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Home My WebLink AboutAdministrative Permit APX2008018 - Project DescriptionKonishi Consulting LLC dba Kumon Math and Reading Center of Huntington Harbour Lawrence M Konishi Kumon Instructor 1243 W 187th Street Gardena, CA 90248 310 323 4873 August 27th, 2008 City Of Huntington Beach Planning Department 2000 Main Street Huntington Beach, CA 92648 714 536 5271 Re: Narrative For The Proposed Use or Project For 16105 Bolsa Chica Street and the Kumon Math and Reading Center Of Huntington Harbour To the City of Huntington Beach Planning Department, (a) Description of project and services, including proposed use, square footage, hours and days of operation , number of employees , and other information as appropriate. Kumon is a different kind of after-school learning program designed to help children master the basics of math and reading It gives them the skills and confidence to succeed in school and beyond Kumon is essentially a home study program where children come to the Kumon center twice a week for around twenty minutes each time While at the Kumon center, the children are given proprietary educational materials to complete at the tenter for that day and they are also given proprietary educational materials to take home. The.t4Mepals which they take home must be completed by the next center visit (generally two to three days later) This new location is approximately 1290 sq ft The .center will be open on Tuesdays and Fridays and operate from 2 30pm to 6 30pm Curtently, it llhjdive employees/assistants and approximately 80 students During the fie' 'c t r m .nmg days of the week , the Kumon center will be closed to the public and it will be MQ^rTused for gene;administrative and office tasks required to maintain the operation of the .Kj.zmpn Centex' The Kumon center will primarily be used to accomplish the following "'" ° ``` % wkly tasks evaluate and assess all of the homework and center work, data entry of the d • p ormance and planned worksheets for all of the enrolled children, and preparing and Wk W1004- pulling of all of the worksheets. The space will also be used for individual enrollment (. sT„ ,r appointments with parents, individual parent conference meetings, maintaining wl aps 1 paperwork and files on all of the enrolled children past and present, and other general office and administrative tasks Finally, Kumon centers provide a much needed and invaluable service to the communities in which they serve since education is of the utmost importance in the lives of our children The Kumon Math and Reading Center of Huntington Harbour is a franchise business and Kumon North America, Inc is the franchisor. Kumon North America, Inc, is part of the North American group of the Kumon Education Institute The Kumon Education Institute provides supplemental educational services in more than 40 countries and reaches more than four million children worldwide There are about 1300 Kumon Math and Reading Centers in North America Also, additional information about Kumon and their Kumon centers can be found on their website, www Kumon com or to speak to someone at Kumon North America, Inc, you can contact Alan Tu Team Member Los Angeles Branch Office 310 225 2960 If you need to speak with someone in regards to the location, 16105 Bolsa Chica St, Huntington Beach, CA 92649 and the surrounding commercial center, you can contact Jason LaPoint Asbury Properties 421 33rd Street Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 310 614 3722 I may be reached at 310.323.4873 (Home) or 714 846 51 13 (Center) My email address is la konishi ikumon com If responding by mail, please send to Lawrence M Konishi 1243 W 187`s Street Gardena, CA 90248 In.addition; iii `Introduction to Kumon" brochure is accompanying this application and it .will explain In more detail how we provide services to children in a Kumon center . .• . •,6`s•*as the off:street parking spaces requirement, the Kumon Math and Reading Center o£Huntington } arbour will use the maximum one per 200 sq ft provided the number of • stjdnts pef t 1dssroom does not exceed the required number of parking spaces, plus the tnsRtuction area does not exceed 75 percent of floor area. Since roughly 33 percent of the •.p 4fled children come to the center at a scheduled time and another 15 percent come only once a week, the number of proposed parking spaces needed at the center is roughly seven 6 myr-'. ,'9 ' 2 To conclude, the proposed use for 16105 Bolsa Chica St, Huntington Beach, CA 92649 should comply with all aspects of the Huntington Beach Zoning Subdivision Ordinance regarding setbacks, building height, site coverage, parking, landscaping, etc (b) Reasons for initiating this application After serving the Huntington Harbour community for 18 years at 4952 Warner Ave, #231, Huntington Beach, CA 92649, the Kumon Math and Reading Center of Huntington Harbour is proposing to relocate to 16105 Bolsa Chica St, Huntington Beach, CA 92649 The Kumon Math and Reading Center of Huntington Harbour is a franchise business and Kumon North America, Inc is the franchisor As a franchisor, Kumon North America, Inc has requested that the Kumon Math and Reading Center of Huntington Harbour move to a commercial space to conform with their new guidelines for operating a Kumon center (c) Description of surrounding uses to the north , south , east , and west. Surrounding uses of the land around the proposed new location, 16105 Bolsa Chica St, Huntington Beach, CA 92649, are North Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach Base and residential homes/apartments South One-story dental building, one-story office building (Insurance business, real estate office, and a travel agency), residential homes/apartments, and mobile home park East Gas station/mini-mart/Subway sandwich business, small commercial center (donut shop, bait and tackle shop, carpet and flooring business, and hair and barber shop), and residential homes/apartments West School/learning center, park and residential homes/apartments Uses within the multi-tenant property surrounding the proposed new location, 16105 Bolsa Chica. St, Huntington Beach, CA 92649 are o Carl's Jr./Green Burrito - fast-food restaurant •• 00 0 0 0 • • • • •• • •• 0 • • o . •s•o • • "' " o Liquor store • o Sea of Siam - Thai restaurant • o Karate studio •••••• o Dental office : o Veterinary hospital • .. • ", o Caffe Gazelle - coffee shop • • • • • • o Surf City Sound o Slowfish - restaurant o Cleaners o Curves o HB Hair Co. - salon and spa o Comfort Shoes 3 o Seagate Travel e Columbia Escrow o Mail service o Smoke shop (d) Description of population served by the proposed use or project. The population served by the Kumon Math and Reading Center of Huntington Harbour is children as early as preschool and children throughout primary (elementary) and secondary (middle/junior high school, high school, and college) school It's always preferable to start young and begin developing skills early to get the greatest cumulative benefit Thank you for your time and consideration and please do not hesitate to contact me if you need any further information Sincerely, Lawrence M Konishi • •• • 4