6/21/2012
Honorable Mayor and Councilors
City Manager
City Attorney
Clerk of Council
Subject: (EXCP- 5-12-2044) Special Exception Use request to operate a day care, Type
III, as an associated use to a church located at 7170 and 7176 Beaver Run Road.
Columbus Christian Preschool / Tammy Watts have submitted an application for
the Special Exception Use cited above. The property is located in a SFR3
(Single Family Residential 3) zoning district. The site for the proposed day
care is approximately 4.95 acres. The applicant has submitted a site plan,
which is attached. The purpose of the Special Exception Use is to allow for
the operation of day care, Type III (more than 18 clients), as an associated
use to an existing church located in a residential zoning district:
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Access. - Is or will the type of street providing access to the use be adequate to serve the proposed special exception use?
Beaver Run Road is classified as a four (4) lanes divided arterial that will
provide adequate access for the proposed use. The driveway/access entering the
site meets the access requirements in order to accommodate the flow of traffic
during the hours of service for the use.
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Traffic and Pedestrian Safety. - Is or will access into and out of the property be adequate to provide for traffic and pedestrian safety, the anticipated volume of traffic flow, and access by emergency vehicles?
The site allows ingress/egress to an arterial road, which maintains adequate
flow of traffic to and from the subject property. The proposed use will utilize
the existing off-street parking for the church since they will not be operating
at the same time. Also, the proposed use shall provide a pick-up and drop-off
facility consistent with City standards, which will contribute to pedestrian
safety and adequate traffic flow.
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Adequacy of Public Facilities. - Are or will public facilities such as schools, water or sewer utilities, and police or fire protection be adequate to serve the special exception use?
Services such as water, sewer, utilities, police, and fire protection will be
adequate and serve the proposed use at this location. Furthermore, there will
be no impact on neighboring schools in the immediate area.
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Protection from Adverse Affects. - Are or will refuse, service, parking and loading areas on the property be located or screened to protect other properties in the area from such adverse effects as noise, light, glare or odor?
Off-street parking will be utilized on-site. No buffer requirement exists
since the applicant is not planning on adding any new buildings, expanding or
remodeling the existing building. External dumpsters/compactors and lighting
are addressed in the UDO. Noise impacts are addressed in the City Code.
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Hours of Operation. - Will the hours and manner of operation of the special exception use have no adverse effects on other properties in the area?
The hours of operation for this use will not have an adverse impact on the
neighboring properties in the area. The applicant stated that the proposed day
care will be operating from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm from Monday through Friday.
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Compatibility. - Will the height, size or location of the buildings or structures on the property be compatible with the height, size, character or location of buildings or other structures on neighboring properties?
The height, size and location of the proposed structure will be compatible with
other structures on neighboring properties.
Council District: District 6 (Allen)
Forty two (42) property owners within 300 feet of the property have been
notified by mail of the proposed Special Exception Use. To date, the Planning
Department has received three neutral comments regarding this request. The
comments were related to a possible day care at the Vinings Subdivision which
the callers expressed their objection. Once the Planning staff explained the
location and that this project will be associated with an existing church, they
were content.
Additional Information: The applicant stated that the proposed use will provide
service for 50 clients. Also, a traffic analysis report was not generated for
this special exception request due that there will not be any expansions or
construction on the property; therefore, we don?t anticipate having any change
on traffic patterns. A study may need to be completed if additional land is
purchased or if there are any major modifications to the existing building.
A Type III day care shall only be operated in association with a church, etc.,
as established in section 3.2.25 of the Unified Development Ordinance.
The Planning Advisory Commission recommended approval at the June 20, 2012
meeting.
The Planning Department recommends that the Council approves the use because
the application for a Special Exception use meets the criteria for approval.