A care center in which seven to 12 children of various ages or in which seven to 15 children from 4th grade through 15 years of age who are not related to the operator receive child care for a period not to exceed 24 hours at one time.
A. License. A Group Child Care Home must have a certificate of compliance (“license”) from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare in order to legally operate. In addition, the home must be in compliance with all applicable Township health, building and fire codes.
B. Play Areas. Indoor and outdoor play areas shall be in compliance with DPW requirements as specified in 55 PA Code 3280. Outdoor play areas for children must be located in a side or rear yard and shall be sufficiently enclosed to provide for the health and safety of the children. Outdoor play areas must be screened in accordance with the Dover Township Subdivision and Land Development Ordinance [Chapter 22].
C. Unsightly Conditions. Child care daily operations must not cause unsightly conditions or waste that is visible from off the property except for normal trash loads placed on curb for regular trash pick-up day.
D. Signs. Signage visible from the street must comply with §27, Part 8, Signs.
E. Parking. The child care operation must have sufficient off-street parking to accommodate residential use and employees in accordance with §27, Part 7, Off-Street Parking and Loading. The applicant shall provide an area for drop off/pick up of children.
F. Traffic. The child care operation must not create a volume of passenger or commercial traffic that is inconsistent with the normal level of traffic for the street on which the dwelling or building is located.
(Ord. 2015-06, 9/28/2015)