Ronaldo Soccer Academy Can Only Have 48 Players at a Time Due to Parking

A soccer academy called Ronaldo is coming to 3516 President Barack Obama Pkwy thanks to owner Luis Martins, Manager Campedro Realty, LLC. 

A proposal is being presented to the Municipal Planning Board on January 19th. 

The facilities will have the following according to the proposal:
  • 3 open-air soccer fields
  • 1 24,533 sq. ft. covered soccer field
  • 3,541 sq. ft. clubhouse 
  • 1,811 sq. ft. covered patio
  • Fence around the soccer fields at 26 ft. in height "to keep the soccer ball from escaping"
  • 120 parking spaces
The only transit facility (LYNX) in proximity of this parcel is over 2,000 ft. from the site.

Parking might become an issue for the facility. The proposals says
  1. "The owner committed to hosting only two games per weekend day, with one game in the morning hours and one in the evening hours to offset the need for overflow parking. 
  2. If for any reason the 14 overflow parking spaces in the grass area in the northeast corner of the subject site do not provide ample space, the owner will open the fourth field vehicular use gate measuring 24 ft. wide to accommodate additional parking demand. 
  3. As a last resort, the adjacent property owner has provided a letter for a shared parking agreement where 32 paved and marked spaces exist and a paved truck court could host up to a max of 20 vehicles.
Below are some of the Conditions of Approval:
  1. No practices shall occur while tournaments are in session. 
  2. No more than 12 players per field shall be participating at any time. 
  3. No more than 48 players shall be onsite at any time. 
  4. Practice times shall be modulated on a rotational schedule with thirty minutes between start times. 
  5. Tournaments (scheduled games on weekends) shall be permitted twice per weekend day, one tournament in the morning and one in the afternoon/evening. No more than two tournaments per weekend day shall be permitted. 
  6. If the fields are rented to a third party, the third party must commit to a similar program of only 12 players per field and capped 48 players on the field at one time. 

What the Municipal Planning Board had to say about the architecture in the proposal:
  • "No one particular style is dictated over another..."




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