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Planning commission approves home preschool at 6049 West 4600 South, requires state exemption letter
Summary
Commission granted a conditional use permit for a home-based preschool at 6049 West 4600 South on condition that the operator provide an exemption letter from the Utah Bureau of Child Care Licensing. Applicant said she will limit sessions so no more than 12 children are present at a time.
The Hooper City Planning Commission voted March 13 to approve a conditional use permit for a home-based preschool at 6049 West 4600 South, with the condition that the applicant forward an exemption letter from the Utah Bureau of Child Care Licensing to city staff before final approval for operations.
Applicant Alania (Lainie) Winter told the commission the program will operate as a preschool rather than a full daycare: she plans separate morning and afternoon sessions with no more than 12 children at a time and said her daughter will be included in the count. "The morning session is 2 and a half hours, and the afternoon is 3 and a half hours," she said, adding the program will not prepare meals or perform diapering typical of licensed child care centers.
Planning staff reviewed the site plan and told commissioners the home must be part of the site layout and that a business license and a home inspection will be required by the city before opening. Staff also noted square-footage requirements from state guidance; commissioners asked the applicant to provide the state exemption letter and a CPR certification already submitted to staff.
Commissioner Prince moved approval with the specific condition that the applicant forward the Bureau of Child Care Licensing exemption letter to the city; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. The requirement ensures city staff have the written state documentation that the operator is not required to hold a state license under the conditions she described.
The commissions action permits the operator to pursue subsequent city business-licensing and building-inspection steps; staff said the operator should not open to the public until all city and state prerequisites are satisfied.
