Lenexa approves three‑year special use permit allowing Adventure Awaits daycare to expand to 12 children

The Lenexa City Council voted to approve a three‑year special use permit allowing Adventure Awaits, an in‑home daycare at 8132 Twilight Lane, to serve more than six children (the threshold that triggers a special use permit in this zoning district).

Stephanie Sullivan, Community Development, explained the property’s R‑1 zoning and the reason a special use permit is required when an in‑home operation seeks to serve more than six children. Sullivan told council the operator currently has two employees (one is the property owner) and that the proposed cap is 12 children; weekday hours were described as roughly 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Sullivan also reviewed parking and safety considerations and said staff recommended approval with a condition that the daycare employee park as close as practical to the property "while maintaining all of the legality of on‑street parking in the vicinity." The applicant, who identified herself as Ellie, told council she and her household had adjusted vehicle storage and driveway use to address neighbors’ concerns about short‑term parent parking.

Council approved the special use permit by voice vote (motion by Courtney, second by Melanie). The permit authorizes the in‑home daycare to operate for a three‑year period under the conditions noted by staff; any expansion beyond 12 children would trigger different permitting requirements and likely require relocation to a commercial zoning district.

The approval includes the staff‑recommended parking clarification intended to limit street parking impacts near the curved section of Twilight Lane where parking is restricted on one side for safety.