Tuesday, February 5, 2013
The facility is proposed for North Highland Road.
Upper St. Clair commissioners established an April 1 public hearing for the applicant trying to bring The Goddard School to the township. Commissioners will hear public testimony on a proposal to amend the township's zoning law to allow a daycare facility to be built at 1630 North Highland Rd. The location is behind the Trader Joe's and Chick-fil-A, and next to KinderCare of Mt. Lebanon. The township's current zoning does not allow daycare facilities on the property. The current zoning would allow similar facilities, such as a nursing home, on the property if it acquired an additional .006 of an acre of land (the ordinance requires 1 acre). The planning commission voted last month to deny the request. "They had concerns about how the …
Friday, January 18, 2013
The Goddard School is looking to come to Upper St. Clair.
The Upper St. Clair Planning Commission denied the request to recommend that a zoning amendment be added to allow for The Goddard School to be built next to the KinderCare on North Highland Road. The planning commissioners did not explain their reasoning during the Thursday night meeting. The property owner, Alex Bunson, was requesting that the township change it's zoning ordinance for daycare centers to be allowed in the R-3 district. Other allowed buildings in the R-3 district, such as nursing homes, are required to have 1 acre of land. Bunson's property is .994 acres. There were concerns about changing the R-3 zoning ordinance because single-family residential homes are next to the property of the proposed daycare center. The …
Friday, December 28, 2012
The Goddard School would like to expand to Upper St. Clair.
The Upper St. Clair Planning Commission last week voted to table the vote on a proposed zoning amendment to revise the definition of a daycare center. The Goddard School would like to demolish the existing house at 1630 North Highland Rd. and build a daycare center. The problem? The property is .994 acres and the existing law in Upper St. Clair requires 1 acre of land for a daycare center. The landowner, Alex Bunson, will meet with township staff in the next month. The planning commission is expected to again take up the issue on Jan. 17. The proposed new daycare center sits next to the existing KinderCare of Mt. Lebanon on North Highland Road. Bob Santo, owner of the Goddard School in Peters Township, told planning commissioners in …
John Rambo
9:38 am on Saturday, January 19, 2013
What is utterly amazIng to me is the number of people who comment on a subject like this and know nothing about it! Attend the meetings and educate yourself before you make foolish statements no matter which side you fall on. Apathy is contagious! more ›