A. Purpose and Applicability. This Section provides standards for the location and operation of child day care centers for 15 or more children in compliance with State law. The provisions in this Section shall apply to child day care centers where allowed in compliance with Article 2 (Zones, Allowable Uses, and Development and Design Standards) and the following standards.
B. State Requirements. These standards shall apply in addition to requirements imposed by the California Department of Social Services.
C. City Standards. Day care centers shall comply with the following standards, in addition to all of the standards identified in Section 10.50.060 (Day Care - Large Family), above:
1. Parcel Size. The minimum parcel size for a child day care center shall be 10,000 square feet.
2. Separation. The minimum separation between the main assembly building of the center and a residential zone shall be 30 feet.
3. Play Areas and Pools.
a. Each facility shall have both indoor and outdoor play areas in compliance with State requirements.
b. An on-site outdoor play area of not less than 75 square feet per child for which the facility is licensed to accommodate, but in no case less than 450 square feet per facility, shall be required.
c. The outdoor play area shall not be located in the front yard area.
d. A minimum four-foot-high fence shall enclose an outdoor play areas and a minimum five-foot high fence shall enclose a pool.
4. Parking and Drop-off/Pick-up Standards.
a. Each facility shall provide an off-street parking space for each employee and a separate, off-street parking space for dropping-off and picking-up children.
b. Spaces shall comply with the design and size requirements for parking spaces identified in Chapter 10.30 (Off-Street Parking and Loading).
c. The design of the drop-off and pick-up area shall not require backing into any street. (Ord. 935 § 3 (part), 2015)