Sahuarita, AZ Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)
Key Facts
- Unrelated children allowed
- 6 maximum at one time
- Approval process
- administrative (no CUP hearing)
- Floor area limit
- none during care hours
- Areas usable during care
- indoor and outdoor
- Max civil penalty
- $750 per offense (individual)
Summary
Sahuarita treats in-home daycare as its own home-based business category under STC § 18.09.030(B)(2), letting a resident provide compensated child care to up to six unrelated children through an administrative process rather than a conditional use hearing. Both indoor and outdoor areas may be used during care hours with no floor-area cap.
2. "Child care home-based business" means providing compensated child care from a residence to no more than six children unrelated to the resident child care provider at the same time and shall be permitted through an administrative process subject to the conditions listed in subsection C of this section. ... c. Child Care Home-Based Business. During the hours of activity of the child care use both indoor and outdoor areas may be devoted to the use. ... c. Child Care Home-Based Business. Services shall be provided for no more than six children unrelated to the resident child care provider at one time. ... c. Child Care Home-Based Business. During the hours of activity of the child care use, there is no limit to the amount of floor area devoted to the secondary use.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4745395; v0 updated 2025-12-08; through 12-08-2025).
Full Breakdown
030(B)(2) defines a "child care home-based business" as providing compensated child care from a residence to no more than six children unrelated to the resident provider at the same time, and it is approved through the same administrative process used for a Class I home-based business rather than requiring a Type I conditional use hearing. 030(C)(1)(c) lets both indoor and outdoor areas of the property be devoted to the daycare during those hours. 030(C)(5)(c) counts only children unrelated to the provider; the provider's own children are not counted toward it.
030(C), including no exterior alteration of the residence's residential appearance and no unusual noise or traffic in the neighborhood. 030(C)(3), which allows only playground equipment to be kept outside for a child care home occupation.
Violations & Fines
Providing home child care to more children than the six-child cap, or without going through the required administrative approval, is a zoning violation under STC § 18.95.030, subject to inspection and citation by the zoning administrator. STC § 18.95.040 caps the penalty at $750 per offense for an individual, with each day of over-capacity care a separate offense.
Frequently Asked Questions
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