AgdaPkt 2017-09-11 Closed and Joint SA PFA

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7.A. - Page 2 Commission received additional public comments and continued the hearing to provide staff an opportunity to respond to additional comments on the Project. City staff and consultants prepared a revised Response to Comments memo that included updated traffic counts and responded to all CEQA related comments received. At the June 20, 2017 meeting, the Planning Commission approved the Mitigated Negative Declaration, Conditional Use Permit and Architectural Review Permit for the Project. The Planning Commission approved the entitlement applications for the Project by adopting Resolution No. 17-07 (by a 5-2 vote) finding that the City had complied with CEQA and Resolution No. 17-08 (by a 4-3 vote) finding that that the proposed Project was consistent with the General Plan and Zoning Code for the Conditional Use Permit to allow continuation of legally nonconforming parking stall size and driveway width and approving the Architectural Permit for the exterior building improvements. Subsequent to the Planning Commission approval, the Project was appealed by Mr. Dave Tanner for the Redwood Village Business Association (Attachment 4). The appellant's submittal includes a supplemental letter with signatures (Attachment 5) and letters previously submitted by Dave Tanner, Stewart Painting, Powlan Cassidy Law, Rasmussen Planning and Traffic Analysis by Prism Engineering (Attachment 6). This report provides a response to the points in the appeal letter and analysis of the Project. As outlined in this report, City Council has grounds to deny the appeal and uphold the approval of the Project. ANALYSIS Project Description School Use: Rocketship is a public school operating under a Charter Agreement with the Redwood City Elementary School District. Rocketship school opened in Redwood City on August 2015 and is currently operating at the John F. Kennedy middle school campus. As there is insufficient space at the existing school campuses, Launchpad Development proposes to locate the school at 860 Charter Street. Launchpad Development has entered into a long term lease agreement for the property, will construct the improvements and will operate the school. The applicant, Launchpad Development for Rocketship Education, proposes to convert the existing Project Site, including the existing single-story 23,200 square feet building into an elementary school with classrooms, administrative offices, cafeteria, technology and tutoring center, on-site drop off and pick up area and an outside playground. The school would serve 480 students at full enrollment with transitional kindergarten through fifth grade. There would be 25 full-time staff with an additional 5-10 part-time staff. School activities would occur between 7:15 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. The school proposes staggered start and dismissal periods to manage the flow of traffic. Building: Minimal exterior alterations to the existing building would be made with the project. The applicant proposes to add new windows and new storefront entry doors along the Charter Street (north) elevation and new glass roll-up doors and