Campbell County, KY Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 154.046(C)(3)(a)
- Zoning permit
- Required before starting a home daycare
- Max capacity
- 10 children at any one time
- Parking
- 1 off-street space, not in front yard
- Quiet hours
- No perceptible activity 10 p.m.-7 a.m.
- Staffing
- Max 1 non-resident employee on site
- Penalty
- Class B misdemeanor, § 154.999
Summary
Campbell County treats a home daycare as a 'general home-based business' under § 154.046(C), which requires a zoning permit and caps at-home childcare at ten children at any one time. The provider must also meet every general home-based-business requirement: one off-street parking space, no outdoor operation, and quiet hours between 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. for drop-off and pickup.
(C) General home-based business. In addition to the general requirements (listed above), general home-based businesses are subject to the additional requirements.
(1) Include a minimum of one off-street parking space (which may include a space for the dwelling ). The front yard should not be used as a parking space in order to retain the residential character of the property.
(2) Hours of operation, including delivery and receiving, shall be conducted in a way that is not perceptible from beyond the lot line between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m.
(3) General home-based businesses are limited to the following types of activities and shall require a zoning permit:
(a) At-home childcare with a maximum child care capacity of ten at any one time;
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-50: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. O-09-2026, passed 8-5-26; and Res. R-42-26, passed 7-15-26; and State legislation current through KRS Pamphlet 2025).
Full Breakdown
046(C) of the county's zoning code lists at-home childcare with a maximum capacity of ten children at any one time as a 'general home-based business,' one of thirteen activities the Planning and Zoning Commission allows in a residence only after the operator obtains a zoning permit. 049 before a permit can issue. 046(A): the business stays indoors and is clearly incidental to the residential use, no more than one non-resident employee works on site at a time, there is no outdoor storage or visible change to the building's exterior, and noise, odor, vibration, or fumes detectable beyond the property line are prohibited. m. 247 bars the Board from waiving a use the zone does not otherwise permit.
Violations & Fines
Operating an unpermitted or oversized home daycare is enforced as a zoning violation under § 154.999: any violation of Chapter 154 is a class B misdemeanor, and each day the violation continues is a separate offense. The code's preamble to § 154.046 also lets the Planning Commission act against a home-based business that outgrows the section's limits, treating it as ready to move to a commercial location.
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Sources & Official References
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