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July 10, 2013 Public Hearing
APPLICANT & PROPERTY
OWNER:
LINDA GEISELMACHUZAK
STAFF PLANNER: Carolyn A.K. Smith
REQUEST:
Conditional Use Permit (family daycare home - child daycare)
ADDRESS / DESCRIPTION: 257 Citation Drive
GPIN:
14672112250000
ELECTION DISTRICT:
KEMPSVILLE
SITE SIZE:
9,000 square feet
AICUZ:
Less than 65 dB DNL
BACKGROUND / DETAILS OF PROPOSAL
The applicant requests a Conditional Use Permit to allow development of the site for a Family (Child)
Daycare Home for up to 12 children. The applicant has operated a home daycare for the past 15 years
and is licensed by the Department of Social Services for up to 12 children. Currently, the applicant is
caring for 8 children and would like to increase to 12, consistent with her state license. The applicant has
one assistant and the children are cared for between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 6 p.m., Monday through
Friday.
LAND USE AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
EXISTING LAND USE: Single-family dwelling
SURROUNDING LAND
North:
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Single-family dwellings / R-7.5 Residential District
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USE AND ZONING:
South:
East:
West:
NATURAL RESOURCE AND
CULTURAL FEATURES:
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Citation Drive
Single-family dwellings / R-7.5 Residential District
Single-family dwellings / R-7.5 Residential District
Single-family dwellings / R-7.5 Residential District
The site is within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. There do not
appear to be any significant environmental or cultural resources on
the site.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan defines the area of which the subject site is
located as a Suburban Area. To maintain the stability of Suburban Areas, the Comprehensive Plan
recommends the preservation of neighborhood quality, the creation and protection of open spaces, and
connections to improve suburban mobility. Compatible infill development, quality materials, attractive site
and building design, improved mobility, residential buffering, and environmental sensitivity are all
suggested by the Comprehensive Plan for the Suburban Area.
IMPACT ON CITY SERVICES
MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN (MTP) / CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP): Citation
Drive in the vicinity of this request is considered a 2-lane undivided local street. It is not included in the
MTP and there are no Roadway CIP projects planned for this street.
TRAFFIC:
Street Name
Citation Drive
Present Volume
No Data Available
Present Capacity
No Data Available
Generated Traffic
Existing Land Use 2 –
10 ADT
Proposed Land Use 3
– 64 ADT
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Average Daily Trips
as defined by 1 single-family dwelling
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as defined by 1 single-family dwelling with in-home daycare. It should be noted that staff used the Institute of Traffic Engineers’
equation for a commercial daycare land use in order to provide a best estimate for the amount of trips generated by an in-home
daycare use. Therefore, it is likely that this analysis overestimates the traffic generated by a home-based daycare use.
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WATER & SEWER: This site is already connected to both City water and sewer.
EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATION
The Virginia Department of Social Services (DSS) is responsible for ensuring quality care for children in a
Family (Child) Daycare Home. A daycare home is subject to licensure when six to twelve children,
exclusive of the provider's own children and any children who reside in the home, are provided care at
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any one time. The licensed capacity is the number of children allowed in care at any one time. The
number of children permitted based on age is determined by a point system developed by the DSS.
Ample outdoor play area is available for the children behind the house in the rear yard. Adequate space is
available on the street as well as in the driveway for picking-up and dropping-off children. In an effort to
avoid the possibility of congestion in the future, Staff has included Condition 4 requiring the applicant to
stagger the pick-up and drop-off times.
Staff concludes that the applicant’s request will not adversely impact any surrounding properties, and is
consistent with the recommendations of the Comprehensive Plan for the Suburban Area.
Approval of the Conditional Use Permit is recommended subject to the following conditions.
CONDITIONS
1. The Family (Child) Daycare Home shall be limited to a total of twelve (12) children, other than
children living in the home, and the permitted number of children based on their ages shall be as
set forth by the Virginia Department of Social Services.
2. Hours of operation shall be limited to Monday through Friday, 6:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
3. No more than one (1) person, other than the applicant, shall assist with the operation of the
Family Daycare Home at any one time.
4. The applicant shall stagger the arrival and departure times for the children such that vehicular
congestion is avoided.
5. A sign, no greater than one square foot in size, identifying the home daycare may be installed on
the house.
6. The applicant shall be licensed with the Commonwealth of Virginia for this use. Failure to
maintain said license in good standing shall result in revocation of this Conditional Use Permit.
7. The applicant shall obtain all necessary permits and inspections from the Planning Department /
Permits and Inspections Division. The applicant shall secure a Certificate of Occupancy from the
Building Official for use of the house as a Family Daycare Home.
NOTE: Further conditions may be required during the administration of applicable City Ordinances and
Standards. Any site plan submitted with this application may require revision during detailed site plan
review to meet all applicable City Codes and Standards. All applicable permits required by the City Code,
including those administered by the Department of Planning / Development Services Center and
Department of Planning / Permits and Inspections Division, and the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy,
are required before any uses allowed by this Use Permit are valid.
The applicant is encouraged to contact and work with the Crime Prevention Office within the Police
Department for crime prevention techniques and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED)
concepts and strategies as they pertain to this site.
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AERIAL OF SITE LOCATION
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EXISTING SITE LAYOUT
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ZONING HISTORY
There is no recent zoning activity to report.
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DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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