Montebello allows in-home day care for 12 or fewer children as an accessory residential use in the R-1 zone if state-licensed. Under California Health and Safety Code Section 1597.40, small family day care homes are treated as a residential use the city cannot restrict.
The Montebello Zoning Code permits day care for 12 or fewer children in the R-1 Single-Family Residential Zone as an accessory use if the home is state-licensed (Department of Social Services, Community Care Licensing). This tracks the California Child Day Care Facilities Act. Under Health and Safety Code Section 1597.40, a small family day care home (up to 8 children) is a permitted residential use a city cannot subject to conditional-use permits, business license taxes, extra fees, or spacing rules. Section 1597.465 covers large family day care homes (up to 14 children), which the city must treat as a residential use with only limited standards. A commercial day care center is a prohibited home occupation under MMC Section 17.59.050.
Operating a family day care home without the required state license violates state law and prompts Community Care Licensing enforcement. Running a commercial day care center as a prohibited home occupation under MMC Section 17.59.050 is enforced by the city.
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