Bowling Green, KY Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)

Under the Warren County/Joint Zoning Ordinance Section 5.2.2.C(4), child care for 3 to 6 unrelated children is one of the enumerated permitted Home Occupations — meaning the provider must obtain a Conditional Use Permit from the City-County Board of Adjustment and meet all Sec. 5.2.2.C.1.a standards (clearly incidental to residential use, max 2 non-resident employees, no exterior change, 6 sq ft signage cap, residential-level traffic). Care for more children moves the use into the Day Care category at Sec. 5.2.3.C, which is also a Conditional Use in residential districts and is subject to Specific Use Standard 5: lots must have the open-space area required by the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services; a solid wall or 6-foot security fence must separate outdoor play areas from adjacent properties; outdoor play areas must be contiguous with the building; the structure must remain residential in character with no street-visible evidence of non-residential use (except the sign). All operations must hold a current Kentucky child care license under KRS 199.892 and 922 KAR 2:100 (Family Child-Care Home program) issued by the Division of Regulated Child Care. Family child-care homes are limited by state regulation to a maximum of 6 children under age 13 receiving care at any one time, including the provider's own children, with no more than 2 children under age 2.