Manara DRC Meeting Notes
MANARA ACADEMY, INC.
E-mail: info@manaraacademy.org
P.O. Box 271119, Flower Mound, TX 75027
972-739-6036
MANARA ACADEMY DRC MEETING COMMENTS AND
RESPONSES
Eneineerine Comments:
1. Heartz Road should be the only road to provide and egress to the charter school site. London
Way should not be used to access the school property.
a. The gate to London Way will be closed and locked before, during and after school hours.
2. Consider the onsite vehicle circulation shown on the exhibit provided; lIentrance only" from
the northern most driveway off of Heartz Road and lIexit only" from the southern most
driveway off of Heartz Road.
a. We have demonstrated on our traffic circulation plan the path that cars would follow to
enter and exit our school grounds. Cars will enter the parking lot at the northern
entrance, which will be designated as "entrance onlylJ and they will wrap around our
parking lot and returning to the front of the building. The cars will provide a drop off of
the students at the front doors and then the cars will exit the parking lot at the southern
most entrance, which will be designated as "exit onlylJ.
3. The 18' radius of the curve, encompassed by sidewalk, located at the top portion of
northwestern face of the building may need to be modified in order to ease the turning radius
due to circulation.
a. The Manara board has consulted with the architects and has come up with the traffic
circulation plan that would allow for the cars to maneuver around the 18' radius with
ease.
4. Will the charter school incorporate a bus system for transporting students to and from school?
If so, where is the proposed drop off site for buses?
a. The Manara board is still investigating whether we will be using a bus system. If we do
incorporate a bus system, we will only be utilizing one to two buses. The buses would
enter the parking lot at the northern most entrance (the same as the other cars) and
would loop around and drop the students off at the southern back door. The buses
would then remain stable until the carpool lane is finished and then they will vacate the
parking lot in the same manner. For dismissal, the buses will enter the parking lot in the
same manner. Staff members will be assisting the direction of traffic to allow for
smooth flow and transition of the buses into the carpool lane to exit the parking lot. The
traffic circulation plan indicates the proposed flow of traffic if a bus system is
incorporated.
MANARA ACADEMY, INC.
E-mail: info@manaraacademy.org
P.O. Box 271119, Flower Mound, TX 75027
972-739-6036
5. Explain the water service abandonment.
a. Manara Academy needs more information about this comment.
Plannine Department:
1. Verify number of existing parking spaces, it appears that there are only 110 vs. 113.
We physically verified the number of parking spaces and it is 111.
2. Include location of dumpster, and the proposed (existing?) screening.
3. Add hours of operation to Site Plan sheet.
· The hours of school operation will be added by the architect to the Site Plan. They will read:
Monday-Thursday: 8:00 am until 3:30 pm and Friday: 8:00 am until 1:00 pm for students.
4. Indicate maximum number of students, per grade including Grade 8 (ultimate).
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
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5. The site plan indicates 17 classrooms, and the written narrative indicates K-5 will occupy 16
classrooms. What happens when grades 6, 7 and 8 are added? Will the number of K-5
classrooms be reduced or will additional classrooms be added (i.e. conversion of Fellowship
Hall/Nursery?) It appears that adequate parking would be available with the increase in
number of classrooms.
· According to our projected maximum numbers above, we will be using 15 classrooms in
year one. Once we add other grades, we will then be converting the Fellowship Hall and
Nursery area into classrooms. We will update the Site Plan.
MANARA ACADEMY, INC.
E-mail: info@manaraacademy.org
P.O. Box 271119, Flower Mound, TX 75027
972-739-6036
6. Existing Zoning: S-1033R-SF-12, Proposed Zoning S-1033R2-SF-12
This information will be added to the Site Plan.
7. Need to provide additional data on projects drop-off/pick-up, will buses be used? Would
there be a separate drop-?ff/pick-up area for buses?
a. We have demonstrated on our traffic circulation plan that cars would enter the parking
lot on the northern most entrance. Once they enter into the parking lot they will
continue to the back of the lot and then loop back around and end at the front entrance
of the building. We will have staff out directing traffic to ensure the safety and security
of all students. The students will then be let out at the front entrance from their cars.
This will allow the parents to create the carpool line and not have to exit their cars for
their children. This also allows for the safety and security of all students because
children will not be permitted to walk through the parking lot unattended. For those
parents who wish to take their children into the school, they will enter the parking lot
the same but park in a designated parking spot. For dismissal, the parents will park in
the parking spaces and we will have designated dismissal points for the grade levels.
b. The Manara board is still investigating whether we will be using a bus system. If we do
incorporate a bus system, we will only be utilizing one to two buses. The buses would
enter the parking I.ot at the northern most entrance (the same as the other cars) and
would loop around and drop the students off at the southern back door. The buses
would then remain stable until the carpool lane is finished and then they will vacate the
parking lot in the same manner. For dismissal, the buses will enter the parking lot in the
same manner. Staff members will be assisting the direction of traffic to allow for
smooth flow and transition of the buses into the carpool lane to exit the parking lot. .
The traffic circulation plan indicates the proposed flow of traffic if a bus system is
incorporated.
Floor Plan:
1. Indicate future classroom space (if applicable).
· We will be converting portions of the fellowship hall and nursery area into classroom space
as needed as we add grade levels through eight grade each year..
2. Will the fellowship hall be the lunch room?
a. We intend to use the Fellowship Hall as the cafeteria as long as the space requirements
permit us.
3. Will there be anyon-site food preparation?
a. No. There will not be anyon-site food preparation.
MANARA ACADEMY, INC.
E-mail: info@manaraacademy.org
P.O. Box 271119, Flower Mound, TX 75027
972-739-6036
Elevation:
1. Need to provide detailed 'information on the proposed attached signage to assure compliance
with the Sign Ordinance.
Please see the attached Signage information.
2. Need to add a note on the monument sign that will be externally illuminated, if illuminated at
all.
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