Placer County, CA Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)

030 defines 'child day care, family care homes' as a private dwelling where care, protection and supervision of 14 or fewer minor children for less than 24 hours is regularly provided while parents work. The definition splits the use into 'small family day care homes' (six or fewer children) and 'large family day care homes' (seven to 14 children), both requiring a license from the California State Department of Social Services. 010(B), 'Child day care, family care homes' is listed with permit code 'C', meaning it is allowed subject to zoning clearance rather than an administrative review, minor use, or conditional use permit.

The RS table sets a 10,000-square-foot minimum lot area for the use, footnoted to 20,000 square feet where both a well and an on-site sewage disposal system serve the same lot. The Residential-Agricultural (RA) district applies the same 'C' clearance but a 40,000-square-foot minimum lot area instead. 040 requires the planning department to review and approve or disapprove a clearance request within five days of filing, and bars issuance of any building permit, business license, or other authorization for the use until clearance is granted.

56 development standards, distinct from the heavier 'A' (zoning compliance only), 'MUP' (minor use permit), and 'CUP' (conditional use permit) categories used elsewhere in the same tables.