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James Island BZA grants special exception for small group childcare at 1006 Honey Hill Road
Summary
The Town of James Island Board of Zoning Appeals approved a special exception allowing a small home-based group childcare center at 1006 Honey Hill Road, subject to staff recommendations and site-plan review. The vote was 3-0.
The Town of James Island Board of Zoning Appeals on June 17 approved a special exception for a small, home-based group childcare center at 1006 Honey Hill Road, granting the request by applicant Julia Drayton Crumlin by a 3-0 vote.
The request, filed as case BZAS525030, was approved "with staff recommendations," the board said. Acting Chair Roy Smith announced the outcome after a period of public comment and board discussion. Board members Macy Yanitelli and David Savage (participating by phone) joined Smith in voting in favor.
The applicant, Julia Drayton Crumlin, said the center—described in testimony as a small, neighborhood-based program called "picking up the pieces"—would provide daycare for younger children and after-school enrichment for school-age children. "This is more than just a business to me. It's my way of investing in the future of the island," Crumlin said. She told the board the program will be inclusive…
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