State law makes small and large family day care homes a residential use by right; Menifee may not charge a business license fee and processes large day care homes through a ministerial Chapter 9.60 permit with no hearing.
Health and Safety Code Section 1597.45 declares small and large family day care homes a residential use of property and a use by right for all local ordinances, and bars any local business license, fee, or tax on them. Menifee's zoning tables permit small family day care homes by right in all residential zones, while large family day care homes require a ministerial Large Family Day Care Home Permit under Development Code Chapter 9.60, with no public hearing and no appeal. Section 9.255.040.B.1 also lets large family day care homes have one non-resident assistant on the property at a time, an exception to the resident-employee rule.
Operating a large family day care home without the ministerial Chapter 9.60 permit can trigger city code enforcement; operating without a state child care license is enforced by the California Department of Social Services.
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