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<br />Commission Business <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt called the regular meeting of the Planning Commission back to order at 7:47 <br />p.m. <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt stated he is tom on this. The Employment District in which this is located <br />really is not conducive to this use, and he is trying to determine if there is a basis for unique <br />findings to grant this Interim Use Permit without having to grant Interim Use Permits for other <br />daycares throughout the Employment District, particularly given the heavy industrial nature of <br />this area. <br /> <br />Commissioner Cleveland stated she does not think this is an appropriate location for a daycare <br />center. <br /> <br />Commissioner Hunt stated he would take the opposite view. The Employment District has a lot <br />of employees with a need for daycare. <br /> <br />Commissioner Cleveland stated she drove around the area, and this is a nice building, but it is too <br />industrial. She would not leave her child there. The daycares on the fast, busy highways are not <br />appropriate either, but they are not in an industrial area. This location has no access to residential <br />parks where they can leave the area, and is close to the cement plant. <br /> <br />Commissioner Brauer noted the closest daycare is the Kindercare on Highway 47, which is zoned <br />Places to Shop. There really is not anywhere around that daycare for the children to go to; it is <br />basically its own little site. <br /> <br />Commissioner Cleveland stated there is a park the children can go to from Kindercare without <br />crossing a busy street. <br /> <br />Commissioner Van Scoy stated he is tom on this. It would be great to have a daycare in this <br />area, and it would be great for the applicant to be able to rent out the building, but it does not <br />seem appropriate and it would be difficult to justify. It would set a precedent to allow a daycare <br />in this location. <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt noted but for the lack of other more suitable tenants, this opportunity may not <br />have presented itself, but it is not for the Commission to decide why this site is vacant. The <br />Commission needs to determine whether this is an appropriate land use. <br /> <br />Mr. Sharp stated dance studios are allowed in the E-1 District, which is a very similar type of <br />thing. <br /> <br />Chairperson Nixt replied there are marked difference between daycare facilities and dance <br />studios. <br /> <br />Planning Commission/October 5, 2006 <br />Page 8 of 20 <br />