HomeMy WebLinkAboutZ-7095 Staff AnalysisOctober 18, 2001
ITEM NO.: 4
FILE NO.: Z-7095
Name: Rowell Day Care Family Home - Special Use
Permit
Location: 8017 West 41st Street
Owner/Applicant: Almeta Rowell
_Proposal: A Special Use Permit is requested to allow
a day care family home to be operated in
the single family residence located on the
R-3 zoned property at 8017 West 41st Street.
Public Notification:
Neighbors located within 200 feet of the site and the John Barrow
and Westwood Neighborhood Associations were notified of the
public hearing.
Staff Analysis:
The occupant/owner of the single family home located on the R-3
zoned property at 8017 West 41st Street is requesting approval of
a Special Use Permit to allow her to operate a day-care family
home.
8017 West 41st Street is located on the south side of West 41st
Street between Gilman and Potter Streets. All surrounding
properties are zoned R-3 and are occupied by single family
residences. There is a large vacant tract (zoned MF -12) to the
east across Potter Street. The applicant's home is a one-story,
brick and frame structure and is typical of those in the general
area. There is a single car driveway and carport with parking
for two (2) vehicles. The rear yard is enclosed by chainlink and
wood fencing and should provide a safe play area. The applicant
proposes to operate the day care from 6:00 a.m, to 6:00 p.m.,
Monday through Friday, with occasional after hours care to 9:00
p.m.
The principal use of the property will remain single family
residential. No signage beyond that allowed in single family
zones will be permitted. The applicant has noted that she is
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working with the State Department of Human Services licensing
division on obtaining a license for a day care family home for
six (6) to ten (10) children.
Section 36-54(e)(3) of the City of Little Rock Zoning Ordinance
establishes the site and location criteria for day care family
homes as follows:
a. This use may be located only in a single-family home,
occupied by the care giver.
b. Must be operated within licensing procedures established
by the State of Arkansas. State regulations shall control
the number of employees residing off premises.
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.
Special Use Permits are not transferable in any manner. Permits
cannot be transferred from owner to owner, location to location
or use to use.
To staff's knowledge, there are no outstanding issues associated
with this application. Staff feels that the proposed day care
family home at this location will have no adverse impact on the
general area.
Staff Recommendation:
Staff recommends approval of the Special Use Permit to allow a
day care family home at 8017 West 41st Street, subject to the
following conditions:
1. Compliance with the site and location criteria established
in Section 36-54(e)(3).
2. There is to be no signage beyond that permitted in single
family zones.
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FILE NO.: Z-7095
3. Outdoor activities, including playground use, are to be
.limited to day -light hours.
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: (OCTOBER 18, 2001)
The staff presented a positive recommendation on this
application, as there were no further issues for resolution.
There were no objectors to this matter.
The Chairman placed this item before the Commission for inclusion
within the Consent Agenda for approval as recommended by staff.
A motion to that effect was made. The motion passed by a vote of
9 ayes, 0 nays and 2 absent.
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