California law protects small and large family day care homes as a residential use, so San Diego County must allow them in Bostonia. Providers must be licensed by the state Department of Social Services (Community Care Licensing); local zoning cannot ban them.
Under California law (Health & Safety Code sections 1596.70 et seq. and 1597.40 et seq.), a family day care home for children is treated as a residential use of property. A small family day care home (up to 8 children) is a permitted residential use, and a large family day care home (up to 14) is allowed subject only to limited standards. In unincorporated San Diego County the use is permitted accordingly, and licensing is handled by the California Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing Division. The County cannot require a business zoning permit that treats a licensed day care home as a commercial use.
Operating an unlicensed day care home violates state licensing law and can bring Department of Social Services enforcement and penalties.
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