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Regular Planning Commission Meeting Minutes – Wednesday, August 5, 2015 Page 3 Ayes: 7 95 Nays: 0 96 Motion carried. 97 b. PLANNING FILE No. 13-010 98 Request by Hand In Hand Christian Montessori, with property owner Church of 99 Corpus Christi, for renewed approval of the existing temporary classroom 100 structure to remain on the property at 2131 Fairview Avenue as an INTERIM USE 101 for an additional two years 102 Chair Boguszewski opened the public hearing for Planning File 13-010 at 6:43 p.m. 103 Senior Planner Bryan Lloyd briefly reviewed the request for a temporary classroom 104 facility for Hand In Hand Christian Montessori (HIH) initially approved in August of 2013; 105 and now requested for renewal as detailed and necessitated as outlined in the staff report 106 dated August 5, 2015. 107 Mr. Lloyd noted that the recommended expiration of the renewed IU approval is to 108 calendar year end in 2018, and intended for the use of the facility over four academic 109 years as requested, ending in May/June of 2018, allowing the remaining 6-7 months of 110 that year for removal of the facility. 111 At the request of Member Stellmach, Mr. Lloyd advised that staff had received no direct 112 feedback about the new structure impacting drainage for the better or worse, other than 113 the written material from Councilmember McGehee included in the agenda materials 114 addressing her personal observation of drainage at the site. Mr. Lloyd noted that this 115 observation had prompted the condition for approval addressing that issue. 116 Noting that there had been no feedback or comments from neighbors at the time of the 117 staff report, at the request of Member Murphy, Mr. Lloyd reported that staff had received 118 no comments since the report had been disseminated. 119 In addressing the concerns raised by Councilmember McGehee, Chair Boguszewski 120 asked if the City r the applicant was working on plans to address her concerns with 121 drainage. 122 Mr. Lloyd referenced an e-mail from City Engineer/Public Works Director Marc Culver, 123 indicating that the City and Watershed District were working to address this broader site 124 rather than only a system to address the temporary building. In his meetings with Mr. 125 Culver as part of the Design Review Committee (DRC), Mr. Lloyd reported that his 126 impression was that this improvement was functioning as intended. 127 In his personal observation of the site and as addressed by Councilmember McGehee, 128 Chair Boguszewski noted landscaping and exterior building materials, and asked if those 129 had been resolved or were still in process. 130 Mr. Lloyd advised that the reason this was coming before the Planning Commission at 131 this time was due to the applicant seeking an additional month after the open house to 132 address landscaping concerns, as outlined by Mr. Thompson in written comments 133 included in agenda packet materials for tonight’s meeting. While unsure if siding 134 concerns had been addressed, in talking to the City’s Building Official and Building 135 Inspector, Mr. Lloyd reported that they had not indicated or made him aware of any siding 136 material problems. Mr. Lloyd advised hat poorly maintained siding would not be allowed 137 as part of any approved Interim Use or extension of one; noting that concerns raised 138 would be more in the nature of building form and type of siding allowed. 139 At the request of Member Daire, Mr. Lloyd advised from his perspective, there was 140 nothing that should prevent this from going ahead provided work continues to address 141 concerns raised at the open house. As noted in the staff report, Mr. Lloyd reiterated that 142 staff recommended approval and had heard nothing to-date to change that 143 recommendation. 144