Irondequoit, NY Building Safety: Childcare Center Rules (2026)

A child-care center in the Town of Irondequoit is defined in § 235-4 as a building or structure where care, protection and supervision are provided on a regular schedule to more than 12 children. A group child-care facility is a certified private residence caring for at least seven and no more than 12 children, counting the adult provider's own. Both appear in the conditional use list of § 235-8B(1)(b), which means that in the R-R, R-1, R-2 and R-3 Residential Districts they are permitted only if the Town Board grants a special use permit.

The review sequence is fixed by § 235-8B(2). First, the applicant submits an application to the Town's Department of Community Development with the required forms and supporting documents the Department sets. Second, the Town Board must adopt a resolution acknowledging receipt of the complete application, at which point the public hearing date is set and the application is referred to the Planning Board and any other required agency for comment on the proposed use. Third, once the public hearing has been conducted and closed, the Board renders its decision.

Site plan approval can add a second layer. Section 235-8B(2)(d) requires an application to the Planning Board for site plan approval for any proposed conditional use that involves the construction or installation of a new principal structure, or any development classified as an unlisted or Type I action under the State Environmental Quality Review Act, in accordance with Article XV of the zoning chapter. A new purpose-built center building in the Town of Irondequoit would fall in that category.

Building and fire code compliance for an occupied child-care building runs through Chapter 98, Building Construction and Fire Prevention, which covers permits, inspections and fire code administration. Zoning approval and building permits are separate steps. The Zoning Board of Appeals hears appeals from zoning administrative decisions, and the Town Board holds the special use decision itself.