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Summit zoning board approves Oak Knoll expansions but delays proposed parking
Summary
The City of Summit Zoning Board of Adjustment approved Oak Knoll School's revised building additions and interior changes while bifurcating and reserving the proposed parking area for a later hearing; the board imposed conditions including geotechnical follow-up and lighting, landscaping and drainage oversight.
The City of Summit Zoning Board of Adjustment on Feb. 20 approved revised additions at Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child Inc., but split off the previously proposed parking behind 76 Prospect Street for separate consideration and neighborhood notice.
The board voted to grant the variances needed for the school’s altered plan, which removes the parking area from the application, reduces lot coverage to 44.4 percent and lowers disturbance of steep slopes by about 600 square feet. The board also approved a set of conditions aimed at limiting off‑site impacts, including additional geotechnical testing and restrictions on lighting and landscaping.
Oak Knoll’s attorney, Hillary Ells of Dempsey, Dempsey & Sheehan, told the board the revised package restores the area where parking had been proposed to existing conditions, reduces lot coverage from the earlier proposal and eliminates…
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