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Planning commission approves 15,000 sq ft Woodbury Leadership Academy addition with parking conditions
Summary
The commission approved a site and building plan for a 15,000 sq ft two‑story addition to Woodbury Leadership Academy, which will increase on‑site enrollment to about 1,350. Staff required additional pickup management, directional signage and proof‑of‑parking to meet ordinance requirements (minimum additional stalls required, to be built by 2028 or sooner if triggered). The item will be placed on the City Council consent agenda Jan. 28.
The Woodbury Planning Commission on Jan. 12 approved a site and building plan for a 15,000 square‑foot, two‑story addition to Woodbury Leadership Academy at 8147 Globe Drive, advancing the proposal to the City Council consent agenda on Jan. 28.
Planner Gina (city staff) said the addition will add eight classrooms, specialty rooms and offices to allow WLA to complete its K–12 program. Staff said the expanded campus would serve about 1,350 students on site at ultimate capacity and that a traffic study found nearby intersections did not meet signal warrants but that parent‑pickup queuing could extend beyond the eastern Globe Drive access. To address pickup queuing, conditions require the school to add additional pickup windows and construct additional on‑site parking ("proof of parking") by 2028 or sooner if staff determines earlier action is needed due to stacking or parking impacts.
Gina walked the commission through circulation changes including making Globe Drive west of the main access one‑way for parent pickup to enable dual pickup lanes and an internal sidewalk connection between the upper and lower school buildings. The staff report lists ordinance parking calculations: 253 stalls required for the school and 30 for the daycare for a total of 283 at stabilization (circa 2029–2030); with the proposed addition the site would have 237 stalls, leaving a shortfall of 46 stalls unless the proof‑of‑parking is installed. Staff and the applicant showed a concept that could accommodate up to 104 additional stalls, but staff said the condition wording will be revised to require the number necessary to meet the ordinance and to clarify triggers and timelines for construction or security collection.
Jonas Bugan, superintendent for Woodbury Leadership Academy, said Gina's presentation covered the proposal and said the school would add staff and operational controls to manage pickup. Commissioners pressed about signage, ADA access and sidewalks; staff confirmed ADA ramps and sidewalk connections are included and the school agreed to more prominent bus‑only signage during pickup hours. Commissioners also asked about tree removals; staff said 11 trees and additional plantings are proposed to meet canopy and landscaping requirements.
Commissioner (speaker 5) moved to approve project number 04-2025-00590 with an additional condition about directional signage and amendments to condition 22 (proof of parking); the motion was seconded and carried by voice vote. Staff said the project will appear on the City Council consent agenda on Jan. 28, 2026.
