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Commission grants conditional approval for joint Greene Local Schools–city bus garage, exempts masonry rule
Summary
The commission conditionally approved a joint Greene Local Schools and city bus repair and storage facility, requiring final engineering, stormwater calculations, lot consolidation and lease agreements; the commission also applied a masonry‑requirement exception per city code.
The Green City Planning & Zoning Commission on Feb. 19 gave conditional approval to a joint Greene Local Schools–city bus repair and storage project and applied an exception to the city’s masonry requirement under the design review board’s recommendation. The motion—conditioned on final engineering/stormwater calculations, lot consolidation and execution of lease agreements between the city and the school district—passed on roll call.
Architect Andrew Lollathan of Seoul Harris Day Architects presented the project, describing demolition of existing school and city storage buildings and construction of a school bus garage (approximately 7,636 square feet) with a bus wash, drive‑through service bays and two additional service bays, plus a separate city storage building (described in the packet at roughly 9,000 square feet). The plan includes eight single‑use ADA‑accessible restrooms to serve Kleckner Park’s new fields and public users.
Staff described the land‑use and ownership arrangement: the city will own the land while the school district will own the school building, with reciprocal lease arrangements between the two entities. Engineering review is ongoing for utilities and stormwater; fire had no comments and the design review board recommended applying discretion on masonry percentage due to limited public visibility of some building facades.
Commissioners pressed for construction timing and traffic/staging details. Andrew Lollathan said the team expects to finalize drawings and begin construction late spring after schools let out, maintain the existing school repair bay during construction, and target roughly a 16‑month construction period with an anticipated opening in August 2026. He said all existing landscape mounding and trees along Stony Point would remain and the project would add additional arborvitae and white pine buffers; drivers would be encouraged to park at the adjacent Kleckner Park lot during operations.
On fueling and environmental controls, the architect estimated an above‑ground diesel tank of roughly 8,000 gallons to support bus fueling; he prefaced that size as an off‑the‑top estimate. Commissioners asked about temporary bus relocation during construction; the school district is exploring options and the project team confirmed not all buses could be housed on site during the build.
A commissioner moved to give conditional approval based on final engineering/stormwater calculations, lot consolidation and execution of lease agreements and to explicitly apply the code‑allowed exception to the masonry requirement; the motion was seconded and passed on roll call. Staff will finalize engineering approvals and documentation for council and follow up on lease and consolidation paperwork before final permits are issued.
The commission’s action is advisory and administrative permits, final engineering sign‑offs and the lease documents must be completed before full implementation.
