§ 60.214. Child/adult daycare facilities.

Where allowed as a permitted or special use within a zoning district, the requirements of this section shall apply to child/adult daycare facilities.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

Section 60.214.1. Definitions.

Daycare. The provision of supplemental care and supervision for a nonrelated child (children) or adult (adults) on a regular basis for less than 24 hours per day. Daycare does not include babysitting services of a casual, nonrecurring nature which take place in the child or adult's own home, nor does it include cooperative, reciprocative child or adult care by a group of persons responsible for the cared for individual(s) in their respective domiciles.

Family daycare home. A family home (single-family dwelling) in which care is regularly provided to fewer than eight children or adults for less than 24 hours per day.

Daycare center. A care facility which regularly provides daycare for less than 24 hours per day for more than eight children or adults (including children or foster children residing on the premises) in a family home or a facility in which more than three children or adults (including children or foster children residing on the premises) in a facility other than a family home for part of the 24-hour day.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

Section 60.214.2. Requirements.

All child/adult daycare facilities shall meet the following requirements:

(a)

All state licensing requirements must be met, including those pertaining to building, fire safety and health codes.

(b)

All lot size, yard size, building size and lot coverage requirements must conform to the applicable zoning district in which the facility is located.

(c)

One off-street parking space must be provided for each nonresident or nonfamily member employee in addition to any other parking requirement within the zoning district, provided that if it allows for sufficient ingress and egress, a residential driveway is acceptable for this purpose. In the event the facility is located on a major arterial street, an off-street drop-off/pick-up area must be provided.

(d)

Signage will conform to the Village of Godfrey Sign Ordinance.

(e)

In the case of a family daycare home, there shall be no structural or decorative alteration to the building in which the facility is located which would distinguish it from the single-family character of the surrounding residences.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)

Section 60.214.3. Location.

(a)

Family daycare homes shall be a permitted use in all residential zoning districts.

(b)

Daycare centers shall be a permitted use in all business zoning districts.

(Ord. No. 07-2009, 3-3-2009)