Planning 2017-06-22 Item 4 - Foster High School Expansion and Birth to Kindergarten - Attachment H: Applicant Response to Conditional Use Permit Criteria

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Ms. Lindsay Brown 1111 February 28, 2017 � X111111111111 2160226.30 »llJllJ /a„ AAME�% Page 2 of 10 i�tgggp� As you know, the Tukwila School District is SEPA Lead Agency on the projects and has issued a SEPA Notice. The District intends to issue a SEPA Determination on the project in late April 2017. Project Descriptions Foster High School Modernization and Additions: Foster High School was originally constructed in 1992 and has not had a significant renovation since. The District will renovate, modernize, and expand the school to accommodate smaller class sizes and a STEAM focus (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math). The existing building comprises approximately 113,100 square feet, including 36 teaching stations. There are also 8 teaching stations that exist in four double - classroom portables located on the high school site. With the new additions, the new building will be approximately 169,200 square feet, with 51 teaching stations (an expansion of approximately 56,100 square feet). Current enrollment is 878 students, which is also the current school capacity. With the reconstruction, the school will have the capacity for 1,100 students; however, actual enrollment is not anticipated to increase over the next 10 to 15 years. Specific project elements include the following. No changes are proposed to the existing access or driveway locations. • Add 15 teaching stations classrooms. • The existing open plaza area between the building wings will become part of the building as an interior courtyard. An entry plaza at the southwest side of the school will help identify the main entrance to the public, allow views into the new commons area, and give the project a unique identity. The space will be designed to channel the public from drop -off areas at the west and south, and pedestrians from the intersection of 42" d Avenue South and South 144th Street to the front door. • The student courtyard at the center of the building will provide a variety of spaces for lunch time activities, outdoor learning, and staging for projects and experiments. Additional outdoor spaces for student uses are provided between the north side of the building and sports fields. An enclosed courtyard in the west wing will provide outdoor learning areas for art and science classes. • Relocate /expand administrative office and student services /counseling space. • Repurpose classroom space in existing building (first floor reorganization and modernization, and second floor modernization). • Add an auxiliary gymnasium. • Add a fitness center /weight room. • At the northwest corner, the existing transportation building will be demolished, and two tennis courts will be installed. The existing staff parking lot will be modified to provide fire access to the north side of the building and new parking spaces around the tennis courts. 144 1310130