U-1985-18 (Mod)b CUSD 18-U-85 (MODIFICATION)
CUPERTINO UNION SCHOOL DISTRICT
18-U-85(Maditied)
CITY OF CUPERTIIdO
I0300 Torre Avenue
Ctipertino,Califomia 95014
RESOLUTION NO. 4137
OF TF�PLANNING COMMISSION OF TF�CITY OF CUPERTINO
APPROVING A USE PERMIT TO I.EASE 6 CLASSROOMS TO
' TWO EDUCATIONAL INST[TU'I'IONS
SECTION I: FINDINGS
W[-�REAS, the Planning Commission of the City of Chpertino received an application Cor a Use Fernut, as
dacribad on Page 1 of ihis Resoludon;and
WFIEREAS,the applicant 6as met the burden of proof requind w support said application;and
WHEREAS,Ux Planning Comm��rion finds that the applicatiou mats the foUowing requiremenu:
a) That[Le use or uses are in cantormana with thc Gemral Plan of the City of Ctipertino,
and aro not deuimental to cxistiag uses or to us�s apecificaUY Pormiued in the zone in
which tLe proposed use is co be located
b) That We property invotved is adequatc in size and shapc to axommodatc thc proposed
use.
c) That the proposed use will not generate a level of uaffic over and above that of the
rapacity of 1he existing street system.
d) That the proposed use is othecwise not detrimental w the health.safet3'.Peace,morals and
general welfare of persons residing or worlcing in the neighbor600d of such proposed uses,
nor injurious to property and improvemenis in the neighborhood.
a) 7'hat►he Condidoas of Approval limit intensiry equivalent W operation of the sites as
public schooLs.
NOW,TF�REFORE,BE IT RESOLVED:
'Il�at aRer c�eful consideration of maps,facts,exLibits testimony and other evidence submitted in tlus mauer,the
applicatioa for Use Permit is 6ereby reoommended for approval,subjoct to the conditions wluch are enumerated in
this Raolution beginning on Page 2 thereoE,and '
Ttiat tl�e suboonclusious upon w6ich the findings and cooditioas apoci5od in this Resolution are based and conLVned
in the Public Hearing rocard conoerning pppliwtion I&U-83(Modi6ed)as set forih in tLe Minutes of the Planning
Commissiou Meaing of June 14,1993,and ace incorporatod by re[ererce as though fully set forth herein.
SECTION II• PROJECC DESCRIP'CI�N
Applipaon No.: 18-U-85(Modi�iqtion)
Applicant; C�pertino Uaion School Disirict
Property Owncr. Ctipertino Union School District
L.ocation: Portal Elementary School
Ruolution No. 4b57 (18-U-83(htodification) Junc 14,t993
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��I70N ID: CONDITIONS ADMINISTERED BY THE COIvIIvfUNI1Y DEVELOPMENT DEpARTMENT
i. APPROVED EXFIffiITS
The rocommendation of approval is baud on Plaming Commistion Resolution No. 2616 and Portal School
Lease Pro�art�s letter of May 17, 1993, exapt as may be ameaded by the Conditions contained in this
Raolutioa
2. NOISEMAKING DEV[CES
No public address rystem or paging rystem, powered megaphone or simi(ar noisemaking device shall be
permitted outdoors at any dme.
3. pARKING
Parking shall be ptovidod u ra�uirod in the Ctipertino Municipal Code.
d. BICYCL.E PARKING
T6e applicant shall insWll sxvred bicycle racks commeaauate with typical public u600ls.
S. USE LIIv[TTAT[ONS
The Condidoat of Ciry Council letter dated Febroary 17�1987 Sh311 rem�in jp jujl CII'e�t,App�oval i5 gran[ed for
a master uu permit w caoduct private aduration including: dementary and junior high. Future pm�ate
elementary and junior 6igh usecs,which moet the provisions of this Rcsolution,will not be required to apply for
a use permit but may oavpy spaa subjoct W obtaining a business license. Fuhue non�educational uscrs will bc
re�uirod to apply for a use permit
6. HOURS AND DAYS OF OPERATION
The hours of operadon shall be limited W 7:00 am.w 7:00 p.m. Us�on Sahuday shall operate betwecn 9:00
a.m.and 3:00 p.m. The uses may not opecate on Sundays with the exception of those uus which are exempt
Gom City review(Civic Ceater Act).
7. TRAFFIC GENERATION PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
Projuled levels of vaffic shall not excud A�at geueratod by tLe use as a public school faciliry based on a
maximum generation af 1.�one-way Uips per student or 14 trips pa 1,000 square fcet of building area.The
following calculation waz iued to determine tl�e mauimum daily and pealc hour trips which may be generated:
Acmitv Trio Rate Peak% Triv Generation Pcak Trio
Elementary 1.4/student 5% &t0(1) qZ
(1)Based upon school average of 600 students
Resolulion No. �3-f57 (18-U-85(Modification) Iucto 14,1993
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8. EXISTING USE PERMITS
Conditioas of approval for tl�e priwate daycare applicatioas 18-U-85 and I8-U-SS Amendod remain in fWl forcc
and efl'a�.
9. RENTALLEASE AGREEMENC
Rental and lease agroement shall advise operators oC tLe oonditioas i�uposed by the City ttvough Planning
Commission Raolution No.2616 and ihis resolution to enwro compliance with the conditions.
10. AFPFR SCHOOL CARE
The aRer school care Cor the private elemeatary and junior high schoot shall remain incidental to the primary
schooling activity. The c6ildcare facility shall be available only w those participants in the schaoi programs
and nol to the generai public.
11. STATE LICENSING
Due to the c4ild�are activities,state liansing is rcquic�d fiom the Department of Social Services. Provide proaf
of licensing from this deparunent prior W oavpadoa
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 14th day of June,1993 at a Regulaz Mceting of tlu Planning Commission of lhe City
of Ctipertino by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COMMISSIONERS: Bautista,Doyle,Robuts and Chaiiwoman Austin
NOES: COhIlNISSIONERS: Nonc
ABSTAIN: CObIIvLISS[ONERS: Nom
ABSENT; COMIvIISSIONERS: Mahonry
ATTEST: APPROVED:
/s/ Robert Cowan 15LD�nna Austin
Roberi Cowan Donna Austin,Chainvoman
Director of Community Development G�ipertino Planning Commission
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Citt�of Ctipertirw
10)00 Tone A�cnuc P.O.Uo�SBO
Cupe��ino,C�950U-3255 Cuperlino,G 95015•0580
Tclephone:(408)252�4505
FA% (4081252-0753
COMMUNITY DEVEIOPMENT
June 15, I997
Cupertino Union School District
Attn:Sonja Shurr
10301 Vista Drive
Cupertino,California 95014
Subjecl: Appiiption 18-U-85(Modifiption)-Cupertino Union Schooi District
This letter coMmu the decision of the Cupertino Planning Commission,given at its reguiar meedng of June 14,
1993 to apprwe the subject appiicadon acoording to the findings and conditions spec�ed in the enclosed copy of
Planning Commiuion ResoluUon No.445i.'1
Plcase note thesc wndiUons careCully. Subsequcnt subminal of materials for building pertnits or other enliUements
will be checked for compliance with the condidons listed in tho Resoludon;discrepancia may result in praessing
delays. Please wntact our o�ice if you hace any quesdons about this matter.
As a reminder,please provide the offia square footages of all existing administrators as identified in your"Ponal
Lcase Programs" letter of May 17, 1993. This will enable me to calculate the ercisting trip generaUon rate
accuralely tor lhe City file.
C OF CUPERTINO
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Communiry Developmcnt Department
Enclosurc
Rcsoludon No.4458
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Ponal School is locared at 10300 Blaney Ave„Cupertino,CA. This facilit�n,sdoct'afed onTl'.T4--
acres with ingress and egress available from both Blaney and Portal�s. The school is
comprised of 35.130.00 squaze feet of building space (see attached site plan). is square �
footage.28,041.00 squarc feet is used as an extension of the district's administrative offices. The
following district administradve programs are located a[the Portal site: Teacher Resource Center,
Testing and Grants, Healthy Start Program. Book Depository, Music, Language Arts and
Materials storage,CPR Trainmg and materials,First Aid Training and materials,Home Schooling
Program,Computer Technology,GATE Program(Gifted and Talented Education),ESL(English
as a Second Language)Program, and conference/meeting rooms. The following information
describes the district programs mendoned above:
TEACHER RESOURCE CENTER
� A. 2 full-dme district employees.
B. Lending library of educadonal materials for teachers,teacher aides,district office staff and
classroom parent volunteers.
C. Itinerant users-average of 20 per day between the hours of 7:30 A.M.to 5:30 P.M.(M,
T,Th,F�and Wednesday,7:30 A.M,to 8:00 P.M.
TESTING AND GRANTS
A. 2 full-dme district employees.
B. Storage of scholastic tesdng material.
C. 2 full-dme district employees write grants for the district.
HEALTHY START PROGRAM
A.One half-time district consultant administers this program.
B. A grant from the State of California that provides planning dollars to develop a school site
based inter agency collaboradon-Health and Social Services for children and famiGes.
C. Itinerant coordinator-visits the school sites. Is at Portal 1R day,5 days per week.
TEXT BOOK DEPOSITORY(Storage of scholastic educational materials)
A. One full-dme disa-ict employee.
B.UPS delivery of materials and district warehouse deliveries from Portal to educadonal sites.
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MUSIC PROGRAM
The distric[stores the musical instruments at Portal. The music program,due to financial
rescraints,has been eliminated in the elementary schools.
LAIYGUAGE ARTS AND SCIENCE MATERIALS
A. One full-ame and one half-time district employees.
B. The district stores and prepares the language arts und science curriculum kits at the Portal
site. The kits are delivered to the 18 elementary school sites by the warehouse staff.
CPR TRAINING MATERIALS
A. CPR training materials are stored at the Portal site.
B. The district offers classes several times a year for staff to become certified in administering
CPR.
C. Classes are held in the conference/meeting rooms at the Portal sitc.
D. Teachers are district scaff serving as consultan�nstructors.
FIRST AID TRAIIYING MATERIALS
A. First Aid training materials are stored at the Pottal site.
B. The district offers classes several times a year for staff to become certified in first aid
techniques in the event of an emergency.
C. Classes are held in the meeting/conference room area.
D. Teuchers are district staff serving as consultantslinsavctors.
GIFTED AND TALENTED EDUCATION (GATE) PROGRAM
, A. This program has one half-dme secretary located at the Portal site. The secretary prepares
the necessary/required reports for communicadon with the parents.
, HOME SCHOOLING
A. The district's Home School Program averages about 150 students.
B. A curriculum library is housed at Portal to provide parents with materials and books to
assist them in providing the education of their children at home.
C. Use is minimal due to the small amount of children registered in this program.
COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY
A. This is not staffed by employees. The use of this portion of the facility is solely determined
by teacher need,desire,or creadvity.
B. This area houses system equipment used for video duplicating.
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ESL (ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE) PROGRAM
A. One full-time person is employed at PoRal with [wo itinerant teachers vaveling to the
schools to monitor the program.
B. Portal is ESL's home base. All testing and reference materials are housed here.
C. New students registered in the district chat do not speal:English are brough[to Portal by
their parents for testing and placement a[one of our elementary sites that has a ESL
Program.
D. This prog-ani creates minima!traffic at the Portal site.
MEETING AND CONFERENCE ROOMS
A. The meeting and conference rooms is no different[han other district elementary school sites
B. District staff,PTA,outside organizations such as Girl Scouts,Boy Scouts,Garden Clubs,
City Recreation Classes(square dancing),etc.,use district facilides for their weekly or
monthly meerings.
C. These meedngs may take place from 7:30 A.M.to 9:00 P.M.,Monday through Friday,and
7:30 A.M.to 5:00 P.M.on Saturdays.
The district has 18 elementary school sites.District attendance for the month of April, 1993,at
these 18 sites was 10,300 studena. Due to financial restraints,the district busing program has
been drastically reduced. Of the 10,300 studenu attending district schools,only 914 of them are
being bused. This leaves 9,386 studenu being driven,walking,or riding bikes to and from school
, each day. A look at Collins, Faria,Garden Gate,Lincoln,Regnart,or Fremont Older Schools
between the hours of 8:00-9:30 A.M., 2:10-3:30 P.M., and 5:00-6:00 P.M., will demonstrate
aaffic panems. Each of these schools has a population of 500 to 600 students.
� Portal School was constructed to house 600 students,20 classrooms with 30 studenu per each of
these classrooms. If Portal School were to be reopened as a district educational site,it would
generate the same traffic impaction as observed at the aforementioned sites.
The district requests a Master Use Permit to lease 7,089.00 square feet of the Porcal site. This
space is vacant and will not be needed for district administradve programs. The district would
therefone like to locate two small schools in this space. The Chinese Achievement School would
occupy 2,572 squaze feet(two classrooms which were foRnerly kindergarten rooms,chat include
restrooms),and the French American School of Silicon Valley would lease two classrooms plus 2
restroonu for a total of 2,189.00 square feet. The remaining classrooms totaling 2,328 squaze feet
have been left for future growth of the French American Schoot.
CHINESE ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL
Chinese Achievement School administers classes in phonetic Mandarin Chinese,math,Chinese
culture,arts and crafts,and brush painting to school-age children. The following packets have
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been provided for your review regarding the curriculum of this school:
l. Chinese Achievement School Aftcr School Pro�am Parent Handbook.
2. Chinese Achievement School Schedule.
3. 1992-1993 Chinese Achievement School calendar and ttansportation routes.
4. I.ctter from a Cupertino Union School District principal thstnking Judy Yu for assisting in
presenting curriculum material in the teaching of Chinese language awareness in the public
school system.
5. Licensing report from the State of Califomia.
6. Advertisements.
7.Report Cards.
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CHINESE ACHIEVEMENT SCHOOL
Hours of operation: 1230 P.M.-6:00 P.M.,M through F
9:00 A.M.- 12:00 Noon,Sat.
Registered Participants: 32 children(24 M-F,8 on SaG),anticipate 64
Pattem of attendance: Daily
L.eased Faciliries: 2 classrooms
Staff: 5 instructors
Special Purpose Vehicles: 3 vans pick up all childien attending Chinese Achievement �
School from district schools and transport them to Portal.
Vans are parked at Portal.
NUTE: Students bring their lunches. Parcnts pick up their children in the evening.
FRENCH-AMERlCAN SCHOOL OF S!LlCON VALLEY
The French American School of Silicon Va(ley combines the French system with thc American
system of teaching to provide children with the best of two educadonal approaches. Their
preschool program for 2 1!2 year olds is a total immersion in French. The Kindergarten through 6
Grade program gives priority to French reading and writing skills,with oral English,math,social
studies and science forming the core of the English portion of the program. Before and after
school child care will be provided for the French American students anly.
A packet of information has been provided by Claude Nederovique,Director of the school, for
your review.
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FRENCH AMERICAN SCHOOL OF SILICON VALLEY
Hours of operadon; 8:30 A.M.-3:15 P.M.,M through F(basic)
8:30 A.M.-12 Noon,M though F(preschool)
7:00-8:30 A.M.&330-6:00 P.M.(before&after school .-
studenc caz+e)
Registered Participants 7 childien,anticipate 22
(Maximum of 120 students)
Patum of attendance: Daily
Leased Facilides: 2 classrooms
Staff: 3-6 instructors
NOTE: Children are brought to and from school by their parents. Chlldren bring their lunches
to school.
Property Office
5/17/93
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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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FA%:(4W)252-W9
COM�IUNITY DEVEIOPMENT
Junc 21,1993
Cupertino Union School District
Attn:Sonja Shurr
• 10301 Visla Dri��c
Cupertino,Califomia 95014
Subjat: Applicalion 18-U-85(Modifiption)-Cupertino Union Schooi District
This Ieltcr is to inform you that wc arc making cluv�gcs to RcsoluUOn No.4458. The only wrrections that are
bcing made include changing thc numbcr from No.4�158 to No.4457. Again,U�c Rcsolulion ilself rcmains the
samc. A rcviscd copy is cnclosccl for your rccords.
If yoa havc�ny qucstions,plcase qll the Community Dcvclopment Depariment at(408)252-4505.
Sincc�ly,
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Communily Dcvclopmcnt Dcpanment
Enclosurc:
Rcsolution No.4457
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School Potendal
600 students�l�x 1.4 =840 maximum one-way trips
SchoolPro�osed
Existing Daycare =352 one-way uips maximum�Z�
Existing Administrators(7.5) = 9 one-way trips�3�
Proposed Elementary Students(184) =258 one-way uips�4�
Total =619 one-way trips(221 trips remaining)
� (1)The historical student maximum is 655 studenLs with modular on the parcel. Staff has applied the
building occupant maximum of 600 students.
(2)Maximum as required by 18-U-85
(3) 1 ono-way trip per 1,000 square fcet of building area
(4) 1.4 one-way trip per child Includes teachers,pac�ents and miscellaneous other trips(detiveries).
cJtrips