Board extends variances for two day-care sites; Kimmy Care approval conditioned on parking verification

The Mobile City Board of Adjustment approved an extension for a previously granted variance for a day-care property on Azalea Road and approved an amended site-specific variance for Kimmy Care Daycare at Cypress Business Park, subject to conditions addressing parking compliance and landscaping.

For the Azalea Road property, representatives said the application was an extension of a previously approved variance and that they had submitted additional materials requested by staff, including life-safety information and a parking plan. The board voted to approve the extension.

Kimmy Care Daycare (owner/operator Kimberly Ray) requested an amended variance because the applicant is proposing a new building and site changes; variances are site-plan specific so the board must reapprove when the plan changes. Staff noted ambiguity in the zoning code’s parking ratio for day-care uses and recommended as a condition that the applicant verify compliance with the applicable parking standard. The applicant’s representative said the current facility has four classrooms and proposes adding one classroom; the site plan as drawn shows roughly 12 parking stalls and the applicant said their calculation indicated they needed 11.

The applicant said they would meet with the city arborist to confirm required landscaping and that a bike rack was added to the plan. The board approved the amended variance for Kimmy Care with the condition that staff verify the parking ratio and confirm landscaping requirements with the arborist before final permits are issued.

Board members emphasized the need for the applicant to complete outstanding revenue/business-license steps with the city revenue department before final approval of operational permits. The motion to approve the Kimmy Care amendment and the Azalea Road extension carried with no recorded opposition.