Apopka commission approves special-exception permit for childcare at Chandler Road with conditions

The Apopka Planning and Zoning Commission on May 13 approved a special‑exception permit allowing a commercial childcare facility at 4410 and 4420 Chandler Road, subject to four conditions including demolition of the existing house, upgrades to on‑site roads to city standards, a required return to the commission for building review, and a prohibition on access to Chandler Road.

The permit lets the owner and applicant pursue a commercial day‑care center on two residentially zoned parcels in the RSF‑1A (residential single‑family estate) district. Planning staff told the commission the parcels total about 5.12 acres and that the Development Review Committee recommended approval under a special‑exception standard in the city’s land development code (identified in the staff presentation as “land development code section 4.2 0.2 point c”).

Staff planning manager Bobby Howe said the special exception…