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Oak Harbor hearing on conditional-use permit for daycare moves toward approval
Summary
A City of Oak Harbor hearing examiner admitted evidence and closed the record April 15 on a conditional-use permit application (Case 250012) for a day care at a former tea house; staff recommended conditions addressing parking and play-area standards and the examiner said a written decision is due within 10 business days.
The City of Oak Harbor hearing examiner held a public hearing at 2 p.m. April 15 on a conditional-use permit application for a day care facility, case number 250012. City planning staff presented the application, the examiner admitted five exhibits into the record and closed the hearing; the examiner said a written decision will be issued within 10 business days.
The matter matters to neighbors and families because staff recommended a condition intended to limit parking spillover and required the facility to meet the applicable play-area standard at the time it opens. The hearing also flagged an ongoing municipal code update that would move play-area square-footage rules from local code to state regulation, which staff said should reduce the need for repeated conditional-use reviews for similar projects.
City planning staff described the site as the location of a former tea house and said…
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