Cedar Park, TX Building Safety: Childcare Center Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Overnight lodging
- Not permitted
- State licensing
- Required under Tex. Human Resources Code ch. 42
- Incidental day care cap
- 15% of host floor area
Summary
Cedar Park permits day-care centers as a conditional zoning use if the operator carries all required Texas licensing and the center skips overnight lodging, medical treatment, or rehab services.
Day-care center, is permitted subject to the following conditions:
a. The use does not involve overnight lodging, medical treatment, counseling, or rehabilitative services; and
b. The use is in compliance with all certification, licensing, and/or monitoring requirements as per Texas Human Resources Code, chapter 42, Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies that Provide Child-Care Services.
22. Day-care center, incidental, is permitted subject to the following conditions:
a. The use is completely contained within the primary use;
b. The use shall not constitute more than 15 percent of the gross floor area of the primary use;
c. The operating hours are the same as the primary use and shall not include overnight lodging, medical treatment, counseling, or rehabilitative services;
d. The use is in compliance with all certification, licensing, and/or monitoring requirements as per Texas Human Resources Code, chapter 42, Regulation of Certain Facilities, Homes, and Agencies that Provide Child-Care Services.
23. Drug store, is permitted subject to the following conditions:
a. The gross floor area of the building is no larger than 24,000 square feet; and
b. The use does not include a drive-through facility in the Mixed Use (MU) district.
24. Extraction (gas, gravel, minerals, oil, or sand), may be considered subject to the following conditions:
a. The hours of operation are restricted to 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., weekdays;
b.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4973212; v14 updated 2026-06-25).
Full Breakdown
Under the city's conditional and special use standards, a day-care center can operate only if it doesn't provide overnight lodging, medical treatment, counseling, or rehabilitative services, and the operator meets every certification, licensing, and monitoring requirement under Texas Human Resources Code chapter 42, which governs child-care facilities, homes, and agencies. A separate, narrower standard covers 'incidental' day cares housed inside another business: that use can't exceed 15% of the host business's gross floor area and must share its operating hours.
Violations & Fines
A day-care center that operates without current state licensing, or that adds overnight lodging or medical services, violates its Cedar Park conditional-use approval and the state Human Resources Code requirement alike.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Cedar Park day-care center need a state license?
Can a day-care center in Cedar Park offer overnight care?
Sources & Official References
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