FOUNTAIN VALLEY : Day-Care Operation Will Remain Open
A state-licensed family day-care operator who had been denied a city permit because her home is on a cul-de-sac has won her fight against City Hall.
The Fountain Valley Planning Commission on Wednesday reversed the decision of the planning director and approved a conditional use permit for Lucy Romero, who has taken care of children in her home for seven years.
City zoning prohibits day-care homes on cul-de-sacs because safety vehicles could have access problems in emergencies.
State licensing officials and child-care advocates appeared at the Planning Commission hearing to support Romero. They contended that the city’s ordinance violated state laws intended to encourage solutions to the day-care shortage.
“I’m thrilled,” Romero said. “I tried to fight something I believe in as being unfair, and I’m very happy.”
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