Fall River, MA Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)
Key Facts
- Parking
- 1 space per nonresident employee
- Also required
- Normal residential parking
- Governing table
- § 86-441 parking table
- Compared to centers
- Lighter standard than day-care centers
- Enforced by
- City Building Inspector
Summary
Family (in-home) day care in Fall River must provide one off-street parking space for each nonresident employee under the city's zoning parking table, in addition to the home's ordinary residential parking.
Every building erected, enlarged, converted, or relocated and each use or change of use of land shall be provided with off-street parking spaces...in accordance with the Table of Parking and Loading Requirements...Family (in-home) day care: 1 space for each nonresident employee; also see residential parking requirements.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4739915; v14 updated 2025-12-23; through 12-23-2025).
Full Breakdown
Fall River's zoning parking table (§ 86-441) treats family (in-home) day care as its own use category, separate from day-care centers. Where a day-care center must supply one space per employee per shift, a home-based provider need only add one off-street space per nonresident employee, on top of whatever residential parking the dwelling already provides. The table is expressly incorporated into Chapter 86 and controls parking design review for any home day-care use citywide, in every zoning district.
Violations & Fines
Operating a home day care without meeting the § 86-441 off-street parking requirement is a zoning violation, enforceable by the Building Commissioner/Inspector of Buildings.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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