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vehicles to queue. Additionally, there are 38 spaces available beyond predicted staff needs that <br />can be utilized for pickup and dropoff. Queueing is possible beyond the site boundary. <br />The applicant has submitted proposed staggered start and end time for the different learning <br />groups at B2K and current bell times for Showalter Middle School, below. <br />To ensure adequate emergency vehicle access at all times, planning staff recommends <br />conditions of approval to manage on and off -site queuing, and to ensure staggered start and <br />end times for B2K kindergarten and preschool classes. <br />Additionally, the B2K facility is proposed for early childhood learning up to Kindergarten classes. <br />Traffic impacts of such a facility are different from an elementary school that typically has <br />Kindergarten to fifth grade classes. If the program at B2K is revised or the school is converted to <br />an elementary school a new Conditional Use Permit shall be required to fully analyze and <br />mitigate any impacts. <br />Conclusions <br />Criteria 1: The proposed uses, a public elementary and high school, are often found in <br />residential zones. A high school has operated at the Foster High School site since 1952. <br />Both schools are public schools, serving the students and community of Tukwila. The <br />proposed uses will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to the <br />property or improvements in the vicinity of the proposed use or in the district in which the <br />subject property is situated. <br />2. Criteria 2: Both Foster and B2K projects exceed minimum setback requirements. For <br />Foster High, variances are requested for building height and parking. For B2K, a <br />variance for building height is requested. The B2K site meets parking standards for the <br />use. If the variance requests are approved, the proposed uses shall meet or exceed the <br />performance standards that are required in the district it will occupy. <br />3. Criteria 3: The uses surrounding the subject site should tolerate the am and pm peak <br />traffic that will be characteristic of the school use. There is the potential for light spillover <br />from Foster sports facilities to affect residences along S. 142nd Street. With a condition of <br />approval limiting the hours of tennis court and softball field lighting and ensuring lights <br />are directed only on the school campus, the proposed uses shall be compatible <br />22 <br />24 <br />Starting Bell <br />Ending Bell <br />Early Release Bell <br />Showalter Middle School <br />8:00 am <br />2:30 pm <br />11:30 am <br />B2K Kindergarten <br />9:00 am <br />3:10 pm <br />12:45 pm <br />B2K Preschool ECEAP, AM Session <br />8:00 am <br />11:00 am <br />n/a <br />B2K Preschool ECEAP, PM Session <br />12:10 pm <br />3:00 pm <br />n/a <br />B2K Head Start, AM Session <br />8:00 am <br />11:30 am <br />n/a <br />B2K Head Start, PM Session <br />12:00pm <br />3:30 pm <br />n/a <br />To ensure adequate emergency vehicle access at all times, planning staff recommends <br />conditions of approval to manage on and off -site queuing, and to ensure staggered start and <br />end times for B2K kindergarten and preschool classes. <br />Additionally, the B2K facility is proposed for early childhood learning up to Kindergarten classes. <br />Traffic impacts of such a facility are different from an elementary school that typically has <br />Kindergarten to fifth grade classes. If the program at B2K is revised or the school is converted to <br />an elementary school a new Conditional Use Permit shall be required to fully analyze and <br />mitigate any impacts. <br />Conclusions <br />Criteria 1: The proposed uses, a public elementary and high school, are often found in <br />residential zones. A high school has operated at the Foster High School site since 1952. <br />Both schools are public schools, serving the students and community of Tukwila. The <br />proposed uses will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to the <br />property or improvements in the vicinity of the proposed use or in the district in which the <br />subject property is situated. <br />2. Criteria 2: Both Foster and B2K projects exceed minimum setback requirements. For <br />Foster High, variances are requested for building height and parking. For B2K, a <br />variance for building height is requested. The B2K site meets parking standards for the <br />use. If the variance requests are approved, the proposed uses shall meet or exceed the <br />performance standards that are required in the district it will occupy. <br />3. Criteria 3: The uses surrounding the subject site should tolerate the am and pm peak <br />traffic that will be characteristic of the school use. There is the potential for light spillover <br />from Foster sports facilities to affect residences along S. 142nd Street. With a condition of <br />approval limiting the hours of tennis court and softball field lighting and ensuring lights <br />are directed only on the school campus, the proposed uses shall be compatible <br />22 <br />24 <br />