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Committee approves Capital School right‑of‑way permit for private playground on Ninth Avenue
Summary
The committee approved a right‑of‑way use permit allowing Capital School to convert diagonal parking into an 80‑by‑30‑foot astroturf playground and add parallel parking, sidewalk and fence at 620 Ninth Avenue; the applicant said the change sacrifices about seven perpendicular parking spaces but gains nearly the same number of curbside parallel
The committee approved a right‑of‑way use permit allowing Capital School to install a private playground at 620 Ninth Avenue and reconfigure adjacent parking and sidewalk.
Mike Gardner, presenting on behalf of Capital School, described the plan and the reason for the request: the nursery school must relocate when its current lease expires and the new site requires a larger playground. Gardner said the proposed playground would occupy roughly an 80‑by‑30‑foot area now used for perpendicular parking and would be surfaced with astroturf. Adjacent to the playground, the school would add new parallel parking, a new sidewalk and a fence. “It’s giving up about 7, perpendicular parking spaces in that area, but gaining nearly the same quantity of parking adjacent to the parking street with new paved surface, new sidewalk, and a fence,” Gardner said.
Why it matters: the move is intended to keep the nursery program operational at the new site when the existing lease ends. The application included a permit form and plans; staff summarized the location as near Capital Park and the school’s cluster of buildings on Sixth and Seventh streets near Ninth Avenue.
Action taken: a committee member moved for approval, the motion was seconded and the committee recorded “aye” for approval in the provided transcript.
Next steps: staff will finalize permit documents and the school may proceed with site preparation and construction once permit conditions are met.
