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Micro school seeks site‑plan waiver; commissioners advise decorative fence to avoid front‑yard variance
Summary
Melissa Martin presented a site‑plan waiver for Little Scots Academy, a micro school proposing a fenced outdoor play area, bollards and a small monument sign. Commissioners said she must get a use variance from the BZA and suggested decorative fencing to avoid a front‑yard chain‑link variance; plan‑approval can be contingent on BZA action.
Melissa Martin presented a site‑plan waiver request for Little Scots Academy, a private micro school that would serve preschool through second grade. Martin described a fenced outdoor play area roughly 30 by 60 ft, a proposed 5‑ft monument sign set back roughly 14 ft from the road, bollards for vehicle protection, and a 10‑space parking plan tied to the school's small enrollment (initially 15–20 students, maximum 30).
Martin said the site would be staffed by a small team — she estimated three employees — and that drop‑off would be staggered so peak parking demand is limited. "I only need to fence off 30x 60 ft of that area," Martin said, explaining the fence and bollard placement are driven by safety for outdoor learning.
Staff and commissioners advised Martin she must obtain a use variance from the Board of Zoning Appeals to permit the school use and that choosing an ornamental or decorative fence between existing ballards at the front would likely avoid a separate front‑yard chain‑link variance. The commission agreed site‑plan approval could be made contingent on the BZA variance being granted.
Martin said she will pursue the variance and return to the plan commission; no final site‑plan action was taken at the July 1 work session.
