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Planning commission advances Title 17 draft to allow home‑based and center child care; staff to seek attorney review
Summary
Staff proposed Title 17 changes to define child care uses (including in‑home facilities up to 12 children) and to permit child care in multiple residential and nonresidential zones; the commission directed staff to send the draft ordinance to the borough attorney and indicated support for a September public hearing.
Chris French, the Kodiak Island Borough community development director, presented a draft Planning and Zoning Commission resolution proposing amendments to Title 17 that would add state‑aligned definitions for child care, child care center and a local definition for a 'child care facility in home' capped at 12 children. "These changes have not been reviewed by the borough attorney at this time," French told the commission, and said he would send the draft ordinance to the attorney after the commission’s input.
The proposal would allow in‑home child care in R‑1 and R‑2 zones and permit child care centers within nonresidential school or church structures in…
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