72-41.2B

Other

• Family day home for 1-5 children by rightBy rightPermitted outright: if the plans meet the written rules, permission cannot be withheld.

  The Code of Virginia, § 15.2-2292, allows single-family residential occupants to care for 1 to 5 children, by right, as a family day home.

• Family day home for 6-12 children require special use permitConditional useAllowed only after a discretionary approval — usually a public hearing and a board vote.

  Family day homes for 6 to 12 children require a special use permit.

• If not stand-alone, must be on first floor

  If not located in a stand-alone building, a child day-care center shall be located on the first floor of a principal structure...

• Maximum floor area as accessory useAccessory useA secondary activity customarily incidental to the main use of the lot — a garage, a home office.20 pct

  If operated as an accessory use to a retail sales and service or office use, the heated floor area of a child-care center shall not exceed 20% of the heated floor area of the principal use.

• Outdoor play areas fenced per building code

  Be completely enclosed by a fence with a minimum height meeting the standards in the Uniform Statewide Building Code;

• Outdoor play areas segregated from parking

  Be safely segregated from parking, loading, or service areas;

• No outdoor play after 6:00 p.m.

  Not be operated for outdoor play activities after 6:00 p.m.

• Designated pickup/delivery area with at least 1 space per 10 children

  Provide a designated pickup and delivery area that includes at least one parking/stacking space per 10 children...