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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD-2005-202 - Child Day Care Facilities Zoning Ordinance Amendment7W 'ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 21, 2005 Action Agenda Item No. C.3.b SUBJECT: Child Day Care Facilities Zoning Text Amendments DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) [Y� ATTACHMENTS: 1. An ordinance amending the Orange INFORMATION CONTACT: County Zoning Ordinance Craig Benedict, 245 2592 2. Inventory of Day Care Facilities Glenn Bowles, 245 2577 3. Inventory of Centers for 3 — 12 Children Located in a Residence 4. Map of Licensed Child Day Care Facilities in Orange County PURPOSE: To consider proposed amendments to the zoning ordinance regarding child day care facilities. BACKGROUND: State administrative laws and regulation ns regarding child day -care facilities have continued to evolve and change since the County Board last amended its zoning regulations in 1991. Planning staff met with representatives of the North Carolina Division of Child Development in May 1999 and again on July 21, 2005 to discuss the differences in language between Orange County and State child day care regulations. Consensus of the groups is that amending the language of the child care provisions and definitions of the Zoning Ordinance is needed to provide consistency in laws for day care providers, users of day care facilities and the general public. The attached zoning text amendments bring the definitions and provisions for Child Care Facilities in Orange County into agreement with those of the State. Language differences in the Orange County Zoning Ordinance and respective licensing provisions of the North Carolina General Statutes results from use of unlike terminology and standards. Zoning Ordinance. language in Sections 4.3 Permitted Use Table, 6.27 Large Day Care Homes, 8.8.16 Day Care Facilities, Section 10.4 Off - Street Parking Requirements, and Article 22 Definitions are dissimilar to that found in Article 7, Chapter 110 of the North Carolina General Statutes, Child Care Facilities, as amended. Staff has attached for reference the proposed amendments addressing these revisions. FINANCIAL IMPACT No financial impact at this time with human resources being used from existing department staffs.. C;::C'aorrr<:Ix::�asi�•e 3'L��u�iu;I;io�C;l!v ?�: ^rJi}i ?irl�lic Fic:ariia�e'N�i� �t'• C :hilcil3ayt'arek;rcLs':ahst.act (e 1- i�..r�:h�i RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends that the Board of County Commissioners refer the purposed amendments to the Planning Board for a recommendation and returned no sooner than January 24, 2006. The Planning staff recommends approval of the proposed amendments. Note: The Public Hearing is open until the Planning Board recommendation returns to the Board of County Commissioners for decision. Manaing "111311k; HeannpitNlov ?I *',(',Ililijl)av('' ctieAtli.d?�'.it)s..--,acI ( 11 - 14-0.5 )Aor 3 ORDINANCE TO PUBLIC HEARING November 21, 2005 Italics= New Language StFik thr„u..h = Existing Language Deleted An Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance of Orange County Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Orange, North Carolina, that the Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended as follows: Section L Amend Section 22, Definitions. (Page 22 -6) Delete TMaT aaaaaa vain aaaa aaaibv.ueaaa under- .. ...aa..a a .... .e.,.. .wa..n a.... years ..a ...be r-e..ea. e.. e-..e aw —J fr,em his ewn home by per-seas other- than hi s 7 7 aunts, 7 ) . Replace with :' Child Care — A program or arrangement where three or more children less than 13 years old, who do not reside where the care is provided, receive care on a regular basis of at least once per week for more than four hours per day from persons other than their guardians or full -time custodians, or from persons not related to them by birth, marriage, or adoption. Child care does not include the following: a. Arrangements operated in the home of any child receiving care if all the children in care are related to each other or no more than two additional children are in care b. Recreational programs operated for less than four consecutive months in a year; c. Specialized activities or instruction such as athletics, dance, art, music lessons, horseback riding, gymnastics, or organized clubs for children, such as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, 4 -H groups, or boys and girls clubs; d. Drop -in or short -term care provided while parents participate in activities that are not employment related and where the parents are on the premises or otherwise easily accessible, such as drop -in or short -tem care provided in health spas, bowling alleys, shopping malls, resort hotels, or churches; e. Public schools; f. Non-public schools described in Part 2 of Article 39 of Chapter 115C of the North Carolina Statutes that are accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and that operate a child care facility as defined under Child Care Facili of for less than six and one -half hours per day either on or off the school site; g. Bible schools conducted during vacation periods; h. Care provided by facilities licensed under Article 2 of Chapter 112C of the North Carolina General Statutes fi,:.f'onTprehci sire Planning i:::'ti£\Ts'.2U`iS i'u t:ac Heariagst.Non TO P! MLt {'. 11hARIINR; lac 4 i. Cooperative arrangements among parents to provide care for their children as a - convenience rather than for employment; and j. Any child care program or arrangement consisting of two or more separate components, each of which operates for four hours or less per day with different children attending each component. Section 2. Amend Section 22, Definitions. (Rage 22 -6) Delete Lr 13 !tifl9�!!!T_S =IT.S!!*:FIT.'i5_ i 4 Replace with: Child Care Facility - Includes child care centers, and any other child care arrangement not excluded by General Statute 110 - 86(2), that provides child care, regardless of the time of day, wherever operated, and whether or not operated for profit. a. A child care center is an arrangement where, at any one time, there are three or more pre - school children or nine or more school -aged children receiving child care. b. A family child care home is a child care arrangement located in a residence where, at any one time, more than two children, but fewer than nine children, receive child care. Section 3. Amend Section 22, Definitions. (Page 22 -6) Revise Day Care Rome, Lar-ge Center in a Residence for 3 to 12 Children - A Day Care residence in which child care is provided, which is- €aeiky located on a public state maintained road; and which provides day child care for more than five (5) three (3) but fewer- flian sixteen (16) ehildr-ea-, no more than twelve (12). children, -- - -- Section 4. Amend Section 22, Definitions. (Page 22 -6) Add Family Day Care Home -A residence in which childcare is provided, which provides child care for no more than three (3) children. t;:•,�`otttprxltersi�e i',nntttng7.i;;iiiG \t�'.2(>r;5 F'ub!ic !{c:ari =.tts`.'t:�. "_I C.l tikiT }.tj�tsTeAmcLs'•.i?iti7[tiA�C•G 7'n Nl.iT31,iC. `r1?:�",}21titi.dpc I t- ft fi� Replace with: Child Care Facility - Includes child care centers, and any other child care arrangement not excluded by General Statute 110 - 86(2), that provides child care, regardless of the time of day, wherever operated, and whether or not operated for profit. a. A child care center is an arrangement where, at any one time, there are three or more pre - school children or nine or more school -aged children receiving child care. b. A family child care home is a child care arrangement located in a residence where, at any one time, more than two children, but fewer than nine children, receive child care. Section 3. Amend Section 22, Definitions. (Page 22 -6) Revise Day Care Rome, Lar-ge Center in a Residence for 3 to 12 Children - A Day Care residence in which child care is provided, which is- €aeiky located on a public state maintained road; and which provides day child care for more than five (5) three (3) but fewer- flian sixteen (16) ehildr-ea-, no more than twelve (12). children, -- - -- Section 4. Amend Section 22, Definitions. (Page 22 -6) Add Family Day Care Home -A residence in which childcare is provided, which provides child care for no more than three (3) children. t;:•,�`otttprxltersi�e i',nntttng7.i;;iiiG \t�'.2(>r;5 F'ub!ic !{c:ari =.tts`.'t:�. "_I C.l tikiT }.tj�tsTeAmcLs'•.i?iti7[tiA�C•G 7'n Nl.iT31,iC. `r1?:�",}21titi.dpc 5 Section 5. Amend Section 6.27, Large Day Care Homes. (Page 6 -49) as follows: 6.27. LaFge Day Care Homes. Center in a Residence for 3 to 12 Children 6.27.1 Site plan requirements. In addition to the information required by Article 14.2, a. E-Nidenee that the n3i nqi-Fen lify fer- a state large day rare 1-. A floor plan of the proposed day child care heffle faeility, showing the use and dimensions of each room and the location of entrances and exits, a fenced, outdoor play space, evidence that the minimum requirements to qualify for a state large day care home license have been satisfied. 6.27.2 Standards for evaluation The following standards shall be used in deciding on an application for site plan approval for the use: a. The center in a residence for 3 to 12 children is to be located in an area, which is free from conditions dangerous to the physical and moral welfare of the children. b. The minimum requirements to qualify for a State of North Carolina large day ear-e heme child care license are satisfied. c. There is direct frontage and access on a public state maintained road. d. Adequate access to and from the site, as well as'adequate space off the road right - of -way, is provided for the safe pickup and discharge of children and is provided in such a manner that traffic generated by the large day rare home center in a residence for 3 to 12 children is not disruptive to adjacent residentially developed properties. e. The site plan shall show how the facilities will be screened from adjacent properties. A type A 30 -foot buffer shall be provided around the large day ea home center in a residence for 3 to 12 children and play area. These buffers will effectively screen the view of any outdoor play area, and reduce noise associated with the day child care. f. Each laEge day rare heme center in a residence for 3 to 12 children is required to provide at least 74 100 square feet of outdoor play space for every child in care. This space may not be located in a required buffer or in an area, which is used or reserved for use as a sewage disposal nitrification field. g. Fencing is to be provided around the outdoor space, which ensures the protection of the children receiving day child care and protects adjacent residentially developed properties from trespass. h. All gates shall be self - latching. 6.27.3 hftFge Day CRFe Home Application procedure Ci^i on;nrehemive i'innoiing l.lzr \tif.; \ti.2l<<35 Public I {far7(i!�.,s.Noi :'.i TO ?1 MIX, !MARPIIG. i )' 0 No large day care home may be operated in a residence except as permitted under this Ordinance and only after approval has been issued by the Zoning Officer. An application fora eme center in a residence for 3 to 12 children shall be filed with the Zoning Officer and shall be submitted on forms provided by the Zoning Officer. Such forms shall be prepared so that when completed a full and accurate description of the proposed use, including its location, appearance and operational characteristics, are disclosed. In addition to the application, the applicant is required to submit a site plan of the property on which the large day ear-e home center in a residence for 3 to 12 children is to be located. The site plan shall show the location of the residence in which the large day ear-e home center in a residence for 3 to 12 children is to be located in relation to existing property lines and adjacent homes; the location, number, and means of access to required off - street parking areas; and the location and type of required landscaping and/or screening. Upon a determination that the application is complete, the Zoning Officer shall cause a review of the application to be made. The review-shall determine if the proposed large day eafe home center in a residence for 3 to 12 children conforms with all requirements of this Ordinance. Based on the review, the application will be approved, approved with conditions or denied. If conditions are attached to the approval, they may address deficiencies in meeting specific chapter requirements or they may address specific impacts, which result from the operation of the large day eaFe heme enter in a residence for 3 to 12 children. In the latter case, the conditions may include, but not be limited to, limitations on the hours of operation, location of play area, the number of vehicles to be parked on the premises, and the location of a storage area or parking on the property. In addition, the Zoning Officer may require greater setbacks and/or additional landscaping or screening to adequately screen the large day eafe heme center in a residence for 3 to 12 children from adjoining properties. If the application is approved, either with or without conditions, the Zoning Officer shall send the applicant a letter informing him or her of the approval and of the requirements of the chapter that apply to the center in a residence for 3 to 12 children large day eare hem e. The letter must be signed by the applicant to indicate his or her willingness to operate the eme center in a residence for 3 to 12 children in conformance with the requirements and conditions set forth in the letter. Each letter shall be kept on file by the Zoning Officer and shall constitute the approval for the large day rare heme center in a residence for 3 to 12 children in question. If the application is denied, the Zoning Officer shall notify the applicant of the denial and shall state the reasons for denial in writing. The applicant may appeal the C;::C`c»n�relrc:r,,ly: i'U1ltit;�t.,T ?;v:iili TT:`•ZitbST'ublif C {E1ii:;5F'.1tlY' T C,I!!It7I.7d ('a >c ^'sstiiitlti AT f'G T'7?!:Ai_TC. Ti'1:iARING.&C 7 decision of the Zoning Officer to the Board of Adjustment as set forth in Article 21 of this Ordinance. i Each large day eafe hem center in a residence for 3 to .12 children approved by the Zoning Officer shall be reviewed annually by him the Zoning Officer to ensure compliance with the standards of evaluation for such facilities. The Zoning Officer is authorized to approve minor changes in the approved large day da home center in a residence for 3 to 12 children, provided that the changes are in harmony with the action of the original approval and provided that any change in the operation complies with the standards of evaluation as specified in Section 6.27.2 above. Any change in the operation of the laEge day eam home center in a residence for 3 to 12 children that does not comply with the standards for evaluation as specified in Section 6.27.2 above will constitute a modification and require the approval of the Board of Adjustment under the provisions of Article 8 of this Ordinance. Section 6. Amend Section 8.8.16, Day Care Facilities. (Page 8 -18p) as follows: *8.8.16 Day Care Fae Child Care Facility *8.8.16.1 Additional information i In addition to the information required by Articles 8.2 and 8.8, the following shall be submitted as part of the application: a) Evidence that the minimum requirements to qualify for a State of North Carolina day care facility - license have been satisfied. b) A floor plan of the proposed day childcare facility, showing the use and dimensions of each room and the location'of entrances and exits. *8.8.16.2 Standards of evaluation The following standards shall be used in deciding on an application for this use: a) The day childcare fasili is to be located in an area, which is free from conditions dangerous to the physical and moral welfare of the children. b) The minimum requirements to qualify for a State of North Carolina day childcare €aeili license are satisfied. C) There is direct frontage and access &efa the pr-epefty an whieh the day ear-e f °mitt • is 4e be leeated to on a public State - maintained road eafe f4eility from a pFWate mad-, the BeaFd ef Adjustment shall require ih upgrading of-the private read te a hi�er- elassifieatien, based an the number- e d) . Adequate access to and from the site, as well as adequate space off the road right -of -way, is provided for the safe pick -up and discharge of children and G ::C'omprell sire Hawli p Div\iiFNP -2005 Public [icaHvgs',NTo% ^_I'•f.l :iidl)a}i ": +reAmcLs t?[t!'J[ tir1 t:'E 7':1 MUM.],', Mt ARIN(Idoc. - - - — — - is provided in such a manner that traffic generated by the day childcare facility is not disruptive to adjacent residentially developed properties. e) All child pick up and drop offs shall be on site, with proper vehicle stacking area equivalent to three cars. J) The site plan shall show how the facilities will be screened from adjacent properties. A type A 30 foot buffer shall be provided around childcare building and play area. These buffers will effectively screen the view of any outdoor play area, and reduce noise associated with the childcare. 9) Each childcare is required to provide at least 100 square feet of outdoor play space for every child in care. This space may not be located in a required buffer or in an area, which is used or reserved for use as*a sewage disposal nitrification field. h) Fencing and/or screening is to be provided which ensures the protection of the children receiving day childcare, protects adjacent residentially developed properties from trespass, f tive y s the view of any etAdee i) All gates shall be self - latching. D Each day childcare facility approved by the Board of Adjustment shall be reviewed annually by the Zoning Officer to ensure compliance with the standards of evaluation for such facilities and any conditions attached to the application by the Board of Adjustment. Any change in the operation of the facility, which deviates from the original standards and conditions will constitute a modification and will require the approval of the Board of Adjustment. In determining whether a change in the operation of the facility has occurred, the Zoning Officer shall be guided by the procedures and criteria contained in Article 8.7 and Article 8.8.16.2. f;: f:' c; mpie{ seitsi= rz 'itm;ing;3: >;.;GtlNi.'.4iK;S':. 0 1•rI'tCilii'5`' \a }4�I' %i3iidiiA i.3fPAmLitS`:Ciitlt; tip' {T OY:ii?i.]C.lTist,127Yi', c;c. S Section 7. Amend Section 10.4,Off -Street Parking Requirements. (Page 10 -3) as follows: 10.4' Off - Street Parkine Requirements Each use shall provide the following off - street parking: USE REQUIREMENT. MINIMUM SPACE H -1 Day Child Care Facilities, Day One space per staff and one space per - five students children. H -1 a Center in a Residence for 3 to 12 One space per staff member and one per Children five children. Section 8. Amend Section. 4.3 Permitted Use Table (Page 4 -11) as follows: H1 Day-Child Care Facilities, 1) (5) 6) (10) HI a Center in a Residence or 3 to 12 Children Section 9. This Ordinance shall be effective upon adoption. Adopted this the day of , 2006, upon-motion of Commissioner , seconded by Commissioner C; . Comprehensive Planning Di;1GBN7F-2010t :lubii, } TO H;BLIC.I TEAR ttit' A<v Inventory of Child Care Centers in. Orange County Zoning Jurisdiction July 2005 ADDRESS PIN ESTABLISHMENT Owner 1 6506 Lebanon Road Mebane 27302 9835182562 MELISSA'S DAY CARE CENTER Craig and Melissa License 6800173 12 Three -Star Yarbrough 2 1323 Meadow Lane Chapel Hill 27516 9759983829 LITTLE TEDDIES DAY CARE, INC. Thomas and Norma Bell 3 323 Crawford Road Hillsborough 27278 9874778567 TINY TOTS, INC. Ralph and Casandra Three -Star 6800354 133 Three -Star McBroom 5 735 Erwin Road Durham 27707 0801131208 ERWIN ROAD CHILDRENS SCHOOL Sorin and Alison Windram 6 2711 NC 86 South Hillsborough 27278 9873553062 TINY TOTS TOO Wood's Brother's, Inc. 7 432 Stroud's Creek Rd. Hillsborough 27279 9865993002 PATHWAYS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL Orange County Board of AGE PROGRAM Education 8 2517 Mill Creek Rd Mebane 27302 9836246534 WADE'S #2 CHILD CARE Charlene Wade 9 4401 Fuller Road Efland 27243 9844399372 EFLAND CHEEKS ELEMENTARY Orange County Board of HEAD START Education 10 1900 New Hope Church Hillsborough 27278 9872755904 NEW HOPE ELEMENTARY HEAD Orange County Board of Rd. START Education 11 431 Strowd's Creek Rd. Hillsborough 27278 9865993002 PATHWAYS ELEMENTARY PRE Orange County Board of KINDERGARDEN '' Education 12 NC 86 North Hillsborough 27278 9858935929 CEDAR GROVE DAY CARE CENTER Orange County Northern Human Services Center 14 4809 Friends School Chapel Hill 27705 9892310894 CAROLINA FRIENDS CAMPUS Carolina Friends School Road EARLY SCHOOL 15 6211 New Jerico Road Chapel Hill 27514 9871634523 EMERSON WALDORF SCHOOL Emerson Waldorf School State ID Licensed Center # Capacity License 6800173 12 Three -Star 6800184 12 Four -Star 6800222 130 Three -Star 6800298 21 Five -Star 6800315 120 Three -Star 6800354 133 Three -Star 6800369 12 Three -Star 6800372 17 Temporary 6800373 17 Temporary 6800374 17 6855047 40 6855104 21 6855120 -53 Support Group 16 4511 Old NC 10 Durham 27705 9893400151 MOUNT HERMAN CHURCH DAY Mount Herman Baptist 6855124 CARE Church 17 200 Davis Road i Hillsborough 27278 9862997320 The Little School of Hillsborough The Little School, LLC 6800380 18 814 Faucette Mill Road Hillsborough 27278 9865327647 Brooks Day Care Center Helen Jean English 6851593 41 Temporary; Four -Star Five -Star Four -Star GS110 -106 50 Temporary 20 Four -Star 716 10 ESTABLISHMENT ADDRESS State ID # PIN 1, 416 Cain Drive Mebane 27302 9845109899 2 928 White Rock Road Chapel Hill 9787219456 3 614 Council Lane Chapel Hill 9768680217 4 3315 Edmund Latta Hillsborough 27278 9877605038 Road 5 3627 NC 57 Hillsborough 27278 9877908304 6 1231 Hatch Road Chapel Hill 9769319028 7 4803 Governor Efland 27231 9847534285 Around the Clock Day Care Umstead Rd. 6800320 8 8 311 Old School Road Chapel Hill 9767681468 9 319 Davis Road Hillsborough 27278 9862896927 10 1306 U.S. 70 East Hillsborough 27278 9874781178 11 9000 Habitat Circle Chapel Hill 9759568623 12 6217 Wade Loop Cedar Grove 9930604738 Building Blocks Day Care Road 6899306 8 13 1102 Brenda Court Chapel Hill 9769101964 14 5900 Wilkerson Road Hurdle Mills 9858743037 15 227 Governor Burke Hillsborough 27278 9865946710 Five -Star Road Dee's Dat Care Home Dillie Atwater 16 2406 Neville Road Chapel Hill 9768081119 17 922 White Rock Road Chapel Hill 9787219456 18 2921 NC 86 North Hillsborough 27278 9866478321 19 200 Davis Road Hillsborough 27278 9862997320 ESTABLISHMENT Owner State ID # Licensed Center Zonin Capacity License Mothers Are Teachers Josphine Walker 6800364 8 One -Star R1 Preschool /Day Care Adele's Infant and Toddler Care Adele Paisant 6900189 8 Three- RB Star Around the Clock Day Care Kimberly Lynn 6800320 8 Three- RB Star Barbara Latta Day Care Home Barbara Latta 6805128 8 Three - AR Star Building Blocks Day Care Lynne Snell 6899306 8 Four -Star AR Children of the World Day Care Cyetesse Cotton 6800323 8 Four -Star RB Creative Preschool Paula Jones 6800182 8 Five -Star AR Dee's Dat Care Home Dillie Atwater 6805303 8 Three- RB Star Dianne Davis Day Care Home Dianne Davis 6805312 8 Three- R1 Star Kid's Play Christian Day Care Pamela 6800233 8 Four -Star R1 Browning . 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Helen Haynes 6800334 8 Three- RB Star Lamar's Playmates Day Care Denise Wright 6800252 8 Three- AR Star Little Lamb Day Care Shirley Davis 6800244 8 Three- RB Star Mackenzie -Reece Home Child April Balog 6800356 8 One -Star AR Care Myrna Biggs Day Care Home Myrna Biggs 6805072 8 Three- R1 Star One Two Buckle My Shoe Erma Jacobs 6800257 8 Three- RB Star Small People Child Care Cente Shamartha 6800277 8 Three- RB Paisant Star Young's Unlimited Day Care Wendy Young 6800280 8 Four -Star AR Family Transitional Learning Chapel Hill 6800383 6 Tempory AR Classroom Outreach <.i:'.Carrgntitwn,irr Planning Div (.iE'NL-"_005 Public llearfi%s`,`ov 21`(.;ltildf)a%.( oi-k.A;.;iit;'alu� to-e homy ittventory.do` I I 20 914 White Rock Chapel Hill 27517 9787215247 Church Rd. �i:'C 0xIgnehensive Planning Div GUN ? %20OS Public Hearin S',NQV c'use homv imento ry of Tar Heel Toddlers N/A 6800382 8 One -Star RB 12 � ~ ^ "z� }�,� \�22 \\.��j/ A< � � 2 \; 2� �' f� � ���22���[ ■���QT����� /��� ��� : � �«�,�� «� � y� \��� ' :� � � , :» »� w - � � - ^ p� »?r », � \� � �� � \ems x� � \� ° � �� � \� �� % � �� q � : � �� : - « §\ }d \ � \ \� \ \y� . .. .� . 2: « w. . \ : �� §�� ©� � � �� � � \\ �� � � �� °. /. .\ � � \\ /%� � � _ £� \ « « »» \ydd /- -� m. - >��,\��/� ����~ �-.� � � /����.� k w, �� �� �e,�..��� : b. Child Day Care Amendments G 3 • ,�j Consideration of amendments to amend the child day care provisions of the Zoning Ordinance to establish consistency with State standards and terminology for day care providers, users of day care facilities, and the general public. Glen Bowles presented this item. He said that these definitions were created back in the 1980's and have not evolved. The State's definitions have evolved and are continuing to evolve. He showed a map of licensed facilities in the County. Several people have made suggestions. Specifically, Lanier DeGrella, Technical Assistance Director of Child Care Services Association wrote an email. He would like to make this email part of the record. He said that most of the changes proposed have to do with definitions. The exceptions are on page 8 and the proposed changes are in italics. He read the changes. A Family Day Care Home would be one or two children. The next category is a Day Care Home with between 3 and 12 children, which would be reviewed by staff with a site plan. If there were more than 12 children, it would be a Day Care Facility and would require a Class B Special Use Permit. The only real change is the definitions. The Planning Department has definitions that do not quite fit. He said that they would welcome any opinions from the Board and others. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to the letter from the Technical Assistance Director of Child Care Services and said that she refers to an attached document, which was not included. Glen Bowles said that the document was the ordinance and he has made the changes that she pointed out. He will share these with the Board and the Planning Board. Commissioner Gordon said that she finds this unsettling and that they do not have the final document that will be referred to the Planning Board. She is not able to make helpful comments yet. John Link said that the directors of these organizations need to sign off on this to make sure these changes are what they expect. This would be Sue Russell, Director of Child Care Services; Michelle Rivest, Director of Smart Start; and Nancy Coston, Director of Social Services. He wants to make sure the language is correct and that it is a very straightforward process. A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to refer the proposed amendments to the Planning Board for a recommendation and returned no sooner than January 24, 2006. VOTE: UNANIMOUS D. ADJOURNMENT With no further items to discuss, a motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Gordon to adjourn the meeting at 9:36 p.m. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Moses Carey, Jr., Chair Donna S. Baker Clerk to the Board