The meeting’s most significant decision involved the approval of a special use permit for a child care facility proposed by petitioner Tina Ramkassoon. The facility will be located on a 0.21-acre parcel on Bates Avenue, currently zoned as mixed-use. The site, which contains a building previously used as an office, will be redeveloped along with two adjacent parcels. The child care center is planned to accommodate approximately 15 employees and will include an outdoor play area on the rear of the property. The board’s approval was based on the City staff’s analysis that the area could handle the expected increase in traffic generated by the facility. The Planning Board’s decision was unanimous, with no opposition voiced during the public hearing.

Another notable decision from the meeting was the approval of a request by Avid Group LLC to rezone a 4.89-acre parcel from industrial light zoning to commercial highway zoning. This parcel is located at the southwest corner of Dundee Road and Overlook Drive Southeast. The rezoning aligns with the ongoing development in the area, specifically with the nearby Shops of Country Club, currently under construction. The petitioner intends to develop the land into a three-lot commercial subdivision. The board found that the rezoning was consistent with the property’s location along a major arterial highway and the area’s future land use designation.

Additionally, the board conducted its annual election of officers, resulting in the re-election of Colin Wells as Chair and Wendy Whitehead-Venters as Vice Chair.