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235 Responding to a question from Ms. Daugherty, Rev. Templeton st~ated that the school could learn to live with restricting the number of students in the playground to 70, but felt that lowering the school enrollment to 125 would hurt the school. Mr. Toscano asked how~the.school would addressed concerns and complaints if raised by the neighborhood and Rev. Templeton replied that to his knowledge no complaint against the school had ever been made prior to the public hearing on the special permit, but that the school would try to handle- any complaints immediately. ~ Ms. Slaughter stated that she felt it was critical to have sufficient buffer, for both noise and visual purposes, but felt that her concerns were adequately addressed in the conditions of the special permit. Ms. Daugherty agreed to accept the recommendation to lower the playground levels to 70, but as Rev. Edwards would not accept the amendment, the motion was seconded by Ms. Slaughter. Ms. Hopkinson clarified the nUmbers currently enrolled in the schoolt nOting that 25 students are currently housed at another location. Ms. Hopkinson added that the neighborhood had also recommended that fencing be added as part of the buffer, Rev. Templeton stated that addition of fencing would be acceptable and acknowledged that they are only 75 students on the site at-the current.~time.. · The resolution amending a special use permit to.allow expansion of the existing private school and day care facility on Westwood Road, and permit~property to be used fOr church services, with~the numberrof students in the 4 year old and up play areas limited to 70 at a time, was unanimously approved by Council, WHEREAS, Northside Baptist Church, on behalf of the owners, Westwood Land Trust, has requested amendment of the special use permit granted to WestWood Land Trust on August 15, 1988, and amended September 5, 1989 (copies attached), to allow for the expansion of the existing private school to 240 students and the day care faCility to 125 children at 1414-1416 Westwood Road. This property is further identified as Parcels 28.40, 28.41, 28.42, 28.43 and 30.1 on City Real Property Tax Map 44, having collectively approximately 227 feet of frontage on Westwood Road, and Containing · collectively, 111,858 square feet of land or 2.75 acres; WHEREAS, following a joint public hearing before this council and the Planning~Co~mission, duly advertised and held on March 8, 1994, this Council findS that such use will conform to the criteria applicable to special permits generally under Chapter 34 of the City Code; now, therefore BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of Charlottesville, Virginia that the special use permit granted on August 15, 1988, and amended September 5, 1989 for 1414- 1416 Westwood Road is hereby~amended to allow for the expansion of~the existing private school (Northside Christian School) to 150 students and the day care'facility to 125 children. The approval off, this special use permit is conditioned upon the following: 1. Administrative approval of the site plan with the following addressed on the site plan: