4025 Mount Ave - Daycare Center Special Exception Request

Missoula County Department of Planning, Development, and Sustainability (PDS) has received the attached special exception application from Melody Bryan, for the property located 4025 Mount Avenue, legally described as Lot 1, Hill Addition, S25, T13 N, R20 W. The parcel is approximately 1 acre and is currently occupied by one single family home.

The subject property at 4025 Mount Avenue is designated as Rural Residential, Small Agriculture 0.5 (RRS .5) and Target Range Overlay Zoning District by the Missoula County Zoning Regulations. In the RRS .5 zoning district, a Daycare Center is only permitted by special exception approval from the Missoula County Board of Adjustment. Daycare Centers are allowed to serve 13 or more children on a regular basis while a Daycare Home is only allowed to serve 12 or fewer children.  Daycare Homes are a permitted use in the RRS .5 zoning district and do not require special exception approval.  

In their application the applicant states they will convert the existing single family residential home into the proposed Daycare Center. The applicant states at max capacity, they hope to serve 24 two through five-year-olds and 8 zero- to two-year-olds. At max capacity there would be a minimum of 5 employees on-site at a time. The application states there is a large demand for childcare services in Missoula and this location is ideal because of its proximity to residential homes as well as the Target Range School. The Daycare Center would be open from 7:30AM to 5:30 PM Monday through Friday. The lot also has an existing looped driveway that will serve as the drop off and pick up entrance into the Daycare Center. The applicant is proposing small cosmetic changes to the interior of the single-family home as well as any changes needed to comply with building code requirements.