§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)  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, 8(2); am L 2001, c 225, §3; am L 2005, c 20, §1]