Creative Learning Academy daycare, Bull River Road
Request to change 1.4 acres from Low Density Residential to Commercial for a daycare. Development agreement approved but the general plan amendment was unanimously denied April 14, 2020 over traffic and fit.
Denied
- Type
- Area or general plan
- Size
- 1.4 acres
- Applicant
- Jessica Lloyd
- Location
- Approximately 400 West Bull River Road
- City Council: Creative Learning Academy at Bull River Road: development agreement and general plan amendmen…
- City Council: Creative Learning Academy general plan amendment, 1.4 acres, Low Density Residential to Comme…
In brief
Creative Learning Academy daycare, Bull River Road appears on 2 recorded agendas, from the City Council meeting of March 31, 2020 to the City Council meeting of April 14, 2020.
On record, it was tabled once and denied once.
The most recent decision was denied (5-0) at the City Council meeting of April 14, 2020.
Follow the money and project delivery
Creative Learning Academy daycare, Bull River Road
- Council action
Denied: Creative Learning Academy at Bull River Road: development agreement and general plan amendment (Resolution #2020-22, Ordinance #15-2020) · Approved minutes Record → · April 14, 2020
- Money in the record
No itemized amount linked in the records collected.
- Signed agreement and payments
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- Work and operating costs
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Every hearing and vote
April 14, 2020 · City Council
Creative Learning Academy at Bull River Road: development agreement and general plan amendment (Resolution #2020-22, Ordinance #15-2020)
Denied · 5-0
The council untabled the item and approved the development agreement, which is conditioned on approval of the ordinance. Applicant Jessica Lloyd said she worked with an engineer and accepted the conditions; the engineer said the building would sit by the road with a walkout basement. Engineering staff said the applicant would have to widen its portion of Bull River Road and a traffic study could be required. Hancock worried about left turns from SR-92 and traffic in residential areas; Council Member Chris Condie said commercial does not fit and the roads cannot support it. The council then unanimously denied the amendment from Low Density Residential to Commercial, finding that Bull River Road is not designed for the added traffic, that traffic from SR-92 and Center Street would worsen, and that commercial does not fit the area.
- Acres: 1.4
- Low Density Residential → Commercial
- Development agreement approved 5-0; general plan amendment denied 5-0
March 31, 2020 · City Council
Creative Learning Academy general plan amendment, 1.4 acres, Low Density Residential to Commercial (Ordinance #15-2020)
Tabled · 5-0
Applicant Jessica Lloyd, owner of a childcare business, proposed a daycare with a drop-off zone and access only from Bull River Road. Council members raised the retaining wall and steep grade, traffic on Bull River Road and opening the parcel to commercial use. Written comments from the property owner's representatives and commercial brokers supported it as a buffer between homes and commercial uses and said daycare is needed; a neighbor objected to traffic and said neighbors would consider legal options. The council tabled the item so a development agreement could be drafted limiting wall height to 7 feet, with the land stepping down toward the back, and Koivisto suggested a walkout basement.
- Acres: 1.4
- Low Density Residential → Commercial