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04/07/1992, 3 - USE PERMIT U1546 - APPEAL OF PLANNING COMMISSION'S ACTION TO DENY A REQUEST TO ALLOW A PRIVATE SCHOOL ON TWO LOTS ON THE NORTH SIDE OF MEINECKE AVENUE, EAST OF CHORRO STREET.
II`I�AIyIIII�III�II�I I� MEETING DATE: IIp I`IN� city of San lugs ostspo COUNCIL AGENDA REPORT ITEM NUMBER: FROM: Arnold Jonas, Community Development Director p PREPARED BY: Greg Smith, Associate Planner. f SUBJECT: Use Permit U1546 - Appeal of Planning Commission's action to deny a request to allow a private school on two lots on the north side of Meinecke Avenue, east of Chorro Street. CAO RECOMMENDATION: Adopt the attached draft resolution denying the appeal of the Planning Commission's action. DISCUSSION: Background The Planning Commission denied the use permit application on February 26, 1992, and the applicants have appealed that decision. The Commission denied a variance to allow a parking space with a 2-1/2-foot setback for a parking space at the same meeting, but that decision was not appealed. The applicant/appellant proposes a private elementary school on two lots in the R-1 zone. Each lot has a house which would be remodelled for classrooms, office, and instructional area. The lots are on the same side of Meinecke Avenue, and separated by one lot with a house at 818 Meinecke Avenue. This property is used as rental housing, and is not part of the proposed elementary school. Fourteen parking spaces are proposed off-site at 75 Santa Rosa Street (MidState Bank). Zoning Regulations require a planning commission use permit to allow an elementary school in the R-1 zone, and to allow off-site parking. An application for architectural review as a minor or incidental project is also pending on the project, and will be processed after Council action on the use permit. Data Summar+ Address: 814 and 850 Meinecke Avenue Applicants/Property Owners: Stephen B. and Janine N. Barasch Zoning: R-1 General Plan: Low-Density Residential Environmental Status: Negative declaration granted on Feb. 4, 1992 Project Action Deadline: May 14, 1992 Site Descri to ion Two rectangular lots, each with about 6,100 square feet, with frontage Meinecke Avenue. U 1546 ` Page 2 Property at 814 Meinecke Avenue has a two-story house; and. 850 Meinecke Avenue has a single-story house with a carport. Houses border the site on the east side, offices on the north and east, and Casa de Vida, a home for handicapped persons, across Meinecke to the south. Several mature trees are found on the two lots. The trees are to be preserved, and no other significant vegetation is found on the site. Project Description The attached project description from the applicant states that the school would have a maximum enrollment of approximately 90 children, with a staff of five full-time and three part-time adults. Hours of operation would be approximately 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, with a more flexible schedule in the summer. The applicant proposes a number of changes to the site and buildings:, - Additional paving for on-site parking. (Paving at 814 Meinecke was installed without a permit prior to filing a use permit application. "Irrigated landscaping in permanent containers" is proposed for the paved area closest to the Meinecke frontage, where the variance denial eliminated a proposed parking space.) - Handicapped access to the first floor of each building. - Closing off windows adjoining side property lines to meet building code requirements. (Refer to Other Department Comments, below). - Addition of a carport at 814 Meinecke. - Removal of a carport at 850 Meinecke. - Additions to the rear of each structure. Interior changes would include changes to partition walls, providing handicapped restroom facilities and access, and fire sprinklers. Seven parking spaces are proposed on the two lots. Nine spaces were shown on the plans reviewed by the Planning Commission, but two spaces at 814 Meinecke were eliminated as a result of the variance denial. 14 additional spaces would be provided in a bank parking lot one block away (75 Santa Rosa Street). EVALUATION The Commission considered a number of issues in reviewing the appropriateness of the proposed school use. Those issues are outlined below. 1. Land Use Policies According to the general plan, certain non-residential uses like convenience shopping, day care centers, schools and churches which serve primarily neighborhood needs should be considered "conditionally compatible" in residential zones subject to evaluation of site development plans. Such uses should not adversely affect the privacy, peace and quiet, 3 U 1546 Page 3 access and parking for adjacent residents (Land Use Element C.2.h, attached). Two members of the Planning Commission also expressed concerns related to Housing Element policies which generally discourage replacement of residential units with non- residential uses. The commission considered several aspects of the school proposal and the neighborhood in evaluating consistency with the Land Use Element policies and surrounding uses: ■ As a private, arts-oriented school, Greenhills School is likely to serve students on a citywide basis — not primarily students from the neighborhood. ■ The "split site"layout with a house between the two school buildings increases the likelihood of parking conflicts, noise and privacy disturbances for the neighbors at 818 Meinecke. ■ About one-half of the Meinecke block between Santa Rosa Street and Chorro Street consists of residential uses (Casa De Vida is a residential group quarters in the O zone), and the remainder is offices. If this project is approved, it would contribute to a trend toward non-residential uses which may not be compatible with R-1 zoning. ■ If the Council believes the trend away from residential uses is appropriate, the Council should consider an appropriate pattern of zoning to accommodate the transition. Expanding the adjoining office zone to include properties at 814, 818, and 850 Meinecke would be an appropriate option. 2. Setback Reduction for Parking Five parking spaces are proposed which do not meet the 20-foot street yard setback normally required in the R-1 zone. Spaces which are setback at least ten feet may be approved in conjunction with a use permit (spaces 1 and 2 at 814 Meinecke, spaces 1-3 at 850 Meinecke). Although the encroachment of parldng in the street yard is significantly reduced from the plans reviewed by the Commission, there is still some question whether the extent of paving proposed is appropriate for the R-1 zone. Reduction of paved area - particularly at 814 Meinecke - would facilitate screening of parking, planting street trees, and provision of significant landscaped areas. 3. Parking_Requirements Zoning Regulations require schools to provide 2 parking spaces per classroom, plus 1 space per 300 square feet of assembly, office or common area. Seven spaces are proposed on site, and 14 parking spaces are proposed at 75 Santa Rosa Street in a parking lot adjacent to Mid-State Bank. Section 17.16.060(G) of the Zoning Regulations require that, for safety and convenience, off-site spaces be located within 300 feet of the uses served. 3-3 U 1546 Page 4 The proposed off-site parking does not meet this standard, as it is normally interpreted by staff. Although the bank property is within 300 feet of the proposed school, the designated spaces are over 750 feet away as actually walked, crossing Meinecke at either street comer (580 feet with mid-block crossing, 450 feet away "as the crow flies"). The proposed tandem parking spaces are also inconsistent with standards in the Zoning Regulations. Section 17.16.060.D2 allows tandem parking for residential uses; tandem parking for non-residential uses is not permitted. Project parking requirements are as follows: 814 Meinecke: 6 spaces for classrooms, 4 spaces for office/assembly. 850 Meinecke: 6 spaces for classrooms, 2 spaces for office/assembly. Total Required: 18 spaces Proposed parking: 814 Meinecke: 4 spaces. 850 Meinecke: 3 spaces. 75 Santa Rosa: 14 spaces. Total Proposed: 21 spaces If the tandem spaces are subtracted, a total of five conforming on-site spaces could be provided. If the off-site spaces are accepted, a total of 19 spaces - one more than the minimum required - would be provided. 4. Traffic Several neighbors testified at the Commission hearing regarding traffic problems in the neighborhood. These concerns are not supported by traffic counts, or by a traffic study performed in March, 1990, by traffic consultant Gerald Skiles. Mr. Skiles studied the traffic under a contract with the City to evaluate the traffic impacts of the office complex at 862 Meinecke. Planning staff is not aware of any more recent studies. Concerns were also raised about the safe loading and unloading of children. It may be appropriate to consider curb striping for passenger loading zones in front of both lots; such a proposal would be reviewed by the City Engineer. At the Commission hearing, the applicant proposed a car pooling plan to help address traffic generation and parking concerns. 5. Tree Removals The driveway to space #2 and #3 at 850 Meinecke will necessitate the removal of an 8" Eucalyptus tree, and endanger a Yucca. The City arborist recommends replacement of the 3- 4 U 1546 Page 5 Eucalyptus on a one-to-one ratio, and recommends that the Yucca be transplanted on the site. If the City Council approves the project, tree removals and compensating planting will be reviewed by the ARC (or by staff as a minor/incidental project). 6. Water Use Staff estimates that school will use about as much water as four houses at full projected enrollment (90 pupils). No significant impact will occur, since the project will be subject to the City's retrofit program requirements. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION The Planning Commission's denial of the use permit application was based on the following finding: The proposed use is inappropriately located due to its split site layout and lack of on-site parking, and likely to pose land use conflicts of noise, privacy, traffic, access and parking with adjacent residential uses. Many people testified at the Commission hearing. Supporters cited the need for private educational facilities in the community; opponents expressed concerns with further traffic increases in the neighborhood, and with erosion of the residential character of the neighborhood. CONCURRENCES The Building Official notes that the proposed school will change the structures' occupancy classification and require interior and exterior modifications to meet building codes: - Fire sprinklers will be required for both structures due to the use change. - The west wall of 814 Meineke and east and west walls of 850 Meinecke will need to be 2-hour fire walls because they are less than 5 feet from the nearest property line. This will require elimination of any openings on these walls. Installation of sprinklers will eliminate the need for parapets. - Access and bathrooms for the handicapped must be provided. Engineering staff note that much of the property at 850 Meinecke is located in an A-O flood zone. The average depth of flooding in the A-O zone is three feet in a 100-year storm, and the depth of flooding is probably three feet or less at this site. Part of the property at 814 Meinecke is located in a B flood zone (less than one foot of flooding in a 100 year storm). If the cost of the remodelling exceeds 50 percent of the houses' replacement cost, city flood regulations will require that the structures be floodproofed. FISCAL IMPACT No significant impact on City revenues or expenditures are expected as a result of this project. 2�� U 1546 Page 6 ALTERNATIVES The Council may uphold the appeal, and approve the use permit subject to appropriate findings and conditions. The Council may also continue consideration of the appeal, although action must be taken by May 14, 1992. RECOMIWENDATION Staff recommends the council adopt the attached draft resolution denying the appeal, based on the finding adopted by the Planning Commission. Attachments: Draft Resolutions for approval, denial Vicinity Map Site Plan Letter of Appeal Applicant's Statement Initial Study Correspondence re: U 1546 gtsd:U1546CC.wp 3�1� RESOLUTION NO. (1992 Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO DENYING AN APPEAL FROM THE ACTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO DENY APPLICATION NO. U 1546, A USE PERMIT APPLICATION TO ALLOW A PRIVATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT 814 AND 850 MEINECKE AVENUE WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on application No. U 1546 February 26, 1992, and denied the application; and WHEREAS, the applicant has appealed that decision to the City Councily and WHEREAS, the City Council has conducted a public hearing on April 7, 1992, and has considered the testimony and statements of the applicant, and other interested parties, and the records of the Planning Commission hearing and action, and the evaluation and recommendation of staff; NOW, THEREFORE, the council resolves to deny the appeal and deny Use Permit Application U 1546, based on the following finding: 1. The proposed use is inappropriately located due to its split site layout and lack of on-site parking, and likely to pose land use conflicts of noise, privacy, traffic, access and parking with adjacent residential uses. On motion of , seconded by and on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted this day of , 1992. 3-7 Resolution No. (1992 Series) Page 2 Mayor ATTEST: City Clerk APPROVED: City dministrative Officer Co t o e Community Dev to ment Director RESOLUTION NO. (1992 Series) A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO UPHOLDING AN APPEAL FROM THE ACTION OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION TO DENY APPLICATION NO. U 15461 AND APPROVING A USE PERMIT TO ALLOW A PRIVATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AT 814 AND 815 MEINECKE AVENUE, WITH OFF-SITE PARKING LOCATED AT 75 SANTA ROSA STREET, AND ALLOWING A SETBACK REDUCTION FOR PARKING SPACES WHEREAS, the Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on application No. U 1546 February 26, 1992, and denied the application; and WHEREAS, the applicant has appealed that decision to the City Council; and WHEREAS, the City Council has conducted a public hearing on April 7, 1992, and has considered the testimony and statements of the applicant, and other interested parties, and the records of the Planning Commission hearing and action, and the evaluation and recommendation of staff; NOW, THEREFORE, the council resolves to uphold the appeal and approve Use Permit U 1546, allowing a private elementary school at 814 and 850 Meinecke Avenue, with off-site parking at 75 Santa Rosa Street, and allowing a setback reduction for parking spaces at 814 and 850 Meinecke Avenue as shown on the approved site plan, subject to the following findings and conditions: SECTION 1. Findings. 1. The proposed use is consistent with the general plan and zoning regulations. 2. The proposed use, reduced street yard setback, and off-site parking will not adversely affect the health, safety or welfare of persons living or working on the site or in the vicinity. 3. The proposed use has been evaluated under the city's Environmental Guidelines and the California Environmental 3-9 Resolution No. (1992 Series) Page 2 Quality Act, and is hereby granted a negative declaration of environmental impact. SECTION 2 . Conditions 1. At least 18 parking spaces shall be provided for the proposed elementary school use, of which 14 spaces may be located off- site at 75 Santa Rosa Street. Applicant shall enter into an off-site parking agreement with the city to guarantee that the off-site parking will be available at all times for the proposed use. 2 . parking spaces nos. 3 and 4 shown on the site plan at 814 Meinecke Avenue shall not be counted toward the minimum parking requirements. 3 . Architectural review shall be required. During such review, the commission shall give special attention to reduction of paved areas, inclusion of landscaping and street trees, privacy screening for adjacent uses and preservation of residential character. 4. Applicant shall prepare and implement a trip reduction and parking management plan, to the approval of the Community Development Director. On motion of seconded by , and on the following roll call vote: AYES: NOES: ABSENT: the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted this day of , 1992. 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DATE &TIME APPEAL RECEIVED: Appellant e e _' epreSe e FEB a 7 1992 4,602 EL ITt2 CITY CLERk Phone 1 Original to City Clerk �%� City Attorney. _ Calendared for Copy to Administrative Officer Copy to the following department(s): 3�� RECEIVED MAR 2 5 1992 WY OF SM Luis asisPo oat MUN"oevaon"r The Greenhills School of SLO 2602 El Cerrito San Luis Obispo. CA 93401 805-545-5909 fax 805-542-0716 LETTER OF CLARIFICATION REGARDING PLANNING ISSUES RELATING TO THE GREENHILLS SCHOOL OF SAN LUIS OBISPO APPLICATION NUMBER 1546 To Mayor Ron Dunin, Members of the San Luis Obispo City Council , and The Community Development Department: The purpose of this letter is to clarify the reasons for bringing this case before the San Luis Obispo City Council in order to open The. Greenhills School of San Luis Obispo, (a non profit school ) . at 814 and 850 Meinecke Avenue, in the City of San Luis Obispo in September of 1992. The original request was denied at a Planning Commission hearing, held on February 26, 1992. The denial was based on our split site layout. lack of on-site parking as well as land use conflicts of noise, privacy, traffic, access. and parking with adjacent residential uses. I shall attempt to elaborate on each of the relevant planning and environmental issues because I feel it is important that you have a factual assessment of this case before the April 7, 1992 City Council meeting. SPLIT SITE LAYOUT The two presently owned sites at 850 and 814 Meinecke Ave. , are located on a transitional street that is presently zoned R-1 . yet the entire block is composed of both compatible commercial uses and residential rental uses. (Since a business tax has been levied on all rental housing in the City of San Luis Obispo, and since each house on this particular block of Meinecke Ave. between Santa Rosa and Chorro Streets is a rental property, we must conclude that the entire street is now composed of businesses. ) In addition to rental housing, there are three medical office buildings, The Casa de Vida facility for the disabled, and a Mid-State Bank branch all of which are all located in the same block as the proposed Greenhills School . The Greenhills School plans to have self-contained classrooms in each of the two already remodelled properties. We foresee a minimal number of times during which the children shall be crossing from one property to the other. We do not feel that the property located at 818 Meinecke) will create any additional operational or planning related problems because each site has been analyzed .to meet specific educational and functional program requirements successfully. 3-15 We did approach the owner of the property at 818 Meinecke to either rent or buy his rental house both prior to our Planning Commission hearing. (when there was absolutely no interest on his part to either rent or sell to us at a fair market price, ) and, again, after our hearing, when he said he would be open to proposals. The unreasonable asking price of many tens of thousands of dollars over the assessed fair market value made the sale or even lease of this property prohibitive at this time. It became clear that we would not be able to acquire this parcel prior to our April 7, 1992 City Council hearing. PARKING We have more than ample parking on site for visitors. Additional - parking is available across the street in our "Teacher Parking Area* at Mid-State Bank should the need arise. Therefore. parking is over code requirements. At our Planning Commission hearing, several commissioners questioned why we had SO MUCH PARKING! There was also concern as to the safety of the children crossing the street from the Mid-State parking lot. In answer to this. we have designated the parking lot at Mid-State Bank to be our "Teacher Parking Area" and overflow lot for special events. AT NO TIME SHALL PARENTS BE ALLOWED TO DROP THEIR CHILDREN OFF OR PICK THEM UP FROM THE MID-STATE BANK PARKING LOT. Children will be dropped off and picked up directly in front of the school with Greenhills School staff supervision, and this procedure will be strictly monitored each day. (These procedures will be further covered under the heading 'Traffic.' ) NOISE It was found in our "Environmental Determination" that the noise generated by The Greenhills School would be less than that of cars passing on either Santa Rosa or Chorro Streets, and that the noise would be limited to very short periods of time (recesses and P.E. ) during the daytime. weekday hours. The noise that would be generated would be the sounds of children singing or playing at recess or P.E. , a highly appropriate noise for an R-1 zone. There would be no noise at all generated during weekends, holidays, or after 3:00 PM. In addition. both sites back up to a six foot high wall separating the site from the landscaped parking lot of a medical office building. PRIVACY We find it hard to imagine that a school could undermine the privacy of its neighbors. We need only to examine the other schools in the community to discover that schools and neighborhoods work well together, even if the closelst neighborhood with predominantly owner-occupied residences is well over a block away. TRAFFIC AND ACCESS Traffic and safety are both primary concerns of ours. We decided that our best solution to these challenges would be to initiate a mandatory carpooling rule and staggered dismissal times in the afternoons. Access to the school would be from Santa Rosa Street so that the drivers would be able to drop off children to a waiting staff member on the school 3-! side of the street: Under no circumstances would drop-off or pick up be an appropriate time for the parent (or driver) to leave the car and congest traffic. Nor would it be appropriate for children to be dropped off either across the street from school or from the Mid-State parking lot. We anticipate each carpool drop-off or pick up to take no longer than 30-45 seconds. The driver would then proceed down Meinecke to Chorro and turn right to Foothill . We feel that making this circle will not further impact traffic since both Santa Rosa and Chorro have been designated as major arterial streets. Also, by not allowing parents or visitors to °stop and chat" during designated drop-off and pick-up times, we feel we can monitor a very orderly and safe beginning and ending to our school day. PARKING AT ADJACENT RESIDENCES As I have previously stated, we do have ample on-site and off-site parking available for our faculty, parents other visitors during all school days. However, on the rare occasions when we have an open house or a cultural arts presentation, (three to four times per year.) additional off-site parking would probably be required. VARIANCE V 1547 Because the Planning Commissioners couldn't find significant reasons to grant the variance due to any unique circumstances, we have consequently revised our site plans to eliminate the need for the variance altogether. CONCLUSIONS We feel we have directly addressed all of the issues raised at the recent Planning Commission hearing. We feel it is important to add that none of these issues were originally foreseen as a result of our negative "Environmental Determination' or from any prior neighborhood contacts. We are a school and community resource that, by our very nature, plan to be environmentally prudent and community oriented. The Greenhills School wishes to operate in an harmonious manner with the immediate neighborhood and be a vital asset to the San Luis Obispo community at large. I appreciate in advance the time you will take to review this letter of clarification and should you have any questions prior to the April 7, 1992 City Council meeting, please contact me immediately at my phone number below. Sincerely, anine N. Barasch, Director The Greenhills School of San Luis Obispo (805) 545-5909 / (805) 542-0716 FAX 3-17 city o� san luis OBisp0 IITIAL STUDY OF ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT SITE LOCATION 46 APPLICATION NO. PROJ CT DESCRIPTION -S AP LICANT STAFF RECOMMENDATION: NEGATIVE DECLARATION MITIGATION INCLUDED EXPANDED INITIAL STUDY R UIRED ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT REPORT EOU RED PREPARED•BY - DATE COMMU ITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR'S ACTION: �' �' �, DATE SUMMARY OF INITIAL STUDY FINDINGS I.DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING IL POTENTIAL IMPACT REVIEW POSSI LE ADVER E EFFECTS A. COMMUNITY PLANS AND GOALS ................................................... B. POPULATION DISTRIBUTION AND GROWTH.......................................... C. LAND USE ....................................................................... i D. TRANSPORTATION AND CIRCULATION .............................................. E. PUBLIC SERVICES................................................................ F. UTILITIES........................................................................ G. NOISE LEVELS ................................................................... H. GEOLOGIC S SEISMIC HAZARDS&TOPOGRAPHIC MODIFICATIONS .................... L AIR QUALITY AND WIND CONDITIONS....... ...................................... J. SURFACE WATER FLOW AND QUALITY ............................................... KPLANT LIFE...................................................................... LANIMAL LIFE..................................................................... M. ARCHAEOLOGICAUHISTORICAL ................................................... N. AESTHETIC ...................................................................... O. ENERGY/RESOURCE USE .......................................................... P. OTHER ........................................................................... IIL STAFF RECOMMENDATION _ *SEE ATTACHED REPORT 3a8 ER 45-91 Page 2 I. DESCRIPTION OF PROJECT AND ENVIRONMENTAL SETTING The applicant proposes to operate a private elementary school on two non-contiguous lots. The school would have a maximum enrollment of approximately 90 children, with a staff of five full-time and three part-time adults. Hours of operation would be approximately 8: 30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. , Monday through Friday, with a more flexible schedule in the summer. Up -to nine parking spaces would be provided on the two lots, and 14 additional spaces would be provided in a bank parking lot one block away (75 Santa Rosa Street) . The school would occupy two structures originally built as houses. There would be minimal modification to the exterior of the structures, except for additional paving. Interior modifications would also be minimal. The two houses which would comprise the school are separated by a third house. A medical office building is located behind the houses, and other houses and offices are located in the immediate vicinity. Several mature trees are found on the two lots. The trees are to be preserved, and no other significant vegetation is found on the site. The project involves three discretionary approvals from the City: * A use permit to allow a school in an R-1 zone. * A variance to allow a 2-1/2-foot setback to a parking lot where a 20-foot setback is normally required. * Architectural review of the site and building improvements as a minor and incidental project. The use permit and variance will be acted on by the Planning Commission; the architectural review application will be acted on by the Community Development Director. II. POTENTIAL IMPACT REVIEW A. Community Plans and Goals The General Plan Land Use Element includes the following policy: "Nonresidential uses which serve neighborhood needs (convenience - shopping,.. schools, parks, day care centers, churches, lodges, and similar public or semipublic -facilities) should, however, be considered conditionally compatible with residential environs, subject to evaluation of site development plans. " The proposed school use is consistent with adopted community plans and goals. B. Population Distribution and Growth No significant effect is expected. 3-l9 . ER 45-91 Page 3 C. Land Use Noise levels are addressed in Section II.G, below. No other type of compatibility impact is expected. D. Transportation and Circulation The school will generate up to two hundred trips per day, compared to approximately twenty trips per day generated by previous residential use of the site. - The increased traffic level is not expected to contribute to significant traffic congestion or hazardous conditions. No significant impact is expected. E. Public Services No significant effect is expected. F. Utilities Adequate sewer and water distribution facilities are available to serve the proposed use. Water use is not expected to be significantly greater than with residential use. No significant effect is expected. G. Noise Levels Outdoor school activities will generate increased noise levels between 8: 30 a.m. and 3 : 00 p.m. These noise levels will be noticeable from approximately one dozen residences located within 100 yards of the school site, and may occasionally interfere with quiet activities of the five closest dwellings. Noise generated by Chorro Street traffic will be louder than noise from the school for other nearby residences. The incremental increase in daytime neighborhood noise levels is not expected reach a level which would be considered a significant effect. H. Geologic and Seismic Hazards and Topographic Modifications No significant effect is expected. I. Air Quality and Wind Conditions No significant effect is expected. J. Surface Water Flow and Quality No significant effect is expected. R. Plant Life No significant vegetation will be removed. No significant effect is expected. L. Animal Life 3 dO ER 45-91 Page 4 The site does not provide significant wildlife habitat. No significant effect is expected. M. Archaeological/Historical Only minor grading and construction will occur, with minimal subsurface disturbance to the site. No significant effect is expected. N. Aesthetic The parking improvements proposed are not consistent with city guidelines for appropriate streetscape improvements in residential zones. However, the site is in a mixed-use neighborhood, and the Planning Commission will evaluate compatibility with the neighborhood at a public hearing. The commission will have the authority to modify proposed improvements, or deny the project, based in part on its aesthetic impact. Even without further modification, the aesthetic impact of the project is not judged to constitute a .significant effect. 0. Energy/Resource Use The proposed project will not significantly affect the use of water or . other resources. P. Other No other types of significant effect are expected. III. STAFF RECOMMENDATION The proposed project is not expected to have any significant adverse environmental effect. A negative declaration should be filed. gtsd:ER4591.wp CORRESPONDEN_ CE. SUPPORTING PERMIT `V 1546 814-850 MEINECKE I TIDE KOHLENS - PATTI, KEN AND CORINNE 359 LOS CERROS DRIVE (805) 541-0464 SAN LUIS OBISPO,CA 93405 March 16, 1992 Mayor Ron Dunin x! P� City Hall f AACL J City of San Luis Obispo, Ca. 93403 Dear Mayor Dunin, I am writing this letter in support of an appeal being made by the Greenhills School. As you probably know the school has asked permission to open a private elementary school on Meinecke Street in two houses whose addresses are 814 and 850 Meinecke Street. The Planning Commission turned down their request. The directors of the school have gone out of their way to make sure that the school will not be a burden on the neighborhood which presently has a mixture of residential and commercial uses. The directors have staggered the starting and ending times of,the various classes so as to minimize traffic at any one time and have made sure that classes start and end outside of the normal rush hours of the day. The E.I.R. done by the City staff indicated that there were no negative impacts related to the proposal and there were no neighbors from this block in opposition at the hearing. San Luis Obispo prides itself on the excellent education available in town. My wife and I are both educators and we believe that quality schools like Greenhills are an important extension to the existing educational framework of the town. Schools are an acceptable use in this zone and it is hard to believe that additional -hospital/office facilities with their related high traffic have been approved for construction less than two blocks away in an identical neighborhood mix while this project with no impact has.been denied. Sincerely, Ken Kohlen Professor-Architect . -r..'EIVED MAR 1 . 1992 CIL Cl C UN S N L S OBIS?0, CA 92-02-2S 09! 53 FRAN 10 4c,9 32SS24 SID 1 � -OIC -. ..__.. lNl.-9 - jE_aUi�-Uu�_E�� —_..�_. . .___-- • ---�-15�}n�Tr ._off_.6 . �4tu_s�ao�..—A _. _ . . —_ . . _ ._ _.WtX?�_�2J E_�n.J.�,��ii u E5__�;t.U'►�1.t�-CUD`S .-..- — . ...._ --�- _ O c, 04. 0 U' _ .eDt�j!DEP.��I Ot� 110 U es. RECEIVED FES 2 d 1"2 569 Highland Dr. San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 February 24, 1992 Mr. Greg Smith San Luis Obispo Planning Commission P.O. Box 8100 San Luis Obispo , Ca 93403 re : Variance for Greenhills School Dear Mr Smith, I support the approval of a variance in the R1 zoning for the Greenhills School to be locate on Meinecke Avenue. There is a residential care and school facility (Casa de Vida) on this street and other businesses . This seems a very appropriate location for a small school of this kind. I ask the planning commission to approve the variance for the Greenhills school . Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, . Vicki Carter Hotaling i lea RECEIVED FEB 2 11992 o?�j ZENTRAL COAST SPINE INSTITUTE ANTHONY C. TRIPPI, M.D., INC. DMAN"TE AMERICAN BOARD OF Nf131' 862 MEINECKE AVE.. SUITE 100 SAN LUIS OBISPO. CA 93405 _nRRY D. HERRON, M.D., INC. TELEPHONE: (805)541-4700 DIPI.OMATE AMLRICAN BOARD OF 0=40PEDC stmmn February 19, 1992 RECEIVED Planning Commission r Ea 2 0 1992 City of San Luis Obispo - ca MO�FuS LUISO OBIS P. 0. Box 8100 San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-8100 RE: Use Permit U 1546 Variance V 1547 Gentlemen: The proposal to allow a private elementary school with grades kindergarten through fourth grade at 814 and 850 Meinecke Avenue with a 2 .5 feet set back for parking is inadequate. The times in which the parents deliver and pick up their children will result with double or triple parking on an already busy avenue. This will undoubtedly produce a significant risk of injury to children and/or parents from traffic on the street. A more appropriate way of solving that problem would be to have the property .in between those two houses bought and turned into a parking lot to provide adequate onsite parking for delivery and picking up of children to the school. For that reason I would strongly oppose the issuance of this variance. Sincerely yours, Larry D. Herron, M.D. LDH/c 3�7 SC-D RECEIVED Q D /GZi' G FE8 2 S W MY OF SM U.US OSM oeieo� Ice o J v-ui! �,,'�Wei 1610 Calle Crotalo San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Mr. Greg Smith, Planner San Luis Obispo Planning Department RECEIVED P.O. Box 8100 San Luis Obispo, CA 93403 FES 1 3 1M cmoF sW tu1sCUW0 February 12, 1992 COMMUN oEVEUorwM Dear Mr. Smith, This letter is in regards to the upcoming Planning Commission Hearing on February 26th as it pertains to The Greenhills School. I am writing to show my support and encourage you to approve the formation of this new school. I met the director, Janine Barasch as she was planning the school last year and was extremely impressed with her reputation here in San Luis as an ex- ceptional teacher. Her resume and educational philosophies stand on their own. We have three small children and last year were very frustrated with our choices for a very academic educational environment. The Greenhills School could add that diversity to this community. We need a school such as Greenhills. Their "whole language" approach and emphasis on the arts is at the forefront of contemporary education. I urge you to approve The Greenhills. School. Very Sincerely, ' Janice Kissel 3�9 Ct6• _' •• 'r / of �••'•••�•'• RECEIVED . . ,• Ri•YVlaR]VRQ�AWMO.TWmOLY FEB Q 7 02. • • • • • •• , • .• urr a s+w • • February 6, 1992 '••. Mr. Greg Smith • . Planning Department • • City of Sita Luis Obispo �, ' • • Box 8100 ;• SLO, CA 93403 ' Dear Mr. Smith, :z ••�•� I'm writing to express my support for Janine • Barasch and her Greenhills School proposal at 814 • and 850 Meinecke St. in San Luis Obispo. _ • • I believe the Greenhills concept is a strong, viable, and necessary one for this community. I also believe Ms. Barasch is an extremely capable, conscientious, and visionary individual • well suited to the task of creating an intensely • • • • a gratifying private school experience for children. •• Pve worked with her in several education-related projects over the years and have come to know her •• ••• •' • • as someone who knows how to do things right. '�• • ,• If Greenhills school becomes a reality, the •. •; '• •• • cultural and educational aspect of San Luis •!` 1•' • Obispo will be vastly enriched. • . p Y Re ' • • • Steve Moss, Editor and Co-Publisher ' •� ' N E W T I M E S • • o r • , • o • • • • • • •• 738 MIGUERA STREET • S A N l U l 3 O • I S V O • • C A L I F O R N I A 9 3 d 0 1 • • •• • 0 3 / 3 1 6 8 0 • • s • • • • • A I / 3 1 6 . 1 6 1 1 � • • • 30 L4-" G a e�trav .z S L.C1 • Pl an".y A071' P13 . Box a�ao RECEIVED SC, ,. L u i s G�O I's. FED Q 51991 Uectw � 2 � ��•�J s JAJ 4f,7,1�LLA q 9d , Orl -e c6u c,. a,,i-n ul4AVIOL -.0- CiuOCL ,�f,a-vlaj _ 44ob Vida aylol L44PO-14 , -►Gi-rdd- 0-111 re , `71"` 331 -- LINDA L. WHITE 2077 Slack Street San LUIS OblSPO, CA 93401 January 27, 1992 Janine Barasch The Greenhills School 2602 El Cerrito San Luis Obispo, California 93401 _ Dear Janine, . I will be out of the country when you have the hearing for your school and will not be able to attend. However, I do want to express my support for your school. I feel very strongly that the parents of San Luis should have the option of an alternative to the public schools if they so choose. I have been impressed by your dedication to this project. The emphasis on the arts, inspiring a love for learning and challenging the students to their full potential are all concepts to be promoted. Your proposed location near Cal Poly is ideal, in that you will be able to utilize the resources of the university while also filling the needs of the students and employees. The central location will also be convenient for parents working in San Luis . The Greenhills School is an undertaking that should be supported by entire community. Best of luck on your endeavor. Sincerely, ;z Linda White RECEIVED JUN 3 11992 CMOFSM LUIS oeOM CMUNM" y CORRESPONDENCE OPPOSING PERMIT U 1546 814-850 MEINECRE 3-33 , r i i r / r i r i XA 16 z- : 26- Q, G� C � �� -.16Z U - I - _• - __ . \- - -- SVS - MEETING AGENDA DATE�ATEM #= Mr. Greg Smith SLO Planning Dept. Mayor Ron Dunin Members of SLO City Council 990 Plam St. P.O.Box 8100 SLO, CA. 93401-8100 March 30, 1992 Dear Sir: I am writing this letter in support of the Green Hills School project. In this day of school budget cuts, classroom overcrowding and lower test scores, an alternative is desperately needed. The location at 814 Meinecke is centrally located and shouldn't impact the neighborhood. Please approve Green Hills School's application. San Luis Obispo will benefit from this project. COPIESTO: ❑-Denotes AcBon / FYI Sincerely, ff Cmmdl IBJ c❑DD_u. 5? CAO ❑ FIN.DTR. 11T TTOICIEY 1:1 FWDIR. Chad & Vicki McPartland 9cLFrx/Or=c. ❑ POLICECH 2349 Ganador Ct. 13Mc"1T•T� ❑ =ZcDIP- ❑ C .� FILE ❑AMLD`D SLO, Ca. 93401 !_ lE k EGEP E a.P., 1992 C i CLERK SAN LUS OBISPO,CA 1610 Calle Crotalo San -Luis Obispo, CA 93401 March 31, 1992 3� Mr. Greg Smith, Mr. Ron Dunin and MEETIN A "�"�'L ITEM AGENDA City Council Members DATE 990 Palm Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93403 Dear Mr. Smith, Mr. Dunin and City Council Members, I am writing in support of The Greenhills School. I have been impressed with the concept of this school since meeting Janine Barasch about one year ago. At the time I had been on a waiting list for almost two years and was not assured a spot for my daughter in the school of my choice. The Greenhills School, had it opened, would have offered me a wonderful alternative. I know that there are many families here in San Luis who want or need alternative educational opportunities for their children. There is a great need for The Greenhills School. Janine Barasch is not a gamble, but a proven educator. Please don't mistake this as a growth issue, it is not. This is an educational issue. This is a family issue. This school is for San Luis Obispo and will enrich our community. Please support The Greenhills School. Sincerely, COPLSTO: ❑'De��AcLon FY1 r-ACAD' DTDIR O ❑ Fla\T.Da Janice Kissel , ❑ FIPE�P L"J A—j rM TEY ❑ PLV DUL Q,CLM/ORIG. ❑ POLICECH ❑ MCMT.MA1:i ❑ PEC DM ❑ CREADFILE ❑ Uni DIF. p T, RECEIVED APR 1 1992 CITY CLERK SAN LUIS OBISPO.CA AGENDA RECU NNUEM ITEM # APR, 1942 � �iLENK • I �6`7 157" OL yY�brro � Ca• Ct C, I ir.L a3 (�us civIr C4 q3�o3-I&D V �30,Jaz Awok- S koAlG becvl te, (cs5 t -1'he ro Cc,,'eec��il�s 1aI dor tv k vie I 4D (5Uf Gt5 C�►1�efi-hcu -}� tsl'k� SLt 15 4o 5+cr c -4r e�ccl c-c- ce4vL L ti%AA aa- Ste{ 11 n c 1 iti hK S��— MEETING AGENDA DATE ' -9a ITEM # i E. -1 S a Vii:;: To: Mayor Ron Dunin and Members of the City Council From: The Church Family Date: Monday, March 30, 1992 Subject: The Greenhills School of SLO We strongly support the Greenhills School of S.L.O. There are unquestionably too few schools in San Luis that offer the quality educational environment that Greenhills proposes --The educational benefits achieved by broadening the diversity of curricular options available in this area will enrich our children and our city alike. On a more practical note, we (as well as many of our friends with school .age children) have been on the waiting list of another school in SLO since 1989 and have just been informed that as no slots are currently available we are bumped to the list for 1992- '93...Greenhills would definitely be our next choice. Let's make this school happen! Sincerely, COPT sTO: L1 CDD DIR. CAO ❑ FIN.DIR CAO ❑ FIRE CHIFF IZ TTOINEr ❑ FWDUL Blair Church eICC=/ORIG. ❑ POULCEC r 1905 Corbett Highlands PI. ❑ MGMT.TEA11A El RECDIR g ❑ CREADFILE El UTLTT,DM Arroyo Grande, CA. 93420 APR 1992 61 rC'LERK SAN LUIS OBISPO.CA DATE _..AITEM #" -3 T PA i 7 pDa+oissAction ❑ � E C E I V E D Janet Murphy 1196 Islay 1 o FKDIX APR 0 21992 San Luis Obispo , CA 4 DR ElFMCHIEF 805 93401 rroR� ❑ FIv DIR Crtv of SAN Luls oBlsao �541-5792 mt/OR1G. ❑ POLIS 4-I =AWNITYDMOPMENT l TEAM ❑ PEC D:R TT '7 March 30, 1992 Dear City Council Members, I am writing to you in support of the proposed school site for The Greenhills School . I have been a public school educator for seven years and feel that a school such as Greenhills is a necessity here in San Luis Obispo County. A school such as this will provide a quality alternative for parents who wish to enroll their children in an individualized educational setting that the public schools can not provide. With growing class sizes and shrinking budgets the outlook for our public school system is bleak. The Greenhills School on the other hand will be able to provide good quality along with small class sizes, hands on curriculum and community involvement. The Meinecke location is an ideal site for this type of: private school. It is within -walking distance to Cal Poly and downtown San Luis Obispo. There is easy access to the school via Santa Rosa Avenue and it is in a setting that has a mix of residential life and commercial businesses. The impact ofplacing a school at this site would be minimal . RECEIVED. APR 2 1992 1. ,2.0o P.M• CITY COUNCIL SAN LUIS OBISP_O.CA I feel the City Council would be doing our community a great service by approving The Greenhills School at the proposed Meinecke site. I hope to be able to have the option of sending my children to a school site such as Greenhills in the future. I urge you to pass this endeavor and let The Greenhills School become a reality. Sincerely, Janet Murphy March 30. 1992 RECEIVED Mr. Greg Smith. Planning Dept. APR O 2 1992 Mayor Ron Dunin and Members of the City Council CnY OF SAN LU15 086P0 990 Palm Street COMMUNrtvoavELoPWENr P.G. Box 8100 San Luis Obispo. CA 93401-8100 Dear Mr. Smith. Mayor Dunin and Members of the San Luis Obispo City Council : We. the undersigned. support the approval of The Greenhills School of San Luis Obispo at 814 and 850 Meinecke in the City of San Luis Obispo. We feel there is an need for alternative educational options for the children of the San Luis Obispo area. Address City. t 1 *0 007 At: - 1 , 112 vk, i 6-korA, I Ferrell -C s Oso s / Ole 905 Nry r c1 �7 s 1 March 30. 1992 RECEIVED Mr. Greg Smith. Planning Dept . APR 0 2 1992 Mayor Ron Dunin and Members of the City Council crnYovSAN wIsoeISao 990 Palm Street C0MWJNrtYDFiEL0PW-M F.G. Box 8100 San Luis Obispo. CA 93401-8100 Dear Mr. Smith. Mayor Dunin and Members of the San Luis Obispo City Council : We. the undersigned. support the approval of The Greenhills School of San Luis Obispo at 814 and 850 Meinecke in the City of San Luis Obispo. We feel there is an need fcr alternative educational options for the children of the San Luis Obispo area. Name , Address City. iD , AAE AZI,9 /522 #)6ikAtk,#70I 626 �vr� GC+. C 3�/Q� 173T S L 0 9% 4.01 Gq �� Yo1 q an.c�,.1 �-✓ s if0 3 QLD 1 - CF, S to> RECEIVED APR 0 21992 CnY OF SAN LUIS C PO COMMUNITY DEVEL0PI W March 30. 1992 Mr. Greg Smith. Planning Dept. Mayor Ron Dunin and Members of the City Council 990 Palm Street P.O. Box 8100 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-8100 Dear Mr. Smith, Mayor Dunln and Members of the San Luis Obispo City Council : We. the undersigned. support the approval of The Greenhills School of San Luis Obispo at 819 and 850 Meinecke In the City of San Luis Obispo. We feel there is an need for alternative educational options for the children of the San Luis Obispo area. Name Address City State din A�/li77( � V -` g v;,L f v a vzh 1 I �Z 3�- S"t. Ly S QSO S C(3 4(0 Z A/f,r Zan /7/9 Sou 93e ................................................... ................ . ... ............ . ................ ............................... Jay & Linda Farbstein _ _ AGENDA 375 Los Cerros Drive ITEM #_ . San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 (805)541-4940 COPISTO: March 31, 1992 ❑•Dmolm Adion� � �dCo�o7 L'J CDD DNR rA'CA10 0 ❑ FIN.DIR The Mayor and Members of the City Council ❑ F1IMCHW 990 Palm Street.. �' ❑ F+'� Box 8100 VCLlatx/OPx. ❑ AOLIMCH. ❑ MCMf.TEAM ❑ RFL DIR San Luis Obispo,CA 93403-8100 �_n � DiR Re: Greenhills School Conditional Use Permit F� � Dear Mayor Dunin and Members of the City Council: We are writing to support the application of the Greenhills School for a Conditional Use Permit to operate a school at 814 and 850 Meinecke Street. We understand that the application was turned down at the Planning Commission and is being appealed to the City Council. We are interested in sending our son,who will be in third grade next Fall,to Greenhills. There are very few options for education in San Luis Obispo. We have sent him to one private school and he now attends a public school in the city. We have been working closely with the Baraschs are convinced that Greenhills will offer a unique and quality educational option which we want to take advantage of. We = wanted our son to go there last year,but the Baraschs did not allow enough time last year to get - through the planning process. Placing our child in this private school will make a direct contribution toward easing the burden on the public schools at a time when their resources are severely stretched. The Council should do everything in its power to contribute to adding such choices in our city. It is remarkable that,with all the problems of curriculum, staff,budget, and so forth,the most significant hurdle to opening this school is the city approval process. You must not keep them from opening. We understand that there are no zones other than"public facilities"where a school can be located without special permits—and that the public facilities zones are all occupied by public schools. This street,which we know very well from use of the medical offices located on it, seems Ike a perfect location for a school. There is very little residential use on the street,which also has Casa de Vida, offices, and a bank. The school has bent over backwards to mitigate every possible environmental impact, including traffic(they will enter and exit from Santa Rosa and Chorro, not Meinecke), noise,.and parking (which they will place next to Mid-State Bank off Santa Rosa). As we understand it,a few residents from Chorro Street have taken it upon themselves to object to the school. As we see it,the school will have very little effect on them and will benefit many families from the neighborhood and throughout the city. This is a perfect location for a school. Please find in favor of granting them the conditional use permit. We hope we can find the time to attend and speak at the Council meeting, but, rl not,please take our concerns into account. Sincerely, Z4 Jay Farbstein, PhD,AIA L nda Farbstein VED Pc:Greg Smith, Case Planner;Janine Barasch E C E ' APR 2; 1992. ERK W IS BISPO,CA MEETING AGENDA .� DATE ITEM # = F..Ammon ❑CDD DlRPO _e1z. ❑. FIN.DIREY ❑ FWDIRORIG, ❑ POLICE CUTFILE ❑ %EC D:R FILe^, ❑ D hiC?�Reds B00�ORC. i9 March 31,9 192-' ScZ?I LMS O�isp6 ri }� C0l1I]C1l _ 990 Palm Street / P.0. Box. 8100` San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-8100 Dear Mayor, Dunn and City Council Members: It is. my. understanding that the Greenhills School project . comes before the City Council- on April-_ 3 , 1992.. Prior: to. that meetings: I .wish' to have::in their file: this letter.. supporting the efforts- of t7anine' Barasch in establishing._ the Greenhills School at 814'. &. 850 Meinecke.: Being the owner of. Paper Reeds bookstore which is- exclusively . for. children;: I daily come into contact with numerous San Luis. Obispo •parents. It. is. my experience that a large: percentage of these. parents desire a' different choice .for. their child' s education: besides public schools. I. agree with Ms ' Barasch' s philosophy of an. integrated curriculum which emphasizes a creative approach to learning and problem solving, 'a strong . core of literature-based teaching,; and a holistic approach' to the needs of-. the child. I also. strongly believe that a neighborhood. school, such as Ms: Barasch . .envisions; -will }provide an alternative to. those parents who wish that type- of education fora their children. .. An added benefit of the proposed location is.-that its setting is currently in a neighborhood' that. is. predominantly family . . residences: I. strongly. encourage : the City Council to recommend approval for -this site- and the pr6pose&i3reenhills School. : ; It is a wise` investment in this .city's :future. - . - Sincerely, . 57 C EJ 9� APR: : 2 .1992 CITY CLERK SAN LUIS OBISPO,CA 1021 Mo>Zuo.Sfrieef;Sar3 tuis.Obispo,CA,93401 (8053. 543-6107- MEETIN AGENDA DATE 21- fX ITEM # 3 March 31, 1992 COPIES TO: ❑•Demotes Action ❑ F1'! Mayor Ron Dunin and Members of the City Council D', °°"� LTCDDDIR 5 L7oCAO ❑ FX DIF. City Council Office ❑ ACAO ❑ FMC= 990 Palm Street MK/0r1G. ElFOLIaa-L P.O. Box 8100 u raGwrr TEAM ❑ PEC DM San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-8100 ❑ CFFADFMX ❑ ;rrttD:x CXi T. Dear Mayor Dunin and Members of the City Council: Although a product of and an advocate for the public school system, I realize the need for educational options. The Greenhills School of SLO, under the direction of Janine Barasch, would be an asset to our community. I've worked with Janine on many projects at Sinsheimer School over the past three years and find her dedication amazing. I would like to see her given a chance to provide children with additional opportunities. Thank you for your consideration. lu`onee M. Hollister 1686 Southwood Drive San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 APR 2 1992 CITY CLERK SAN LUIS OBISPO.Ca MEETING AGENDA DATE-- ITEM #- March 31 . 1992 cOPimTO: ❑''Denotes Action J❑ FYI L/J Counal U CDD DUL O'CAO ❑ FIK DR Mayor Ron Dunin and Members of the City Council ZACAO ❑ FIRE0-IMY �A71.01NEY 11 FW DSR City. C o u n c i ] Office C'CLERK/ORIG ❑ POLICE CFL 99O Falm Street ❑ MQAisTZ-VA ❑ F,ECDIR P. O. box 5100 ❑ Cr%EADFILE ❑ 1"[;L�R San Luis Obispo. CA 93403-0100 2-=-- L Dear Mr . Dunin and Members of the City Council : We are writing in regards to the Conditional Use Permitto open the Greenhilis School on I•ieinecke Street in San Luis Obispo. We feel that this permit should be granted. There are few educational choices for children in the City of San Luis Obipso. The current budget cuts in public education has created a loss or scaled down version of valuable programs along with increased class sizes. This is a. great concern to many parents who value their children' s education. We feel that parents should have alternate choices for their children' s education. The Greenhills school is one option for filling that need. The site chosen appears to have no adverse aifects on the surrounding neighborhood. The block is already mainly commercial use and a few rentals. We feel that the site would be much more desirea.ble used as a school rather than as more rental units. As parking on the street seems to be a concern to residents in this city. a school would not have overnight parking nor parking on weekends. We urge you to approve this permit at. the City Council Meeting on April 7th, 1552. Sincerely. Del Ritchie �� Sondra Ritchie 1120 Fletcher Ave. San Luis Obispo. CA 93401 - F C97 APR 2 1992 CITY CLERK ,,cN LUZ OBIEPO,CA MEETINGAGENDA 3 DATE — ITEM John J. Danyi, M.D. P.O. Box 12208 - San Luis Obispo, CA 93406 March 31, 1992 COPIESTO: ❑• c,d s Acton _/❑ FYI ji/,=l Il0 CD'u DIR Mayor Ron Dunin [�cAo ❑ FN.DIR. Members of San Luis Obispo City Council -r MChm'v 990 Palm St MW Dm. P.O. Box 8100 E�cl�x�ar,IQ ❑ POLICFa-L San Luis Obispo, CA 93403 ED MG�tTD FLE ❑ I2EC DIR 0� r� Members of City Council: I am writing in support of the Conditional Use Permit which will allow the Greenhills School of SLO to begin operation on Meinecke St. I work at Sierra Vista Hospital and am familiar with the neighborhood. I also have talked at length with Ms. Barasch, the Director of the school, and was very impressed not only with her professionalism and sense of commitment to this extremely worthwhile project, but also with the amount of planning which has been done thus far. I feel that she has done much to mitigate the potential impact of the school on the neighborhood, and I would appreciate your thoughtful consideration of this important project Sincerely, J � l V John J. Danyi, M.D. EaPR 21992 CINGLEc K A:Luis OBI ?O.CA DR. BERNICE LOUGHRAN-NICHOi,�JN - 156 DEL NORTE WAY,- b_ _, LUIS OBISPO, CA - 93405 MEETING AGENDA March 30, 1992 DATE 21AA ITEM C..`., ... 14 'es Acton FYI IJ�Counol CDD DIR CAO ❑ F4V.MR. CA 0 ❑ ;IRE G+�EF 11 Or,NTEY ❑lT-WDJR. Dear Mayor Dunin: §�CUERK/ORIQ MLICECH. ❑ N4c11.1r.rL;.N; ❑ ::Ec MR, ❑ c R T F;LE ��Y,1" MR, I believe that a person who is sincerely worki�g- o�-prav3 good education for children should be encouraged. I have become well-acquainted with Janine Barisch, and her ideas coincide with mine on the importance of the arts as a stimulus to education. I also have taught elementary grades with the arts permeating the school day. The children learned exceedingly well. They were, in fact, above grade level in academics at the end of the year. More- over, they enjoyed school and their parents were delighted. I've lived in the Foothill area of San Luis Obispo almost thirty-five years and some changes have distressed me. I taught Cal Poly students for over twenty-five years , and they are fine young people. However, they have infiltrated our residential areas and their cars and loud parties have proved a problem. That is no excuse for people from other neighborhoods objecting to Greenhills School. I believe they are venting their general frustrations . Greenhills School poses no problems of a similar nature.The childrenreither drive cars that will be parked at all hours on the street nor will they have noisy parties at night. I understand there are more than the required parking spaces for parents and visitors. With no owner-residents on the block, and no complaints from the businesses, who has a legitimate right to complain? I petition the mayor, and the other city officials , to cooperate in establishing this new educational establishment in our city. To do otherwise would deprive children of a marvelous opportunity to learn .in an environment enriched by the arts . Sincerely yours, UpP L 1992 C..ITY CLEgK L�tS 0515?0,CA .:TING AGENDA DATE It -901 ITEM # _ AUCHAEL B. HAIMMOND 166 Henderson San Luis Obispo, CA 93405 RECErVED APR p S IM - �Mw April 3, 1992 cmNOFU,1 oz� Mr. Greg Smith Case Planner Community Development Dept. City of San Luis Obispo RE: Conditional Use Permit — The Greenhills School of SLO Dear Mr. Smith: My family and I would very much like to support the above-referenced school in their• efforts to obtain a Conditional Use Permit. We currently have three children attending public school in San Luis Obispo and would embrace the oppommity of alternate educational choices. The Greenhills School will give young children the promised education that they are not now receiving through the overcrowded public education system. The Greenhills School has obviously put extensive planning into the prospectus of the school and to the environmental impact surrounding the immediate community. This will only serve to enrich the lives of our school-age children — our future — and San Luis Obispo as a whole. This dry is in great need of more educational opportunities — Greenhills School will be a most important and welcomed addition. Sincerely, Ij / r._and Mrs. Michael B. Hamm APR 7 1992 CITY CLERK SAN LL';S 091SP0,CA V`9NG AGENDA Dm c ITEM # 3213 Flora Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 March 31, 1992 The Honorable Mayor Ron Dunin Members of the City Council 990 Palm Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-8100 Dear Mayor Dunin and Members of the City Council: The purpose of my letter is to encourage you to vote in favor of allowing the Greenhills School to be located on the proposed Meinecke Street location. As a parent of two children (one school-age and one preschooler) , an educator for the past twenty years and a resident of the City of San Luis Obispo for the past fifteen years, I feel qualified to see the great resource Greenhills School could provide. Our community would be well-served by offering an alternative to the educational opportunities our children have provided them. I feel the proposed location of the school to be ideal. The proximity to Cal Poly and to at least two other elementary schools would appear to make this location a most desirable one. My personal experience has shown Mrs. Janine Barash to be a sensitive and caring person. I feel certain that under her leadership the school will provide a quality environment. Her sensitivity to the children' s needs would most certainly be extended to the needs of the surrounding neighborhood. It is my opinion that the presence of Greenhills School would enhance the quality of the Meinecke Street neighborhood. Please vote in favor of this item. Respectfully yours, 7 Diana C. Rheinisch RECI!IvED CnPI To: ❑•Da,ae9 Adlon� t APP 3 1992 Iec.. Wed, rATC o ❑ iN.r. Ao ❑ >IxEa>1EP S"4j, I e�RH _ rortty ❑ fw DR 'S OBISPO,CA ! CIERK/OPJC- ❑ POLICEQi. 0 MCMT.TE M ElPEC DIR MEETIN AGENDA DATE -9a ITEM#'L.,3 March 28 . 1992 Dear Mayor Dunin and City Council Members . I am writing to you today to ask that Janine Barasch be given further consideration with her plans to start the Green Hills School . In the many years that I have worked with Janine as a volunteer at Sinsheimer School , I have seen her dedication and devotion towards helping the children in our community. She is responsible for getting the Scrip program (towards groceries at local stores and markets) and school directories (with materials donated and advertising paid by local businesses) introduced to some of our local schools and functioning very successfully. Janine does her homework, no matter how large or small of a project she tackles . I know she has been working very diligently towards opening her own school , and she has tried to comply with every regulation that. has been put before her. However, I feel that her recent rejection by you is without merit . If she has passed all of the other hurdles that have had to . be met in order to open Green Hills, don ' t you feel that you should review your reasons for not allowing her to progress on such an ambitious undertakinq again? Please consider this letter and help Janine to open her Green Hills school . COPIES TO: ❑`Dciotes Aelion ❑ FYI Sincerely . �sCO10.. W(CDDDIR cAoO FlanCHW �QT Y ❑ RV DIX �uvoFlc ❑ Por.ICEcx APR 3 1992 ❑❑ MGMT.TE%Jj ❑.REC.DIR DFU ❑ 11 Sharon /Gove . Director CIT�'1'CLERK SAN LUIS OBISPO,CA Sinsheimer PTA C .A.R.E. CLUB �✓ and S .L.O. Children ' s Museum Board Member MEETING AGENDA MONTESSORI CHILDREN'S SCHOOL DATE -4�ITEM # 4200 S. HIGUERA STREET SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93401 (805) 544-6691 April 2, 1992 San Luis Obispo City Council 990 Palm Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 Dear Council Members; I am writing concerning the possible opening of Greenhills School in San Luis Obispo. I am the owner of the Montessori Children's School (formally Los Verdes Montessori School) in San Luis Obispo. As an owner/educator for nine years in this community, I have continued to see the need for quality schools escalate in the recent years. Our school presently has an enrollment of 63 children and we have just finished the re- enrollment process for next year. Because of a high returning rate of students, we had only three spaces to fill. Consequently, we sent out 106 letters to families who we were not able to accommodate in our school. These are dedicated, sincere parents who are looking for an alternative education for their children. School owners/administrators do not enter this field for fame or fortune, for rarely are either of these things ever gained. They enter, rather, because they have a vision of what education can be like. They have ideas and goals and want to provide this for interested families. We are fortunate to have someone now, Janine Barash, in our community who wants to take on this awesome responsibility. Rather than deny her this very much needed service in our community, we should be thankful that someone of her enthusiasm and expertise wants to open these doors to the children and families of our community. I urge you to search every possible avenue to allow the opening of this school . Thank you very much for your consideration. SincetKernNt^--*' Mary RECEIVEU FYI COPL-S T71: m /ra0 p� ❑•DO A P - '1992 Wcomcw Dip ;' �cAo �.DTRI LERK CACAFIRECFSAfJ`ti1lSbBISPOCA �/�TTU !-'+' �It4Q CLERC_ICECIi❑ r�'GR4EC DipC?--' �it I. IP. MICHAEL Be HAMMOND r 166 Henderson MEETIN AGENDA ? san Luis Obispo, CA 93405 DATE �a` ITEM# (CIDPft ❑ FYI�CDDDII2❑ FIN.DIR.April 3, 1992 ❑ W DC<p�IIEFC. ❑ POLICECFLM ❑ REC DIR.tl �U L Mr. Greg Smith I+� Case Planner Community Development Dept. City of San Luis Obispo RE: Conditional Use Permit — The Greenhills School of SLO Dear Mr. Smith: My family and I would very much like to support the above-referenced school in their efforts'to obtain a Conditional Use Permit. We currently have three children attending public school in San Luis Obispo and would embrace the opportunity of alternate educational choices. The Greenhills School will give young children the promised education that they are not now receiving through the overcrowded public education system. The Greenhills School has obviously put extensive planning into the prospectus of the school and to.the environmental impact surrounding the immediate community. This will only serve to enrich the lives of our school-age children — our future — and San Luis Obispo as a whole. .This city is in great need of more educational opportunities — Greenhills School will be a most important and welcomed addition. Sincerely, APR 3 1992 and Mrs. Michael B. Hamm CITY COUNCIL SAN LUIS OBISPO,CA 1 MEEnna AGENDA �a DATE - - a ITEM #� 1, a/ r C m lJ��'Ulic� � O D , „ FYI qlxx�/ (( ca �7 CDDDIR ACAO OF 0 ME Sam / n'��' flN O DQt lS ��(�� //���� q� 7� � O cn APR 3 1952 �7' � �)dl71DIR LUIS COUNCIL1po, Dav� Maif � SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA rz Pun'tri As a, Mgtdeif (tl (�w burs T wwo 114 � �nl ra tae esb�r�r �- Vfhll s Se�to�2, VV4(� (S Ot , 76�S� a �'Mfi wr�/l a s a rQ 5- r 0 �Qed 1l _ _ �` .Q,r�t fr�rn n�- - t� , � - �D tea rn r/1 , T ( /l a7r(( m e fol 4CE ( ul 4ae T s C01V rt7s ra ' f-taeere vi pus ROO (�P�2 . rZ l r � a o c s n c�aAPas � (�aV� bee v� a�E pt I�Dc W ob ems G�r��o�- r� �u rr�ok rrfia6�� . �V#11E _ �s art l ' d c s�rR��er� 6( c a-�-es Sin � �' � . oXc �[E �o r utas wQ,Q.Q s �o h i s ) a(.P- 6 let oAo (2( Lil - af L/Q `6 n� f7 VKPvieR a vtr �fz 07W ��e�r r Was Ste( w(fi� ( b us far,,-tic£ Cor m qr V� �r cEs Friars 5(f/-571, HMO fl. IOLHU GENERAL CONTRACTOR CONTRACTORS LICENSE N0. 155137 1920 BROAD STREET r PHONE (805) 543.3767 SAN LUIS OBISPO. CALIFORNIA 93401 MEETING AGENDA Q March 31, 1992 DATE ^9'Z ITEM# City of San Luis Obispo City Council 990 Palm Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93403 RE: Appeal - Greenhills School of San Luis Obispo As owners of property known as Santa Rosa Medical Offices, located directly behind the use permit applicant, we wish to express our concerns regarding the allowance of an elementary school at 814 and 850 Meinecke Avenue. We feel the permit should continue to be denied for the following reasons: 1. The two properties are not adjacent to each other and will require constant movement of personnel and students between the two properties. Movement from one property to the other will make internal operations external, creating more exposure to the neighborhood. 2. The area is much to small for the use. Think of it this way, would you like to have 45 people in each house next to you if you lived there? At certain times of the day these 45 people will be outside, in the backyards, affecting the environment adjacent to the properties. 3. The applicant may have addressed the parking requirement, but morning drop-off and afternoon pick-up will create congestion in the neighborhood. 4. The use permit asked for does not conform to the neighborhood. Therefore, for the reasons given above, we ask the City Council for continued denial of th uested use permit. Sinc el , COPIES TD: ❑ es Acton f❑ bYl n1 R CDD DIR APR 3 992 ❑ FIN.DIR VOLNY ___��� ❑ ''°'�� Y��L7TOMNEY ❑ MV DR �c Tv _ K I�dcLErxia^Ic. ❑ Pauc>rCI t: " $!rPU. a ❑ MGMT.T_-�-M ❑ RECDIR D x�DFM I �_ Fflt IIIII IIIII at o sAn tuis .OBISPOy 990 Palm Street/Post Office Box 8100 • San Luis Obispo, CA 93403.8100 March 26, 1992 . CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE APPEAL.- GREENTIHILLS SCHOOL OF SAN LUIS OBISPO Our records indicate that your property is located near the subject property. You .: are, therefore, being noticed that the San Luis Obispo City Council will hold a public hearing to consider an appeal of a Planning Commission action to deny a use permit to.. allow_a private elementary. school with grades kindergarten through fourth at 814 and.850: Meinecke Avenue. - The'`agenda report, including recommendation by'staff, wp_be available for review in the City Clerk's Office (Room #1 of City Hall) the Wednesday before the meeting The meeting will be field on Tuesday;April 7, 1992; beginning at 7 00'-p:m m alie Council Chambers of City Hall, 990 Palm Street, San Luis Obispo. Other' items may be discussed before or after this item. The public is welcome to attend and comment:..Written.- comments ritten.comments are encouraged. Please know that if you challenge this action in court, you may be limited to raising only those issues you or someone else raised in the. public hearing . t described in this notice, or in written correspondence delivered to the City Council at, or prior to, the public hearing. For more information please contact Greg Smith, Associate Planner in the Community Development Department, at 781-7174. am Voges, Clerk DR. BERNICE LOUGHRAN-NICE ;ON - 156 DEL NORTE WAY,- N LUIS OBISPO, 1CA - 93405 MEETING AGENDA 1 DATE ITEM #= —March 30, 1992 Dear Members of the City Council: I believe that a person who is sincerely working to provide a good education for children should be encouraged. I have become well-acquainted with Janine Barisch, and her ideas coincide with mine on the importance of the arts as a stimulus to education. I also have taught elementary grades with the arts permeating the school day. The children learned exceedingly well. They were, in fact, above grade level in academics at the end of the year. More- over, they enjoyed school and their parents were delighted. I've lived in the Foothill area of San Luis Obispo almost thirty-five years and some changes have distressed me. I taught Cal Poly students for over twenty-five years, and they are fine young people. However, they have infiltrated our residential areas and their cars and loud parties have proved a problem. That is no excuse for people from other neighborhoods objecting to Greenhills School. I believe they are venting their general frustrations. Greenhills School poses no problems of a similar nature.The childrenneither drive cars that will be parked at all hours on the street nor will they have noisy parties at night. I understand there are more than the required parking spaces for parents and visitors. with no owner-residents on the block, and no complaints from the businesses, who has a legitimate right to complain? I petition the mayor, and the other city officials, to cooperate in establishing this new educational establishment in our city. To do otherwise would deprive children of a marvelous opportunity to learn in an environment enriched by the arts. Sincerely yours, COPIES TO: ❑-D wt--AmmE3 Fon / n Ia Comc l 0 CDD DIP ❑'CAO ❑ FIN.DIP ❑'ACRO ❑ -rME= D'ATTC,NTY ❑ F1aF DRWYCL01K/o^.:C. ❑ POLICE CFL ❑ Mci.4T.TEAm ❑ =DIP_ DIP 13 TF148 RECEIVED APR 6 1992 1 CITY CLERK SAN LUIS OBISPO,CA COPD TO: ❑`�Dewtzs nccon�❑ FYI MEETING AGENQDU T; mo,�..,/ o°' ❑ m DATE�ITEM # L"J ACRO ❑ mr E c=, d�A; OMNEY El RV DR I� Q.Juc/OvG. ❑ POLICE CH ❑ CREAD ME ❑ �_ LD' . C� CC�g f v Cn4f V02 � r way s AP 6 1992 f-7 _I-. �.�.I LU Z OBtSpp,CA uA� COPi:5 T0: 4�Iin �1�vJ ❑*Dcno:es Ac-*on ❑ FYI MEETING AucNDA L c�,ndl ECDDDIX SASHA GEORGFVITCH Fn CAO ❑ El.DIR. DATE TEM # A47.�r °��"tae s=�- ❑'ACA-0 ❑ FIRECIIIEP OESPO, CA 93401 O'AiT MNEY ❑ SV DR ( aOC7) 1541.3115S ❑'=-<ICIPIG. ❑ POLICECH. ❑ 1AU-4TFax1 J REC.DR CD � f ❑ C-S,EA:)FILE ❑ UTIL DIR. (lUlVl Cil ` CY-_T.% Qr Lag q S O►spo, (Ag34o t� E U, ,,/�11,9vr�i�ll. APR 6 1992 CIN a y- �oUIV+ Cii.I VY�QJWl vy-T c�ry B'r'Pc ami a L+-s wverrn I iv-ts v� savvy 1.,w1 s UAO ispo �,1,tt-P,�e� w� ua�Gi 6ucwti& �or � • � �, � �csf o'r S o c�,O- • s 1� A wgqssQ�" l fs Q;,v�ec.KeS� vA. � ft [S -(;.VV0 - V j a wLAA w�� - � c�„Ios�lu� vw .�,�,�, gl►,D1,y�G�, Ol SVw01�. i � S�-�oo'( Wl. Q.W f OAVA °"� �° .e�r�nm.�vl.f • '. I cast vote, -�° m VA own Ski S-�-e,�f- s Yvot b� v,t�a a� 'Rer 0A , ti>�Stitvtfi of eanryv► ,t s I ins i a� S 44 [ace � -fb Cg►�eP,t� �h 11 s o �P( C" �Dso p vttQ.e ressuofr ou I -F� 3a ifi owa a VV1 MLETING 9� AGENDA DATE_ITEM # Mrs. Susan W. Stenovec 127 Countryside Lane San Luis Obispo, Ca. 93401 March 29, 1992 Mayor R. Dunin and City Council P.O. Box 8100 990 Palm Street San Luis Obispo, Ca. 93401 Dear Mayor Dunin and City Council: I urge you to support Mrs. Janine Barasch and the Greenhills School Mrs. Barasch has devoted a lot of time and energy into designing a first-class school that will fill many educational needs in this community. In addition, she has addressed the neighboorhood's concerns in a more than adequate manner. Please vote to approve Greenhills on Tuesday evening, April 7, 1992. Sincerely, Susan . Stenovec COPI wO A&�' ^JL-IIDD m L cid� o RR 6 1992 A� GFFAD2 �T_�T APR 61992 OOPM-5TO: ❑•D Aclion� FYI CITY OLERK � � In CDDDIR SAN LEIS OBISP©,CA �CAO ❑ FIN.DIR. April 2 , 1992 ��,/�CAo ❑ FIREa-flEF PTTORYEY El FWDR CLCP.K1 G. 0 POLICE CEL To : Mayor Ron Dunin ❑ MGMT.TEAA CI SEC DR ❑ READ F.7.E ❑ L DEL Vice-Mayor Penny Rappa �_ FiLO Councilmembers : Peg Pinard, Bill Roalman and Jerry Reiss We will be unable to attend the hearing for 814 and 850 Meinecke St. conversion to Greehills School , so want to take this opportunity to appeal to all of v,ou. not to approve the proposed school . Chorro-Meinecke Streets are already very congested. Those of us who live on Chorro have a difficult time backing out of our driveways . Two hundred or more cars generated from the proposed school would make it even more congested. Closing of Von ' s Grocery store has already added to the traffic, with people going to trade at Lucky and Williams. We very seldom have empty parking spaces in front of our homes. The proposed parking spaces in back of the school along with the additional projected parking spaces at Midstate bank is not ample . Furthermore, Midstate could decide in the near future to sell or develop the lot , which is prime land facing Santa Rosa St. The parents and staff of the school would then be parking on Meinecke and Chorro St . The West side of Meinecke still has families that have lived there 30 to 5t years . Gradually students are taking over their parking spaces , even though they live on the other side of Chorro. Neighbors complained to the city when a skiploader started to tear up the driveway and the interior of the garage at 814 Meinecke . The city representative was told that only the driveway was being replaced, instead the whole front yard was cemented, a tree uprooted and illegal conversion was made to the garage, which now houses students . The two houses are surrounded by students , in fact the house in between is occupied by several students . They are home in between classes-which would be while the school would-be in session. The students -z- very often lie out in the sun, drinking beer, play ball in the street, are often loud and sometimes use foul language. This is not a very healthy environment for young children. There is also a lot of reckless driving on Meinecke -turning in the middle of the street, sudden turning into a driveway and backing out ,very fast traffic up and down the street . Any given day there are over thirty-three cars parked from Chorro to Santa Rosa on Meinecke. In addition there are cars parked on yards , some in driveways overhanging the sidewalks . The back yard where the children are to play is not large enough to run and play, in addition it is shady. This would be unfair to the children. Most of the permanent residents have lived in their homes twenty to fifty-five years . We cannot afford, nor want to move from our homes. We are close to the bus, grocery and drug stores . It ' s not right that our neighborhood is not safe from people that want only to change for their benefit , Please help the long time residents preserve our neighborhood. Thank you for your consideration on this very important matter . Sincerely, z8 4"v 770MerKec� �- A��' r-fa�► ���r5 �a�u� mac, 7 Ait{W s. MC keno a � �2"".�, `'i `2' MEETING AGENDA DATE `S ITEM # . if t e� COP!M- TO: ❑• Aeon El FYI APR 6 1992 Le CZInda e� ODIR. CAO ❑ FIN.DIR. CITY CLERK A CAO ❑ FIRECFlEP SAN LUIS OBISPO.CAAiTOREY 1:1M?D1R. LZ_CLc"U/OP1G. ❑ POLICE CH ❑ MGMT.TEA..1 0 P,EC DIR March 28 . 1992 ❑ CREADFILE ❑ ?ILDIR. 2r_r2 Lear Mayor Dunin and Citv Council Members . I .am writing to you today to ask that Janine Barasch be given further consideration with her plans to start the Green Hills School . In the many years that I have worked with Janine as a volunteer at Sinsheimer School . I have seen her dedication and devotion towards helDing_ the children in our community . She is responsible for _getting the Scrip Droaram (towards groceries at local stores and markets) and school directories (with materials donated and advertising paid by local businesses) introduced to some of our local schools and functioning very successfully . Janine does her homework, no matter how larce or small of a project she tackles . I know she has been working very diligently towards opening her own school . and she has tried to comply with every_ req_uiation that has been out before her . However . I feel that her recent rejection by you is without merit . If she has passed all of the other hurdles that have had to be met in order to open Green Hills . don ' t you feel that you should review your reasons for not allowing_ her to progress on such an ambitious undertaking again? Please consider this letter and helD Janine to oD_ en her Green Hills school . Sincerely. \� 7C�l� Sharon Gove .'-Pdrector Sinsheimer PTA C .A.R.E. CLUB and S.L.O. Children ' s Museum Board Member A-4 Thursday,April 2, 1992 Greenhills issue goes to Council like ally, she would like to expand i the school up to sixth grade and Appeal a l b accommodate 90 students. p p y Both houses are zonedfor single-family homes; regula- OWnerS t0 be tions allow an school•if the aired Tuesday Planning Commission issues a permit One problem — the houses By Susan McDonald are separated by another house Telegram-Tribune owned by someone else — a lavout giving Barusch head- It's been an uphill battle for aches. the folks truing to put The The Planning Commission Greenhills School on the map in based its denial,on the finding San Luis Obispo. that the "split site" would And the fight isn't overyet increase parking .conflicts, The city Planning Commis- noise and privacy disturbances, sion on Feb.26 refused to give and would pose traffic and Janine Barasch a permit to access problems in the area. operate the private elementary Burt Polin,a San Luis Obispo school in the two Meinecke real estate agent who owns the Avenue houses she owns with house in the middle, told the her husband,Stephen Planning Commission he Barasch is appealing the doesn't want the school if it decision Tuesday before .the sandwiches his property. He Citv Council. also indicated he was interest- 'There's going to be a big ed in selling the house, but fight," Barasch predicted about Barasch claims he's asking too the upcoming meeting. 'This. much for iL . has become very controversial Two planning commissioners But I believe this school is were concerned about city poli- really necessary.I have parents cy which generally discourages calling me up in tears over non-residential uses of homes. this... Barasch wants to remodel. Barasch would like to open both houses to create class- the school in September and rooms and office space,and do anticipates a start-up enroll- some paving to create seven ment of no more than 60 parking spaces on the two lots. chidren in kindergarten i Houses border her property through fourth grade. Eventu: on the west side.Offices are on i the north and east,and Can de Vida, a home for the handi- capped, is across Meinecke to the south. 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APR b 1992 Mayor Ron Dunin and Members of the City Council 990 Palm Street CITYCLEaK P.O. BOX 8100 SAN LUIS OBISPO.CA San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-8100 Dear Mr. Smith, Mayor Dunin and Members of the San Luis Obispo City Council : We, the undersigned, support the approval of The Greenhills School of San Luis Obispo at 814 and 850 Meinecke in the City of San Luis Obispo. We feel there. is an need for alternative educational options for the children of the San Luis Obispo area and urge the granting of the use permit at the April 7, 1992 City Council -hearing. Thank you very much. Name Address City. State Zio 93 yam' o � Q 9�yaaz. S .`c CA y'>Y0 � C�I�ro r�� f cr�e5 �� �o►�- �. � n �� • g� t v 4tZ4ka ua;t<_,PJv�Y,,C) 3-4a Ptt*-44 PL- `� 3 Vo/ SLo 9� Y/o 123\ .Sc<) 93 O -20rr g3Vo .� SL-J)' 0401 4 Z/t sup �_3yol Ct_ 6 l 3 88 . Law tC k-k t o �3 yvl March 30. 1992 Mr. Greg Smith, Planning Dept. Mayor Ron Dunin and Members of the City Council 990 Palm Street P.O. Box 8100 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-8100 Dear Mr. Smith, Mayor Dunin and Members of the San Luis Obispo City Council : We, the undersigned, support the approval of The Greenhills School of San Luis Obispo at 814 and 850 Meinecke in the City of San Luis Obispo. We feel there. is an need for alternative educational options for the children of the San Luis Obispo area and urge the granting of the use permit at the April 7, 1992 City Council -hearing. Thank you very much. NAmp Address City. State, zilp � � e Gos e�vs CZ nse,�rro o — A52� • o d a 5 q3� >a �t3 1 v. car �3ti� r / S, 12 6 2 BN r.�u+. •Sf .S C o CA 1390 / r as — .S GL March 30. 1992 Mr. Greg Smith, Planning Dept. Mayor Ron Dunin and Members of the City Council 990 Palm Street P.O. Box 8100 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-8100 Dear Mr. Smith, Mayor Dunin and Members of the San Luis Obispo City Council : We, the undersigned, support the approval of The Greenhills School of San Luis Obispo at 814 and 850 Meinecke In the City of San Luis Obispo. We feel there is an need for alternative educational options for the children of the San Luis Obispo area and urge the granting of the use permit at the April 7, 1992 City Council -hearing. Thank you very much. Name Address City. State. Zip hXn4�ULL I4 U5N1 3kLi 4.41 AU .SLC C�1 ` 3`105 M 1075 QfZZ� a9S3 µAa. k. N .lS L0 n c(-140 ( l-I n� � 1�i,t1�;,�^J � ,�-1, ('11.i✓r"f� .�, 1. �� ��%i a� �ZO 7ZO _S 6 S V Cerrdo o a-7 q a March 30. 1992 Mr. Greg Smith, Planning Dept. Mayor Ron Dunin and Members of the City Council 990 Palm Street P.O. Box 8100 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-6100 Dear Mr. Smith, Mayor Dunin and Members of the San Luis Obispo City Council : We. the undersigned. support the approval of The Greenhills School of San Luis Obispo at 814 and 850 Meinecke in the City of San Luis Obispo. We feel there . is an need for alternative educational options for the children of the San Luis Obispo area and urge the granting of the use permit at the April 7, 1992 City Council hearing. Thank you very much. . ss -'Ah:L9_ i%` . 9' 3505 /C) 9.3 X65 14 c` How l•es / an,- 12. yob sc.o c� ! 1 11 ii l� March 30. 1992 Mr. Greg Smith. Planning Dept. Mayor Ron Dunin and Members of the City Council 990 Palm Street P.G. Box 8100 San Luis Obispo. CA 93401-8100 Dear Mr. Smith. Mayor Dunin and Members of the San Luis Obispo City Council : We. the undersigned. . support the approval of The Greenhills School of San Luis Obispo at 814 and 850 Meinecke in the City of San Luis Obispo. We iee I there is an need for alternative educationa1 options for the children of the San Luis Obispo area. Name Address City, State, •p c3. L- CA-g3` PI U. AD4 3 pz L �3Yoi 70 ` Ssr;a 3��1 X03 � 93 � ,IIEET DATE IN "7" ��ITEM # April 3, 1992 COPISTO: ❑•Dc-*tes A&on ❑ cYt Y&Uno L'�cD�Dix LX CAO ❑ Fnv.rna. Members of the City Council ��'�,.CA.O ❑ nr,Euas; City Council Office C3�ATTORNT-Py ❑ FtAID,lt 990 Palm Streetffy mac. r_.3 poLICECUL San Luis Obispo, CA 93`303-8100 ❑ McMIT•TEA"! UcDlr•_ El CFFgDF.LL• �L�r�,n, Dear Members of the City Council , I have lived in the city of San Luis Obispo for 12 years . My husband and I feel ourselves to be involved members of the community . We have two children, ages 7 and 9 years, who currently attend one of the public schools in San Luis Obispo . Although I am a strong supporter of public education and am very involved at the school my children attend, I am an advocate For choice in education . Our community currently has limited alternatives to public schools . Two of the private schools in San Luis Obispo are Montessori based, and the other has a religious base . I respect the Montessori ideology and am an active parishioner at the Old Mission, but as far as private schools go, more choice is needed . The Greenhills School would give the community an additional choice. I know Janine Barasch, the Director of the Greenhills School , well . She and I have worked together extensively for the PTA of the school our children attend . She is a highly qualified individual and is one of the strongest advocates For the betterment of children that I know . I support The Greenhills School and ask that you approve The Greenhills School proposal . Sincerely , eyl /oan,n,i,,e H . Hamm 3 rnwood Drive is Obispo, CA 93101 (805) 5'11-1578 /APR 91992 CITY CLERK MEETING AGENDA DATEITEM # April 1, 1992 — RECEED Greg Smith, Planning Department APR 0 6 1992 Mayor Dunin and Members of the City Council CFSAN LUIS OBISPO 990 Palm Street � 140DE:�OPW P.O. Box 8100 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-8100 Dear Greg Smith, Mayor Dunin and Members of the City Council : This letter is in support of the Greenhill School . As a taxpayer, San Luis Obispo resident, and parent, I strongly feel that a private school as well planned as the Greenhills School will be an asset to our community. As a parent I also feel that families are entitled to alternative education inorder to meet the needs of their individual children. Please recommend the opening of the Greenhill School . Sincerely, r^ ' Nancy Silva 55P!-'STO: ' otes Action [7 FYI O1el /CDD DR -J -CAO 0 FN.DIR A i i C,jNmpy r�RE CI F,: CL^ ❑ FlN DSR. L ICLiCECH ❑ TE-.-P. E-1 ::EC DIS - C�CFgynr rE ❑ t liLiJR RECEjVeL APR 7 1992 CITY CLERK SAN LUIS OBISPO,CA E CMEETING AGENDA ,,_ DATE a REM # 19 92 APP 7 Henry 0. Case , P.E. CITY Q6FRK 244 Albert Drive y �01SQ510n,CA San Luis Obispo , CA 93405 SOP, TO: ❑ April 7 , 1992 ;De �Acton ❑ F1I �Co=dlJ' CDD DIR W-CAO ❑ 'tAT.DR J�ACAO ❑ FIRE C iMr— Members of the City Council A77w-Nr-y ❑ P;ATDrR, City of San Luis Obispo II CLEPx/O-O. ❑ FOU(MMCIi City Hall 1 ❑ MCMIT.TEA.M J :1,MDII? San Luis Obispo, CA � ��/CT TDt.L" � I� Dear Council Members : Please consider the following comments regarding the Greenhills School application. I note that this location is in a residential district zoned for R-1 use. As stated in the Planning Department review a school is a permitted use on the basis that it serves the neighborhood. In this instance this is not the case. A private school in this location would not serve the neighborhood, but would mostly attract students residing outside the neighbor- hood. My understanding is that there have been many inquiries about placement of a student and that they have been citywide, with a number from outside the City. This obviously raises the question of traffic and circulation. Since this is not a conventional elementary school located in an area where a large percentage of the students can walk to school , the published studies of traffic generation do not apply. Therefore , a rational method must be used to estimate the traffic. It is reasonable that most students will be transported by private auto. Further, there will be little opportunity for car pools since the residences are diverse. The 90 students might arrive in 90 vehicles , but it is reasonable to believe that there will be some car pooling so that the number might be reduced to as few as 75 . For traffic volume calculations each drive by drop off is 2 trips. One inbound and one outbound. Thus the 75 drop offs would generate 150 trips . Assuming that lunch would be on-site, this would happen twice a day. For student service alone the trips could be 300 trips per day. Staff, deliveries and services will generate additional trips . The morning drop off is critical . In addition to the 150 trips generated by students being dropped, there will be some staff and employees arriving so that the total would probably be about 160 to 170 trips. This could be in as little as 15 minutes , with a peak of 80 trips in 5 minutes. I note that the street is usually lined with parked cars . This would require stopping in the street to unload. The site is much too small to provide an on-site loading area. It can be expected that students will be discharged on both sides of the street, requiring some to walk across the street mid-block. Major traffic congestion would not result, but there would be confusion, inconvenience and some hazard caused by vehicles stopped in the traffic lanes and the students walking between parked and moving cars. A mid-block school crossing would not be a logical mitigation. Some momentary queueing at the intersections with Santa Rosa and Chorro streets can be expected, but should last less than 10 minutes . The proposal is to pave the entire street yard to provide parking. This inconsistent with residential use. Since this would not provide enough parking, the overflow is to be provided in a separate lot. This is an unimproved vacant lot owned by a bank and located 2 blocks away on Santa Rosa Street. This has two faults . First , drivers will not park 2 blocks away if street parking is available closer. Most of the time street parking will not be available , but many drivers will cruise in search a closer space before going to the lot. Second and more important, the lot will not be controlled by the permit applicant and is subject to sale and/or development with subsequent denial of continued use . Use that is approved with reliance on this parking is speculative. I urge you not to approve this use unless a complete traffic and parking study, as part of a full environmental evaluation, shows that traffic circulation and safety can be adequately mitigated . Sincerely , 71.�V O. Henry O. Case , P.E. Traffic Engineer COPO TO: E1'Dc—cIc..-Acft-.n FYI MEETING AGENDA T��'Icfl Z CDD DIR. DATE LiTEM # 0 iYI 17Cr,�Zjty FJ MAIDIR. C PC j LIC—c CH. March 30. 1992 DIR. I V Mr. Greg Smith, Planning Dept. APR 7 1992 t-f's-ea to Mayor Ron Dunin and Members of the City Council C;JTY CLERK 990 Palm Street cz. P.O. Box 8100 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-8100 Dear Mr. Smith, Mayor Dunin and Members of the San Luis Obispo City Council : We. the undersigned, support the approval of The Greenhills School of San Luis Obispo at 814 and 850 Meinecke in the City of San Luis Obispo. We feel there is an need for alternative educational options for the children of the San Luis Obispo area and urge the granting of the use permit at the Apri.1 7, 1992 City Council hearing. Thank you very much. A00ress City, St-te. 71P /--I-L S-22 A 4u,, ok (A q3 X,?( Kj 3U��OQ Z_4L 4t0. CA 0%C(01 o 131-- 016. LL Fz S e 9-12 aS 4n L;:t�W I 3 ?&Z CC) 15 �3C1 OF March 30. 1992 c APR IhV2 ti Trc-EFi1 Mr. Greg Smith, Planning Dept. Mayor Ron Dunin and Members of the City Council 990 Palm Street P.O. Box 8100 San Luis Obispo, CA 93401-8100 Dear Mr. Smith, Mayor Dunin and Members of the San Luis Obispo City Council : We. the undersigned, support the approval of The Greenhills School of San Luis Obispo at 814 and 850 Meinecke in the City of San Luis Obispo. We feel there. is an need for alternative educational options for the children of the San Luis Obispo area and urge the granting of the use permit at the April 7, 1992 City Council hearing. Thank you very much. Name Address City, State is D gS SLC L6 rY j 73 S� CJQ�� S/0 3 YC/ SGo .7 �yol 5C a c ' ,. r<fING,,, AGENDA Mt JL DATE L ITEM # OAKNVOOD SCI 100L To: San Luis Obispo City Council From: Margo Long, Principal - Oakwood School Re: Traffic Management (Greenhill School) April 7, 1992 This memo is to verify that Janine Barasch was an integral participant in the traffic arrival and dismissal procedures at Oakwood Elementary School. During her ten years of teaching at Oakwood, Janine helped plan, implement and evaluate ongoing traffic patterns, and health and safety issues. Oakwood has been successful in involving 250 students and their families in a proficient and expedient traffic plan which enables all children to be released to their respective carpools in a safe and efficient manner. If more clarification is needed in this regard, please do not hesitate to contact me. V SCO:ice,T0: i ❑ Cotm�1 a-CDD DIR f CAO ❑ FN.DTFL V;-4Lu-0O r-irvC=,�r ❑ nvDIR. x/c ❑ rcttCEa-i ❑ r.sc>Frr.TF-k-"I ❑ :.ECDIr,. APR;5K,s7„/0� CITY CLERK Ps OBLrpo'CA Sucundury Siobovl • IICOO%I2911M ta Rou)evard, North IlullywtwAl, Ca I;Fornla 9 1 0111-3098. (H 18) '66-6177, 9640330 lilavn,m tory Suhnnf u_st w.orpark strcrt, Warth IfuOywowl, C:allfornla 91604-:699. (616) 76@-0926 TAX: (een) 766.1.85 - - --- ---- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEETIN AGENDA DATE �# INTERNAL David W.Ralston,M.D. Minke WhWeri'Mm,MD: Heather M. Yong, AD. MEDICINE Barbara tee Bailey,M.D. 1551 Bishop,Suite 260 SPECIALTY San Luis Obispo,California 93401 (805)541-1177 GROUP FAx(soy)541-4W3 April 7, 1992 Mayor Ron Dunin and Members of the City Council City Council Office 990 Palm Street P.O. Box 8100 San Luis Obispo, CA 93403-8100 Dear Mayor Dunin and fellow members, As a concerned citizen, a practicing physician, and a mother, I am writing you do ask for your support for a Conditional Use Permit for The Greenhills School at 814 and 850 Meinecke. It is by supporting the development of quality educational opportunities and options for our children today that we help to "insure a healthier future for those who come after us. I believe that the issues raised by opponents ofthe Permit 'have been reasonably addressee. by the director of The Greenhills Sclioel, Janine.. Barasch, and ask that you give this issue your careful and considerate attention. ;Since ely, e WinklerPrins50 Meadow pPs; 1992 .San Luis Obispo CITY CLCF.K COPIESTO: ❑•Drnotes Ad?on ❑ FYI Crnmd1 ZCDD DIR CAO ❑ FIN.D1R. ACRO ❑ £CHIEF AT PMNEY ❑ P.N DIR CLZPJC/OPJC. ❑ PCLiCECH. ❑ MGM1'.TEa^.d F-'.I iTC DIP' Providing personal, high quality. medical care MEtiIN AGENDA DATE 701 ITEM # �, RECEIVED � � C 1 � `I 7�. APR 0 71992 CrrV OF SAN LUIS CSISM �L • �O P� NTTY VELOPAw>sil I I/I AI a'r 2 CITY COU IL:IL SAN LUIS OCISPO, CA C. 61 � 61VOr- L) 4i c. SLUc S .Q 5 . LlCeYL' Y COMESTO: ❑'Dc-sotl;Acton ❑ �7 �� VCouncil eCrDDR c" P.-1 O CAO ❑ DIF. QGA..AO ❑ SRF C-MEF t In✓� ;l i 0;X,01 ❑ c V DIR. ` Ci-ZPx,OR�c,. !J Li:CE0=. �=z� j -�-� �� VICs MEETING AGENDA DATE ' ' ITEM #= 4-1-92 MR. GREG SMITH, CASE PLANNER--COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPT. 990 PALM ST. P.O. BOX 8100 SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA 93403-8100 RE: GREENHILLS SCHOOL DEAR GREG, AS A PARENT AND LONG TIME RESIDENT OF SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, I URGE YOU NOT TO DENY THE USE PERMIT FOR GREENHILLS SCHOOL. THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE ARE TRYING TO COME HERE TO LIVE AND PLAY. WHY NOT PROVIDE AN ALTERNATIVE CHOICE OF EDUCATIONAL GOALS? DO WE HAVE TO MOVE AWAY TO FIND THIS? IF A PRIVATE CITIZEN HAS THE MONEY AND THE DESIRE TO EDUCATE THEIR CHILDREN- IN A PRIVATE SCHOOL, WHY DENY THEM. THAT RIGHT? I DON'T THINK YOU CAN NOR SHOULD ANYONE ELSE. IF AND WHEN MY CHILD ATTENDS THE GREENHILLS SCHOOL, I WILL DROP HER OFF AT THE SCHOOL AND LEAVE UNTIL IT IS TIME TO PICK HER UP. I DON'T SEE A TRAFFIC PROBLEM WITH THAT. WHAT BETTER "NOISE" THAN CHILDREN LAUGHING AND SINGING? I BELIEVE IT TIME FOR THE CONCERNED CITIZENS OF SLO TO HAVE ALTERNATIVE EDUCATION OPTIONS, WHY NOT GREENHILLS? WHY WAIT FOR ORGANIZATIONS LESS ORGANIZED THAN GREENHILLS, THEY CARE. . .LOOK AT THE FACTS. SERELY, SELF DAVE DR RIGHT �pR 71492 1260 DEL MAR DRIVE CITY CLERK LOS OSOS, CA 93402 SAN LUIS OBISPO,CA 805-528-5290 MEETING AGENuA ATE • _ zITEM # --RECEIVE d APR 0 31992 Cm OF SAN LUIS OBISPO 00UNRY DEVELOPMENT -ter ;1�/ ; 6 - E v EF 0 APR 7 1992 CITY CLERK SAN LUIS OBISPO,CA MEETING AGENDA DATE W-M- ITEM #.3"C E 1 V E D APR 0 31992 CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO j� i I V E D COMWNTTY DEVELOPMENT 133 APR 7 1992 CITY CLERK SAN LUIS OBISPO,CA April 3 , 1992 Greg Smith HAND-DELIVERED City of San Luis Obispo Planning Department P.O. BOX 8100 San Luis Obispo, CA 93403 Dear Mr. Smith: The purpose of this letter is to seek your assistance in a matter of great concern to me, my family, friends, and - _. acquaintances . in San Luis Obispo. The Green Hills School will be seeking a conditional use permit. at the Planning Commission hearing this coming Tuesday. We request your approval of this permit. San Luis Obispo is in dire need of educational alternatives. For the sake of our children, Please grant this permit. If you have any questions, you can contact me at my office, (805) 781-2827. Sincerely yours, � e Diane W. Moroski MELv , �AGBA2- DATE - RECEIVED APR 0 31992 K4M e�sao e NT ) cl ----D72 r� ler, •, � � ��:L c - C�. o)A c J 1 PR Z 1992 CITY CLERK - SAN LUIS OBISPO,CA MEETING AGENDA •,,,." 'W 1S 013L5M QA, DATE -j ITEM # AMtL (o t RR Z MA-IDT. WNti► of C crj WOMAL REC77IV APR 7 1992 ._ CITY CLERK L CAN LUIS OBISPO, CA ;tL51Au"S;S of SAtiI W l� dCitS(-,p �i1"� L t%j E .19 a►)i tCC�6N-p tt), �CyLt�6 peA St RVO R-r Tbc p, F L BALD 6;E;,TPbCd,,�A4&UpJr VP THE •l tApS S oo L AT Oakq 4r-OD 860 WANWp-E) .6ND UXXe-- F'4 F6> TD - �►'.��u nl� off, �1 •�-t.k�E• -�t�' : � � 6 lelLLc, I Y.Lec,.JAS 1 t.1 - a&Q&6CAJ HA6 'CACtV F.D�)•�'N ra laN� � C�DNSc ..A" oril5 A4Q. D LA3t5- ,� w� Q� Tw feToso> �. • A-eEr No Oct oc4A-)PcErFa.> RESPWN)C-ff-S a) T Wt�" TEt� bBF �I �sot� t eco i►u.� •� CAL FOLI it i6 0VR,Fez5cl (b 1t 't it C�Xfo�;c Tv� es�►�e. 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