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issues of noncompliance and these two issues were not part of the original PUD. The Planning Commission, therefore, only had the authority to incorporate these conditions onto the PUD at the consent of the applicant. The Final PUD Development Plan approved for 901 Grant Street did not reflect the location of a dumpster or a requirement to enclose the dumpster. A dumpster is located immediately adjacent to the alley directly behind the expanded portion of the church building. The applicant did agree to install a dumpster and associated enclosure at one of three locations discussed by the neighborhood and the church as potential locations for the dumpster. Wood proceeded to Resolution No. 55, Series 1998. He stated that the applicant is requesting a Special Review Use to operate a middle school for grades 6-8 at 841 Grant Avenue. The property is occupied by a single-story structure which was initially utilized as a convent and, more recently, as a pre-school religious education facility. The applicant anticipates that the middle school will have a maximum of 35-40 students and three teachers for the 1998-99 school year. The middle school did become operational on August 24 of this year. The structure consists of three small classrooms and an outside playground. No exterior building modifications are anticipated. The applicant's letter of request indicates that the timing of drop-off and pick-up for the middle school will be staggered at different times from the existing preschool and elementary school currently in operation at 901 Grant Avenue. The applicant has also submitted a circulation plan which adds the middle school to the approved traffic management plan for 901 Grant Avenue. The plan provides that if a parent is just dropping off a middle school student, a drop/load zone may be utilized on the south side of Walnut for eastbound traffic adjacent to the middle school entrance. All other vehicle movement should comply with the clockwise movement on South and Grant Streets. The Planning Commission held a public hearing on October 13, 1998, at which time they approved, by a vote of 5:1, Resolution No. 55, Series 1998. The position of the commission and staff is that the recommended modifications to the parking management plan must be implemented on 901 Grant Avenue to successfully mitigate existing and anticipated impacts on the neighborhood as a result of the operations of the middle school at 841 Grant Avenue. Davidson called for the applicant's presentation. Barb Escajeda, 1159 Harper Lake Drive, Louisville, stated that she is speaking as the Parish spokesperson. She explained that she was appointed by Father Willette as a liaison to take care of some of the issues previously discussed. A group of six parishioners and school parents met with eight of the neighbors and decided, jointly, to hire a facilitator. There have been four formal meetings, with two meetings being conducted by the facilitator. The purpose of these meetings was to produce a list of issues that the neighbors were concerned with and identify possible solutions to the issues. There were five issues identified which were outlined in a memo dated October 13, 1998, to the City of Louisville Planning Department and Planning Commission members. This memo was not intended to become part of the PUD. The memo was intended as a communication and to show 4