§ 17.43.500. Required standards and criteria.

The planning director shall grant a day care permit for a large family day care home as an accessory residential use on property zoned for single-family residences provided that the use complies with all of the following standards and criteria:

A.

The facility is the principal residence of the provider and the use is clearly incidental and secondary to the use of the property for residential purposes;

B.

No major structural changes are proposed which will significantly alter the character of the single-family residence or change its occupancy classification pursuant to the California Uniform Building Code;

C.

Provisions have been made to provide a minimum of one off-street parking space per employee at maximum shift of day care facility operation. The existing residential driveway will suffice as a parking area provided it does not conflict with any required child drop-off/pick-up area, and does not block the public right-of-way or sidewalk;

D.

The operation and conduct of the facility shall comply with the noise standards contained in Chapter 9.18 of this code;

E.

Residences on major arterial streets, as determined by the town engineer and planning director, shall provide a child drop-off/pick-up area designed to prevent vehicles from backing onto the major arterial roadway;

F.

The provider shall comply with all applicable regulations of the state Fire Marshal and/or Paradise fire department regarding health and safety requirements;

G.

The provider shall comply with all applicable regulations of the town sewage disposal ordinance regarding health and safety requirements assigned to a single-family residence;

H.

The provider shall secure a large family day care home license from the State Department of Social Services;

I.

The facility shall not be located adjacent to another approved large family day care home, or shall not create a situation where any single-family residence is bounded on more than one side by a large family day care facility;

J.

A proposed large family day care home that generates public traffic use in addition to the existing level of traffic use of a private road easement affording its access shall not be permitted unless written consent is provided by all property owners having legal interest in the private road easement;

K.

Any proposed large family day care home affording access by use of a private road easement shall be conducted in a manner that shall not overburden the vehicular use of the private road easement.

(Ord. 313 §7(part), 1998)