- Installation of 3 portable buildings, totaling 4,320 square feet, accommodating up to 10 classrooms for a maximum of two-years;
- Enrollment of up to 200 TK-8th grade co-ed students;
- Avoidance of vehicular queuing on Michillinda Avenue through an onsite vehicular queue line for student drop-off and pick-up confined to the campus with vehicular exit on to W. Highland Avenue;
- Scheduling classes to commence in September 2020;
- Consideration by Planning Commission of a Master Plan amendment for approval of a permanent classroom facility prior to May 2021;
- Siting of the permanent classroom facility to be located in the southwest quadrant of the campus;
- Submission of planning entitlements and building plans for the construction of a permanent classroom facility by May 2022; and
- Reconfiguration of the Michillinda Parking lot to coincide with the construction of a permanent classroom facility.
Master Plan
The Alverno Heights Academy (AHA) proposes to introduce TK-8th grade co-ed students to the existing high school campus in fall 2020. The new lower class will add a maximum of 200 students, which is within the Master Plan’s allowable capacity for a maximum enrollment of 400 students. AHA has a legal right to use the property up to the capacity approved in the AHA 2011 Master Plan Amendment.
AHA also proposes to install three portable buildings to accommodate 10 classrooms within the general location of the approved two-story multi-purpose building as identified and proposed in the AHA 2011 Master Plan Amendment. The proposed portable buildings will be placed generally in the footprint of the approved two-story multi-purpose building and are approximately 1/3 the size.
History of Master Plan Approval(s) and Amendments
The AHA site has a long history of approvals to operate as a High School, and has had various approvals allowing student capacity to reach 500. When AHA built-out their campus, they included parking, traffic plans, future building sites, and similar items to plan for and accommodate a capacity that was much larger than the current and historic operation.
Please see the below timeline summarizing the entitlement process for the AHA Site over the past 60 years:
- April 1959: Planning Commission adopted Resolution 85-59 approving a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) for AHA to operate a High School with a maximum enrollment capacity not to exceed 500 students.
- June 1959: City Council adopted Resolution 1642 approving a Master Plan and CUP for AHA.
- Feb. 1964: City Council adopted Resolution 2000 amending the CUP to impose conditions related to parking and traffic.
- June 2011: Planning Commission hearing to consider an amendment to the Master Plan.
- July 2011: Planning Commission adopted Resolution 11-10 approving an amendment to the Master Plan and the CUP for the construction of 12,680 SF, two-story multi-purpose building and a 2,900 SF outdoor amphitheater. The Master Plan reduced the maximum enrollment from 500 to 400 students.
General Updates
| Date | Document(s) |
| 02/14/2023 - Appeal to City Council | |
| 03/14/2023 - Appeal to City Council | |
| 04/11/2023 - Appeal to City Council | |
| 05/09/2023 - Appeal to City Council |
| Date | Topic |
| 11/18/2021 - Quarterly Meeting | |
| 07/21/2022 - Quarterly Meeting | |
| 09/01/2022 - Quarterly Meeting | |
| 10/06/2022 - Quarterly Meeting |
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| 12/01/2022 - Quarterly Meeting |
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