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Herndon council approves home-based daycare at 310 Missouri Avenue
Summary
The council approved Special Exception SE-2603310 to let a home-based daycare at 310 Missouri Ave increase enrollment from seven to up to 12 children, with standard conditions on hours, fencing and pick-up; one nearby resident raised speed-and-safety concerns that staff said will be tracked separately.
The Herndon Town Council on July 28 approved Resolution 26-GS-41 granting a special exception for a home-based daycare at 310 Missouri Avenue, allowing the operator to increase total enrolled children to 12 and to operate hours up to 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Staff recommended approval with conditions including a fenced outdoor play area, driveway- or curb-side drop-off and a requirement that the owner reside at the property while the daycare operates.
“ The total number of children present on-site for the home based day care use shall not exceed 12 enrolled,” Director of Community Development Lisa Gillerin told council, summarizing the conditions and state staffing requirements that will apply when the license increases. Gillerin said staff and the Planning Commission found the house, parking and fenced yard can meet zoning and state rules and recommended approval with standard conditions to protect the residential character of the neighborhood.
A renter who lives nearby, Joshua Evanaster, said he was not opposed to the daycare itself but expressed safety concerns about vehicle speeds on Missouri Avenue and asked whether speed bumps had been considered. “I have no factual evidence of this, but you know, seeing it, people are flying by 40, 50 miles an hour,” Evanaster said, urging the town to evaluate traffic calming in the area. Staff replied that traffic-calming measures were not part of the special-exception review but invited the resident to leave contact information so transportation staff could follow up.
Council Member Delagula moved approval and Council Member Garcia seconded; the resolution carried by roll call 6–0 with one member absent. The approval includes the staff-recommended conditions, an expectation that the operator will add an assistant when enrollment reaches the state threshold for 12 children, and limits on signage and outdoor play that mirror zoning and state rules.
