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Vote on a quasi-judicial evidentiary request by Lori Lay Thurber for Special Use Permit to approve Parcel 68864 for an in-home daycare center for up to 15 children at 3721 Old Graham Rd., Center Township.
ABSTRACT
Action Requested:
Vote on a quasi-judicial evidentiary request by Lori Lay Thurber for Special Use Permit to approve Parcel 68864 for an in-home daycare center for up to 15 children at 3721 Old Graham Rd., Center Township.
Introduction & Background:
A quasi-judicial hearing was held October 17, 2022. Planning staff presented the request, and the applicant Lori Thurber also addressed the Board. No-one else spoke on the matter. The application included the following information:
? The applicant operates an in-home daycare for up to five children and has been in operation for about 2.5 years which did not require approval from the state to operate.
? The property was unzoned until the initial corridor rezonings were approved in 2007 at which time it was zoned R-1 Residential.
? Per the Zoning Ordinance in effect at that time, daycare centers in a principal residence with no more than 15 children were permitted by right.
? In February 2021, an amendment to the Ordinance required this use to obtain a Special Use Permit (SUP) before operating.
? The applicant attended a pre-application meeting with the county's development team August 3, 2021.
? Community meeting was held August 19, 2022, and no adjacent landowners attended.
? Appearance Commission meeting was held August 24, 2022, and some suggested changes were requested and made to the site plan.
The Planning Board met on November 1, 2022, and the item was placed on their consent agenda which was unanimously approved and there was no discussion.
Discussion & Analysis:
In reviewing and considering approval of the SUP, the Board must find that all of the findings of facts shall be supported. Per the Zoning Ordinance, "In considering an application for a Special use permit or revision to a SUP, th...
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