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Council approves special-exception permit for day care at 8808 Tyler Street
Summary
The Town Council approved a special-exception permit for Laura Leanne’s Teeny Tots Inc. to operate a day care at 8808 Tyler Street. The facility will be about 2,800 square feet, staff three employees, serve 15–20 children ages 2–12 and operate Monday–Friday, 7 a.m.–6 p.m.; the petitioner says the business has an Indiana state license.
The Town of Merrillville Town Council on May 6 approved a special-exception permit allowing Laura Leanne’s Teeny Tots Inc. to operate a day care at 8808 Tyler Street.
The petitioner told the council the proposed day care would occupy approximately 2,800 square feet, employ three staff, be open Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., and serve children ages 2 through 12 with an expected enrollment of 15 to 20 children. The petitioner stated the center already holds the required Indiana state child-care license and that the facility will comply with state and town safety inspections, fire marshal review, and local permitting requirements.
In discussion council members and staff said parking and ingress/egress were adequate for the proposed use and confirmed that the state and the fire marshal must inspect and approve the facility before it opens. The planning and building representative, Sheila Shine, said that town licensing procedures require camera equipment as part of the licensing process for day cares.
The council voted 6–0 in favor on a roll call recorded by Clerk-Treasurer January (Vice President Neal, Councilwoman Haines Edwards, Councilwoman Chandler Felton, Councilwoman Euzlach, Councilman Pettit and President Bello). The motion approval was general: to grant the special-exception use at this location for this petitioner; no additional conditions beyond standard state and town inspections were specified in the meeting record.
The petitioner said outreach and enrollment efforts were beginning after obtaining materials and cards; she also confirmed a transportation arrangement and a designated driver for any transport the center chooses to provide. The council noted the facility must successfully complete state licensing and local fire inspections before opening to children.
Town staff said they will continue to coordinate permitting and licensing steps with the petitioner and will follow the town’s standard inspection and license-issuance procedures.
Votes at a glance: The permit passed by roll call (6 in favor, 0 opposed).
