§ 18.60.070 — Child Day Care Facilities

A. Purpose. This Section provides locational, developmental, and operational standards for Child Day Care Facilities in compliance with State law. B. Standards for Child Day Care Centers. These standards apply in addition to the other provisions of this Zoning Code and requirements imposed by the California Department of Social Services. The establishment of a Child Day Care Center shall comply with Article 2 (Zones, Allowable Uses, and Development Standards), and all the following standards, as applicable to the use: 1. Access shall be only from a collector or arterial street, or a local street if the street is developed primarily with businesses. 2. Play areas shall be located at least five feet from the adjacent property lines and separated from any contiguous residential yards by a six-foot high solid fence or wall. 3. The child day care center shall provide a minimum standard of 75 square feet of outdoor activity space for each ambulatory child. The outdoor area shall be owned or leased by the applicant and cannot be shared with other property owners unless permission is granted by the joint owners; 4. All outdoor play equipment is located at least five feet from the adjacent property lines. No outdoor play equipment shall be allowed in front yards; 5. Compliance with any conditions imposed by the Review Authority deemed reasonable and necessary to satisfy the requirements of this Section.