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Concern has been expressed about Saturday maintenance activities. At this time, the Code specifies maintenance is restricted on Sunday, however, maintenance activity is allowed on Saturday. This should be discussed further by the Planning Commission. Security lighting is allowed along the fence line to facilitate police department patrols. This is to be low-level landscape lighting. The building architecture has changed from that presented at the first Planning Commission meeting. The applicant has made the building plainer, but increased the amount of windows in the building. This is a concern of staff. If the Planning Commission concurs with staff, there is a recommended condition to add back into the design some of the architectural detailing. The impact fee payable to the School District would be about 30 cents per square foot (approximately $5,000 for both Phase I and Phase II buildings). This can be appealed to the School District and it may be waived. The associated condition has been amended to state that the applicant is to pay the fee unless waived by the School District. Staff noted that the notations on Exhibit E indicating removal of paving should be deleted. Zone 7 has communicated that the fencing along the arroyo meets their standard. This is to be a black-clad cyclone fence. Staff would like to have the on-site fencing between Phase I classroom building and the common property line to be an open wrought iron fence or an open wood fence. Other notations on the landscape plan referring to a chain link fence should be changed to a black clad chain link fence. Since the previous public hearing, staff has received only two additional comments from neighbors. It is staff's opinion that although they have not had direct contact with the neighbors, they believe there is still neighborhood opposition to this project. Staff is now comfortable that the project complies with the General Plan and the Stoneridge Drive Specific Plan and recommends the Planning Commission approve this application to the City Council. Staff also asked the Planning Commission to incorporate the changes to conditions in their recommendations as outlined in the Staff Memorandum, dated February 26, 1997. Commissioner Cooper inquired if both entrance and exit access points could be located on Stoneridge Drive, such as is the case for St. Elizabeth Seton church. Mr. Pavan stated that since most of the traffic will be coming from the west, and there are no median breaks on Stoneridge and would not be allowed in the future, the drivers would have to make a V-turn at Guzman Parkway, and there is no planned or approved left turn lane to make a V-turn. This inconvenience may cause drivers to make a left on Garden Greek Circle and take Stone Pointe Way to the school's entrance. An entrance on Stoneridge Drive would also necessitate the addition of a deceleration lane. The City Traffic Engineer agrees that there is not enough room to provide the deceleration lane. PUBLIC HEARING WAS OPENED Planning Commission Minutes Page 3 .'ebruary 26, 1997