03-15-1999 Planning Packet - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

Signage The sign requirements for conditional uses in the RR-IB district limits signs to 1 nameplate sign with 12 sq. ft. of surface area. The sign may be illuminated with flood lights and either diffused or direct The sign height is required to be lower than 8’ in height and at least 5' from the property line. Signage for traffic control or parking restrictions are not considered nameplate signage. At the time the school district determines their signage needs, a variance from the sign requirements may be necessary to allow adequate signage for the middle school. Parking The Zoning Code requires schools to provide 1 parking space for every 7 students and 1 additional space for every 3 classrooms. The school building is designed for 675 students. Classrooms are in 6 clusters with 4 rooms in each cluster. The plan indicates approximately 30 classrooms with additional larger rooms for band, vocal, art, special education, a technology lab, and media room. A lecture hall and gymnasium are also included in the plan. The Zoning Code requires 96 parking spaces based on the number of students. The additional required parking may be calculated at 1 for each of the classrooms. Under this scenario, 96 + 30 parking spaces for a total of 126 parking spaces are required. This method of calculation does not include tlie gym, lecture hall or larger special instruction rooms. The National Parking Consultants Council (NPCC) recommends that elementary and secondary schools provide 1 parking space for each classroom and other rooms used by students or faculty and an additional i/4 parking space for every student over the driving age. Using the NPCC standards the middle school would require approximately 68 spaces as no middle school student is able to drive. The school district is proposing to provide 121 parking spaces in the front of the building with 5 handicapped parking spaces for a total of 126 spaces. This meets the parking requirement based on the Zoning Code if the larger rooms are not counted and no r?dditional parking is required for the assembly and gymnasium area. The proposed plan includes a bus parking area for 25 buses that can provide 100 additional parking spaces for other activities when buses are not using the lot. The parking as proposed by the applicant is adequate for a middle school. The Zoning Code requires that each parking space be dimensioned at 9 ’ x 20' with handicapped spaces typically larger. The parking surface is to be paved with curbing. *2471 Orono Midd!* School Conditional Use Firmlt M(^ch 15» 1999 pate-3