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Board OKs expansion of home daycare at Hamilton Avenue to 12 children; neighbors raised traffic concerns
Summary
The BMZA approved a conditional-use appeal allowing a home-based daycare at Hamilton Avenue to increase from eight to 12 children, subject to existing onsite parking and the operator’s conditions. Neighbors expressed concerns about drop-off and pickup and the cumulative conversion of residences to nonresidential uses.
Baltimore’s zoning appeals board on July 1 approved a conditional-use appeal authorizing a home-based daycare at a Hamilton Avenue property to increase licensed capacity from eight to 12 children, after the applicant described on-site parking, a fenced outdoor play area and staggered drop-off and pick-up.
The applicant, who operates the program and lives in the house, told the board the facility is open 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., has a gated yard that meets state recreational-area rules and can park five vehicles on site for staff and parent pick-up. She said siblings accounted for most enrollments and that many…
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