(A) Location.
(1) A day care center, nursery or kindergarten may be granted a conditional use is the RR, RA, RB, RC, RS and RD Zone Districts and shall contain no more than six children. A day care center, nursery or kindergarten may be granted a conditional use in the RL and RH Zone Districts, but shall contain no more than 12 children. Any day care center, nursery or kindergarten proposed to be located within a church in any residential (R) zone district may be granted a conditional use for more than six or 12 children; provided that, all requirements listed under this section are met. Signs shall not be permitted to advertise this business.
(2) Day care centers, nurseries or kindergartens shall be permitted in the PO, CL, CG, CH, IC, IG and AG Zone Districts for up to 35 children. The applicant shall comply with all requirements of this section. When said day care center abuts property zoned or used for residential purposes, a conditional use permit shall be required. If a day care center, nursery or kindergarten in the PO, CL, CG, CH, IC, IG and AG Zone Districts proposes to have over 35 children, a conditional use permit shall be required.
(B) Site plan. Any proposed day care center, nursery or kindergarten shall provide a site plan showing all ingress and egress, parking, structure site and playing area.
(C) Total area. The total lot area of any day care center, nursery or kindergarten shall not be less than 5,000 square feet.
(D) Play area. All day care centers, nurseries or kindergartens shall provide a fenced play area of 1,500 square feet for the first ten children with 100 additional square feet for each additional child. No portion of the play area shall be closer than 35 feet to any public street.
(E) Interior space. Usable interior space within any child care facility shall be not less than 35 square feet per child. Kitchen, bath restroom or passageway shall not be counted as usable space.
(Ord. 8, passed 10-23-1987, § 15.06)