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City Council Regular Meeting Minutes <br />June 12, 2018 <br />Page 2 <br /> <br /> <br />A. Resolution 18-047; a Resolution to Deny a Code Text Amendment to allow for a 1 <br />childcare facility serving up to 17 children in the R-1 Single Family District and to deny a 2 <br />Conditional Use Permit to allow for a childcare facility serving up to 17 children at 3029 3 <br />Wilson Street. 4 <br /> 5 <br />City Planner Rothstein provided a detailed staff report on the request. The Planning Commission 6 <br />met on May 21, 2018 and held a public hearing. Several people spoke, both in support and in 7 <br />opposition to the request and the current daycare facility. The Planning Commission voted 5 to 1 8 <br />to recommend denial of the request, based on the draft resolution. 9 <br /> 10 <br />City Planner Rothstein provided a PowerPoint presentation reviewing the case. The applicant is 11 <br />Jen Johnson. She is also the owner of the property at 3029 Wilson NE. The existing land use / 12 <br />zoning is Low Density Residential R-1 Single Family Residential. Ms. Rothstein noted R-1 13 <br />zoning district limits enrollment of day care facilities to 14 or fewer children, per State Statute 14 <br />MS 462.357. The Applicant’s proposal is to expand enrollment of the existing day care from 14 15 <br />to 17 children. The Applicant is requesting zoning text amendment to allow the increased 16 <br />enrollment as a conditional use and a request for a conditional use permit subsequent to the 17 <br />zoning text amendment. 18 <br /> 19 <br />Ms. Rothstein reviewed the zoning text amendment and stated the request differentiates between 20 <br />family child care and child care centers. Under State Statute, child care centers can have larger 21 <br />enrollments, characterized by a location other than the provider’s or caregiver’s home. A zoning 22 <br />text amendment would add a new use to the permitted, interim, and conditional uses, as currently 23 <br />the zoning code only permits family child care, provided in the caregiver’s home. The zoning 24 <br />ordinance does not currently allow child care facilities serving more than 16 persons in any 25 <br />zoning district. 26 <br /> 27 <br />Ms. Rothstein provided the conditional use permit review along with findings. The use is one of 28 <br />the conditional uses specifically listed for the district in which the property is located – Criterion 29 <br />not met. The City Council has specified all conditions which the City Council deems necessary 30 <br />to make the use compatible with other uses in the area – Criterion met. The use will not be 31 <br />detrimental to the health, safety, or general welfare of persons residing or working in the vicinity 32 <br />or to the values of property in the vicinity – Criterion met. The use will provide a service or a 33 <br />facility which is in the interest of public convenience and will contribute to the general welfare – 34 <br />Criterion met. 35 <br /> 36 <br />A letter written to the St. Anthony City Council (from Ms. Kristin Blenkush) on June 4, 2018 37 <br />was provided for Council consideration indicating support of the proposed zoning code text 38 <br />amendment and conditional use permit. 39 <br /> 40 <br />Ms. Jen Johnson, Applicant, 4427 Benjamin Street NE, owner of Willow and Sprout, provided a 41 <br />description of what Willow and Sprout consists of and the model they follow. She stated there 42 <br />are 150 children on the waiting list. She has been part of the community for 12 years and 43 <br />understands how St. Anthony is evolving. She was given a letter in 2010 from the City Planner 44 <br />showing support of growth of the child care center. The 17 children make the model fiscally 45 <br />supportive. 46 <br />2