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CITY OF DUBLIN
PLANNING COMMISSION
AGENDA STATEMENT/STAFF REPORT
Meeting Date: April 16, 1984
TO:
Planning Commission
FROM:
Planning Staff !I>
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SUBJECT:
PA 84-013, Fountainhead Montessori School
Conditional Use Permit to operate at the Fallon
School site.
GENERAL INFORMATION
PROJECT: A request by Fountainhead Montessori for a Conditional
Use Permit to operate a pi~school, elementary, and daycare
classes at the Fallon School site.
APPLICANT:
Fountainhead Montessori
115 Estates Drive
Danville, CA 945526
School
REPRESENTATIVE:
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Sarah Zimmerman
115 Estates Drive
Danville, CA 94526
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PROPERTY OWNER:
Murray School District
7416 Brighton Drive
Dublin, CA 94568
LOCATION: 7425 Larkdale Avenue
ASSESSOR PARCEL NUMBER: 941-181-27-1
PARCEL SIZE:
14 acres
EXISTING ZONING AND LAND USE: R-I-B-l (Residential Combining
District) present uses include
Tri-Valley Church of God &
Kaleidoscope
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING:
North:
South:
East
West
residential, R-I-B-E
residential, R-I-B-E
residential, R-I-B-E
residential, R-I-B-E
ZONING HISTORY:
approved for
children.
August 15, 1983 - Conditional Use Permit
Tri-Valley Church of God for a maximum of 120
August 15, 1983 - Conditional Use Permit approved for
Kaleidoscope for a maximum of 50 children.
APPLICABLE REGULATIONS:
Section 8-26.3 states that a school is a conditional use in
an R-l District.
Section 8-94.0 states that conditional uses must be analyzed
to determine: 1) whether or not the use is required by the public
need; 2) whether or not the use will be properly related to other
land uses, transportation and service facilities in the vicinity;
3) whether or not the use will materially affect the health or
safety of persons residing or working in the vicinity; and
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4) whether or not the
clauses or peformance
which it is located.
use will be contrary to the specific intent
standards established for the district in
Section 8-94.4 states the approval of a Conditional Use
Permit may be valid only for a specified term, and may be made
contingent upon the acceptance and observance of specified
conditions.
ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW:
Categorically exempt
NOTIFICATION: Public Notice of the April 16, 1984, hearing was
published in the Tri-Valley Herald, mailed to adjacent
property owners, and posted in public buildings
ANALYSIS:
Fountainhead Montessori School is proposing to relocate from
San Ramon to the Fallon School site. The proposal calls for
one elementary class, two preschool classrooms and a daycare
center. Fountainhead School is projecting a total of 116
children, with a maximum number at anyone time of 80. The
school would operate from 7:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m., Monday -
Friday.
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As noted above, the Planning Commission previously approved
Conditional Use Permits for Tri-Valley Church of God {120
children) & Kaleidoscope (50 children) to operate at the
Fallon School site. If this use permit is approved, it will
bring the total number of children to 286 (120+50+116=286).
The Murray School District informed staff that when the
school closed in 1983, there was a total of 379 children.
Therefore, even with the approval of this use permit, there
will be fewer children than when the school was in
operation.
Parking and loading/unloading, will take place in designated
areas onsite. Off street parking is limited, but should be
sufficient to accomodate the staff of the three uses.
It should be noted that the School District will be
responsible for the maintenance of the buildings and
grounds.
With respect to signage, there is a need for one
identification sign to include all three uses. The details
~~ of this sign (size & location) will need staff review and
approval.
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Concerning the playground activities, there is a fenced play
area located immediately east of wing "C" which will be used
for the preschool children. The elementary children will
have access to the general play area north of the parking
lot.
RECOMMENDATION
FORMAT:
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Hear Staff presentation
Open public hearing
Hear applicant and public presentations
Close public hearing
Adopt Resolution approving or denying request, or
continue hearing
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ACTION:
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission adopt the
attached Resolution approving Fountainhead Montessori's
request for a Conditional Use Permit to operate adaycare
preschool and elementary classes at the Fallon School
site.
ATTACHMENTS
Exhibit A:
Exhibit B:
Draft Resolution approving PA 84-013
Site Plan
Background Attachments: 1) Location Map
2) Applicant's Description
COPIES TO
Sarah Zimmerman
115 Estates Drive
Danville, CA 94526
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