Planning 2017-06-22 COMPLETE AGENDA PACKET

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Building height- B21K: Elementary schools are typically located in the neighborhoods they serve and so it is not at all unusual the B2K is in the LDR zone. Unlike the homes in the neighborhood, the school is a public/ institutional use, and as such will have higher ceiling heights, wider aisles and different construction standards, finishes, and materials from residential construction. Additionally, the property has a Public Recreation Overlay that allows height bonus of one additional foot for every four feet of excess setback and the current proposal complies with this requirement. The proposed height of 32 feet complies with height requirements of PRO. 3. The granting of such variance will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to the property or improvements in the vicinity and in the zone in which the subject property is situated. Building height- Foster: The requested height deviation is insignificant to the size and scale of the existing Foster High structures, and will not be detrimental to neighboring properties or uses. Parking: The parking requirement for high schools is 1 space per staff member, plus 2 spaces for every 5 students or visitors. In April 2017, the Foster High School website listed 87 staff members. Foster enrollment for the 2016 -2017 school year is 878 students. Assuming no increase in enrollment and no more than 5 visitors onsite at any given time, Foster High School is required to have 440 parking spaces. Foster High currently has 241 parking spaces and is requesting to reduce that number to 174 spaces, with an additional 12 spaces available in the bus loading zone on 42nd Ave S. when school is not in session. The applicant supports their request for a variance with a study showing low parking demand and by proposing that parking supply be calculated for the entire parcel, which includes Showalter and B2K parking areas. The parking study by Gibson Traffic Consultants observed that 131 cars were parked at Foster High during the highest demand period during a typical school day. Just as in 1989, peak parking demand at Foster is in the evening hours during events at the sports fields or Performing Arts Center. Parking demand for special events in the Performing Arts Center or the football stadium is estimated to be 286 spaces, which the applicant proposes to accommodate with the 381 parking spaces at Foster, Showalter, and B2K schools combined. Below is a chart showing parking supply and demand for Foster High School. 31 Parking Supply Parking Demand Existing spaces, Foster only 241 Proposed spaces, Foster only 174 Proposed spaces, Foster, Showalter, B2K' 381 Peak daytime demand 131 Peak nighttime demand3 286 Excess parking provided by proposal 95 31