A small in-home daycare typically operates as a home occupation under the county Land Use Code, while a larger child-care center is a defined land use permitted only in specific zones with a site plan. State child-care licensing through Idaho Health and Welfare applies separately.
The Kootenai County Land Use and Development Code treats a full child-care center, preschool, or Head Start facility as a distinct use under section 8.5.107, permitted in the Agricultural, Rural, Agricultural Suburban, Restricted Residential, and High Density Residential zones. Such a facility may not be located in a floodplain or adjacent to industrial or hazardous land uses, and must submit a site plan showing structures, fencing, and playground plus a parking and circulation plan. A small family daycare in a home is generally reviewed as a home occupation under 8.4.501. Separately, child-care providers are licensed by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare. Inside cities, the city zoning code governs.
Operating a center in a prohibited zone or without the required site plan is a land-use violation; operating without required state child-care licensing is a separate Idaho enforcement matter.
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