Lehi City Planning Commission Staff Report
Meeting Date: November 12, 2017
Alpine Valley Academy Conditional Use and Site Plan Approval Planning Commission Report Applicant: Requested Action/Purpose: Location: Project Area: Existing Zoning: General Plan Designation: Existing Land Use: Surrounding Zoning and Land Use:
Date of Last DRC Review: Assigned Planner: Planning Commission: City Council:
Mark Cluff Public hearing and approval of a site plan and conditional use 1910 West 900 North 2.06 acres RA-1/A-1 VLDRA Residential North: RA-1 Single-family residential East: A-1/RA-1 Single-family residential/undeveloped South: TH-5 Residential West: A-1 Residential/agricultural October 25, 2017 Landon Hawes Required Action Public hearing and final approval None
APPLICABLE DEVELOPMENT CODE REGULATIONS Section 09.060. Conditions A. Conditions. In granting a Conditional Use permit, the Commission may impose such requirements and conditions which the Commission, in its sole discretion, deems necessary for the protection of persons and properties in the vicinity of the proposed Conditional Use, as well as the preservation of the integrity of the General Plan. Said requirements and conditions may include (but are not limited to) location, construction, size, maintenance, operation, site planning, traffic control and parking, relocations, dedications, installation and upgrading of public services and roads, and time limits for the proposed Conditional Use, in addition to the following non-exclusive list of potential requirements and conditions: 1. That the site will be suitably landscaped and maintained and that the design, setbacks, fences, walls and buffers of all buildings and other structures are adequate to protect property and preserve and/or enhance the appearance and character of the area. 2. That all buildings or other structures are architecturally attractive and add to the quality of the area. 3. Provision of parking facilities, including vehicular ingress and egress and the surfacing of parking areas and driveways to specified standards. 4. Street and highway dedication and improvements, including sidewalks, curbs and gutters. 5. Water supply and fire protection. 6. The mitigation of nuisance factors such as noise, vibrations, smoke, dust, dirt, odors, gases, noxious matter, heat, glare, electro-magnetic disturbances and radiation. 7. The regulation of operating hours for activities affecting normal neighborhood schedules and functions. 8. Regulation of signs. 9. Provisions for a guarantee, bond or other surety that the proposed conditional use will be maintained and operated in compliance with all approval conditions and requirements. 10. Such other conditions determined necessary by the Commission to allow the establishment and operation of the proposed conditional use in an orderly and efficient manner and in compliance with all elements of the General Plan, and the intent and purpose of this Code. The Commission may require guarantees, bonds, or other assurances that such requirements and conditions are being, or will be, satisfied, including (but not limited to) requiring an applicant to prepare and record covenants running with the land and to be binding upon the applicant and its successors in interest HISTORY March 19, 1992 – This property was annexed into Lehi City as part of the Paul Peterson annexation.
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Lehi City Planning Commission Staff Report
Meeting Date: November 12, 2017
ANALYSIS The applicant is requesting approval of a conditional use and site plan with an existing building. The intent is to remodel the existing home into a school, while adding a parking lot to the southwest part of the property. Existing buildings on the property would also be used by the school, which would be for children ages 5-18. The applicant anticipates no more than 80 students attending the school; he believes the resulting traffic increase will be minor. The Commission may want to require a traffic study before approving this project. The DRC had several comments for this project. A stop sign should be added at the exit. A 6’ solid (opaque) sight-obscuring fence is required. A 12’ landscape buffer will be required adjacent to single-family residential zones. The applicant would like to install a chain-link fence with slats for his sight-obscuring fence, so the Commission should decide whether this is acceptable. However, it is the opinion of staff that a truly opaque barrier should be created by the use of vinyl, wood, concrete, or other material. Section 12.080-D states that: Any screening wall or fence, or other treatment required under the provisions of this section, under a conditional use permit or other requirement shall be constructed of masonry, reinforced concrete, timber or other similar suitable permanent materials as approved by the City which do not contain openings. All wall or fence openings shall be equipped with gates equal in height and screening characteristics to the wall or fence. Alternative equivalent screening may be approved through the site plan approval process. Screening fences or walls shall be supplemented by planting or planted buffer strips or berms. Please consider all DRC comments as part of the motion. RECOMMENDATIONS Planning Division staff recommends APPROVAL of the proposed site plan, including the DRC comments from October 25, 2017. This recommendation is based upon the following findings: 1. 2. 3.
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The proposed use, at the proposed location, will not be detrimental or injurious to property or improvements in the vicinity and will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, general welfare or convenience. The proposed use will be located and conducted in a manner in compliance with the goals and policies of the Lehi City General Plan and the purposes of this Code. That the property on which the use, building, or other structure is proposed to be established is of adequate size and dimensions to permit construction of the facilities and the conduct of the use in such a manner that it will not be detrimental to adjoining properties and the area. Additional findings based upon information presented during the public hearing.
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Lehi City Development Review Committee
October 25, 2017
Alpine Valley Academy Conditional Use DRC Redline Comments Mark Cluff – Requests review of a conditional use for the Alpine Valley Academy site plan with an existing building, a private school located at 1910 West 900 North in A-1 & RA-1 zones DRC Members Present: Glade Kirkham, Kerry Evans, Greg Allred, Todd Munger, Kim Struthers, Gary Smith, Ross Dinsdale, Trent Dyer Representatives of the Applicant Present: Mark Cluff, Dan Feckner Date of Plans Reviewed: 10/19/17 Time Start: 2:23 PM Time End: 2:42 PM DRC REDLINE COMMENTS: Glade – Power: No comments Kerry – Fire: 1. Fire hydrant needs to be labeled on utility plan. Greg – Water/Sewer: 2. Provide culinary and PI meter detail drawings on detail sheet Todd – Public Works: No comments Kim – Planning: No comments Gary – Building/Inspections: 3. Show ADA and van parking requirements on tabulation page. Evan – Streets 4. Add a stop sign at the exit. 5. Show paint (striping) detail for pickup and dropoff. 6. Add ADA ramp/sidewalk detail to detail sheet. Ross – Engineering: 7. Limited to 0.13 CFS per acre outflow. Trent – Parks: 8. A 6’ solid (opaque) sight-obscuring fence is required. 12’ landscape buffer will be required adjacent to singlefamily residential zones. PRIOR TO PRECONSTRUCTION MEETING: 1. Provide an engineer’s cost estimate for the cost of all improvements. 2. Escrow Bond or Letter of Credit and Public/Private Improvement Agreement for all public and private improvements must be in place. 3. Surveyor’s and engineer’s stamps on construction drawings. 4. Address comments from Planning Commission approval. DRC GENERAL COMMENTS: 1. On the power, developer will install conduit; Lehi City Power will install all other required power infrastructure shown on the plans and charge the developer for the costs. These costs are separate from power impact fees that are paid with the building permit. 2. Developer is responsible to purchase, move or remove any existing RMP facilities. 3. Developer is responsible to furnish adequate rights of way or easements for construction of off-site power line extensions. 4. Once approved by the Planning Commission or City Council (whichever is applicable) plans may be submitted for check-off. Check-off plans consist of one 24x36 set of plans submitted to the Planning Department. When changes need to be made to a check-off set, revise the affected sheets only. Each new submittal will require a revision date on each new sheet. Note: This list of corrections and deficiencies should not be considered as an all-inclusive or final list. The items listed need to be corrected and resolved and a new set of information submitted for review by the DRC. Further corrections and deficiencies may still be noted as the DRC further reviews the resubmitted information. 1 of 2
Lehi City Development Review Committee
October 25, 2017
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Prior to the pre-construction meeting, Lehi City Staff will make copies of plans for the meeting from the check-off set and the developer will pay fees for the copies. 6. All signage will require a separate review and approval process 7. The approval of a development shall be effective for a period of two (2) years from the date the development is approved by the Planning Commission or City Council, whichever is applicable. 8. Approved vehicle access for firefighting shall be provided to all construction or demolition sites. Vehicle access shall be provided to within 100 feet of temporary or permanent fire department connections. Vehicle access shall be provided by either a twenty (20) foot minimum width temporary or permanent road, capable of supporting vehicle loading under all weather conditions. Vehicle access shall be kept clear of all fencing, barricades, dumpsters, vehicles, construction materials and debris and maintained until permanent fire apparatus access roads are available. 9. Retaining walls over 4’ will require a building permit 10. For all commercial projects, the electrical contractor provides and pulls secondary conductors from the utility transformer to service. 11. Fire alarm required for all buildings. THIS ITEM WILL BE SCHEDULED FOR PLANNING COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 9, 2017
Note: This list of corrections and deficiencies should not be considered as an all-inclusive or final list. The items listed need to be corrected and resolved and a new set of information submitted for review by the DRC. Further corrections and deficiencies may still be noted as the DRC further reviews the resubmitted information. 2 of 2
Conditional Use Permit Narrative My name is Mark Cluff. I am a former Vice Chair of the Utah State Board of Education. As a member of the State Board, I searched the country looking for other methods of preparing youth for college and career. I found a school named Sudbury Valley School in Massachusetts, which was founded in 1968 and has had great success. It has been my hope for several years to start such a school in Utah County. We propose to use the 2 acre property at 1910 W 900 N, Lehi as a private school for children of ages 5 – 18. We can use the buildings on the property as is. There is no need to add more buildings. We will be adding a sidewalk and parking area. The name of the School will be Alpine Valley Academy. We are a non-profit corporation and have a board of six individuals. We believe in providing families with educational options for their children. The educational principle it is based on is Self-Directed Learning. See our web site, www.AlpineValleyAcademy.org, for more details about the school. The plan is to have up to 80 students in the school, which our proposed 20 parking spaces will cover. At max enrollment, there is about 127 sqft per student. We hope to have 30 students the first year. Students will be allowed to arrive at school anytime after 8:30 am with school letting out at 3:30 pm. A few parents may request, for a price, to have their child stay until 5:00 pm. That time will be the cut off. We will follow the Alpine School District yearly calendar for start and end dates and vacation days. With 30 students we will have 3 paid staff and for 80 students we plan to have 6-7 paid staff. We will also use some parent volunteers. The goal is to keep the tuition is as low as possible so that more families will have an opportunity to attend. Tuition will be $4500 per year as compared to other private schools at over $20k. Other then the parking area and sidewalk, we plan to add more grass and trees to the property. There will be minor traffic increase with start and end times offset from the Charter School down the street. Also, our students can arrive at anytime after the 8:30 am open time and leave anytime before the end time of 3:30 pm. There will no other noise except for kids playing outside and no toxic fumes. Since education is critical to the future of the State and community, it is important to have many options for the families to choose from. This school will improve the public heath, general welfare, and make another school convenient to the neighborhood as more homes are added to the area. Transcript of Northwest Ordinance (1787) - An Ordinance for the government of the Territory of the United States northwest of the River Ohio. Sec. 14. Art. 3. Religion, morality, and knowledge, being necessary to good government and the happiness of mankind, schools and the means of education shall forever be encouraged.
-------- Original Message -------Subject: RE: RE: Bush - 1910 W 900 N From: Amber Quinn Date: Wed, May 31, 2017 4:48 pm To: teri Cc: Andrea Loftin Teri, I just spoke to Candace at the HOA Management company CCMC 801-955-5126 and was told this property is not subject to HOA, there are other properties around it that are, but our property is not. With that being said, I want to bring some important information to you attention. The original CC&R’s E#26126:2005 talk about Plat A(we are Plat C, but we originally came from part of plat A) The Amended CC&R’s E#47635:2005 talk about amending the Colony Pointe PUD and continues on, but does NOT reference our property. Then you have the Reinvestment Notice E#44507:2010, which includes our Tax ID number, but reference the association which we are not part of. Then you have the Plat, which includes in the Notes #6 Lots 301 & 304 are a part of Colony Pointe Plat “A” PUD all requirements and CC&R’s required for that plat are applicable to lots 301 & 304. LOTS 302, 303 & 305 ARE NOT PART OF THE PUD.(we are Lot 305) I spoke to my underwriter to see if we could possibly remove the CC&R’s from out title report since we are clearly not part of the PUD or HOA, however because it does not specifically remove our property from the Amended CC&R’s(since we originally came from part of Plat A)we cannot remove it from our title report. I hope that with the above information/documents will help your buyer understand that this property is NOT part of the PUD or HOA. Thank you and have a great night!! Amber Quinn Escrow Officer State License No. 246795 Integrated Title Insurance Services 1092 East South Union Avenue Midvale, Utah 84047 Office Ph: 801-307-0160 / Direct Ph: 801-307-2019 Fax: 801-307-2186/e-mail:
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Alpine Valley Academy is based on the Sudbury Valley School model, which was founded in 1968. It is a school where the students are given the gift of time to find their interests and opportunities. Where students enjoy a childhood of freedom, respect, and trust. A school that provides the three great freedoms of personal responsibility: Freedom of Choice, Freedom of Action, and Freedom to Bear the Results of Actions. When you have freedom, you can learn how to succeed.
Alpine Valley Academy does not discriminate against any employee, student, employee applicant, or student applicant because of race, creed, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, physical and/or mental disability. Alpine Valley Academy adheres to this nondiscrimination policy with respect to all of its policies and programs, including educational programs, employment and admission programs, scholarship and financial aid programs, and athletic and other schooladministered programs. In keeping with the school’s religious orientation and purpose, as well as with the school’s desire to respect the dignity and diversity of individuals, the school affords equal opportunity in employment and admission on the basis of sexual orientation, but not on the basis of conduct. Alpine Valley Academy also affirms that all people are equally beloved children of God and deserve to be treated with love and respect, and we recognize the critical importance of a safe campus environment for all students and employees.
Alpine Valley Academy, Inc. 1910 W 900 N, Lehi, UT 84043 801-368-6695
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Alpine Valley Academy
Live to Learn, Learn to Live
Constitutional Republic School The School Council is the governing body of the school. In the School Council, all students and staff each have one vote to elect officers, setup committees to run the school, vote on their constitution and rules, and hear appeals from the Judicial Council. Students are held accountable for how they treat others and obey the school rules they created.
At Alpine Valley Academy, students learn to think for themselves, and learn to use tools to unearth the knowledge they need from multiple sources. They develop the ability to make clear logical arguments, learn that there are absolute truths, and deal with complex ethical issues based on LDS principles. Through selfinitiated activities, they pick up the basics; as they direct their lives, they take responsibility for outcomes, set priorities, allocate resources, and work with others in a vibrant community. Children ages 5-18 explore the world freely, at their own pace, and in their own unique ways. They learn how to set their own goals and then work to achieve them. Progress can be documented in a personal journal.
Self Directed Learning Trust and respect are keys to the school’s success. Students enjoy intellectual freedom, and unfettered interactions with other students and adults. Age mixing allows students to learn from others, and how to interact with individuals of all ages. Through being responsible for themselves and for the school’s operation, they gain the internal resources needed to lead effective lives. 42% of SVS students start their own businesses or create their own jobs. Where as, only 3% of public education students accomplish this. Alpine Valley Academy plans to open August 22, 2017.
The purpose of education is to prepare us to return to our Heavenly Father.