5.2. PCSR 04-26-2005
Item # 5.2.
MEMORANDUM
TO:
FROM:
Planning Commission
Michele MCPherso~ctor of Planning
DATE:
April 26, 2005
SUBJECT:
Case No. CU 05-09
Request by ISO #728 to Allow Temporary Classrooms, Interim
Use Permit
Request
Independent School District #728 requests approval of an interim use permit to allow six
temporary classrooms until June 2011 in order to address enrollment levels at the High
School.
60-Day Rule
In order to comply with the 60-day requirement, this item needs action by May 27, 2005.
Attachments
. Location Map
. Site Plan
. Applicant's Narrative
. Correction Notice, Elk River Building Inspections
Location
900 School Street
Zoning/Land Use
R1 c - Single Family Residential/MR - Medium Density Residential
Planning Department Mission: the orderly development of a livable and sustainable Elk River community.
Memo to the Planning Commission/CU 05-09
April 26, 2005
Page 2
Back~round
In 2003, the City of Elk River approved an Interim Use Permit to allow the use of six
temporary classrooms at Elk River Senior High. The Permit is scheduled to expire June
2005. At the time the Permit was approved, the School District was proposing to relocate
the 9th grade students from VandenBerg Junior High.
Analysis
The School District is requesting an extension of their Permit until June 2011. Their
narrative indicates that due to the failure of the 2004 bond referendum and the continued
growth of the district, the temporary classrooms are needed. The narrative does not address
whether or not the District can control enrollment by sending students to the Rogers High
School, or closing enrollment to
students outside the District.
The temporary classrooms are located in
the rear of the High School in a manner
that does not impede access by
emergency vehicles. The Building
Department, however, notes that there
are corrections that need to be made if
they are to be used for an additional
time period. The applicant has been
notified by staff of these outstanding
conditions, and they will need to be
corrected prior to the start of the 2005-
06 school year.
This request is for an interim use; therefore, it has an end date. As requested by the school
district representative, it will be June 2011.
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Planning Commission recommend approval of the request for
temporary classrooms at the high school with the following condition:
1. THE APPLICANT SHALL MAKE THE CORRECTIONS NOTED ON
THE CORRECTION NOTICE FROM THE ELK RIVER BUILDING
DEPARTMENT DATED OCTOBER 10, 2003 BY THE START OF
THE 2005-06 SCHOOL YEAR.
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Independent School District
ADMINISTRATION OFFICES
327 King Avenue
Elk River, MN 55330
728
DR. ALAN JENSEN
Superintendent of Schools
(763) 241-3400 Fax (763) 241-3407
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Plannini!: L-and Use AmJlication
Request for an Extension of the Interim Use Permit for
Six Temporary Classrooms Located on the North Side of Elk River
High School
Applicant Organization: Independent School District #728
815 Highway 10
Elk River, Minnesota 55330
Property Involved: Elk River High School
900 School Street
Elk River, Minnesota 55330
Contact Person: Brent Orr, Director of School Operations
763-241-3403
Rationale for the Request:
Student enrollment at Elk River High School for the 2005-06 school year will be in
excess of the design capacity of the building.
Design capacity: 1650 students.
Projected enrollment for 2005-06: 1737 students.
Projected enrollment for 2006-07: 1736 students.
Projected enrollment for 2007-08: 1785 students
Projected enrollment for 2008-09: 1763 students
Projected enrollment for 2009-10: 1744 students
Projected enrollment for 2010-11: 1785 students
The need for the extension of the interim use permit is caused by the continued growth
patterns in the Elk River High School attendance zone coupled with a failed attempt in
November of 2004 to resolve the issue by bonding for an additional 12 classrooms at the
high school.
The enrollment issues at Elk River High School are a natural outcome of the positive
growth patterns the community is experiencing and the political circumstances that
dictated the failure of the bond issue in November of 2004 that included a timely solution
to this issue.
Extending the interim use permit for six temporary classrooms at Elk River High School
will not adversely affect the health, safety or welfare of the residences of the Elk River
area or the neighborhood surrounding the Elk River High School campus. On the
contrary, an extension of the interim use permit will better enable Independent School
District #728 to serve the needs of the secondary school students from the community
who attend Elk River High School.
Independent School District #728 requests that an extension of the interim use permit for
six temporary classrooms at Elk River High School be allowed through June of201O.
Submitted March 28, 2005
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Brent W. Orr
Director of School Operations
BUILDING DEPARTMENT
CITY OF ELK RIVER
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13065 Orono Parkway · Elk River, MN 55330
Telephone (763) 441-4900
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You are hereby notified that no more work shall be done upon these premis-
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made, call ,for inspection. . ,
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