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Florence City BZA Hears Request for Large In‑Home Childcare at 2101 Damon Drive

5717636 · September 4, 2025
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The Board of Zoning Appeals for Florence City heard an application to operate a large in‑home childcare facility at 2101 Damon Drive, where owner and applicant Faith Perry asked the board for permission to care for up to 12 children during after‑school hours.

The Board of Zoning Appeals for Florence City heard an application to operate a large in‑home childcare facility at 2101 Damon Drive, where owner and applicant Faith Perry asked the board for permission to care for up to 12 children during after‑school hours.

City staff told the board that the Unified Development Ordinance allows small in‑home childcare (six or fewer children) by right but requires a special‑exception use permit from the BZA for a “large in‑home” childcare operation serving seven to 12 children. Miss Lane, city staff, summarized the ordinance’s conditions, saying the permit requires the operator to meet all licensing requirements and to show the use will not create undue traffic, parking, or noise impacts on neighboring properties.

“[A large in‑home childcare is] a residence occupied by the operator in which he or she regularly provides…

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