All day care homes and day care centers shall meet the following standards:
(1) In single-family residential districts, daycare homes must be clearly incidental to the residential use of the dwelling and must not change in the essential residential character of the dwelling.
(2) Play space must be provided per the regulations of the NC Department of Health and Human Services.
(3) The outdoor play space, as required by the Department of Health and Human Services must be enclosed on all sides by building and/or permitted types of walls or fences; it may not include driveways, parking areas, or land otherwise unsuited for children's play space.
(4) A day care center shall provide a minimum of twenty-five (25) square feet of indoor space per child.
(5) A day care center shall provide a minimum of seventy-five (75) square feet of outdoor space per child.
(6) Play space may not be in the established front yard.
(7) Fences must comply with the fence regulations in Section 9-3042.
(8) Day care centers in a residential district on a site greater than three acres shall have frontage on a collector or thoroughfare street.
(9) A day center must meet a permitted lot type for the district in which it is to be located.
(10) There is no limit on the hours of operation of a day care center, but no outdoor play shall be permitted after sunset. (Ord. of 12/6/10; Ord. of 6/28/21)