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City Council Meeting Minutes April 1, 2008 Page 6 of 12 City Attorney Light read Ordinance No. 1533, Series 2008 and requested the public hearing be set for May 6, 2008. MOTION: Mayor Sisk moved Council approve Ordinance No. 1533, Series 2008 on first reading; have it published and set the public hearing for May 6, 2008, seconded by Mayor Pro Tem Marsella. All in favor. RESOLUTION No. 13, SERIES 2008 - A RESOLUTION APPROVING A SPECIAL REVIEW USE (SRU) TO AUTHORIZE THE RELOCATION OF BRIDGE SCHOOL FROM 6'717 SOUTH BOULDER ROAD (IN BOULDER) TO 833 WEST SOU1fH BOULDER ROAD (IN LOUISVILLE) Mayor Sisk requested a Staff presentation. Planning Director Wood explained the applicant, Richard Weeks, representing Bridge School, has the subject property under contract from the current owner. They propose to relocate the existing school, known as Bridge School, from Boulder to 833 W South Boulder Road in Louisville. The Bridge School is a private school and requires a Special Review Use. The applicant would occupy approximately 20,000 SF of a~n existing 120,000 SF building, which previously housed both Neodata and EC)S businesses. The applicant will not modify the exterior portions of the building or site, except for the placement of a wall sign. The school (grades 6-12) is acollege-preparatory school, currently serving 75 students. Staffing consists of 4 administrators and 10 teachers. It is their intent to expand to 150 students. This would permit class sizes in the range of 10 students per teacher. Parking requirements for this use is 1.5 parking spaces per teacher, 1 parking space per administrative stafi~ and 1 parking space for every three students. Based on the allocation, the use carried a parking requirement of 44 total parking spaces. With respect to their expansion plans, their parking needs would total 50 spaces. The applicant will encourage RTD transit and carpooling and will install bike racks to accommodate 16 bicycles. The drop-off time for the school is between 7:45 and 8:00 a.m. Afternoon pick-up is 3:30 p.m. Students participating in sports generally leave at 4:30 or 5:00 p.m. The site currently has two access points on South Boulder Road to facilitate good on-site circulation. The Planning Commission hE:ld a public hearing on March 13, 2008 and forwarded a resolution of support with three conditions. 1) This special review use is for the Bridge School only. 2) The maximum square footage permitted for this use is 20,000, with 100 students and 15 full time staff members. 3) An area must be created for refuse grid recycling materials for the proposed school use. This area is to be enclosed aind screened from public view.