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23D-037 11 Ormond Text and Supporting Information 2014-08-02Text and Supporting Information Planning Board Site Plan Application for 11 Ormond Drive, Florence, MA 01062 - August 2, 2014 General Requesting City approval to operate a Daycare Center in a residential property. Currently, an in-home family daycare operates at the property, which also serves as residence and home office. The intent is to transition all current operations and to a Daycare Center. Property 11 Ormond Drive, Florence, MA 01062 Property ID: 23D-037 Zoning: URB Registry of Deeds Book 7493 Page 94 Existing Conditions  7,888 sqft property, 78% open and 74% permeable  One floor single family structure  Single width 2 car length driveway  No garage  In addition to 2 parking spaces in driveway, there are 3 existing (potentially non-conforming) parking spaces used intermittently (mainly during snow emergencies)  Ample on-street parking: up to 15 legal on-street parking spaces on the property’s block. All other properties are residential and have their own off-street parking spaces  Adjacent to busy road (Riverside Drive)  Adjacent to existing expansive lower field parking lot at high school which is rarely used and never full during business hours Current Operations at Property  (A) Residence: a 2 driver 3 vehicle household (Candice Chouinard and Jonathan Fogelson);  (B) Large in-Home Family Daycare: serving 10 children in one group, requiring 2 workers in addition to owner/operator (Candice Chouinard); and  (C) Home Office: serving the independent consulting practice of Jonathan Fogelson Summary: total 4 adults working at the property daily, 2 of which live at the property and own 3 cars, 2 of which drive to work. Total 5 cars regularly parked at and nearby the property with no current parking requirements.  Current In-Home Daycare MA Early Education & Care (EEC) license number: 9011230  Current Daycare hours of operation: 8:30am-4:30pm  Current parking requirements: non Requesting Approval for the Following Planned Operations Seeking approval to transition all current operations into a Day Care Center. Day Care Centers are not “in-home” and therefore the property will no longer function as residence and home office. Specifically:  Day Care Center serving 27 children in 3 groups of 9  Workers (including owner/operator): 6 teachers with 1 vehicle maximum per teacher (instead of the current 4 adults and 5 cars)  Actual useable indoor area: 1,417 sqft  Same hours of operation: 8:30am-4:30pm Other Considerations  Daycare follows all public school delays and closures during snow and other emergencies  Siblings receive preferential placement (i.e.: potential multiple children per drop-off / pickup)  Due to proximity to Smith College, Cooley Dickinson, and downtown, many children are currently dropped-off / picked-up by foot and by bike, this is expected to continue  Will not impact daily peak traffic count: on a sample school day over 70 cars were counted driving down Ormond Drive between 7 and 7:30am