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Plan commission backs recommendation for home daycare at 721 Maple Row

5936164 · October 8, 2025
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Summary

The Elkhart City Plan Commission recommended approval of a special exception for a home daycare at 721 Maple Row, with conditions including a cap of 12 children and a specification that pickup and drop-off occur at the front of the property. The commission’s recommendation moves the application to the Board of Zoning Appeals for a formal hearing.

The Elkhart City Plan Commission voted to recommend that the Board of Zoning Appeals approve a special exception to allow a home day care at 721 Maple Row.

Planning staff told the commission the petitioner submitted an application to operate a day care in a 904-square-foot house built in 1960 on a 0.15-acre lot, and that the petitioner anticipates applying for a Class 1 license from the Indiana Family and Social Services Administration that would allow up to 12 children. “Staff recommends approval of the request based on the following findings of…

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