CITY OF PUYALLUP PERMITTING PORTAL

Planning Application Status

PLCUP20240037


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Summary

PLCUP20240037
Cascade Christian School - Elementary
Conditional Use Permit
Conditional Use Permit
Waiting for Conditions
03/26/2024
CASCADE CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
Cascade Christian Schools is applying for a conditional use permit to add eleven (11) new double portables to accommodate the addition of the elementary school operations to the campus at 811 21st St SE. The proposed portables include general classrooms, one library, one computer lab, two restrooms, one band room, and on administrative office. Project includes associated landscaping and frontage improvements.

Locations

Reviews

Review Type Outcome Est. Completion Date Completed
Engineering Review No Comments 04/17/2025 03/20/2025
Engineering Traffic Review No Comments 04/17/2025 03/20/2025
Planning Review No Comments 04/17/2025 03/14/2025
Building Review No Comments 04/17/2025 03/12/2025
Fire Review No Comments 04/17/2025 03/11/2025
Engineering Traffic Review Comments 12/18/2024 01/08/2025
Planning Review Comments 12/18/2024 12/17/2024
Fire Review Comments 12/18/2024 12/10/2024
Engineering Review No Comments 12/18/2024 12/04/2024
Building Review No Comments 12/18/2024 11/08/2024
Engineering Review Comments 08/16/2024 07/25/2024
Fire Review Comments 08/16/2024 07/24/2024
Engineering Traffic Review Comments 08/16/2024 07/24/2024
Planning Review Comments 08/16/2024 07/22/2024
Building Review Comments 08/16/2024 06/12/2024
Planning Review VOID 07/08/2024 05/20/2024
Building Review VOID 07/08/2024 05/20/2024
Fire Review VOID 07/08/2024 05/20/2024
Engineering Review VOID 07/08/2024 05/20/2024
Engineering Traffic Review VOID 07/08/2024 05/20/2024
External Agency Review VOID 07/08/2024 05/20/2024

Fees

Paid Fees Amount Paid Owing Date Paid
Conditional Use Application Fee $1,440.00 $1,440.00 Paid 03/26/2024
SEPA Checklist Fee (with planning permit) $250.00 $250.00 Paid 03/26/2024
Outstanding Fees Amount Paid Owing Date Paid
No outstanding fees.


Application(s) will not be processed until outstanding fees have been paid in full.

$0.00

Meetings

Title Location Date Time
PLCUP20240037 - Cascade Christian Portables Council Chambers, City Hall, 333 S. Meridian 04/21/2025 11:00 AM
Pending
Pending

Conditions

Condition Status Category
Sign Posted On Site Resolved Public Noticing
Planning Division
Public notice sign must be posted on site in a publically visible location.
Signed Affidavit Resolved Public Noticing
Planning Division
Signed Affidavit must be provided.
Miscellaneous Condition Resolved Standard Conditions
Traffic Division
Traffic Impact fees (TIF) will be assessed in accordance with fees adopted by ordinance, per PMC 21.10. Impact fees are subject to change and are adopted by ordinance. The applicant shall pay the proportionate impact fees adopted at the time of building permit application. The TIF will be paid to the 1341 student limit allowed with the approval of the CUP. Depending on building valuation thresholds defined within Puyallup Municipal Code Section 11.08.135 the applicant/owner would be expected to construct half- street improvements including curb, gutter, sidewalk, roadway base, pavement, and street lighting. Any existing improvements which are damaged now or during construction, or which do not meet current City Standards, shall be replaced. Previous conditions identified with previous CUP (PLSSP20230073) are expired and are not relevant to the current proposal. During civil review applicant shall evaluate existing frontage for compliance with current ADA/City Standards. The site design must provide ADA compliant internal sidewalks/pedestrian pathways that connect to all public access points/sidewalks. To mitigate public concerns related to parking availability for sporting events, Cascade Christian must keep on-site parking lot open and available to the public when events are hosted on-site. On-street parking options are very limited in this area.
Miscellaneous Condition Open Standard Conditions
Traffic Division
With the proposed Conditional Use Permit (CUP) approval, campus will be allowed to operate at a maximum student capacity of 1,341 students, compared to the present 925 students. To adequately mitigate traffic queuing impacts the following countermeasures and conditions are required: With utilization of only the existing drop off / pick up location on 21st St SE, students will be capped at 1,065, which is a 15% increase over the present 925 students (vested capacity). CCS has implemented numerous countermeasures to help mitigate congestion. These have been helpful and such efforts must continue to be put into place, and further refined and improved. Examples include: -CCS personnel assisting motorist on-site to improve efficiency. -Optimization of on-site routing and pick-up/drop-off locations -Staggering start and end times of secondary school and elementary school -Training for CCS staff to streamline pick-up/drop-off procedures. -Continue to refine and modify on-site routing configurations. -Continue to refine and modify in-bound/out-bound channelization. -Consider Off-site van or bus service to shuttle students on/off campus -Implement other strategies to enhance efficiency. Approximately 6 months from final installation of the portables to be allowed by the CUP approval, a meeting will be held on site while school is in session at CCS with City staff to observe drop off / pick up procedures and functional operation. Prior to the submittal of any new/future permit, development application, Conditional Use Permit application or modifications as part of the CCS campus (including properties owned by Friends of CCS), CCS will be required to evaluate operational issues caused by excessive queuing along 21st Street SE. If the existing congestion on 21st Street SE has not been substantially mitigated by the countermeasures listed above, the applicant will be required to construct a secondary access and queuing area from 25th Street SE or equivalent capacity improvement. Alternatively, if student enrollment exceeds 1,065 students, up to a maximum of 1,341 students, an alternate access and queuing area from 25th Street SE or equivalent capacity improvement will be required. The alternative access and queuing area (adjacent to 25th Street SE) is expected to be paved and must meet City engineering standards. Additionally, a traffic analysis will be required during the preliminary review of the access on 25th Street NW.
Miscellaneous Condition Resolved Standard Conditions
Development & Permitting Services
Pursuant to PMC 21.10.230 and 21.10.260 the existing pond shall be inspected to verify that the original depth and design are still existing as designed. Should deficiencies be discovered, restoration of the existing storm elements (which are to be utilized for the newly created runoff based on previously approved plans) to previous engineered conditions will be required. [Jamie Carter @ 03/20/2025 1:35 PM]
Miscellaneous Planning Condition Resolved Prior to Issuance
Planning Division
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Miscellaneous Planning Condition Resolved Submit With Civil Permit Application
Planning Division
The applicant shall place prominent signage at all vehicular access points and within the parking area reminding drivers not to honk horns and to be respectful of the neighboring residents.
Miscellaneous Planning Condition Resolved
Planning Division
HEARING EXAMINER CONDITIONS OF APPROVAL 1. Traffic Impact Fees (TIF) will be assessed in accordance with fees adopted by ordinance, PMC 21.10. Impact fees are subject to change and are adopted by ordinance. The applicant shall pay the proportionate impact fees adopted at the time of building permit application. Payment of Traffic Impact Fees will be evaluated based on the previous vested capacity (925 students) compared with the proposed student capacity (1,341 students). The TIF will be paid to the 1,341-student limit allowed with the approval of the CUP. 2. Unless adequate frontage improvements exist pursuant to PMC 11.08.135(6), the applicant/owner shall construct half-street improvements including curb, gutter, sidewalk, roadway base, pavement, and street lighting pursuant to PMC 11.08.135(3) on adjacent street frontages. Any existing improvements which are damaged now or during construction, or which do not meet current City standards, shall be replaced. 3. Internal pedestrian improvements and external frontage improvements shall be contiguous and ADA compliant. 4. The on-site parking shall be open and available for public use during all on-site sporting events. 5. To adequately mitigate traffic queuing impacts, the applicant shall: a. Maintain active personnel to direct vehicles into and through internal drop-off/pick-up queues during all start and end times. b. Maintain optimization of on-site routing through internal drop-off/pick-up queues and in-bound/out-bound channelization. c. Maintain staggered start and end times for elementary and secondary schools. d. Establish a program to encourage ride sharing for students with residents located proximally to each other and provide the City with an annual progress report. 6. The applicant shall monitor queue lengths during the academic day to ensure the static southbound vehicle queues along 21st Street SE do not extend to 7th Avenue SE more frequently than twice a week and for no more than ten minutes on any given day. If queue lengths exceed this threshold more than three times per school year, the applicant shall commission a traffic study and implement the recommended mitigation measures to ensure the standard is met. 7. Total student enrollment on the existing campus is limited to 1,065 students while utilizing only the existing access/egress on 21st Street SE in its current configuration. Total student enrollment may be increased to a maximum of 1,341 students if an alternative access point and a queuing lane are constructed on 25th Street SE and/or if equivalent improvements are made to 21st Street SE such that Condition 7 above is maintained. All improvements must comply with City standards and be accompanied by a traffic analysis prepared by a qualified traffic engineering firm. 8. Approximately six months from final installation of the portables, a meeting will be held on site while school is in session at CCS with City staff to observe drop-off and pick-up procedures and functional operation. 9. The applicant shall supply the City with total student enrollment figures for the CCS campus for each academic quarter. 10. Pursuant to PMC 21.10.230 and 21.10.260, the existing stormwater pond shall be inspected to ensure stormwater associated with the new construction is collected, held and released in compliance with the original design parameters. If necessary, the pond and associated stormwater facilities shall be altered to comply with the original design requirements or with existing stormwater management codes, as appropriate and at the discretion of the City Engineer. This step shall be repeated if new impervious surface or construction of structures is proposed beyond the existing application. 11. The applicant shall place prominent signage at all vehicular access points and within the parking area reminding drivers not to honk horns and to be respectful of the neighboring residents.

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Documents & Images

Date Uploaded File Type Name
03/26/2024 Drawing Exhibit 7 - Architectural Elevations
03/26/2024 Receipt Receipt for transaction:2024-000593
05/01/2024 Letter Determination of Completeness Letter
05/14/2024 Exhibit 17 - Notice of Application Affidavit (1)
06/04/2024 Map Exhibit 11 - Vicinity Map
06/12/2024 Letter Determination of Completeness Letter
07/01/2024 Exhibit 18 - Notice of Application Affidavit (2)
07/22/2024 Other Exhibit 19 - Combined Agency and Public NOA Comments
08/15/2024 Other Exhibit 16 - CCS Neighborhood Meeting Notes
10/29/2024 Other Exhibit 20 - CCS Public Comments Response
12/18/2024 Photograph Exhibit 13 - Queuing Photos
03/05/2025 Other Exhibit 10 - Narrative from Project Architect
03/05/2025 Drawing Exhibit 6 - Landscape Plan Set
03/05/2025 Form Exhibit 8 - TRAFFIC SCOPING
03/05/2025 Form Exhibit 3 - SEPA Checklist
03/05/2025 Plans Exhibit 4 - Site Plan
03/05/2025 Letter Exhibit 2 - Conditional Use Application
03/05/2025 Other Exhibit 12 - Parking Calculation Table
03/06/2025 Plans Exhibit 5 - Preliminary Civil Site Plan
03/06/2025 Form Exhibit 9 - Traffic Impact Analysis
04/02/2025 Email Exhibit 22 - Notice of SEPA Threshold Determination to Public Agencies
04/03/2025 Exhibit 21 - Affidavit of Notice of Hearing
04/09/2025 Exhibit 15 - Final Development Review Team (DRT) Letter
04/11/2025 Exhibit 27 - P-08-0016 Hearing Examiner Decision
04/11/2025 Exhibit 14 - PLSSP20230073 Modified SEPA MDNS
04/15/2025 Exhibit 1 - Staff Report
04/17/2025 Exhibit 28 - SEPA Determination (DNS)
04/17/2025 Exhibit 23 - Halley Hudson NOH Comment
04/17/2025 Exhibit 24 - Sara Wolff NOH Comment
04/17/2025 Exhibit 26 - Sara Wolff Comment
04/17/2025 Exhibit 25 - Kelly Crouse Comment
04/21/2025 Exhibit 29 - Staff PowerPoint Presentation
04/21/2025 PLCUP20240037 - Cascade Christian Hearing - Sign in Sheet
04/21/2025 Exhibit List
04/29/2025 PLCUP20240037 - Updated Staff Report to Hearing Examiner 04282025
05/12/2025 PLCUP20240037 HEX Decision Cascade Christian School Expansion


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