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<br /> <br />The City Council held a public hearing on February 17, 2026, to receive public comments on the ordinance <br />amendment. The City Council continued the public hearing to March 2, 2026, where they will again receive <br />testimony on the ordinance amendment and the CUP applications. As the Planning Commission has already <br />made a recommendation regarding the ordinance amendment, the remaining discussion will relate to the <br />CUP. <br /> <br />Site and Building Plans <br />The proposed use is located within an existing building that is currently served by city sewer and water. No <br />exterior modifications to the building or site are proposed. The school is approximately 19,000 square feet <br />and includes space for classrooms, gym/recreation, office, and cafeteria. Plans indicate that the space will be <br />separated from other uses within the building, which does impact suites 600 and 700. Currently, these units <br />utilize the bathrooms that are within the proposed school and the accessible route from the front door may <br />also be impacted. To ensure that these units continue to meet state building codes, staff have included a <br />condition that the plans for suites 600 and 700 must be updated within our building files. <br /> <br />As a result of the proposed plan, the established addresses of the building/tenants will no longer work. All <br />costs associated with potential address changes of affected tenants will be the responsibility of the property <br />owner and/or applicant. <br /> <br />The site had previously been used for a movie theater and has ample parking available to support the school <br />use, even at full capacity of 120 students, where 46 stalls would be required. <br /> <br />Applicable Regulations <br />The issuance of a Conditional Use Permit can be ordered only if the use at the proposed location: <br />1. Will not endanger, injure or detrimentally affect the use and enjoyment of other property in the immediate vicinity or <br />the public health, safety, morals, comfort, convenience or general welfare of the neighborhood or the city. <br />The school will operate entirely within an existing commercial structure. No outdoor modifications or uses <br />are proposed. Hours of operation are consistent with other commercial uses in the area. The proposed use <br />will not endanger, injure, or detrimentally affect the use and enjoyment of nearby properties or the public <br />health, safety, morals, comfort, convenience, or general welfare of the neighborhood or the city. <br /> <br />Staff do not see a need to impose specific conditions to satisfy this standard. <br /> <br />2. Will be consistent with the comprehensive plan. <br />The property is guided for Highway Business uses, which primarily consists of a mix of auto-oriented retail <br />and service businesses, restaurants, and community- and regional-scale shopping centers. Highway business <br />uses are located along Highway 169 and Highway 10 and have high visibility from these corridors. The use is <br />consistent with the Comprehensive Plan as the City Council has determined that the educational use is <br />appropriate for the commercial district. <br /> <br />Staff do not see a need to impose specific conditions to satisfy this standard. <br /> <br />3. Will not impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of surrounding vacant property. <br />As there are no vacant properties in the area, the site is already developed, and the proposed use does not <br />require changes that would limit future development options for adjacent parcels, the proposed use will not <br />impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of surrounding vacant or developed <br />properties. <br /> <br />Staff do not see a need to impose specific conditions to satisfy this standard. <br /> <br />4. Will be served adequately by and will not adversely affect essential public facilities and services including streets, <br />Page 43 of 71