Use Permit Application No. PLN2021-0068 - Wood Colony Christian School

Use Permit Application No. PLN2021-0068 - Wood Colony Christian School

Request to expand the area of an existing private school facility from 5± acres to 7± acres by incorporating a 2± acre area for a track and soccer field in the A-2-40 zoning district. This use permit will amend the boundaries for the school located on Assessor Parcel Number (APN) 005-030-035 and permit the proposed track and field currently located on the eastern portion of APN 005-030-020, to the north of the school facility. If approved, a Lot Line Adjustment (LLA) application will be processed following the expansion request, to maintain the use on one parcel. No construction or site development is proposed under this request. The proposed track is currently 24-feet wide, composed of hard packed dirt and encircles a 1.3± acre field, which will be used as a soccer field. The existing field currently receives irrigation water from Modesto Irrigation District. The applicant has requested an alternative from the County’s Agricultural Buffer requirements on the east and north portion of the project site consisting of a proposed 6-foot tall slatted chain link fence and the existing walnut trees, which are located on the north and rear (east) portions of the field. The existing school was permitted under Use Permit 79-85 – Brethren Heritage School for temporary instruction of 150 students; subsequently, the permit was amended under a time extension in 1982, to allow for 250 students and a permanent school facility. The project site is currently developed with approximately 26,000± square-feet of building space for instructional use, as well as two residences, a tool shed and a 3,575± square-foot barn. The school operates Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. No changes to the hours of operation are proposed as part of this request. The track and field will only be used in conjunction with the school during normal hours of operation; no public use is proposed. The school currently enrolls 60-85 students from Kindergarten to eighth grade and a total of 27 employees. No increase in the number of students or employees is anticipated under this request. The site is served by private well and septic system and has access to County-maintained Finney Road.

Community of Wood Colony, Modesto

Stanislaus

Citywide, Countywide

California Air Resources Board (ARB), California Department of Conservation (DOC), California Department of Education, California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Bay Delta Region 3 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Central Region 4 (CDFW), California Department of Fish and Wildlife, North Central Region 2 (CDFW), California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE), California Department of Parks and Recreation, California Department of Transportation, District 10 (DOT), California Department of Water Resources (DWR), California Highway Patrol (CHP), California Native American Heritage Commission (NAHC), California Natural Resources Agency, California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley Sacramento Region 5 (RWQCB), Central Valley Flood Protection Board, Department of General Services (DGS), Department of Toxic Substances Control, Office of Historic Preservation, State Water Resources Control Board, Division of Drinking Water

Educational (Private school facility)

Use Permit

N/A