Redondo Beach, CA Building Safety: Childcare Center Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Commercial daycare threshold
- Permit needed over 6 children (nonresidential)
- Residential daycare threshold
- Permit needed over 14 persons
- Large family day care
- Permit needed for 9-14 persons
- Permitting authority
- Fire Code Official (Fire Chief or designee)
- Penalty
- Up to $1,000 fine, 6 months jail
Summary
Redondo Beach requires a Fire Department operational permit before anyone runs a daycare in the city. A commercial daycare serving more than six children, or a residential building used for daycare over 14 persons, needs one under Section 3-4.103, and a homeowner-run large family day care home for nine to fourteen children needs the same permit under a separate subsection.
105.6.27 Daycare, Commercial. A permit is required to operate any nonresidential building used for day care purposes for more than six children/persons or any residential building used for day care for more than 14 persons. 105.6.28 Daycare, Large Family. A permit is required to operate a homeowner operated residence as a large family day care home for nine to 14 persons, for periods less than 24 hours per day.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4889554; v14 updated 2026-05-12).
Full Breakdown
103, add specific operational-permit categories the state model code does not spell out. " Both permits are issued and enforced by the Fire Code Official, defined in the same chapter as the Fire Chief or a designated fire department member. 1 supervised residential care uses, so a facility that also qualifies under one of those occupancy classifications may need to satisfy building-occupancy requirements in addition to the daycare operational permit. 1, punishable by up to a $1,000 fine, up to six months imprisonment, or both, with each day a violation continues after notice treated as a separate offense.
Violations & Fines
Operating a qualifying commercial or large family daycare without the Section 3-4.103 permit is enforced as a fire code violation under Section 3-4.103.1: a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000, imprisonment of up to six months, or both, with each day the violation continues after notice from the Fire Code Official treated as a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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