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Planning Commission approves special use permit for daycare at Western Hills Church

San Mateo Planning Commission · January 28, 2026
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The San Mateo Planning Commission voted 5–0 to approve a special use permit allowing Western Hills Church at 3399 CSM Drive to convert about 2,976 sq ft of its first floor into a licensed child daycare serving up to 60 students and five staff, subject to conditions and building permits.

The San Mateo Planning Commission on Jan. 28 approved a special use permit allowing Western Hills Church to convert part of its campus at 3399 CSM Drive into a child daycare center that would accommodate up to 60 students and five staff.

Assistant planner Elle told commissioners the 2-acre site, near San Mateo City College, includes a roughly 22,000-square-foot church building; the proposed daycare would use about 2,976 square feet on the ground floor. Elle said the site has 103 on-site parking spaces, exceeding the combined parking requirement for the church and…

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