Littleton, CO Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)

11 of the Unified Land Use Code, separately from the general home occupation standards in the preceding subsection. The principal use of the property must be a single-family detached or attached dwelling; the use is not available as an accessory to multi-family or non-residential principal uses. Any exterior yard space used for the child care operation must be enclosed by a fence at least 30 inches tall, a specific dimensional requirement distinct from the code's general fence standards elsewhere in the zoning code. The operator must hold a current, appropriate state license as set by the Colorado State Department of Human Services, which ties the zoning approval to the operator maintaining state licensure; losing that state license would put the property out of compliance with the local accessory-use standard as well.

Finally, the use carries a general performance standard: the family child care home cannot create parking or traffic congestion, or otherwise unreasonably interfere with the peace and enjoyment of surrounding residences, which functions similarly to the traffic-control provisions written into the home occupation standards but is stated specifically for child care drop-off and pickup activity. A accessory-use table, an operator running a licensed home daycare does not need to separately satisfy the home occupation floor-area cap or two-vehicle limit, but does need to satisfy this daycare-specific fence, licensing, and traffic standard.