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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOAKWOOD SCHOOL NCL SITE PLAN REVIEW - 13 93 - SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS - ROUND 1 - PLANNING OBJECTIVES6. Oakwood School wishes to promote energy conservation by encouraging such alternate forms of transportation as car-pooling, walking, biking, and using the Transfort Bus system. City bus route four is located on Laporte Avenue. Its location is ideal for biking, with bike routes located on nearby Oak Street and also on LaPorte Avenue. In order to encourage car pooling, a city map will be constructed with home address locations of Oakwood families. Parents and students will be motivated to car pool through the use of contests and prizes. A Traffic Impact Analysis, completed by Matthew Delich, accompanies this Site Plan. 7. Oakwood School will develop a plan for the orderly drop-off and pick-up of students each day. This written plan, which details the supervision process, will be distributed to parents, explained to students, and supervised by staff members to ensure that the process is safe and orderly for all involved. The employees who choose to drive to school will park in designated parking spaces on the premises. A bike rack will be provided for student and staff use. OAKWOOD SCHOOL Statement of Planning Objectives (Revised April 7, 1993) 1. Oakwood School is a private school alternative to the traditional classroom. Our experienced staff uses a proven curriculum to formulate challenging, individualized educational plans for each child. Through an accepting, nurturing school environment, students at Oakwood attain high standards of academic achievement. 2. Oakwood School is pursuing the purchase of the Day Spring Christian Church located at 1401 West Mountain Avenue. It is our desire to preserve the existing residential character of the property and the neighborhood. We are working with Architecture Plus, an architectural firm, and Landform, a landscape architectural firm, to ensure that the landscaping plans and exterior improvements will enhance the character of the building and the appearance of the surrounding neighborhood. 3. Oakwood School will employ four full-time and one part-time teacher - one for each class of fifteen to seventeen elementary school students. We have arranged staggered arrival and departure times for students to minimize the number of cars dropping off or picking up students at any .given time. Class starting and ending times will vary by twenty minutes. 4. Oakwood School desires to become a positive asset to the existing neighborhood by maintaining the school building and grounds in a manner that would enhance the appearance of the neighborhood. This would include keeping the sidewalks clear, the grass mowed regularly, all shrubs and flowers maintained on a regular basis, and the property free of any debris. The driveway on the west side of the building will be disabled so that no through traffic occurs west of the building. The fence along the driveway will be retained to minimize the visual impact for the neighbors on the west side. Children attending Oakwood School will either be inside the school building, or closely supervised in small groups when outside or for drop-off and pick-up. It is our goal, as an educational institution, to teach children to be responsible members of their families, neighborhoods, and communities. 5. The staff of Oakwood School will, at times, utilize the resources of City Park. Contact has been made with Leslie Bryson, at Parks and Recreation, in order to establish the following plan for use of City Park: Careful consideration will be given to people who are enjoying City Park. The Oakwood staff will be in constant supervision of organized activities and direct students away from people who are using park facilities. Oakwood will utilize the large passive recreation areas of the park in a rotating manner in order to mitigate the effect of use on turf areas of the park. The playground area of the park will be used by small groups when it appears that its use will not interfere with others. The number of times per month the park will be used will vary depending upon weather, curriculum topics and school schedules. There appears to be no information available concerning use of the park by other schools or day care centers.