Board approves Oak Grove High School site plan revisions, with conditions on stormwater and light studies

The Board of Alderwomen on June 2 approved an updated site plan for Oak Grove High School and Oak Grove Primary School parking expansions, with building permits contingent on an updated stormwater study and a photometric (lighting) study.

City planning staff told the board the Oak Grove School District’s renovation is funded by a voter-approved bond and includes an auxiliary gym addition, exterior material updates and expanded parking at both the high school and primary school. Matt Randall, city planning staff, said the application "meets the general requirements of the UDC and therefore recommend[s] approval," subject to the studies.

The site plan originally proposed removing a row of mature trees along Oak Ridge to make room for parking. Planning and Zoning Commission members and nearby residents raised concerns that newly planted trees would take decades to match today’s buffer. In response, the district and its engineers submitted a revised plan that shifts parking west, preserves…