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Commission approves conditional use for children's music classes at old school
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Summary
River Heights planning commissioners voted to approve a conditional use permit allowing Katie and Michael King to rent Room 11 in the old school for children's music instruction and related programming, conditioned on the lease remaining in effect. Public support and an onsite sound test were cited during the hearing.
River Heights planning commissioners voted on April 14 to approve a conditional use permit allowing Katie and Michael King to rent Room 11 in the old school building for children's music classes and related programming.
Applicant Katie King told the commission her "Let's Play Music" classes will serve mostly children aged roughly 1 to 12 and that the largest class would have about seven children. She described typical scheduling as Mondays through Thursdays with staggered pickup and drop‑off and said her husband, Michael King, may later offer parent coaching or occasional counseling classes separate from the children's classes.
Britney Cascio, a nearby renter and business neighbor, spoke in support and said the old school is an appropriate setting for additional child‑focused programming. "I support them getting in there," Cascio said, adding that she believed building circulation and pickup‑drop‑off would work with the current tenant mix. The applicant reported a sound test with an audiology firm that found the interior walls provided sufficient separation; she said the tenants agreed to a mutual message if noise ever proved disruptive.
Commission discussion centered on parking availability and child safety at pickup. Commissioners asked whether classes would coincide with other tenants’ busy times and whether exterior signage or modifications were planned. Applicant Katie King said no major room alterations were planned and that she already uses a written contract with parents that includes pickup procedures and safety expectations.
A motion to approve the conditional use for Katie and Michael King to use Room 11 for music instruction and related child‑development programming passed by voice vote. The approval included a condition that the conditional use terminates if the Kings’ lease with the property management company ends.
Attribution: quotes and paraphrases are taken from the planning commission transcript of the April 14 meeting.