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Project: VICKIES IN-HOME GROUP DAY CARE (CUP) (0-109)
1. Please label each room of the house and indicate its use as residential, day
care, or both.
*NOTE* The Planning and Zoning Commission may also impose reasonable
restrictions or conditions such as an increase in parking spaces, landscaping and
screening.
NOTE: Any changes made to the plans, that have not been requested by the
City of College Station, must be explained in your next transmittal letter and
"bubbled" on your plans. Any additional changes on these plans that have not
been pointed out to the City, will constitute a completely new review.
Reviewed by: Shauna A. Laauwe Date: 06/20/00
Staff Review Comments Page 1 of 1
STAFF REPORT
Item: Public hearing and consideration of a Conditional Use Permit for Vickie's In-
Home Group Day Care located at 1011 Hereford Street. This request is to allow an in-
home child care facility within the single-family residence. (0-109)
Applicant: Vickie Zamzow
Item Summary: Child care facilities may be permitted as conditional uses in any district
upon approval from the Planning and Zoning Commission. The applicant is requesting
permission to operate a child care facility in her home located at 1011 Hereford Street.
The applicant currently has a Registered Family Home in which she cares for six (6)
unrelated children. Ms. Zamzow wishes to upgrade her child care business to a License
Group Daycare which would allow her to take care of up to an additional six unrelated
children. This increase in number of children necessitates compliance with the child care
facility provision of the Zoning Ordinance.
Item Background: The Zoning Ordinance defines a child care facility as "any facility or
premises where seven (7) or more children under sixteen (16) years of age regularly
attend for purposes of custody, care, or instruction; and which children are not members
of the immediate nuclear family of any natural person actually operating the facility or
premises." Ms. Zamzow currently has two children in her immediate family.
The applicant proposes the child care facility to have hours of 7:30am to 5:30pm,
Monday through Friday. The ordinance and state licensing allows in-home child care for
twelve (12) non-related children, however the applicant has expressed an interest in
taking care of only an additional four or five children. This would increase the overall
total ofnon-related children to ten or eleven, respectfully. The applicant has addressed an
interest in hiring either one full-time employee or two part-time employees to help
provide care for these additional children.
Hereford Street is a residential thoroughfare in the commonly known Southside area. The
proposed location of the in-home child care, at 1011 Hereford, is the third house on the
northeast side from Holleman Drive. The applicant has stated that the home's location
near Holleman, a minor arterial, will lessen the potential traffic impact to the
neighborhood. In addition, the applicant has noted that parents arrive at varying times
throughout the day to drop off and pick up their children, which also lessens the traffic
impact.
Staff Recommendations: Section 14 of the Zoning Ordinance authorizes the existence of
conditional uses. The Commission may permit a conditional use subject to appropriate
conditions and safeguards, when after public notice and hearing the Commission finds
that:
(Staff comments are in italics)
1. "The proposed use meets all the minimum standards established in the ordinance for
the type of use proposed."
Currently, the subject property has four off-street parking spaces. The applicant
has indicated that one will be used for the residence, one for a potential
employee, and two for the pick up and drop off of children.
2. "That the proposed use meets the purposed and intent of the ordinance and is in
harmony with the development policies and goals and objectives as embodied in the
Comprehensive Plan for Development of the City.
3. "That the proposed use will not be detrimental to the health, welfare, and safety of the
surrounding neighborhood or its occupants, nor be substantially or permanently
injurious to neighboring property."
:• The public hearing is an opportunity for the Commission to measure the potential
impact on surrounding land uses.
The Commission may impose additional reasonable restrictions or conditions to carry out
the spirit and intent of the ordinance and to mitigate adverse effects of the proposed use.
These requirements may include, but are not limited to, increased open space, loading and
parking requirements, additional landscaping, and additional improvements such as
curbing, sidewalks and screening."
Unless the public hearing bring to light any new information indicating potential
negative impacts, Staff recommends approval.
Commission Action Options: The Commission has final authority over the Conditional
Use Permit and associated site plan. The options regarding the use permit are:
1. Approval as submitted;
2. Approval with conditions relating to specific site characteristics or with time
limitations;
3. Denial with specified reasons for denial;
4. Table; or,
5. Defer action to a specified date.
Supporting Materials:
1. Location Map
2. Application
3. Infrastructure and Facilities
INFRASTRUCTURE AND FACILITIES
Water: Adequate for proposed use.
Sewer: Adequate for proposed use.
Streets: The subject property has 100 feet of frontage on Hereford Street and
is provided access through a private driveway.
Off-site Easements: None
Drainage: Drainage is adequate for proposed use.
Flood Plain: Subject property is not located within a flood plain.
NOTIFICATION:
Legal Notice Publication(s): The Eagle; 06-21-00
Advertised Commission Hearing Dates(s): 07-06-00
Number of Notices Mailed to Property Owners Within 200': 24
Response Received: One as of date of staff report