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Commission approves Goddard School 2,400‑sq‑ft addition with engineering conditions
Summary
The Beachwood Planning and Zoning Commission approved preliminary and final site‑plan approval Aug. 28 for a roughly 2,400‑square‑foot rear addition at the Goddard School (3875 South Green Road) to add two classrooms, subject to eight engineering comments and city engineer sign‑off; land‑banked parking must be installed if the building commissioner later determines it necessary.
The Beachwood Planning and Zoning Commission on Aug. 28 granted preliminary and final site‑plan approval for a rear addition at the Goddard School, 3875 South Green Road, that would add two classrooms and roughly 2,400 square feet, contingent on resolution of technical engineering items and final sign‑off by the city engineer.
Brian Entihar, representing the applicant, said the school owner authorized the expansion to add two classrooms and an access corridor and that the goal was to have the addition enclosed before winter. "When the school was originally planned and developed, it was expected that there would be some expansion in the future," Entihar said, describing coordination with the school and city staff.
City staff read engineering comments from the GPD Group into the record and asked that the applicant address eight technical items before a permit is issued: reevaluate detention basin capacity because of added impervious area; provide limits of disturbance; show finished‑floor elevation and grading plans; address roof drainage; confirm the location or relocation of an existing 6‑inch fire line beneath the proposed addition; show all existing and proposed utilities and the two catch basins noted in the original plans; show the construction access route; and revise silt‑fence placement to capture downstream sediment runoff and protect stormwater controls.
Planning staff said the addition would extend the building about 65 feet to the rear and that the proposed expansion requires a total of 49 parking spaces; the original plan approved up to 50 spaces with several land‑banked spaces, so the existing plan can meet code if land‑banked spaces are installed when needed. Staff recommended approval subject to the two stipulations in the staff report and to final engineering approval.
Commissioner Hecht moved to approve the application subject to final city engineer approval of the site improvements and installation of land‑banked parking if later required by the building commissioner; the motion was seconded and passed on a roll‑call vote. The commission recorded its approval and noted that the building commissioner retains authority to require installation of land‑banked parking if operational needs change.
The approval is contingent on satisfying the listed engineering items and receiving final sign‑off from the city engineer before building permits are issued.
