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File #: 2025-552    Version: Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Tabled
File created: 5/28/2025 In control: City Council
On agenda: 7/28/2025 Final action:
Title: Resolution 25-R30, Quasi-Judicial, Public Hearing, a Resolution Granting a Special Exception Use to Allow a K-8 Private School in the Commercial General (CG) Zoning District Per Section 158.124(C)(8) of the Code of Ordinances for a Project Known as Dalton Learning Academy (P25-041); Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.
Attachments: 1. Resolution, 2. Exhibit A Conceptual Site Plan, 3. Staff Report, 4. Cover Letter, Application, and SEU Question Responses, 5. Conceptual Floor Plan, 6. Warranty Deed, 7. Agent Authorization Form - Phyls Academy Preschools, Inc., 8. Shared Parking Analysis, 9. CRA Support Memo, 10. Public Work Traffic Memo, 11. Traffic Analysis, 12. FDOT - Letter of No Objection, 13. Recorded Easements, 14. Staff Presentation
Placement: Resolutions / Quasi-Judicial Hearing
Action Requested: Motion / Vote
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Resolution 25-R30, Quasi-Judicial, Public Hearing, a Resolution Granting a Special Exception Use to Allow a K-8 Private School in the Commercial General (CG) Zoning District Per Section 158.124(C)(8) of the Code of Ordinances for a Project Known as Dalton Learning Academy (P25-041); Providing for Conflicts; Providing for Severability; and Providing an Effective Date.
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Submitted By: Bethany Grubbs, Senior Planner

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Executive Summary (General Business): This is a request for a special exception use to allow a K-8 private school in the Commercial General (CG) zoning district per Section 158.124(C)(8) of the Zoning Code. The 4.5-acre site is located approximately 0.3 miles south of SE Lyngate Drive on the west side of South US Highway 1.

Presentation Information: Staff will provide a presentation.

Staff Recommendation: Move that the Council approve the resolution with the following conditions:
1. This Special Exception Use shall be granted exclusively to the current applicant and shall terminate automatically upon cessation of the approved business operation by the current Applicant. Any change in ownership, business entity, or discontinuation of the approved use shall render this Special Exception Use null and void.
2. The shared parking agreement submitted as part of the application shall remain in full force and effect for the duration of the approved use. Any modification, amendment, or termination of the shared parking agreement shall require prior review and written approval by the City.
3. This Special Exception Use approval permits a maximum enrollment of 200 students, subject to compliance with Florida Statutes ? 1003.03, which governs class size limits in accordance with the state constitutional amendment on public school classroom capacity.
4. If the site is found to be ...

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