Subject:
Title
Recommendations to Board of Zoning Appeals on request to amend an existing Conditional Use Permit, and to Town Council on request for modifications of site plan requirements for Green Hedges School, located at 415 Windover Ave NW, in the RS-12.5 Zoning District.
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This item is a continuation of the discussion from January 14, 2026, of the two applications from the Green Hedges School to 1) amend an existing Conditional Use Permit (CUP), and 2) request modifications of site plan requirements. On January 14th, the Planning Commission heard presentations from staff and the applicant and then input from community members. After a brief conversation, the Commission decided not to vote on its recommendations but instead to continue the discussion to January 28, 2026. More detail can be found in Attachment 1, the Staff Report, which also provides a list of the attachments.
PROPOSED/SUGGESTED MOTION
Recommended Action
1) Conditional Use Permit (Recommendation to the BZA)
Option A - Recommend Approval
"I move to recommend approval of the amendment of the conditional use permit to the Board of Zoning Appeals for Green Hedges School, located at 415 Windover Ave NW, in the RS-12.5 zoning district, described as tax map 0383 21 0008A as proposed by the applicant as of its January 23, 2026, communication.”
OR
Option B - Recommend Approval with Additional Conditions
"I move to recommend approval of the amendment of the conditional use permit to the Board of Zoning Appeals for Green Hedges School, located at 415 Windover Ave NW, in the RS-12.5 zoning district, described as tax map 0383 21 0008A, with the following conditions:
(Add any conditions the Planning Commissioners wish to include).
OR
Option C - Recommend Denial
"I move to recommend denial of the amendment of the conditional use permit to the Board of Zoning Appeals for Green Hedges School, located at 415 Windover Ave NW, in the RS-12.5 zoning district, described as tax map 0383 21 0008A”
OR
Option D - Other action deemed necessary by the Planning Commission.
2) Modifications of Requirements (Recommendation to Town Council)
Option A - Recommend Approval
“I move to recommend approval to the Town Council for the modification of requirements to lot coverage, frontage improvements, parking and loading standards, landscaping, buffering, bicycle parking, and duration of valid permit for Green Hedges School, located at 415 Windover Ave NW, in the RS-12.5 zoning district, described as tax map 0383 21 0008A, as proposed by the applicant as of its January 23, 2026 communication.”
OR
Option B - Recommend Approval for Some, Denial for Others
“I move to recommend approval to the Town Council for the following proposed modifications of requirements ____, ____, ____; and to recommend denial to the Town Council for ____, ____, _____, for Green Hedges School, located at 415 Windover Ave NW, in the RS-12.5 zoning district, described as tax map 0383 21 0008A.
OR
Option C - Recommend Denial
“I move to recommend denial to the Town Council for the modification of requirements to lot coverage, frontage improvements, parking and loading standards, landscaping, buffering, bicycle parking, and duration of valid permit for Green Hedges School, located at 415 Windover Ave NW, in the RS-12.5 zoning district, described as tax map 0383 21 0008A.”
OR
Other action deemed necessary by the Planning Commission.