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ARDEN HILLS PLANNI-'lG COMMISSION - APRIL 3, 2002 5 . Julie Carlson, 67 Pine Drive, Shorevicw, stated she wanted to start her own daycare and she' had been looking for a place where she could move some of the present children in the facility where she worked, which was closing in June. She stated she did not know of the kind of neighbors there werc in the neighborhood, alld stated she understood their concerns. Howcver, she stated her daycare would be a very small daycare, She stated a lot of the children were there on a part-timc basis. She did not believe she would have 20 children at anytime in the near future. She indicated for the present time, she would be happy with a smaller enrollment. She stated if she wanted to grow into a large facility, she would move to a larger facility. She stated all of the children would be supervised. She indicated they are always with the children and the children were ncver left alone. She stated during colder months, they would only be oLltside approximately 45 minutes after lunch. During thc summer they would be outside more, but she was willing to work with the neighbors regarding this. She stated she was willing to address any issues that came up. She indicated right now nobody used the facility Monday through Friday and she believed it was a shame for a nice building to not bc used. She stated she had a structured program and the children would not be running around. There would be no children of school age in the daycare facility_ Chair Sand closed the public hearing at 8:20 p.m. Chair Sand askcd if the application had been for a daycare center accommodating 10 or . less, they would not have needed the Special Use Pemlit. Mr. Panish rcplied that was COlTect. Chair Sand asked if this operation would function with 10 or less children, Mr. Parrish stated the intcnt was to run a daycarc in which there would be 12 to 15 children. Commissioner Zimmerman stated he interpreted the zoning regulations differently than staff. He indicated daycares applied to a residential facility, not a church, He stated the Church had a Special Usc Permit to operate a house of worship in a residential area, A daycarc would be an accessory use of a Special Use Pennit. He expressed concern about this daycarc facility being leased, and stated he belicved this was a nonconfomling use. Chair Sand asked if this was an accessory to a special use or was it a nonconfonning special use, Mr. Parrish explained staff s Opll1l0n regarding special use and nonconforming special use. Commissioner Duchenes asked if any of the other churches in the City had daycares and what conditions, if any, they had on thcir uses, Mr. Parrish replied he had not researched this particular issue, but he did not believe there were any other churches that had davcares in the Citv. ~ - Commissioner Duchenes asked whether the plan was to usc the existing play area or to relocatc it. Mr. Parrish stated at this point, applicant had not indicated they would be . making any changes to the play arca, Commissioner Galatowitsch asked what the existing play equipment consisted of. Mr. Parrisb replied it was a wooden play set.