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Council approves expansion of age range for New Mount Olive Christian Academy
Summary
The council approved a use-permit amendment to allow New Mount Olive Christian Academy at 66 Big Bethel Road to broaden its enrolled age range down to six weeks, with staff recommending nine conditions and monitoring of capacity and hours of operation.
Planning staff presented an amendment to use-permit number 24-0452 to allow New Mount Olive Christian Academy to expand the permitted student age range from 4-12 years to 6 weeks-12 years and recommended approval with nine conditions. The facility is an existing two-story building with 13 classrooms and a capacity that staff said would remain under the permitted maximum enrollment (staff noted up to 220 students and approximately 22 employees in the facilities overview).
Council member questions focused on whether the operation is classified as an educational operation rather than a daycare and on the implications for the curriculum and certification. Staff said the change is being requested because of curriculum and program design, and clarified that the applicant will still be required to comply with certificate-of-occupancy, licensing and capacity conditions. The council voted to approve the amendment with the recommended conditions.
