HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-6307 Staff AnalysisMay 29,'1997
ITEM NO.: 6 . FILE NO.: Z-6307
Name:
Location•
Owner/Applicant:
Proposal:
STAFF ANALYSIS•
Williamson Day Care Family
Home Special Use Permit
14245 Colonel Glenn Road
Malcolm and Shana Williamson
A special use permit is
requested to allow the
occupants of 14245 Colonel
Glenn Road to operate a day
care family home. The
property is zoned R-2. The
applicants propose to operate
the day care in a detached
building, separate from the
house. The property is
outside of the city limits but
within the City's
extraterritorial jurisdiction.
The prospective occupants of 14245 Colonel Glenn Road are
requesting a special use permit to allow them to operate a
day care family home at that address. The applicants
propose to actually operate the day care in a detached, two-
story building located behind the house. This arrangement
has been approved by the Arkansas Department of Human
Services. A variance is requested from the site and
location criteria of Section 36-54 which requires the use to
be located only in a single family home.
The general purpose of Section 36-54 states: "Special use
permits provide a method of control over certain types of
land uses which, while not requiring the full review process
of the conditional use permits, do require some review
procedure which allows for determination of their
appropriateness within the neighborhood for which they are
proposed and for public comment." These uses include bed
and breakfast hotels, family care facilities and day care
family homes.
The site and location criteria established by the Zoning
Ordinance for day care family homes are as follow:
a. This use may be located only in a single-family home,
occupied by the care giver.
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b. Must be operated within licensing procedures
established by the State of Arkansas.
C. The use is limited to ten (10) children including the
care givers.
d. The minimum to qualify for special use permit is six
(6) children from households other than the care
givers.
e. This use must obtain a special use permit in all
districts where day care centers are not allowed by
right.
14245 Colonel Glenn Road is located outside of the City but
within the City's extraterritorial subdivision and zoning
jurisdiction. The city limits are approximately 1.5 miles
to the east. The area is very rural in nature. Uses in the
area consist primarily of single family homes on large
tracts of property. The Humane Society is located
approximately 1/4 mile to the west. Other uses in the area
include large horse farms and a scattering of various
nonconforming small businesses. This site was once occupied
by a nonconforming landscape service company which has
recently relocated. The 1.9± acre site contains a one story
brick home and several outbuildings including a smaller, two
story accessory building which is located behind the home.
The applicant proposes to operate the day care family home
in this two story accessory structure which is heated and
cooled and contains a restroom. The property is heavily
landscaped and is screened from the road by a combination of
fencing and landscaping. There is a large, gravel parking
area left from the previous occupancy which is sufficient
for this proposed use.
Staff believes the requested variance to allow use of the
two story accessory building is reasonable if the State will
permit it. The site is nearly 2 acres in size and use of
the structure should not have an impact on adjacent
properties. The number of children will not exceed 10 and
no other variances are requested.
The primary use of the property will remain single family
residential. No signage will be allowed beyond that
permitted in single family zones.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the requested special use
permit to allow a day care family home subject to compliance
with the site and location criteria established in Section
36-54. Staff recommends approval of a variance to allow use
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ITEM NO.: 6 Cont. FILE NO.: Z-6307
of the two story accessory structure for the day care family
home subject to approval by the regulatory state agency.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (MAY 29, 1997)
The applicant was present. There were no objectors present.
Staff presented the item and a recommendation of approval.
Staff also recommended approval of the variance to allow use
of the accessory structure for the day care family home.
The item was placed on the Consent Agenda and approved
subject to compliance with the site and location criteria of
Section 36-54. The Commission also approved the variance to
allow use of the accessory structure subject to approval by
the regulatory state agency. The vote was 10 ayes, 0 noes
and 1 absent.
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