Stamford, CT Building Safety: Childcare Center Rules (2026)

Stamford's Zoning Regulations set special building standards for a Child Day Care Center operating as the only use on a Zoning Lot in the C-D Designed Commercial District: building height is capped at the lesser of two stories or 30 feet, building coverage at 30%, and lot coverage at 60%, with a 5-foot setback from an interior property line abutting a private right-of-way or non-residential use. No Publicly Accessible Amenity Space is required while the center remains the sole use of the property. These are physical/dimensional standards; day-to-day health and safety licensing of the center (staffing ratios, capacity) comes from the State of Connecticut, which licenses Child Day Care Centers, Group Day Care Homes, and Family Day Care Homes by size of population served.