Showing ordinances that apply to Dover Plains, NY
Dover Plains is an unincorporated community (population 1,322) in Dutchess County, New York. Because Dover Plains is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Dutchess County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The home daycare rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Family and group family day care homes in unincorporated Dutchess County must hold NY OCFS licensure or registration under 18 NYCRR Part 417-418. Town zoning typically treats licensed day care as a permitted home occupation.
New York OCFS registers family day care (up to 6 children) and licenses group family day care (7-12 children). NY Social Services Law 390 preempts overly restrictive local rules. Dutchess County Department of Behavioral & Community Health conducts environmental health inspections and lead inspections for children under 6. Town zoning codes (LaGrange, Hyde Park, East Fishkill) permit licensed homes in residential districts.
Operating without OCFS registration: OCFS enforcement, potential closure, and civil penalties up to 500 dollars per day per NY SSL 390.
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