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20 <br />essentially stop at the street and have the kids run across the road to get into the day care, Also, <br />we are asking for a Class A landscape buffer to separate the required outdoor play area from the <br />adjacent residential properties. <br />Jay Bryan: Are there any questions? <br />Renee Price-Saunders: Will these changes put a lot of existing child caze facilities out of <br />compliance? <br />Glenn Bowles: No, the average of the smallest lot and the smallest regulated lot in the County is <br />40,000 square feet, with 30' of frontage lot width. That would mean that .30' on either side; you <br />still would have 70' of play area in the back yard. The average lot is often 2 -3 acres in size. <br />Ted Triebel: Of the ones that you know about. <br />Glenn Bowles: Of the ones that aze licensed, Not every day care facility in the County in <br />licensed, <br />Renee Price-Saunders: So, those that are licensed already have a buffer and screenings so the <br />kids aren't visible? <br />Glenn Bowes: There is at least some existing trees and bushes out there. We would not go back <br />in and retrofit any facility. If they're in business right now and they don`t have 30 feet, they're <br />grandfathered. <br />Sam Lasris: Will the drop off provision also be grandfathered? <br />Glenn Bowles: If they're licensed, they will need to do that any way. <br />Jay Bryan: Is that a State regulation? <br />Glenn Bowles: I believe so. We aze trying to bring up our regulations to the State level. The <br />State is not going to allow someone to pazk across the street and have the kids cross to get to the <br />day caze. <br />Sam Lasris: Are these facilities in residential areas now? Are these regulations going to change <br />that? <br />Glenn Bowles: Not really. Right now our regulations cover from 5-16 children and we're <br />bringing them back so that the day care facilities in residences have no more than 12 children. <br />Sam Lasris: What would the child care drop off area look like when you have 12 kids at one <br />time? <br />Glenn Bowles: It could be a small, like, drive through; it could be a large driveway and be able <br />to park in a side area, then be able to back out into the driveway and pull out into the roadway. <br />