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Zoning:Crdinance Amendment -Staff Report April 18; 2023 Gem Lake City Council Page 2 EVAULATION OF THE REQUEST Consolidated Land Use Ordinance Requirements Current requirements As.noted previously, Section 15.covers the Institutional Overlay zoning.district. Section 15.2..2 lists the requirements for uses such as the WBMS; Section 15.5 covers the lot requirements for parcel within the Overlay. The table below summarizes the current standards, as well as the amendments requested/proposed by the: applicant,. There is. also a copy of the current ordinance text with redlines of the proposed text included after this: report, for further reference.. Table I: Current and Proposed Standards for Section 95 Ordinance Section Current Proposed Section 15.2.2(B) "total enrollment. of not less than 25 nor more than 15.0" "A maximum of one hundred Section 1.5.Z2(C) twenty (120.) "full -day. equivalent" students" The. applicant proposes a new "The "full -day equivalent" shall be calculated by adding -together maximum of 182 students the total number of students Section 15.2.2 .(D) present during each hour of the "full -day" of :school. This total shall not exceed. 1;2.00, which is 120 students times 10 hours." "The total lot coverage .of all The applicant has proposed Section 15.6.1 buildings and other structures increasing the maximum coverage shall not exceed 15W for buildings and structures on the lot frorn 15% to 30% "The.minimum open space requirement for any proposed use shall be 25%, including The applicant proposes to reduce Section 15;6,2. green areas not covered. by the minimum open space buildings, parking lots, access e a requirement from. 25/o to Ia roads,. storage areas or other areascovered by impervious surfaces" The increase in the number of students would require revising the language of Sections 15.2.2(B), (C), and. (D). 15.2.2(13) sets an overall enrollment. limit of 1.50, while 15.2.2(C). sets the. maximum number of `full day students.' at 120. 15.2.2(D).defines a `full day student', which references the 120 amount, The applicant's request is for a maximum of .182 students; a redlined copy of the.current ordinances with the proposed increase is included .as an attachment for the cor imissioners to .consider. The Institutional Overlay is unique in that in addition to setback requirements it sets specific limits on the lot coverage for structures, and sets :a minimum amount of .open space. thatis to be provided on a lot within the overlay. The WBMS: parcel, if they were to add or expand their current building; would likely. be unable to adhere :the current standards. found in Section 15.6.1 and 15.6:2. In lieu. of requesting a i