Celina, TX Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing use
- Child care center, in-home
- SF-E district
- S*. SUP plus specific criteria
- SF-R / SF-A districts
- S: specific use permit required
- OT-R district
- C: conditions before building permit
- Defined at
- § 14.01.114
Summary
Celina requires a specific use permit for in-home child care in most residential zoning districts, per the § 14.03.101 use table.
Child care center, in-home S* S S C [Legend:] P = permitted by right; S = specific use permit required, S* = specific criteria are required as well as approval through the SUP process; C = conditions required prior to issuance of a building permit; Blank = not permitted.
Full Breakdown
Celina's zoning code treats "child care center, in-home", regular childcare provided within the permit holder's home under § 14.01.114, as a regulated use, not a by-right home occupation. The residential schedule of uses at § 14.03.101 marks it S* in the Single-Family Estate (SF-E) district, S in Single-Family Residential (SF-R) and Single-Family Attached (SF-A) districts, and C in Downtown Residential (OT-R), meaning operators must obtain a specific use permit (with added SUP criteria in SF-E) or meet conditions before a building permit issues. It is not covered by the code's separate, no-approval-needed home occupation rules in § 14.03.401(6).
Violations & Fines
Operating an in-home child care use without the required specific use permit or without meeting the § 14.03.101 conditions is a zoning code violation, enforceable the same as any unpermitted use under Chapter 14.
Frequently Asked Questions
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