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103 <br />504 AGENDA ITEM 7: CHAIR COMMENTS <br />505 <br />506 Jay Bryan: I appreciate all your work on these items. Geoff Gledhill will be here later. I hope that we can get him to <br />507 respond to our questions before we go further on Buckhom Village. <br />508 <br />509 AGENDA ITEM 8: MONTESSORI SCHOOL SUP <br />510 To consider a recommendation to the BOCC regarding a Class A Special Use Permit <br />511 proposing development of a Private Montessori Farm School at 711 Terry Road (SR 1573) <br />512 Presenter: Michael Harvey, Planner II <br />513 <br />514 Michael Harvey: Reviewed Amendment. <br />515 <br />516 Michael Harvey: Reviewed abstract. <br />517 <br />518 Michelle Kempinski: How wide are the roads? <br />519 <br />520 Michael Harvey: It is 14 feet and the stacking lanes are typical parking spaces which is 10 feet. <br />521 <br />522 Larry Wright: Can emergency vehicles plug up this circular area? <br />523 <br />524 Michael Harvey: Yes. This is a dedicated fire and emergency lane. <br />525 <br />526 Lany Wright: Could an ambulance pass a fire truck? <br />527 <br />528 Michael Harvey: Yes. <br />529 <br />530 Bernadette Pelissier. I missed the last meeting so I was unclear about the property. <br />531 <br />532 Michael Harvey: Explained property specifics. <br />533 <br />534 Lany Wright: What is the proposed enrollment for this school? <br />535 <br />536 Michael Harvey: The proposed enrollment is 120 in total with 80 preschool and 40 elementary age students. We <br />537 have included neighbor comments that were made part of the Public Hearing record on page 234A-234M. We have <br />538 given additional written comments from residents that have been entered. In summary, the comments during the <br />539 Public Hearing and the information we have provided, opposition for this application has been expressed by local <br />540 residents. Local residents call into question the appraisal report on page 201-216 of the agenda packet. Local <br />541 residents expressed concerns of the traffic impacts on Teny Road. They also indicated the use was not, in their <br />542 opinion, in harmony with the residential dwelling units. <br />543 <br />544 Larry Wright: Are these academically challenged students? <br />545 <br />546 Michael Harvey: No. There is nothing in the application to indicate that. <br />547 <br />548 Lany Wright: Since they will be dealing with animals and some of the students will be very young and these animals <br />549 are really in a confined space, many animals hold potential for carrying zoonotic diseases. Will the staff be trained? <br />550 <br />551 Michael Harvey: I don't have the information to answer that question so I will ask the applicant to address that <br />552 question. <br />553 <br />