§ 74-159. Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this division, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

Day Care Home. A child care facility operated out of a single-family unit or a two-family, attached dwelling unit that cares for a maximum of six children under the age of 16 at any given time may be permitted upon approval of a conditional use permit by the zoning administrator or his/her appointee. Both related and unrelated children under the age of 16 are counted when determining the maximum number of children allowed in a day care home. Approval of a day care home is conditional upon compliance with all Code and use limitations placed upon such approval.

The applicant for the day care home shall provide the community development director satisfactory written evidence that the owners of all property within 200 feet of the premises proposed for use as a day care home have been notified of the application and been afforded a period of not less than ten days to submit written comments or objections thereto to the community development director thereto.

Group day care home. A child care facility operated out of a single-family unit that cares for a maximum of ten children under the age of 16 at any given time may be permitted by a conditional use permit after a public hearing is held by the planning commission and a recommendation is forwarded to the city council for final action. The notice and public hearing will be done in accordance with the requirements of subsection 50-48(g) of the Merriam Municipal Code. Both related and unrelated children under the age of 16 are counted when determining the maximum number of children allowed in a group day care home. Approval of a group day care home is conditional upon compliance with all code and use limitations placed upon such approval.

(Ord. No. 54, art. 3, § 3-602, 12-4-1958; Ord. No. 1713, § 1, 2-24-2014 )