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CASE # '1.01 REQUEST FOR A CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE A DA YCARE IN THE B-1 GENERAL BUSINESS DISTRICT Case of El Gato con Botas Learning Center, Doris Griep By: Jessica L. Hendricks, Management Intern Background: On May 13,2010 the City received a request from Doris Griep, owner ofE1 Gato con Botas Learning Center, for a conditional use permit (CUP) to operate a daycare/preschool in the Planned Unit Development (PUD) District at the property generally known as 5400 140th Avenue NW. Notification: In accordance with State Statute, staff attempted to notify all property owners within 350 feet of the subject property of the request via standard US Mail. Observations: The Applicant plans to create a Spanish immersion preschool/daycare called El Gato con Botas Learning Center for children ages three (3) to five (5) years. The proposed hours of operation will be from 6:00 am to 6:00 pm. The preschool/daycare will offer Spanish language and cultural instruction. The Applicant proposes to locate the daycare/learning center in a multitenant building on the northeast comer of Bunker Lake Boulevard and Dysprosium Street NW. The tenant space at this location is 2,942 square feet, and will be made up of four (4) classrooms, three (3) restrooms, a staff lounge, and office area. Using the Minnesota Department of Health's formula to determine maximum occupancy for a daycare center, the proposed tenant space on the subject property would allow for roughly sixty-two (62) children (2,200 square feet of classroom space @ 35 square feet per child). However, the Applicant has stated that the daycare will be limited to forty-five (45) students. As a part of the remodel work for the daycare/preschool, the Applicant also proposes to create a playground area on the southeast side of the building. The playground will be constructed on grass and a portion of the existing parking lot space. The play area will be enclosed with six by eight foot treated timbers, with grooves cut into them for drainage. This area will then be filled in with playground mulch and surrounded by a chain link fence. The resulting play area will be approximately 2,000 square feet, exceeding the state requirement of 1,500 square feet. The subject property is zoned Planned Unit Development. The PUD for this subdivision specifies that the Subject Property shall be allowed the uses under the B-1 General Business District and daycare centers are listed as a conditional use in this district. There will be a total of