Maple Grove, MN Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)
Key Facts
- Max children
- 14 or fewer per facility
- Play area
- 600 sq ft minimum
- Overnight care
- Not allowed
- State license
- Required before operating
Summary
Maple Grove allows home day care for 14 or fewer children as a permitted R-1 use, with a fenced 600-square-foot play area, off-street turnaround parking, and a state license on file.
(3)Day care facilities of 14 or fewer persons per facility, provided that:a.No overnight facilities shall be provided for children served and children must be delivered and removed daily...g.An outdoor, individually owned, fenced play area, not to be located in the front yard, of a minimum size of 600 square feet or, in the alternative, 60 square feet per child, whichever is the greater figure, shall be a part of the facility.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 6 Update 1).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 36-267(3) lists day care facilities of 14 or fewer persons as a permitted use in the R-1 Single-Family District, not a conditional use. No overnight care is allowed and children must be delivered and picked up daily. The operator must provide a turnaround driveway and off-street parking, meet the district's front yard depth, and build a fenced outdoor play area of at least 600 square feet or 60 square feet per child, whichever is larger. A copy of the state welfare/DHS license approval must be given to the city before operating.
Violations & Fines
Operating without the required play area, parking, or state license approval is a zoning code violation the city can enforce through the zoning administrator; unpermitted overnight care voids the exemption entirely.
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