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Board approves Elkhart Community Schools request to increase teenage-parent program capacity to 66 children
Summary
The Elkhart City Board of Zoning Appeals approved an amended use variance to allow the Elkhart Community Schools Teenage Parent Program at 2424 California Road to increase licensed capacity from 18 to 66 children to match state licensing requirements.
The Elkhart City Board of Zoning Appeals on Aug. 28 approved an amended use variance allowing the Elkhart Community Schools Teenage Parent Program at 2424 California Road to increase its licensed capacity from 18 to 66 children.
Planning staff told the board the expanded capacity reflects updated state licensing and that the facility currently holds a state child care license for up to 66 children. “The approval in 2019 allowed 18 children,” planning staff said; “the property has a child care center license now for up to 66 children. They undergo an annual inspection, and no local complaints have been received regarding the day care operation. Therefore, the staff recommends approval of the use variance based on the following findings of fact.”
The program representative said the school corporation is expanding the program to…
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