California Health and Safety Code Section 1597.45 makes small and large family daycare homes a residential use by right under all local ordinances, so Sutter County cannot require a business license; the Zoning Code lists only ministerial standards like parking and state licensure.
State law controls home daycare zoning: Health and Safety Code Section 1597.45(a) declares the use of a home as a small or large family daycare home a residential use of property and a use by right for purposes of all local ordinances, and subdivision (b) bars any local business license, fee, or tax. Sutter County's Zoning Code classifies Family Day Care, Small (eight or fewer children) and Family Day Care, Large (nine to fourteen children) in Section 1500-03. Section 1500-05-030(P) sets standards for large facilities: written owner consent on rentals, one additional off-street parking space, proof of a Department of Social Services license, and written approval from Environmental Health, Building, and the fire agency.
Operating a family daycare home without the required California Department of Social Services license violates state licensing law; county enforcement is limited because Section 1597.45 makes licensed family daycare homes a residential use by right not subject to local zoning permits.
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