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Stonecrest board approves variance to reopen daycare at 6029 Hillandale Drive with conditions
Summary
The Board of Zoning and Appeals approved a variance allowing a child day care at 6029 Hillandale Drive to operate within the city's 1,000-foot separation requirement, subject to interior/exterior upgrades, submission of a site plan, removal of inappropriate items, and state licensing.
The City of Stonecrest Board of Zoning and Appeals on Sept. 16 approved a variance allowing a child day care to operate at 6029 Hillandale Drive, waiving the 1,000-foot separation requirement in Section 4.2.19 of the Stonecrest code. The board voted to approve application V-25-006 with staff-recommended conditions and said the facility must obtain state licensing before opening.
Senior Planner (staff) presented the application, describing the property as a 0.86-acre parcel (Parcel ID 1608802005) in M (light industrial) zoning and in the Stonecrest overlay Tier 6. The presenter said the structure was built about 1984 and operated as a licensed day care until approximately 2020, was used as a residence between 2021 and 2024, and is currently vacant. The variance sought would waive the code's prohibition on locating a child day care within 1,000 feet of another day care.
The variance matters because the city adopted a 1,000-foot separation amendment to the zoning code to avoid local…
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