(a) State Licensed Residential Facilities. All State Licensed Residential Facilities, except for Type A Family Day Care Homes shall conform to the following requirements:
(1) Compliance. Each residential facility, before admitting residents, shall have proof of compliance with all applicable local, state and federal standards.
(2) Statement. Before admitting any residents, the residential facility operator shall submit a statement of the nature of the facility. Such statement shall include the number and nature of the residents, the number and type of personnel that will be employed, and the qualifications of the agency operating the facility.
(3) Occupancy. No permanent certificate of occupancy will be issued by the City for a facility until the person applying for the facility has submitted a valid license, or other appropriate authorization, or copy thereof, from a governmental agency having jurisdiction.
(4) Appearance. To the greatest extent practical, all facilities shall conform to the type and outward appearances of the residences in the neighborhood in which it is located. All facilities shall comply with all applicable provisions of the Building Codes and National Fire Prevention Code.
(5) Separation. Minimum separation requirements between any other facility shall be 1,500 feet. A facility may be located without consideration to the minimum separation requirements if the facility is separated from other facilities within the area of the aforesaid minimum separation requirement by a substantial natural or man-made physical barrier, including, but not limited to, an arterial street, a state or federal highway, railroad tracks, river or commercial/business district.
(b) Type A Family Day Care Homes shall conform to the following requirements:
(1) Compliance. Each residential facility, before admitting residents, shall have proof of compliance with all applicable local, state and federal standards.
(2) Separation Requirements. No such day care home may be located less than 1,500 feet from any other state licensed residential facility, as measured between the nearest points on the property lines of the lots in question. The Planning Commission may permit a smaller separation between such facilities upon determining that such action will not result in an excessive concentration of such facilities in a single neighborhood, or in the City overall.
(3) Access. Adequate areas shall be provided for employee and resident parking, and pick-up and drop-off of children, in a manner that allows maneuvers without affecting traffic flow on the public street.
(4) Play Area. All day care homes shall provide a fenced, contiguous outdoor play area in the rear yard area of the day care home premises, with a minimum area of equal to 150 square feet per child at the maximum licensed capacity of the day care home.
(5) Hours of Operation. The day care home shall operate a maximum of 16 hours per day.
(Ord. 0-15-4. Passed 2-19-15.)
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