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