Cheltenham High School Football Stadium Improvements

About this project

The Cheltenham School District is redeveloping most of the football stadium at Cheltenham High School, 500 Rices Mill Road in Wyncote, on a site of about 61 acres. The grass field would become synthetic turf, the bleachers would be replaced with larger ones plus a press box, and the 6-lane track would become an 8-lane track. The field house would be replaced with a larger building that also handles tickets and concessions, and a new stormwater basin would be built under the turf.

County planning commission: Supports, with comments

Issues raised: School use should be listed as D-12 school, not commercial school, Legal nonconforming use can expand only once, Existing impervious coverage not provided, so the change is unclear, Consider rain garden or bioswale for nearby drainage problem areas, Identify steep slopes and other protected features before open space waiver, Tree replacement calculation and landscape buffer compliance not shown

Engineer / rep.

Bursich Associates (a division of Van Cleef Engineering)

Zoning

C-1

Tax parcel

31-00-21712-50-5

Cross street

Total Tract Area [61 Acres +/-

Approvals needed

waiver from combined preliminary/final plan requirement, waiver from tract boundary display requirement, waiver from open space requirement, waiver from landscape and screening buffer requirement

Demolition

Existing home and away bleachers, the 6-lane running track, the field house, the high jump area, chain link fencing, goal posts, and asphalt paving areas are removed and replaced. The grass field is replaced with synthetic turf.