Reso 2616 �
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Ilarch ��, 198�q•Z �UU.��;;L
, RE5OLUTION NO. �616 (hiinute Order) Siqned
' OF THE PLANhi1NG COt9MI55I0�J OF TIIE CI7Y OF r_UPERTINQ
RECOMhIENDIMG GUIDELINE5 TO THE CITY COUNCIL FOR Date
� REVlEW OF NEW USES WITHIhI F'UBLIC SCHOOL 5ITE5 P Nl '' l;v:�l>•:iJ"'iCN
�JHlCH ARE NO LOMGER FULLY UTILIZED FOR PUBLIC `1��(.�� �,
SCH[]OL FURPOSES. S[gne �.�:_
� �INDINGS•
Date�1.! `� �'
ARCH. & 5Ttc CC::�ROL
Open space located on publi� school sites is a valuab��i68mmunity
resour�e. •
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School buildings and facilities on public school sites are �lso a
valuable community resource and should continue to be avaiLable
for public usage.
Traffi� generation char�cteristics of new uses sliould generrlly
reflect that of previous public ed��cation facilities at the site.
rarking shuuld be reason�bly adequate to ensure there is minimal
spill-ov=r into adjoining residential areas.
Hours of operation should be restrieted to qenerally reflect
r_h�racteristics of public sct-iool utilization.
Ful.l priv�te utilization of the school sites is unlikelv as the
level oF activity 140L11� lik.ely e::ceed that normally expected from
a publi� school utilization of a similar site.
r'ublic school sites were developed to a��ommodate activities
d=voted to the education of children wl�ich operated prim�rily
during daytime hours, generated relatively low levels of traffic.
and served commur�ity needs. Said sltes typically do not provide
�.deq�_iat=_ parking, lighting, security. etc. characteristic of
ommercial, industrial, or office facilities generally fvund in
che community. Fldditionally, said sites are generally located
��ithin neiqhborhoods and the pohential for si�nificant off-site
impa�ts is much greater than is normally found on commercial.
effice, industrial facilities lo�ated in other areas of the
community.
r�rmitted Uses and Ar-chitectural and Site Standards
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The General Flan land use designation for school sites is quite
restrictiv_. 5�hool sites are d�signated -for p��blit and
quasi-public/lnstitutional activities. A
quasi-public/institutionai activity is a "designation applied to
a privately o��ned property wtii�h involves activities such as a
private Utility, a profit or non-profit facility that provides
continuoue c�re for people, an educational facility, or a
religious facility".
. (�IOTE): Tlie Flanning Commissinn is of the epinion thet the
allowed range of uses slio�_�id be e::p�nded. The Commission
has �sl�ed City Council for authorization to cenduct
he�rings to consider an amendm=nt to tl�e Gener�I Flan to „�
allow qrn�ter land us� Fle::ibility for s�hoal sites. �. "-'
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F'lanning Commission Resolutivn No. 2616 lcontinued)
Ar�hite[t�iral �hanges to a leased portion of a school site should
• be in character with the balance oF the site. If a schbol site
• is completely revamped, the building form and materials shall be
in harmony with the surrounding residential co�nmunity. TNe use
of iron bar grill works and barb wire, or the boarding up of
�-iindows with temporary materiats are generally not approved in
areas which are e:�posed to public view.
Approval of a use shall not render historically used turfed areae
unusable.
Hlours_of_OQer�ti on
Hours of operation shouid ge�erally be limited to the daytime
fioi�rs from 7:30 a.m. to 7:�?U p.m. Llmited evening activity from
7:i14 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. m�y be permitted when it is found that the
activity aill not generate significant amouhts of traffic or
�nnoyance to the surrounding neighborhood.
Noise
Noise from such facilities should not be audible beyond property
lines.
Traffi�
In gener�l, ths traffic generation ch�racteristics of non-p�ablic
school activities sliould be consistent with traffic
ch�racteristics associated with a typical school use. For the
purpose of tliis policy. tfie traffi� profile for a typical school
site will b� based Lt�1011 the historical �ise of the site. incl��ding
nen-s�liooL a�tivities such as recreat(on uses and publi� service
a�tivities.
iie traffic assessment for a proposed nan-school u=_e nf a schovl
site shall contain the following elements:
1. Haurly tra4fic qeneration rate for the e::isting or form=r
schoal operation and the proposed uses(s).
2. AUT (Average Daily 7raffic) and peak hour traffic
generation from ttie �ite.
_. ADT and �4-hour counts of neighborinq streets.
4. Trip assig�ments of er,isting and propnsed uses.
When traffi� levels equal or exceed trip qeneration levels of a
typical public school use. use permit requests will be evaluated
based upon the followinq:
i. Degree (to) wliich tr�ffic levels e:�ceed public schoal
qencration. ,
Z. Characteristics oF e:;isting and proposed treffic.
:�. Hours of operation. �� �=
Planning Commission Resolution �lo. 2616 (continued)
4. Cammunity benefit f�om exisCinn and ��roposed uRes.
5. Composition o4 uses.
b. Sensitivity of �eighborhood to tr•affic impacts.
f� sctiool site with access to an r.rter-ial, ma.�or collector� or
' minor collector streek wlll have the ability tu accommndate a
greater intensity of use than a site s�trved 6y lo�al neighborhood
streets.
PAS5ED AND ADOPTED this LJfFI day of Plarch, 1985, at a regular
meeting af the Flanning Commission of lhe Citv of Cupertino.
State of California, by the following roll call vote:
' YE5: Commissioners Adams, Macken�ie. Sorensen,
Vice Chairman Szabo
NAYS: None
ABSTAIM: None
ABSENT: Chairman Claudy
ATTEST: AI%Ff;OVEU:
/s/James il. Slsk /s/:�icholas Szabo
James H. Sisk Nicholas Szabo.�Vice�Chairman
Planning Uire�tor Planning Commission
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