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Regular City Council Meeting Monday,August 19, 2013 Page 8 As discussed at the Planning Commission meeting, Mr. Thompson advised that the Montessori School model provided for twenty-five(25) students maximum for every two (2) teachers at the junior high level, as per State Law. Mr. Thompson advised that the temporary structure was intended to house that junior high level class, currently at fifteen (15) students, and therefore allowing for an additional ten (10) students if the Interim Use was approved. At the request of Coun- cilmember Laliberte, Mr. Thompson responded that their use of the existing Church space was reaching maximum capacity and would create some displace- ment of Church activities unless a temporary structure was allowed for an interim period of time. At the request of Councilmember McGehee, Mr. Thompson assured that this building was not going to be a pole barn. Due to the nature of an Interim Use, Mr. Thompson advised that their goals was to make the building as maintenance free as possible; and in initial reviewed with the City's Building Official for meet- ing City Code, was intended to consist of shingles, a sloped roof at the same pitch as the current building without a peak at 24' deep; and to locate it as close to the existing interior classrooms as possible. Mr. Thompson advised that the intent was to wrap the structure in vinyl siding similar to that of area residential proper- ties. With Councilmember McGehee questioning how the applicant found itself in the position of having more students than they could accommodate without approval of this Interim Use, Mr. Thompson responded that it was because HIH was a fan- tastic school. In response to Councilmember Laliberte as to the building being portable and moved off site once the Interim Use expired after three (3) years, Mr. Thompson advised that it would require that the construction needed to be such that it would be removed as soon as possible. Mr. Thompson expressed his caution in ensuring that there was no perception that the building was intended as a mobile home trailer that was pulled up on wheels and parked; assuring that this was not going to happen. Mayor Roe noted that such a situation was commonfor temporary classrooms, as evidenced elsewhere.. Mr. Thompson concurred, noting that this was typical in many public school sce- narios. However, as a private school, Mr. Thompson noted that it was their con- cern that parents paying private school tuition have the perception that they were receiving what they paid for and that the building be legitimate to justify that per- ception. Mr. Thompson advised that the school's real focus was how to acclimate the temporary structure to existing classrooms.