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Commission recommends approval for Ravinia School parking amendment at 763 Dean Avenue
Summary
The commission recommended approval of a planned-development amendment for Ravinia School that adds a total of 16 on-site parking spaces in two phases, reserves three staff spaces near the playground for food-service personnel, and includes landscaping and permeable pavers; commissioners and neighbors discussed child-safety and circulation concerns.
The Highland Park Plan and Design Commission voted on Oct. 30 to recommend approval of a planned-development amendment for Ravinia School at 763 Dean Avenue that would add on-site parking and landscaping.
Senior planner Carl Berhoff told the commission the amendment would add parking along the south property line and elsewhere on the site; the applicant described a proposal for 16 spaces total, including ten angled spaces along Roger Williams Avenue and three additional spaces near the south playground area. Staff said one requested variation eliminates a required landscape island for a southern vehicular use area, and that forestry comments have…
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