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1 Extract of Draft Minutes, Planninl! Commission Meetinl!, June 5, 2002: 2 3 a. Planninl! File 3392: Request by Family Academy for an Interim Use 4 Permit to allow the temporary placement of a 56-foot by 72-foot 5 modular (portable) classroom adjacent (south) the existing school, 3000 6 Hamline Avenue. 7 8 Chairman Duncan opened the hearing and requested City Planner Thomas 9 Paschke provide a summary of the project report dated June 5, 2002. 10 11 Family Academy Charter School has submitted an application for an Interim Use 12 Permit to allow a temporary modular classroom building (two units, total size 56 13 foot by 72 foot) on the south side of the school and adjacent to the front parking 14 lot along Hamline Avenue. 15 16 Family Academy has experienced steady student enrollment increases since 2000 17 and has in interest in offering additional programs. They have determined a need 18 for four additional classrooms outside of the existing (limited) classroom space 19 within Advent Lutheran Church, and have proposed installing a 56-foot by 72- 20 foot (two units - 4,032 sq. ft.) modular classroom building on the south side of 21 the school portion of the church. 22 23 Thomas Paschke noted that bathroom capacity has not been determined at this 24 time. 25 26 The Planning staff recommended approval with conditions. 27 28 Thomas Paschke explained past Interim Use Permits. 29 30 Member Mulder asked for duration of the office interim use (three years). 31 32 Ann Hennessey, Family Academy Dean, noted the growth of the student 33 enrollment to 180; 6th, i\ 8th grade students need more space; N.E. 916 will also 34 need placement space for children with hearing problems. 35 36 The maximum student enrollment is 225 students. The Charter School leases 37 space for the three years. Advent Lutheran could expand their classroom space 38 or the School will look for other space. 39 40 Member Cunningham asked what the viability of long-term leases with Advent 41 Lutheran was. The School would stay if the Church expanded. 42 43 Member Mulder questioned the children's needs to move into the Church for 44 lavatories. The lavatories should be placed in the interim buildings. 45 46 Member Cunningham asked if sheltered walkways could be used for egress to 47 Church. 48 49 There were no public comments. Chair Duncan closed the hearing. 50 51 Thomas Paschke noted the Church representatives supported the proposal.