Leander's Composite Zoning Ordinance permits in-home day care for a limited number of children in residential districts; larger day care centers are licensed by the State of Texas and allowed in office/commercial components. State child-care licensing is handled by Texas Health and Human Services / DFPS, not the City.
The City of Leander addresses home day care through the Composite Zoning Ordinance Use Matrix and definitions. 'Day care (in home) for 5 or fewer children' is listed as a permitted use in the Single-Family Rural component (Article III, Section 1) and the Use Matrix lists 'Day Care for 6 or fewer children' as permitted (P) in the residential use components (single-family through SFU/MH, Two-Family and others). The zoning ordinance defines a 'Day Care Center' as a child care facility that provides care less than 24 hours a day for more than twelve (12) children under age fourteen and licensed by the State of Texas; a 'Group Day Care Home' as a facility providing care for seven (7) to twelve (12) children under fourteen; and includes definitions for 'Family Home' (state-licensed personal care facility). Day care centers and group day care homes are listed as permitted uses in the Local Office (LO) and commercial components, not in single-family residential districts. State licensing controls the operational requirements: child-care facilities and registered/licensed homes are regulated by Texas Health and Human Services Child Care Regulation (formerly the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services). Family Homes operating in single-family zoning districts must comply with Article IV, Section 8 home-occupation standards (subsections b, d and e), and Family Homes/Group Homes must be licensed by the State of Texas (Article IV, Section 9). For licensing, contact Texas HHS Child Care Regulation.
Operating an in-home day care for more children than permitted in a residential district, or operating a Day Care Center in a district where it is not permitted, is a zoning violation enforced by the City (fine up to $2,000.00 per day, Article X, Section 10). Operating without required state child-care licensing is enforced by Texas HHS Child Care Regulation.
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