Redondo Beach, CA Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)
Key Facts
- Small day care
- Up to 8 children, permitted by right
- Large day care
- 9 to 14 children, permitted by right
- City permit needed
- None; no CUP required in R-1/R-1A
- Governing table
- Section 10-2.501 land use schedule
- Zones covered
- R-1 and R-1A single-family zones only
Summary
Redondo Beach's zoning code treats small and large family day care homes as permitted residential uses in the R-1 and R-1A single-family zones, listing both as "P" uses in Section 10-2.501 alongside single-family homes, with no Conditional Use Permit or discretionary hearing required to operate one.
In the following schedule the letter "P" designates use classifications permitted in the specified zone and the letter "C" designates use classifications permitted subject to approval of a Conditional Use Permit, as provided in Section 10-2.2506. Where there is neither a "P" nor a "C" indicated under a specified zone, or where a use classification is not listed, that classification is not permitted. ... Single-family residential P P Family day care homes: Family day care home, small P P Family day care home, large P P
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4889554; v14 updated 2026-05-12).
Full Breakdown
402(77) as a dwelling that regularly provides care, protection and supervision of 14 or fewer children in the provider's own home, for periods of less than 24 hours a day, while the parents or guardians are away. 501, the land use schedule for the R-1 and R-1A single-family residential zones: both "Family day care home, small" and "Family day care home, large" are marked with a "P," the same designation given to ordinary "Single-family residential" use, and the table's Additional Regulations column is left blank for both rows.
That means neither size needs a Conditional Use Permit, a variance, or any discretionary hearing before the Planning Commission to operate in a single-family home; the provider still has to hold whatever license the State of California requires for the home's size, but Redondo Beach's own zoning code does not layer a city land-use permit on top of it. Home-based day care in a duplex, triplex, or the R-2, R-3 and other multi-family zones is not covered by this R-1/R-1A schedule and would need to be confirmed against those zones' own land use tables before assuming the same by-right treatment applies.
Violations & Fines
There is no CUP to violate for a code-compliant small or large family day care home in R-1 or R-1A: the use is by right under Section 10-2.501. Operating without the State-required family day care license, or exceeding the 14-child ceiling in Section 10-2.402(77), would be enforced as a zoning and licensing violation under Section 10-2.201(d), a misdemeanor punishable by up to a $1,000 fine or six months in jail under Section 1-2.02.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Does this by-right rule apply outside the R-1 and R-1A zones?
Sources & Official References
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