A New Jersey family child care home caring for three to five children is registered through the state (voluntary registration under N.J.S.A. 30:5B-16), not by Camden County. Larger programs need a state child care center license. Your municipality's zoning still applies.
In New Jersey a 'family child care home' is a provider's private residence serving no fewer than three and no more than five non-resident children at one time. These homes register voluntarily through a Child Care Resource & Referral agency under N.J.S.A. 30:5B-16 and the DCF Manual of Requirements (N.J.A.C. 3A:52 for centers). Registration includes a home inspection for health, fire and building compliance. Programs above five children are 'child care centers' needing a full DCF license. State law treats a registered family day care home as a permitted residential use, so it cannot be zoned out, though your municipality can apply reasonable home-occupation standards. Camden County does not license home daycares.
Operating an unregistered or over-capacity program is enforced by the NJ Department of Children and Families (Office of Licensing), which can order closure. Municipal zoning issues are handled locally; the county issues no daycare penalties.
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Township Code Chapter 5 (Police Regulations) prohibits exterior radios, musical instruments, televisions, phonographs, drums, or other sound-producing device...
Cherry Hill, NJ
Chapter 5 forbids using a motor vehicle in a manner that creates a noise disturbance, including modified or defective exhaust, repeated horn-honking off publ...
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Chapter 40 Zoning limits the storage of recreational vehicles, boats, and utility trailers on residential lots. Storage is generally restricted to rear yards...
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Chapter 10 bars trucks, tractors, trailers, semi-trailers, or omnibuses with a registered gross weight over 5 tons (10,000 lbs) from parking on any Township ...
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Chapter 10 (Traffic On-Street Regulations) governs on-street parking. During declared snow events, vehicles may not park on the street from 1 hour after snow...
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Township Code prohibits barbed wire, fences topped with metal spikes, broken bottles or glass, and any fence material or construction dangerous to persons or...
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