Day Care, General, Use at 2400 Garden Road
Description
The council overruled the Airport Land Use Commission and approved a use permit for a Montessori daycare with 102 childcare slots in the I-R-130-RA-ES-MF1 zoning district.
Impact summary
This unlocks the path for a much-needed day care on Garden Road after the planning commission's denial based on the ALUC inconsistency — with the overrule process now formally initiated.
Applicant
- Name
- Henry Ruhnke, Wald, Ruhnke and Dost Architects LLP (property owner W R MONT LLC)
- Address
- 2400 Garden Road, Monterey, CASee this on the map
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 9
- Total mentions
- 2
Last vote · City Council
Last discussed Apr 7, 2026.
Meeting timeline (2)
Council Regular Meeting — April 7, 2026
The council overruled the Airport Land Use Commission and approved a use permit for a Montessori daycare with 102 childcare slots in the I-R-130-RA-ES-MF1 zoning district.
Council Regular Meeting — January 20, 2026
The council adopted findings to overrule the Airport Land Use Commission's objection to converting a 32,000-square-foot office building into a Montessori day care for up to 104 kids, ages six weeks to six years, open 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays.
Related issues (1)
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