(A) General regulations. Day care homes and day care centers must be licensed and/or certified by the appropriate federal, state, or local agencies. Facilities that require special use permit approval must be licensed and/or certified by the appropriate federal, state, or local agencies before the special use permit will become effective.
(B) Day care homes for adults or children. The following regulations apply only to day care homes:
(1) Day care homes for children provide care for no more than 12 children, including the family's (provider's) natural, foster or adopted children and all other persons under the age of 12.
(2) Day care homes for adults may provide care for no more than five adults, not including the caregivers.
(3) Structures and sites must be visually and structurally compatible with existing structures and sites in the surrounding area.
(4) The owner and operator of the day care home must reside in the dwelling unit in which day care services are provided.
(Ord. effective 10-1-2012; Ord. 18-1, passed 1-18-2018)