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Council approves daycare at 301 East Bridal with safety, signage and owner-tied condition
Summary
The Waxahachie City Council approved a zoning change and Specific Use Permit allowing a daycare at 301 East Bridal, conditioned on a wooden privacy fence around the playground, flashing signage at the driveway exit, and tying the permit to the current owner.
Waxahachie’s City Council voted to approve a zoning change to allow a child daycare at 301 East Bridal Street, subject to conditions intended to address safety and neighborhood concerns.
The council approved ZDC 163-2025 after planning staff presented the applicant’s operational plan and after applicant Tamika Ayers described safety protocols. Trenton, the city planner, told the council staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval after the applicant provided additional information on traffic flow, outdoor play scheduling and fencing.
Ayers told the council she would follow Texas minimum standards, keep exterior doors locked and use a pickup verification app so staff receive alerts when a parent arrives. She said outdoor play periods would be staggered so roughly 10 children would use the play area at a time and the play area would be fenced and located in the rear of the lot.
Council members pressed for more details on fire and building code compliance and whether any fire suppression systems were present; Ayers said the building had smoke detectors and fire extinguishers and that the fire marshal and building inspectors would verify code compliance before a certificate of occupancy is issued. Trenton said those inspections are a standard condition.
To address neighborhood safety and traffic concerns, the council amended the approval to require a wooden privacy fence around the playground, flashing signage at the driveway exit to warn drivers of child pick-up activity, and that the Specific Use Permit be tied to the current daycare owner so a new owner would need to return to the SUP process. Councilmember S5 moved the ordinance and the motion passed.
The decision was procedural and regulatory: the council approved the plan with the stated conditions and did not adopt any new local statute. The applicant will proceed to secure any required inspections and a certificate of occupancy before opening.
The council’s action closes the public hearing on this item; the permit includes the staff conditions described during the hearing.
