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8e the Use Permit application by the Zoning Administrator. Refer to Attachment 2 for a Page 2 detailed background chronology on the project. Project Description At the public hearing, WHCA presented the following revised proposal: . Kindergarten through twelfth grade private school for up to 100 students; . Child care facility for up to 20 children; . The ability to utilize the interior parking lot as a playground for recess, lunch time and other outdoor activities; . Consideration of conceptual plans for the replacement of the existing "Secondary School" classroom building with four (4) modular classrooms; . New signage; . Landscaping improvements; and . Parking lot improvements. Zoning Administrator Review and Decision The following information was considered by the Zoning Administrator: . All testimony received at the public hearing; . The information provided in the administrative record; and . The analysis of the project by various staff members. The Zoning Administrator approved the school with a reduced overall capacity of 80 students and/or childcare spaces to allow the applicant flexibility in operations within a limited overall capacity (230 students were initially proposed, and 120 students were proposed as part of the revised project) based on specific findings. Refer to the Notice of Official Action dated February 9, 2009 for a complete list of findings and conditions (Attachment 3). The Zoning Administrator found it appropriate to include a number of conditions that required additional site improvements as well as follow-up monitoring to ensure long-term compatibility of the use. For example, to address the noise concerns, outdoor playground activities would be prohibited on the parking lot and would be limited to two designated areas on the property which are more sheltered from the neighbors: the "Permanent Playground" and the interior courtyard located between the Church Sanctuary and Fellowship Hall (Attachment 4). The Zoning Administrator determined that adherence to the conditions of approval would ensure that the subject uses, as limited in capacity, would comply with the general welfare of the community. Appellant's Issues On February 12, 2009, the appellants, Ms. Dawn M. Ward and Ms. MaryAnn Clifford, who live adjacent to the church property on Connecticut Drive, jointly filed an appeal requesting that the City Council overturn the Zoning Administrator's decision thereby denying the WHCA .Use Permit request (Attachment 5). The appellants cited the following grounds for the appeal: 1. The Use Permit findings were made in error because health, safety and welfare issues would persist: 2. The applicant's lack of compliance with regulations and conditions to date; 3. The proposed uses are excessive for the neighborhood, causing adverse impacts; 4. Concerns regarding noise and outdoor playground activities; and