ITEM04 C15-2026-0022 PRESENTATION — original pdf
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2615 ½ Hillview Road June 8, 2026 Item #4 – Case: C15-2026-0022 ITEM04/1-PRESENTATIONRequest Approve a variance from Section 25-2-832 (Private Schools) to permit the site to be located on a street that has a paved width less than 40 feet (Hillview Road) from the site to where it connects with another street that has a paved width of at least 40 feet (Exposition Boulevard). ITEM04/2-PRESENTATIONSite Overview • Pursuant to the Land Development Code, private schools require compliance to Section 25-2-832. • The school has operated on the Property for over 15 years as a private school serving students with dyslexia. • All vehicular access to the Property occurs via Exposition Boulevard. The circumstances in this case are unique and create a hardship because access to the triggering roadway is prohibited. ITEM04/3-PRESENTATIONITEM04/4-PRESENTATIONSite Constraints • The Property abuts Hillview Road, but the Property is prohibited from accessing that street. • All legal access is permanently dedicated to Exposition Boulevard, which satisfies the 40-foot paved width requirement. ITEM04/5-PRESENTATIONExisting gate prohibiting access to Hillview Road ITEM04/6-PRESENTATIONHardship is Unique to Property • The site is subject to Section 25-2-832, which requires access along a street with a paved width of at least 40 feet. • This condition is unique to the Property because, while Section 25- 2-832 evaluates access compliance by reference to Hillview Road, the Property does not and cannot use Hillview Road for access, which leaving Exposition Boulevard as the sole lawful access point. • This condition is not typical of similarly situated properties in the area and results in a hardship specific to this site. ITEM04/7-PRESENTATIONPlat Note • The recorded plat establishes the Property’s access configuration and limits where access may be taken. • The Property is permitted legal access only to Exposition Boulevard. ITEM04/8-PRESENTATIONNo Impact to Area Character • No change in use or intensification of existing operations • The variance applies only to a technical street-width standard on a road the Property cannot access • Granting the variance supports the character of the area by maintaining access via Exposition Boulevard and avoiding traffic on Hillview Road ITEM04/9-PRESENTATIONRequested Action Approve agenda item #4 ITEM04/10-PRESENTATION