Family child‑care provider seeks to double capacity at 637 Pennsylvania Avenue; staff recommends denial

At a York City Planning Commission meeting, an applicant for 637 Pennsylvania Avenue requested a variance to increase the number of children in a family child‑care home from six to 12. Because the commission lacked a quorum, it made no recommendation and the matter will proceed to the Zoning Hearing Board.

Staff read the case (22‑2026‑Z‑V) and recommended denial of a variance to increase the number of children under city code section 1304.01‑3.06.002. The applicant — listed in staff materials as Yennefer Medina and who spoke on the record as Jennifer Medina — told the commission she has a waiting list and would like to add six more children to the licensed total. She said she currently operates with one additional adult three days a week and would add staff as enrollment grows; she confirmed available indoor space for the children and said the basement would not be used for child care.

Commissioners questioned staffing and space; the applicant said she would increase adult supervision when necessary to meet licensing requirements. Because no quorum was present, the Planning Commission could not vote and forwarded the record to the Zoning Hearing Board, which will decide whether to grant the variance.