Reso PC17-07 0032 PC Reso Approving CEQA - 860 Charter St

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LSA ASSOCIATES, INC. SEPTEMBER 2016 ROCKETSHIP REDWOOD CITY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL PROJECT INITIAL STUDY/ MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION P:\RWC1401B Rocketship School\PRODUCTS\IS-MND\Public\Rocketship Public Review 09-29-16.docx (09/29/16) PUBLIC REVIEW DRAFT 13 2. School Operations The proposed school would have a maximum enrollment of 480 students when it is fully operational. The school would include grades TK-5. There would be a total of 25 full-time staff and an additional 5 to 10 part-time staff that consists of faculty, administration, and support employees. School activities would occur between 7:15 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., with classes held between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Dismissal periods would be staggered to manage the flow of the pick-up activities and to minimize overcrowding on and near the school site. An all-student assembly is held at 8:00 a.m. each morning, which precludes a staggered drop-off time. Transitional Kindergarten students would be dismissed at 2:00 p.m.; regular Kindergarten and Grade 1 dismissal would be at 3:45 p.m.; Grades 2 and 3 would be dismissed at 4:00 p.m.; and Grades 4 and 5 would be dismissed at 4:10 p.m. Students that would attend after-school programs would be picked up between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. At full capacity, on most days of the week approximately 30 students would be dismissed at 2:00 p.m.; 120 students would be dismissed at 3:45 p.m.; approximately 180 students would be dismissed at 4:00 p.m.; approximately 100 students would be dismissed at 4:10 p.m.; and approximately 50 students would be picked up between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. On minimum days, which include a shorter school day on Thursdays, students would be dismissed as follows: 120 students at 1:50 p.m.; 160 students at 2:00 p.m.; 150 students at 2:10 p.m.; and 50 students between 5:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. Play periods, based on grades, would occur throughout the day with a maximum of 90 students at play at any one time. 3. Open Space and Landscaping An approximately 12,458-square-foot outdoor play area would be located at the front of the building and would be bordered by Charter Street and Bay Road. The play area would include a paved area for a basketball court, four-square, and hopscotch, etc., and a turf area that would include play structures. When not in use, the central portion of the play area would be used as a pick-up/drop-off area. Tall fences, bollards, and a concrete seatwall would separate the play areas from the vehicle driveway. Trees and shrubs would be planted around the play areas and around the perimeter of the site, including at select locations along the Charter Street and Bay Road street frontages, to provide privacy screening and shade for the play areas. Approximately 18 new trees would be planted and all trees would be a minimum of 24-inch box size. A minimum of 75 percent of the final plantings would be drought-tolerant California native and/or other suitable plants. Shrubs and plant beds would also be added to the north, west, and east building façades to soften the building exterior. 4. Access, Circulation and Parking Vehicular access to the site would be provided by three driveways. The existing driveway at the rear of the building would remain and would continue to provide access from Charter Street to surface parking spaces in this location. The existing 20-foot-wide easement that provides 150 linear feet of emergency access to adjacent properties would remain and would be clear at all times. ATTY/RESO.0032/PC RESO APPROVING CEQA - 860 CHARTER ST. EXHIBIT A REV: 06-15-17 PR Page 21 of 124