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6. PUBLIC HEARINGS a. PUD-96-19. Earlv Learninl! Institute Request for rezoning from the PUD (Planned Unit Development) - MDR (Medium Density Residential) district to the PUD - P/I (Public/Institutional) district and development plan approval of a revised plan to construct and operate a private school for up to 200 children, grades one through eight, with two, one-story buildings totaling 17,000 square feet. The site is an approximately 3.51-acre property located on the northerly side of Stoneridge Drive between Stone Pointe Way and the Zone 7 pump station. Zoning for the site is the PUD (Planned Unit Development) - MDR and P/I (Medium Density Residential and Public/Institutional) districts. The Planning Commission will also consider the Negative Declaration prepared for the project. Mr. Pavan presented the staff report for the request for rezoning from the PUD - MDR district to PUD - P/I (Public/Institutional) district and development plan approval of a revised development plan to construct and operate a private school for up to 20 children, grades on through eight, with two, one-story buildings totaling 17,000 sq. ft. on an approximately 3.5 acre vacant site located on Stoneridge Drive at Stone Pointe Way. At the previous public hearing approximately one month ago, the Planning Commission directed staff in the following areas: reduce enrollment to 200 students, Phase II building be relocated nearer to the Arroyo Mocho, entrance-only access from Stone Pointe Way and an exit-only access point onto Stoneridge Drive. The applicants have taken these directives into consideration and revised their plan. A major concern expressed by the neighbors in the first public hearing was that of traffic. To mitigate these concerns, the access on Stone Pointe Way has been reconfigured to an entrance-only access point. There is a 4 foot median island proposed for Stone Pointe Way to prevent parents from making a left turn from Stone Pointe Way into the entrance and the reverse action of a right- hand turn from the school onto Stone Pointe Way. The median was also to provide Robert Harding complete access to his driveway. The school's enrollment was reduced by 50 percent. The only exit point is onto Stoneridge Drive. The applicant has also increased the length of the drop-off lane and has almost tripled the number of on-site parking spaces, exceeding the Municipal Code, and thereby satisfying that parents would not have to park on the residential streets. The Phase II building now faces the Arroyo Mocho. Lights will be prohibited in the athletic fields. Public address systems are prohibited. School activities have to cease by 6 p.m., meaning all students must be off-campus by that time. Teachers are allowed to stay until 8 p.m. Parent-teacher meetings are allowed between 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. Group activities would have to occur between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. Construction activity has been restricted to Monday through Friday, which is more restrictive than the Municipal Code. Planning Commission Minutes Page 2 February 26, 1997