Orange County — Board of Zoning Adjustment

SE-00-12-015 — Worthen and Jennie Brooks

Request: Special Exception in R-2 zone to expand existing child care center and variance from the 10 feet wide landscaped buffer requirement adjacent to residential zoning to the north and west.

Decision: Approved

Hearing: The applicant needs to expand her day care center. She wants to lease the property to her west. Staff gave an overview of the area. The request was compatible with the surrounding area. The owner of the property that contains the existing day care facility spoke in opposition. He felt the expansion of his leasee's site would adversely impact his ability to sell the property once he gets a better offer for the property. The BZA advised the property owner that this was a business decision between him and his leasee. The applicant submitted 50 commentaries in favor.