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October 4, 1988
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Item No. 7
NAME:
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LOCATION:
OWNER/ APPLICANT:
PROPOSAL:
Dennison Street Day Care
Conditional Use Permit (Z-5074)
The southwest corner of 10th
and Dennison Streets (1000
Dennison Street)
Mozell Walton
To convert an existing 1551 +/- square foot single family
structure to a day care center (25 child capacity) on
0.17 +/- acres of land that is zoned "R-4."
ORDINANCE. -DESIGN STANDARDS:
1. Site Location 4
Adjacent to two residential streets (Dennison and 10th
Streets).
2. Compatibi_Iity with Neighborhood
The site is a corner lot and is abutted by single
family located to the north and west and duplex uses
located to the south and east. Due to a lack of
parking and drop off area, the Staff feels that the
proposed site is deficient and therefore incompatible
with the surrounding area.
3. On -Site Drives and Parking
None.
4. Screening andBuffers
The Applicant is proposing to use the existing trees
and shrubs as landscaping.
5. Analysis
The Staff has concerns about the proposed day care
center use and feels that it would not be compatible
with the surrounding area. Further, the Staff feels
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that a day care center with 25 children and no employee
parking or drop-off area would be detrimental to the
neighborhood. The Staff also feels that the small yard
area and layout of the property would not lend itself
well to a day care operation.
6. City_.Engin eering_Comments
(1) Existing sidewalk on Dennison is in poor
condition; and
(2) The existing curb is in good condition on both
streets with the exception of a damaged 5' curb
return.
7. Staff Recommendation
Denial as filed.
SUBDIVISION COMMITTEE REVIEW:
The Applicant was present and stated that she was
considering plans to: remove the garage -to provide parking;
construct -a drive/drop-off area; and alter the proposed
capacity-: She further stated that a revised Site Plan would
be submitted to the Staff along with a revised capacity
proposal.- The Committee informed the App_I_icant that= -the
issue was land use and that the full Commission would vote
on the proposal.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION:
The applicant was present. There were no -objectors.
The Staff stated that they had received a revised
proposal that -reduced the proposed capacity to sixteen
(16) children and included parking -and a drop-off area
off Dennison Street. The Staff- stated -that the front--
yard
rontyard area was inadequate -to accommodate -the proposed
parking and drop-off area and that it recommended
denial of the revised proposal due -to its continuing
incompatibility -with the surrounding area.- Mrs.
Estella Olson, a neighbor who lives on Dennison Street--,
stated that she supported the proposal. The Staff
further stated that -they would support_ -a capacity of
ten (10) children which would not require any on-site
parking or a drop-off area.- The applicant stated that
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Item No. 7 �Cantinued
she would accept the Staff's proposal. The Commission
then voted 10 ayes, 0 noes and 1 absent to approve the
revised proposal as recommended by the Staff and agreed
to by the applicant.