Little Chute, WI Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)

Little Chute's zoning code treats in-home child care as a special exception, not a permitted use. Under the RC conventional single-family district rules, a 'day nursery, kindergarten', defined as regular day care for five or more children who aren't part of the resident family, needs plan commission approval as a special exception use, and the site must provide at least 100 square feet of open outdoor play space for every child enrolled. Smaller in-home care serving fewer than five non-family children falls outside this definition and isn't independently addressed. Operating without the required approval is a zoning violation under § 44-466, punishable by forfeiture, with each day a separate offense.