992 approved PUD authorizing the construction of a two level daycare facility and a two level community center. 2.) 3.) 4.) To combine the two phases into one facility with three levels; For a building height of 42' which exceeded the 1992 PUD building height of 40'; The elimination of two off-street loading and unloading areas that had been shown on the 1992 plan; A net reduction of the 32% landscaping approved on the 1992 plan. The current plan proposed 27%. Wood stated that the Planning Commission held a public hearing on March 28, 1995, and voted 4 - 2 to approve Resolution No. 11 with seven conditions of approval (SEE ATTACHED). He stated that staff recognized that the church and school expansion was an approved action in 1992 and that approval stands. That expansion also provided authorization of a Special Review Use providing for a total enrollment of K - 5 of 200 and a preschool enrollment of 200. The preschool enrollment has been reduced to 130. He commented that staff did not recommend reopening the Special Review Use, because it was related to the number of enrollment. Staffasked that the applicant come through this process to review four specific modifications requested by the applicant to the approved 1992 PUD. Davidson called for the applicant's presentation. Raymond DeCroce, architect with dcb Construction Company, reviewed the 1992 PUD and the proposed amendments as stated above. Bob Brisnehan, 913 Main Street, Louisville, Colorado, was concerned about the first condition of approval of providing off-street parking for all teachers and administrative employees, 25 in all and with the new addition there will be 28, with 30 at build-out. He reviewed the parking and student pick-up and drop-off points. He stated they wanted to salvage as many parking places as they can on Grant Avenue. It was their intention to direct teachers, staff, and administrators to park in the areas which are basically the church/school's frontage and not in the loading areas. Bob Beauprez, 382 Blackhawk Lane, Lafayette, Colorado, stated on condition No. 3, relocating the handicap parking, that it could be relocated in a north/south direction with staffs approval. On No. 4, restricted hours for courtyard play, they had problems with. The bulk of students do not arrive until 8:30 a.m. and left by 3:30 p.m., which they felt were normal hours when children are usually playing in a neighborhood. On No. 5, reinstating additional landscaping along Grant Avenue, he felt that had been resolved by taking one foot of the 8' sidewalk easement, if the city would allow that. They would add shrubbery, increasing the landscaping, aesthetics, and noise buffer. They had no