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Special Use Permit Criteria Worksheet A special use permit cannot be approved unless the Planning Commission and City Council find that the following criteria have been met. Please provide a response on how/why your project meets the below stated criteria. Use additional sheets if necessary and consult with the Planning Director at the time of your Pre-Application Meeting as some items may not be applicable for your project. 1) That the establishment, maintenance, or operations of the special use will not be detrimental to or endanger the public health, safety, morals, comfort or general welfare. The project will not be detrimental to the surrounding neighborhood. The proposed project is creating more space for the education of the growing community and improving the safety and security of students, faculty, and the community. 2) That the special use will not be injurious to the use and enjoyment of other property in the immediate vicinity for the purposes already permitted, nor substantially diminish and impair property values within the neighborhood. The project will not adversely affect the surrounding properties. The project will enhance the educational experience of the school and create better spaces that can possibly be used for community functions. The building additions are well within the required building setbacks. The additions include more parking within the site than there currently is for the growing school, which will lessen off-site parking. 3) That the establishment of the special use will not impede the normal and orderly development and improvement of the surrounding property for uses permitted in the district. The additions and improvements will not change the uses of any neighboring properties. Working with the City of New Brighton and Ramsey County Parks Department the old parking lot at the end of 25th Street NW currently maintained by the City and on Ramsey County property will be removed for a new parking lot mostly on School property. The School District and the County are currently working on a Joint Powers Agreement granting the School permission to build and access the new parking lot and provide the County Park spots to park. Ramsey County Parks may extend trail access off the end of the parking lot someday to connect the High School and Middle School. 4) That adequate utilities, access roads, drainage and/or necessary facilities have been or are being provided. The site is creating a new road access point for a new parking lot by the school, see resonse #3 for more details. This lot will have a much larger capacity for event parking onsite and lessen off-site event parking. The school will be partially relocating and upgrading the Long Lake Road storm drain that currently runs through the school’s property and is treated with the School’s pond. The project will also include an upgraded irrigation system that will use runoff water from the site.