§46-15.35 Family child care homes; permitted use in residential areas. (a) For the purposes of zoning, family child care homes shall be considered a residential use of property and shall be a permitted use in all residentially designated zones, including but not limited to zones for single-family dwellings. No conditional use permit, variance, or special exception shall be required for residences used as family child care homes.

(b) [Repeal and reenactment on June 30, 2001. L 1999, c 242, §8(2).] For the purposes of this section, "family child care home" means a private residence, including an apartment, unit, or townhouse, as those terms are defined in section 502C-1, at which care may be provided for three to no more than six children who are unrelated to the caregiver by blood, marriage, or adoption at any given time. [L 1996, c 303, §2; am L 1999, c 242, §3]