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136 Ms. Slaughter recommended that the strategy regarding school funding be changed to say "up to 40%." RESOLUTION: ,M:~PROVING SPECIAL PERI;gilT FOR 631 CUTLER LANE Mr. Huja explained that the original request from the Montessori School was to include one additional property, but that request has been withdrawn. Mr. Huja said that the Plamfing Commission recommended approval of the special permit for the following reasons: 1) The proposed use will not have an undue adverse impact on the surrounding neighborhood, if conditions are met; and 2) The proposed school would be in harmony with the provisions of special permits in R-I zones, which is substantially in accord with the intent of the Comprehensive Plan. Ms. Daugherty asked Mr. Huja if staff`follow up to ensure that conditions of special permits are met, and Mr. Huja replied that they do. On motion by Mr. Toscano, seconded by Ms. Daugherty, the special permit for 631 Cutler Lane was unanimously approved by Council. WHEREAS, the Montessori School of Charlottesville, owner of the property designated as 631 Cutler Lane, and lessee of property at 1200 Park Street (Park Street Christian Church), has requested a special use permit to expand the approved enrollment of students from 30 to 57 students at 63 t Cutler Lane, and to reduce the number of students from 35 to 30 at the 1200 Park Street location. This property is further identified on City Real property Tax Map #47 as Parcels 2 and 2.12 having approximately 72 and 430 feet of frontage on Cutler Lane, respectively, additional frontage on Park Street, and containing approximately 10,800 square feet of land or .26 acres, and 348,480 square feet of land or .8 acres, respectively; WHEREAS, following a joint public heating before this Council and the Plarming Commission, duly advertised and held on December 9, 1997, 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 Cky of Charlottesville, Virginia that an amendment to the special use permit granted on May 3, 1976, is hereby approved and granted to The Montessori School of Charlottesville, owner of the property at 631 Cutler Lane and lessee of property at 1200 Park Street, to expand the school's total enrollment of students to 87. This approval is conditioned upon the following: (1) That the school enrollment in both locations be limited to 87 students with no more than 57 students at 631 Cutler Lane and 30 students at 1200 Park Street. (2) That the site plan be amended and approved with the following additions: (a) New opaque screen fencing at least 8' tall with evergreen trees supplementing this be installed along the rear and east side of the playground area at 631 Cutler Lane by the end of May 1998. (3) That the school inform parents at the start of each school term that they should use Cutler Lane for access to and from the school and utilize car pools where feasible. A copy of the school enrollment list and of this written notice shall be provided to the Department of Community Development each year. (4) That the school continue to develop parking alternatives for the school-wide events during the year which involve students and parents, without adversely impacting the neighborhood streets.