Pharr, TX Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- Conditional use permit (CUP)
- Spacing rule
- 1,000 ft. from other home daycares
- State licensing
- Required (TX child-care license)
- Zoning
- Residential districts only, with CUP
Summary
Pharr requires a conditional use permit before running a home child daycare in any residential zone, plus state licensing and a 1,000-foot buffer from other home daycares.
It shall be unlawful to have a home child daycare in a residential zoning district without first obtaining a conditional use permit from the City of Pharr. All home child daycares must have a conditional use permit. ... Home child daycares cannot be closer than 1,000 feet radius from one another. The distance is measured from the property line which is closest to the other daycare.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 44).
Full Breakdown
City Code Sec. 26-300 makes it unlawful to operate a home child daycare in a residential zoning district without first getting a conditional use permit from the City of Pharr: every home child daycare must have one. Sec. 26-301 adds special provisions: the operator must hold a license or certification from the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services (now DFPS) for child care, comply with the city's home occupation conditions in the zoning appendix, and keep the house up to code under the adopted international building codes. Home daycares also cannot sit within a 1,000-foot radius of another home daycare, measured property-line to property-line.
Violations & Fines
Operating a home child daycare in a residential district without the required conditional use permit, or without state child-care licensing, is a code violation; the city can deny or revoke the CUP for noncompliance with the spacing, licensing, or building-code conditions.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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