§ 24-159. Child care facilities.

A.

Applicability. The standards in this section apply to Child Day Care, Small; Child Day Care, Large; and Child Care Centers as defined in Article 42 (Glossary).

B.

Location. Child care facilities shall be permitted in zones as provided in Part 2 (Zoning Districts, Land Uses, and Development Standards).

C.

General Standards. The following standards apply to all types of child care facilities.

1.

All required State licenses and permits shall be obtained or applied for prior to applying for a permit to operate a child care facility. No County permit shall be effective until satisfactory evidence has been provided to the County demonstrating that all necessary State licenses and permits have been obtained.

2.

All areas designated for active play shall only be located in a street side yard or rear yard, and shall be located at least ten (10) feet from any public street.

D.

Child Day Care Facilities. The following standards apply to small and large child day care facilities.

1.

Hours of operation shall not exceed twelve (12) hours per day.

2.

The facility shall be located in a dwelling unit that is the principal residence of the provider and the use shall be clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the property for residential purposes.

3.

All play areas shall be enclosed by a six (6) foot high fence or wall.

4.

Any interior expansion, modification, or alteration of a residential unit necessary for the operation of a child day care facility shall be reviewed and approved by the Zoning Administrator pursuant to the California Building Code for residential occupancies, prior to the approval of child care center.

E.

Large Child Day Care Facility. The following standards apply only to large child day care facilities.

1.

No new large child day care facility may be located within five hundred (500) feet of an existing large child day care facility or child day care center.

2.

Large child day care facilities located on principal or minor arterial roads as designated by the Department of Public Works shall provide drop-off and pick-up areas which prevent vehicles from backing onto such roads.

3.

Properties proposed for large child day care facilities shall have frontage on and access off a paved road. Roads that are constructed for the purpose of meeting this requirement shall be in conformance with the Butte County Improvement Standards.

4.

All play areas shall be enclosed by a six (6) foot high fence or wall.

F.

Child Care Centers. The following standards apply only to child care centers.

1.

If the child care center cares for fifteen (15) or more children in the facility at one (1) time, the operator shall notify the parents of all children.

2.

The operator shall obtain the written consent of the property owner where the child care center is located.

3.

Outside play areas shall be a minimum of seventy-five (75) square feet per child, excluding infants.

4.

Child care centers located on principal or minor arterial roads as designated by the Department of Public Works shall provide drop-off and pick-up areas which prevent vehicles from backing onto such roads.

5.

Properties proposed for child care centers shall have frontage on and access off a paved road. Roads that are constructed for the purpose of meeting this requirement shall be in conformance with the Butte County Improvement Standards.

(Ord. No. 4062, § 1, 9-10-13; Ord. No. 4105, § 1, 1-12-16 )