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Grandview Heights approves childcare conditional use with safety, playground and parking conditions; site plan and variances tabled
Summary
The planning commission granted conditional-use approval for a childcare facility in a C-2 building on Northwest Boulevard for up to 49 children, conditioned on increased play area or state review, appropriate 6-foot fencing or screened chain-link, a shared-parking agreement, downward-facing lighting, and a jointly developed traffic/circulation plan; major site-plan review and variance requests were tabled for later review.
The Grandview Heights Planning Commission on Nov. 19 approved a conditional use to allow a childcare facility in an existing C-2 commercial building on Northwest Boulevard, subject to conditions addressing outdoor play area, fencing, parking and vehicle circulation.
Planning staff told the commission the property is zoned C-2 (community commercial) and that childcare is allowed only as a conditional use requiring elevated review because of potential impacts on adjacent residences and nearby streets. Staff highlighted state requirements in the Ohio Revised Code that generally require 60 square feet of outdoor play area per child; for the applicant’s proposal of up to 49 children, that equates to 2,940 square feet of outdoor…
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