LaForest

BACKGROUND

Charter School applied for a tentative parcel map and conditional use permit from the City for the construction of a new school facility for up to 200 students in kindergarten through 12th grade. The project would include an approximately 33,500 square foot building with two parking lots, a drop off/pick up area, a playground, a sound wall, two snow storage areas, a trash disposal area, and landscaping improvements. The tentative parcel map would merge 10 parcels and establish two parcels totaling about 12.4 acres. The school facility would be constructed on the south parcel (about 6.8 acres); the north parcel (about 5.6 acres) would remain an open space with wetlands. The project site is on Pine Street within the City. The site is undeveloped with the exception of an old barn. It is in a high-density residential zone but an educational facility is an appropriate conditional use for the site. There is a hospital and medical offices east/northeast of the project site, on the other side of Pine Street. A senior housing facility is located about 600 feet north of the site. Multi- and single-family residences and a single-family dwelling unit used as office space are…