Lovettsville, Virginia · General provision
Sec 42-298 Child Care Home And Child Care Centers
Extracted standards
2 individual requirements pulled out of this section’s prose, each with the sentence it came from.
Other
- Minimum outdoor play space per child75 sqftsq ftSquare feet. An acre is 43,560 sq ft; a typical suburban lot is 7,000–10,000.
a minimum of 75 square feet per child of outdoor play space shall be provided
- Play area fence heightMaximum heightThe tallest a building may be, given in feet, in storeys, or both — whichever binds first.3.5 ft
A fence at least 3 1/2 feet in height shall completely enclose the play area
From the ordinance
Unless exempted by subsection (f) of this section, a minimum of 75 square feet per child of outdoor play space shall be provided on the lot the child care facility is located on and shall be shown on a schematic plan of the lot at the time of issuance of a zoning permit. A fence at least 3 1/2 feet in height shall completely enclose the play area so that children are safely contained inside, and that all persons entering the play area are within direct line of sight from the child care center classroom areas.