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Planning board debates family vs. group child-care homes and defers legal questions to city attorney
Summary
Board members on May 14 supported strengthening licensing references for family and group child-care homes but raised major concerns about allowing group homes of up to 14 children in single-family dwellings; the board asked staff to consult the city attorney before scheduling a hearing.
The Birmingham Planning Board spent extensive time May 14 reviewing proposed changes to the city’s childcare-related zoning language, including new language that would require family and group child-care homes to be licensed by the state.
Planning staff presented a map and inventory of licensed child-care facilities and described changes recommended after study: the draft adds a requirement that family child-care homes and group child-care homes be state-licensed and meet…
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