From
Chris Hartmann
Title
S170605 - Site Plan - Harmony School of Innovation (City Council District 2). Approval of a Planned Development Site Plan to a Planned Development (PD) district to allow a school. The 12.78 acre property is currently zoned Planned Development-17 (PD-17). The property is located at the intersection of Fish Creek Rd. and S. Belt Line Rd. The agent is David Etzold, the applicant is Joyce Stanton, DiSciullo-Terry, Stanton & Associates, and the owner is James Morgan, Danny Reeves, and Tommy Winn. (On June 5, 2017, the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of this request by a vote of 5-2).
Presenter
Assistant City Manger Bill Crolley
Recommended Action
Approve
Analysis
PROPOSED USE CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTION:
The proposed Harmony School of Innovation-Grand Prairie at 1441 Fish Creek Road, is located near the intersection of Fish Creek Road and S. Belt Line Road (FM 1382). The school will serve a 30% portion of the existing Kindergarten - 12th Grade student body currently attending the Harmony School of Nature campus. The students will transfer to the new school and be served by grades Pre-K through 5th at the new campus. The school is proposed to be 50,000 square feet in size, on a 7.794-acre tract of land currently zoned PD-17 for retail uses. However, this request will consider Site Plan approval to allow for use as a school. There will be occasional weekend activities will be held at the campus in the form of Science Fair and Spring Festival. There will be additional parking for weekend and evening activities will be provided in the outside lanes of the queuing area. The entire school campus will be securely fenced and gated. Traffic flow and access will be controlled and monitored by trained staff, and will be implemented consistent with the approved Circulation Plan. The gates will remain open at least one hour before and one hour after any time students are on campus. All AM and PM pick-up and drop-o...
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