Council allows Saint Constantine School at Church of the Apostles with 100‑student cap and semester enrollment verification

The Coppell City Council on June 10 granted a special‑use permit for Saint Constantine School to operate at the Church of the Apostles site at 322 South MacArthur, approving a cap of 100 students and adding a condition requiring semester‑by‑semester verification of enrollment by schedule type to allow the city to monitor potential traffic impacts.

Staff presentation: Planning staff described the application as a private Christian school offering pre‑K3 through 12th grade. Staff said the applicant anticipates about 60 students the first year and up to 80 the second year, with a maximum enrollment authorized at 100 students. Staff reported the applicant submitted a circulation plan and traffic study showing on‑site stacking for up to 36 vehicles and proposed cones to prevent access from a nearby city parking lot during peak drop‑off/pick‑up times; Planning & Zoning recommended unanimous approval with conditions including that the private school be licensed as required by state law and that enrollment not exceed 100 students.

Applicant remarks and traffic concerns: Applicant representatives explained the school offers five‑day, three‑day and two‑day attendance options and said that not all students are on campus every day. Catherine Clayton, an applicant representative, described current local enrollment patterns and said "we offer a 5 day program, but we also offer a 3 day program and a 2 day program," noting that the staggered schedule reduces daily car counts. She and another representative said current expected car counts for year one would be well below the site queue capacity (county/city counts) and that the school will manage peak circulation with cones and staff supervision.

Council amendment and conditions: During deliberations Council Member Nevills moved to add verification language and the council added a requirement that the city receive semester enrollment verification broken out by 2‑day, 3‑day and 5‑day participation so the city can track traffic and queuing impacts. The amended motion closed the public hearing and approved the special‑use permit with the P&Z conditions plus the enrollment‑verification requirement. The vote passed with recorded yes votes by Nevills, Prem Kumar and Matthew Hill; Council Member Walker was recorded as opposed.

Next steps and operational details: The school will implement the on‑site queuing and cone plan at peak times and must comply with the city’s detailed engineering review and licensing requirements. Staff will incorporate the enrollment verification into the permit compliance process and follow up as needed to assess traffic impacts.