Planning Report
S17-0002 / Denton Calvary Academy High School
City Council District 1
Planning & Zoning Commission
April 26, 2017
REQUEST:
Title
Hold a public hearing and consider a request by Denton Bible Church for a Specific Use Permit to allow for a high school use on approximately 13.73 acres. The property is generally located at the southwest corner of the East University Drive and Nottingham Drive intersection. (S17-0002, Denton Calvary Academy High School, Hayley Zagurski).
Body
OWNER:
Denton Bible Church
APPLICANT:
Max Roberson, Denton Calvary Academy
BACKGROUND:
The 13.73-acre subject property is zoned Neighborhood Residential Mixed Use (NRMU) District and is currently developed with Denton Calvary Academy (DCA) on the northwest side and several buildings owned by Denton Bible Church on the eastern side. DCA is a private school that currently serves approximately 70 elementary students, 97 middle school students, and 130 high school students. Approximately 40 faculty members are employed at the school. The applicant is seeking an SUP to expand this use to the other existing buildings that are currently owned by Denton Bible Church. The school could accommodate up to 1,500 students in all grades. Currently 694 parking spaces exist on the property, and landscaping provided exceeds the 20% minimum required in the NRMU District. The entire property has been at its fully developed state since the mid-2000s, with DCA having been in operation on the northwest portion of the property for approximately 18 years. The applicant is proposing no changes to the current site design; all buildings, parking lots, and landscaping would remain in their current configuration. A Site Plan is attached for reference and shows all of the existing structures and parking spaces.
Within the NRMU District, elementary and middle school uses are permitted by right; however, high school uses are only permitted with an approved SUP. Ordinance 99-277 approved an SUP that limited...
Click here for full text