(A) Application for an annual permit to operate a child-care center shall be submitted by the operator on the forms specified by the Fire Department and regulatory authority.
(B) A Fire Department permit application shall state the name, address and telephone number of the permit applicant and the name, driver's license number and date of birth of all employees and child-care staff members as required in the Minimum Standards for Child-Care Centers. The employee background records must be made available upon request by the regulatory authority.
(1) A site plan shall be submitted with the application, drawn to an accurate scale, indicating the legal description of the property, and showing the indoor and outdoor areas to be used for the child-care center.
(2) Any permit issued under this subchapter is nontransferable.
(3) The permit application shall include a certificate of liability insurance coverage showing the minimum policy limits on coverage for bodily injury or death of any person entrusted to the care of the child-care center.
(C) Child-care center requirements. The applicant is responsible for complying with all applicable city ordinances, including, but not limited to, zoning, building, fire, and health ordinances of the city.
(D) Permits required. Any person currently operating a child-care center without the required permit(s) under existing ordinances shall, within 30 days after the effective date hereof, make application(s) under the provisions of this subchapter.
(E) Fire permit inspection fee. An annual fire permit fee of $75 shall be payable upon application to the Fire Department, and thereafter, no later than January 30 of each year. No refund or proration of any fee required hereunder shall be made.
(F) Regulatory authority permit requirements. No person shall operate or cause to be operated a child-care center in the city without first obtaining a health permit as issued by the regulatory authority.
(1) The health permit application shall be submitted to the regulatory authority by the owner of a child-care center on the specified form. The health permit application must include the licensed capacity of the facility and a copy of their current child-care licensing permit.
(2) The health permit application shall state the name(s), address(es), and telephone number(s) of all persons having an ownership interest in the child-care center, as well as any other information requested by the regulatory authority.
(3) Any health permit issued under this subchapter is not transferable and must be prominently displayed.
(G) Permit issuance. The regulatory authority, shall have authority to grant or refuse a health permit to operate a child-care center under the provisions of this subchapter.
(H) Fire permit duration and renewal. Upon approval, the Fire Department shall issue the fire permit for operation of the child-care center. All fire permits will be due for renewal on or before January 30 of each succeeding year.
(I) Regulatory authority permit duration and renewal. Upon approval by the regulatory authority, the health permit for operation of a child-care center will be valid for one year from the issuance of the permit. Upon expiration, the health permit may be renewed for a one-year term upon payment of the annual permit fee, submission of proof of insurance, and proof of background checks for the owner, operator, director, and each employee conducted within the previous 24 months. If such background checks are not current, no renewal shall be issued until such background checks are submitted.
(‘78 Code, § 10-53) (Ord. 767, passed 2-8-88; Am. Ord. 1346, passed 4-23-01; Am. Ord. OR-2253-22, passed 5-9-22; Am. Ord. OR-2349-24, passed 2-26-24)