Planning & Community Development Department
Maranatha High School
Master Plan
City Council Meeting
December 15, 2014
Master Plan Boundary
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Aerial Photography
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Project Scope
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• 3 Phases of Development proposed over the next 20
years
• 29,000 sq ft of new construction and 15,500 sq ft of
converted or remodeled space
• Installation of new perimeter fence; new outdoor
swimming pool and sports courts; new signage program
• Removal of 13 protected trees
• No change in the approved student enrollment or number
of full-time employees
• Allow the use of the southeast lawn for temporary parking
by Harvest Rock Church and Maranatha High School for
special events
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Project Boundaries – Existing
Buildings
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Development Plan at Build-out
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Proposed Site Plan
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Previous Entitlements
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• Conditional Use Permit - 2005: Established a
private high school and approved a shared
parking agreement with Harvest Rock Church
• Modification to CUP - 2008: Expanded the
enrollment from 650 to 800 students and
increased the number of employees from 80 to
120
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Phase I
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• Construct 4,500 sq. ft. Administration building
• Install perimeter fence and gates
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New Administration Building “B”
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Fence
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Fence is setback and utilizes
existing structures to create a
securable exterior barrier for the
campus
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Phase II
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• Relocate indoor
swimming pool
to south lawn
• Covert
Natatorium to
habitable space
(8,500 sq ft)
and convert
basement area
into
multipurpose
area (5,000 sq
ft)
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Phase III
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• Construct new 12,000 sq ft building and expand football related facilities
(6,500 sq ft)
• Construct new 500 sq ft greenhouse
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Classroom Building “H”, Bleachers &
Utility Room
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Maranatha & Harvest Rock Church
Parking
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Issue
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• Address and mitigate the
impacts created by
special events hosted by
Maranatha High School
and Harvest Rock
Church and its lessees
which result in by
overflow on-street
parking
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The Parking Issues
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• Non-Compliance with the existing conditions of
the established Conditional Use Permit #4367
• Address and mitigate concerns of residents who
are adversely impacted by non-local parking
during events hosted by three entities: Maranatha
High School, Harvest Rock Church, and the
Pasadena Symphony
• Analyze the applicability and effectiveness of a
Preferred Parking District
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Addressing Non-Compliance
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• Code Compliance Officers viewed the southeast
lawn on October 11th, 2014, and observed
vehicles illegally parked on the lawn, and
observed the mechanisms that were used to
move the cars from the street, over the curb and
sidewalk, to the lawn, temporary ramps
• Maranatha was cited for violation of the
Conditions of Approval associated with CUP
#4367
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Addressing Parking
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• Parking on the southeast lawn would be permitted for 18
events annually, legalizing and regulating the existing
conditions in an attempt to reduce the impacts on adjacent
residential streets and allow the continued operation of the
School, the Church and the Symphony:
> Perimeter Fence & Gate Construction within three
months of Master Plan approval
> Obtain approval from the Department of Public Works
and the Department of Transportation to locate and
construct permanent asphalt ramps or driveways
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Preferred Parking Permit (PPP)
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• City Council to establish a Preferential Parking
District
• Direct Department of Transportation to begin a
block by block analysis of parking conditions in
the district
• Implement the parking restrictions in areas where
67% of the property owners agree to the
restrictions
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Proposed Parking District (Parking
Study Area)
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Impacts to Protected Trees (subject
to the tree protection Ordinance)
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• Of 139 tree surveyed, 41 trees are being
removed
• Of the 41, 13 trees met the criteria for
protection and will be removed and replaced
with replacement tree canopy
• Alternative building pads have been explored
and the current configuration represents the
least impact to protected trees
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3 Trees Retained On-Site
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Arrows indicate
protected trees to be
retained on site.
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Advisory Review
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• Historic Preservation Commission recommended
unanimous approval of the Master Plan – November, 2013
> Supported the identification of a new eligible resource
> Analyzed perimeter fence configuration
> Reviewed impacts to trees and archeological/paleontological
resources
• Design Commission recommended unanimous approval of
the Master Plan – January, 2014
> Intensive analysis and support of proposed perimeter fence
> Reviewed input from Police Dept. related to Lock Down
procedures
> Supported campus design study and proposed guidelines which
will apply to new construction
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Advisory Review
Planning & Community Development Department
• Planning Commission recommended unanimous approval
of the Master Plan – October, 2014
> Reviewed and supported the feasibility of temporary parking on the
southeast lawn
> Reviewed and supported the parking study
> Reviewed impacts to trees and noise
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Staff Recommendations
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1. Adopt a Mitigated Negative Declaration prepared for
this project
2. Adopt a resolution approving the Maranatha High
School Master Plan
3. Initiate a parking study to determine the feasibility of
implementing parking prohibitions, restrictions or a
preferential parking permit in adjacent residential
areas that may be affected by the project
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Planning & Community Development Department
Maranatha High School
Master Plan
City Council Meeting
December 15, 2014
Noise – Pool and Sports Courts
Planning & Community Development Department
• Construction Scheduled for Phase II (5-10
years in the future)
• Temporarily utilized for parking
• Conditions prohibit the use of exterior lights or
amplified sound in association with pool and
sports court operation
• Mitigation Measures in the Initial Study require
acoustical analysis before building permit
issuance
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Fence Design and “the Alley”
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Fence is setback and utilizes
existing structures to create a
securable exterior barrier for the
campus
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Fence Placement Comparison
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11/25/2012
5/24/2014
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Modifications to fence placement at
Academic Center “the Alley”
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11/25/2012
5/27/2014
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“The Alley”
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Photos of Entry Area at Academic
Center
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Ambassador
Campus West
(Circa 2000)
Ambassador
Campus West
Ross Grove
Landmark District
Designated in 2003
Historic
Date
Application Number
Description
Approval Status
05/14/2004
05/21/2005
PLN2004-00196
▪ Harvest Rock Church aquires the
Ambassador Auditorium.
▪ Maranatha High School acquires the
CUP to establish a private
Student Center and the southeast quadrant
school and mCUP for shared
of the former Ambaddador site.
parking agreement.
▪ Parking Access Easement Agreement
recorded by County Ascessors Office
between HRC and MHS.
Approved by hearing officer on
02/16/2005
Harvest Rock
Church
Ambassador
Campus West
Maranatha
Historic
Ambassador
Campus West
Harvest Rock
Church
Maranatha
Historic