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Planning staff and district present Chester Upland athletic-complex sketch plan; staff flags impervious-coverage and safety items
Summary
City planning staff and Chester Upland School District representatives outlined a sketch plan to rebuild and expand the stadium at 1100 W. 10th St., including an 8-lane track, artificial turf field, expanded grandstands, and an athletic-training facility. Staff emphasized impervious-surface limits (20%), ADA parking, fire access and hydrant concerns.
City planning staff and Chester Upland School District representatives presented a sketch plan on Oct. 8 for a proposed athletic complex at 1100 West 10th Street, emphasizing improvements to stadium seating, a training facility and expanded track capacity.
Planning staff told the commission the use is allowed in the Conservation (CN) Zoning District but noted the project may exceed the district's 20% impervious-surface cap and that the applicant must clarify property boundaries and exact parcel size to calculate the coverage correctly. Staff highlighted the need to identify whether the proposed increase in seats would require additional off-street parking and requested that any future land-development plan show ADA-compliant parking, a fire-truck turning template, locations and enclosures for dumpsters, and street trees.
"The maximum impervi…
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