Newport Beach, CA Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)

070 (Day Care Facilities, Adult and Child) divides home-based day care into small and large categories with different zoning treatment. A small adult day care home (six or fewer clients) or small child day care home (eight or fewer children) is treated as a residential use under subsection (C) and is permitted by right (Table 2-1 lists it as "P") in the R-A, R-1, R-BI, R-2, RM, and RMD residential zoning districts, with no discretionary permit required. Every operator, regardless of size, must hold a license from the California Department of Social Services under subsection (A), and the home must remain the care provider's principal residence under subsection (B), keeping the use clearly accessory to the residential character of the property.

Large adult day care homes (seven to fourteen adults) and large child day care homes (nine to fourteen children) step up to a Minor Use Permit under Table 2-1 and must also meet subsection (D)'s additional standards: a large home cannot sit within 500 feet of another day care home in a residential zone, and the operator must provide a minimum of two off-street parking spaces as a dedicated drop-off/pick-up area, beyond parking required for the dwelling itself, subject to Traffic Engineer approval of any driveway used for that purpose. m.