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<br />Memo to the Mayor and City CounciUCU 05-09 <br />May 16, 2005 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br />Background <br /> <br />In 2003, the City of Elk. River approved an Interim Use Permit to allow the use of six <br />temporary classrooms at Elk. River Senior High. The Permit is scheduled to expire June <br />2005. At the time the Permit was approved, the School District was proposing to relocate <br />the 9th grade students from VandenBerg Junior High. <br /> <br />Analysis <br /> <br />The School District is requesting an extension of their Permit until June 2011. Their <br />narrative indicates that due to the failure of the 2004 bond referendum and the continued <br />growth of the district, the temporary classrooms are needed. The narrative does not address <br />whether or not the District can control enrollment by sending students to the Rogers High <br />School, or closing enrollment to <br />students outside the District. <br /> <br /> <br />The temporary classrooms are located in <br />the rear of the High School in a manner <br />that does not impede access by <br />emergency vehicles. . The Building <br />Department, however, notes that there <br />are corrections that need to be made if <br />they are to be used for an additional <br />time period. The applicant has been <br />notified by staff of these outstanding <br />conditions, and they will need to be <br />corrected prior to the start of the 2005- <br />06 school year. <br /> <br />This request is for an interim use; therefore, it has an end date. As requested by the school <br />district representative, it will be June 2011. <br /> <br />Planning Commission Action <br /> <br />Much of the discussion at the Planning Commission public hearing revolved around the <br />length of the request, with most of the Commission indicating that six years was too long for <br />"temporary" classrooms. The other point of contention appeared to be the lack of internal <br />restrictions on the part of the district to control enrollment through other methods suchas <br />closing open enrollment Dr. Barth, representing the School District indicated that he <br />thought open enrollment accounted for approximately 60-75 additional students at the High <br />SchooL <br /> <br />The Commission ultimately voted 4-3 to recommend approval of the extension through <br />June 2008 with the condition that the classrooms be inspected annually and that they resolve <br />the outstanding building items from the original installation. <br /> <br />S:\PLANNING\Case Files\2005\CU 05-09 Dist 728\51605 CC Memo.doc <br />