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i- O R A N G E C O U N T Y BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: AuggSt 5 1991 1 Action ends Item #—Y=-E' SUBJECT: ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT (Large Day Care Homes) DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC SEARING Yes _x —No' ATTACHMENT(S): Proposed Amendment 5/28/91 Public Hearing Minutes 6/03/91 Public Hearing Minutes 7/15/91 Draft Planning Board Minutes INFORMATION CONTACT: Eddie Kirk - ext. 2582 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough - 732 -8181 Durham - 688 -7331 Mebane - 227 -2031 Chapel Hill - 967 -9251 PURPOSE: To consider proposed revisions to existing Zoning ordinance provisions applicable to day care centers. BACKGROUND: Day care facilities are currently permitted in residential zoning districts upon approval of a Class B Special Use Permit. In commercial and office zoning districts, such facilities are permitted by right. A day -care arrangement which provides care for more than 5 children on a regular basis as defined by the NC Child Day Care Commission is considered a Day Care and must receive approval of a Class B Special Use Permit from the Board of Adjustment. Recently, Child Care Networks contacted the Planning Department about a new category of child care arrangement approved and licensed by the N.C. Child Day Care Commission. The new category is a "large day care home" and is termed a "home" because it is located in a family residence. A large day care home may have up to 15 children, depending on their ages. Child Care Networks requested that large day care homes be permitted as a use by right. The attached amendment proposes that large day care homes be permitted by right, provided that specific development standards which address the potential impacts are met. The standards are incorporated into a new Article 6.27 and are almost identical to those applicable to larger facilities. The principal