HomeMy WebLinkAboutPC Reso 86-030 PA 86-037 Fountainhead Montessori School (k-3) RESOLUTION NO. 86 - 030
A RESOLUTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
APPROVING PA 86-037, FOUNTAINHEAD MONTESSORI SCHOOL
CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT APPLICATION TO OPERATE PRESCHOOL,
CHILDCARE AND ELEMENTARY CLASSES (GRADES K - 3) AT THE CRONIN SCHOOL
WHEREAS, Sarah Zimmerman, representing Fountainhead Montessori
School, filed an application for a Conditional Use Permit to operate preschool,
childcare and elementary classes at Cronin School; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on said
application on July 7, 1986; and
WHEREAS, proper notice of said public hearing was given in all
respects as required by law; and
WHEREAS, this application has been reviewed in accordance with the
provisions of the California Environmental Quality Act and a Negative
Declaration has been adopted (Planning Commission Resolution No. 86-029) for
this project as it will have no significant effect on the environment; and
WHEREAS, a Staff report was submitted recommending the application
be conditionally approved; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission heard and considered all said
reports, recommendations and testimony as hereinabove set forth;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE Dublin Planning Commission
does hereby find that:
a) The use is required by the public need to provide a
preschool, childcare and elementary classes;
b) The use will be properly related to other land uses and
transportation and service facilities in the vicinity as daytime activities
will be commensurate with present use of properties in the neighborhood;
c) The use, if permitted, under all the circumstances and
conditions of this particular case, will not materially affect adversely the
health or safety of persons residing or working in the vicinity, or be
materially detrimental to the public welfare or injurious to property or
improvements in the neighborhood, as all applicable regulations will be met;
d) The use will not be contrary to the specific intent clauses
or performance standards established for the District in which it is to be
located, as a school with limited impacts, is consistent with the character of
the residential district;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Planning Commission does hereby
conditionally approve PA 86-037 Fountainhead Montessori School as shown by
materials labelled Exhibit "A", on file with the Dublin Planning Department,
subject to the following conditions:
1) The maximum number of children at the school shall not exceed 144.
2) All school activities shall be restricted to the following days and
hours of operation: Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., with the
exception of occasional evening meetings.
3) No outside activities may take place before 8:00 a.m.
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4) Only one freestanding sign may be constructed on the site. Said
sign shall include the name of all uses on the site and all signage shall be
subject to review and approval by the Dublin Planning Department.
5) Proposed fencing shall conform with Section 8-60.55 of the Dublin
Zoning Ordinance relating to fence heights and location.
6) Should off-site parking be required, it shall not block residential
driveways nor interfere with the normal flow of traffic.
7) School noise shall be controlled so as not to create a nuisance to
the adjoining residential neighborhood.
8) The Applicant shall submit evidence to the Planning Director that
appropriate State licenses and permits to operate a day-care center have been
obtained.
9) The school operator shall at the minimum on an annual basis make
arrangements to have the Dublin Police Services Child Abuse Program or an
equivalent program presented to the centers Staff and children attending the
facility.
10) The shrubs adjacent to the entrance and exit driveways shall be
removed as necessary to improve sight distances.
11) Top soil shall be added as necessary along the back of the sidewalk
to raise the ground up to level with the sidewalk.
12) This approval is valid until July 17, 1988, and shall be revocable
for cause in accordance with Section 8-90.3 of the Dublin Zoning Ordinance.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of July, 1986.
AYES: Commissioners Burnham, Mack, Petty and Raley
NOES: None
ABSENT: Commissioner Barnes
Planni Commission Chairperson
ATTEST:
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Planning Director
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