Bellflower, CA Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)
Key Facts
- Permitted use
- SF Single Family Zone
- CUP or hearing
- not required
- State definition
- Health & Safety Code § 1596.78
- License issued by
- State of California
Summary
Bellflower's SF Single Family Zone lists small and large family day care homes, as defined by state law, as permitted residential uses requiring no special zoning approval.
The following day care homes, as defined in Section 1596.78 of the California Health and Safety Code: 1. Small family day care homes. 2. Large family day care homes.
Full Breakdown
The Municipal Code lists small and large family day care homes, as defined in California Health and Safety Code § 1596.78, among the permitted uses in the SF Single Family Zone: no conditional use permit or public hearing is required to operate one. This mirrors state law, which licenses family day care homes through the State of California and requires cities to treat a licensed home as a residential use permitted in all residential zones rather than as a business or institutional use.
Violations & Fines
Because family day care homes are a permitted zoning use, the City has no zoning violation for operating one with a valid state license; enforcement issues instead fall under state licensing law.
Frequently Asked Questions
Do I need a special Bellflower permit for a home daycare?
Can Bellflower zone family day care homes out of residential areas?
Sources & Official References
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