Synapse School Campus#2 Project

Synapse School Campus#2 Project

The proposed project (Project, or alternatively Synapse School Campus No.2) entails a Use Permit Amendment to permit the expansion of an existing private primary school located at 3375 Edison Way (Synapse School Campus No.1) to the site of an existing 70,667-square-foot indoor recreation warehouse building called SportsHouse located at 3151 Edison Way, in the unincorporated community of North Fair Oaks (Project Site). The Project Site is situated across the street (Fifth Avenue) west of the existing Synapse School Campus No.1 which currently operates, and will continue to operate, under a separate use permit (PLN2014-00295) that allows for a maximum of 310 Pre-Kindergarten through 8th grade students. The Synapse School Campus No.2 project will involve the renovation and conversion of a 9,260-square foot portion of the existing SportsHouse building currently used as office space to school use serving a maximum of 140 Kindergarten through 8th grade students and 15 faculty and staff. The converted space would include five new classrooms and an art room (totaling 6,222 sq. ft.) as well as office space and a teacher room (totaling 918 sq. ft.). The remaining 2,180 sq. ft. would be devoted to a custodial room, an electrical room, corridors and two gender neutral restrooms. In addition to the 9,260-square foot space converted to school use, two of the existing SportsHouse building restrooms and associated corridors (totaling 1,225 sq. ft.) adjacent to the converted school use space would be used exclusively by Synapse School Campus No.2 during school hours. The Project also includes conversion of an approximately 5,000-square foot portion of the Project Site to accommodate outdoor classroom and gathering spaces, as well as shade and play structures, additional pedestrian pathways, landscaping and a bio-retention area. In addition, a 510-square foot portion of the recreational space in the existing SportsHouse building will be converted to office space for use by SportsHouse staff. The Project will also involve minor onsite circulation and parking improvements including a new access gate onsite, designated shuttle pick up and drop off areas, pedestrian walkways, an increase in the total number of onsite vehicular parking spaces from 103 to 107 spaces and an increase in the total number of bicycle parking spaces from 12 to 26 spaces. 12 of the onsite vehicle spaces will be dedicated to Synapse School No.2 and the remaining 96 onsite vehicle spaces will be available for Synapse School use during the school day when SportsHouse is not in operation and therefore parking demand will not overlap. Synapse School No.2 students will be picked up and dropped off on the grounds of the Project Site by shuttles and passenger vehicles during the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. and 2:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Both Synapse School Campus No.2 and Synapse School Campus No.1 will use the SportsHouse recreational facilities for physical education and Synapse School Campus No.2 will utilize the grounds and facilities of the existing Synapse School Campus No.1 for special classes and activities twice a week. All travel between the two locations will be by foot, supervised by staff and restricted to the hours of 10:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. to avoid peak traffic hours. Accordingly, the Project also includes the construction of 290 linear feet of sidewalk along the Project site frontage within the public right-of-way between Fifth Avenue and Sixth Avenue and a pedestrian walkway between the two school locations to ensure a safe route to school during pick-up and drop-off, and throughout the course of the school day.

Redwood City

San Mateo

San Francisco Bay Area, Unincorporated

Educational (New Private K-12 Primary School)

Use Permit

Aesthetics, Air Quality, Cultural Resources, Schools/Universities, Tribal Cultural Resources