Queen Creek, AZ Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)
Key Facts
- Base limit, all districts
- 6 children per day
- R1-35 and larger lots
- Up to 12 children per day
- Permit required
- Home occupation permit, § 3.2.G
- Floor-area cap
- 25% of primary structure
- Governing section
- Zoning Ordinance § 6.4.B.16
Summary
Queen Creek caps a home day care at six children per day in every residential zoning district, rising to twelve children per day on lots zoned R1-35 or larger, under the Zoning Ordinance's home-based occupation rules.
16. Home Day Care: a. Six (6) or fewer children per day allowed in all zoning districts. b. Up to twelve (12) children per day allowed in R1-35 and larger zoning districts.
Full Breakdown
16 of the Zoning Ordinance treats Home Day Care as its own category within the home-based occupation performance standards, separate from the general five-client cap that applies to other home businesses. Subsection a sets the baseline: six or fewer children per day are allowed in all zoning districts. 4 to allow a home business to hire a non-resident employee. G before starting, keep the home looking and functioning as a residence, stay under the 25% gross-floor-area cap for business use, and confine any related parking to the driveway or garage rather than the street.
The day care count is a Town zoning limit and operates independently of any separate state licensing requirement the Arizona Department of Health Services applies to child care facilities; a Queen Creek home day care provider needs to satisfy both the Town's numeric limit and any state licensing threshold that applies to the number of children served.
Violations & Fines
Operating a home day care above the six-child limit, or above twelve children on a lot smaller than R1-35, violates Section 6.4.B.16 and is enforced as a Zoning Ordinance violation under Section 2.6.H: a $250 civil penalty for a first offense, $500 for a second within 12 months, and $2,000 for a third, with each day of continued noncompliance a separate offense after the required 14-day notice-to-correct period.
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