Pueblo, CO Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)
Key Facts
- Permit required
- Conditional Use Permit + state license
- Staff limit
- resident family members only
- Capacity
- up to 8 children (state license)
- Outdoor play area
- 6-ft solid fence required
Summary
Pueblo requires a Conditional Use Permit for a licensed home child care business, plus a state Home Child Care permit, a city business license, and on-site parking before you can care for children in your house.
The applicant must be granted and maintain a State of Colorado Home Child Care permit. The applicant is to provide proof of the State permit to the office of Land Use Administration within one hundred eighty (180) days of this hearing or this permit shall be null and void.b.Applicant shall obtain a business license prior to initiating their child care home occupation.c.Off-street parking shall be provided, within the subject property, for parking and drop off, to ensure the neighborhood will not be negatively impacted by the use. Each parking space must be a minimum of nine (9) feet wide × eighteen (18) feet deep, and must be located completely within the property, such that the space does not encumber the public sidewalk. In addition, the required off-street parking space shall be permanent in character and paved with asphalt, concrete, or pavers. The space must remain open and available to customers during business hours. The number of spaces is based on the street frontage, as measured along the street curb.1)Lots with a street frontage of at least forty-five (45) feet wide, shall provide at least one (1), open and unenclosed, off-street parking space.2)Lots with a street frontage of less than forty-five (45) feet wide, shall provide at least two (2), open and unenclosed, off-street parking spaces.d.Other than family members residing within the dwelling unit located on the lot or parcel, there shall be no other employee working at the child care home.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 109).
Full Breakdown
The Pueblo Municipal Code lists Child Care Home as a conditional use in the city's agricultural and residential zone districts. Sec. 17-4-51(e)(10) requires the operator to hold a State of Colorado Home Child Care permit, obtain a City business license before starting, and provide on-site parking sized to the lot's street frontage. Only family members living in the home may work as staff: no outside employees are allowed. Outdoor play areas must be fully enclosed by a six-foot solid fence with self-latching gates. The use itself is defined in Sec. 17-2-2(33)b as care for up to eight children in the provider's residence.
Violations & Fines
Operating without the Conditional Use Permit, State Home Child Care permit, or required business license is a zoning violation the Administrative Official can cite and revoke; missing parking or fencing standards can also void the permit.
Frequently Asked Questions
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