St. George, UT Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)
Key Facts
- In-home babysitting cap
- 4 children per dwelling
- Family child care cap
- 10 children incl. provider's own
- License required
- Class B home occupation license
- Outdoor activity hours
- 7:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m. only
- Zoning status
- Permitted accessory use, residential zones
Summary
St. George zoning caps home-based child care at four children for in-home babysitting, or ten children (including the provider's own minors) for a family child care home run out of the provider's primary residence.
A. Child Care, In-Home Babysitting: The provision of child care for four (4) or fewer children within a dwelling; B. Child Care, Family: The provision of child care for up to ten (10) children, including the provider's children who are under the age of eighteen (18), within the provider's primary residence.
Official source re-checked September 8, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: current through Ordinance 2026-062, passed August 6, 2026).
Full Breakdown
City code defines two home child-care tiers in the zoning definitions: in-home babysitting, capped at four children in a dwelling, and family child care, capped at ten children including the provider's own minors, run from the provider's primary residence. Both are listed as permitted accessory uses in the city's residential and agricultural zoning tables. A home daycare also operates as a Class B home occupation under Title 3, requiring a business license, and its outdoor activities are restricted to 7:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m., the same window set for nonresident workers and visitors.
Violations & Fines
Exceeding the ten-child family child care cap, or operating without the required Class B home occupation business license, is a Class B misdemeanor prosecuted under City Code § 3-1-21.
Frequently Asked Questions
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