Commission recommends approval for New Horizon Academy daycare in RE zone

Angie Seguin, representing Casca as the project architect and engineer, presented a conditional use permit to convert a vacant Montessori site at 1400 North Park Lane into New Horizon Academy, a daycare with 11 classrooms in the RE (residential estates) zone. Seguin said the 1‑story, 14,000‑square‑foot building sits on a 2.174‑acre lot and that the proposal adds 33 parking spaces to meet the facility’s parking needs while preserving the existing playground and landscaping.

Planning staff Caitlin Davidson told commissioners the proposed daycare is a conditionally permitted use in the RE zone and summarized site‑specific conditions in the staff report, including a design‑review requirement for the parking and landscaping changes. "The site is located where the former Montessori Academy was located," Davidson said, and noted the conditions appear on pages 3 and 8 of the staff report.

After brief commissioner questions and no public opposition, Commissioner McAuley moved to recommend approval of CUP 2026‑17 subject to the listed site‑specific and standard conditions; Commissioner Olin seconded. Commissioners voted in favor and the motion passed.