Title
Final Location, Character and Extent review of a drop off/pick-up drive at Cary Elementary School, 3021 Maplewood Avenue.
Body
To: Planning Commission
From: Urban Design Committee
Date: April 21, 2014
APPLICANT
Sandra Christian, Department of Public Works
LOCATION
Cary Elementary School, 3021 Maplewood Avenue
Property Owner:
City of Richmond School Board
PURPOSE
The application is for final location, character and extent review of a drop-off/pick-up drive at Cary Elementary School at 3021 Maplewood Avenue.
SUMMARY & RECOMMENDATION
This project involves the construction of a drop-off/pick-up access drive in front of Cary Elementary School. Currently students who travel to/from school by vehicle are dropped off at the curb in front of the school on Maplewood Avenue. Students who travel to/from school by bus are dropped off at the curb on the S. Belmont Avenue side of the school, coming into the school from a side entrance.
Parking on the south side of Maplewood Avenue is prohibited from 8am to 4pm on school days. The school currently sets out traffic cones and temporary signs delineating a lane for student drop-off and pick-up. A representative from the school patrols the sidewalk on Maplewood Avenue, assisting students out of their cars and into the school. There is also a crossing guard that is stationed at the speed table on Maplewood Avenue just east of S. Belmont Avenue.
In November 2013 the Urban Design Committee (UDC) considered and, at the applicant's request, deferred an application for final consideration of this item, citing concerns regarding the design of the access loop. At this meeting the UDC also created a subcommittee of two members to work with the applicants, school administrators and parents to consider alternative designs. A meeting of these stakeholders was held at the school on November 15, 2013.
In January 2014, the UDC recommended and the Planning Commission granted conceptual approval of ...
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