Temple, TX Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)
Key Facts
- Minimum floor area
- 150 sq ft per child
- Family home loading
- Safe off-street loading, no extra parking
- Group day care loading
- Paved off-street loading, e.g. circle drive
- Home occupation rules
- Apply per Sec. 5.5.4
- Governing code
- Temple UDC Sec. 5.3.9
Summary
Family home and group day care home child care facilities are permitted by right in residential zoning districts under Temple's UDC, subject to floor-area, loading, and home-occupation standards.
A family home or group day care home child care facility may be permitted in accordance with the use table in Sec. 5.1 subject to the following standards. A. The residence or structure containing the family home or group day care child care facility must contain a minimum of 150 square feet of gross floor area for each child. This use excludes a foster home and group home.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Reformat).
Full Breakdown
Temple's Unified Development Code allows a family home or group day care home child care facility in residential districts under Sec. 5.3.9, provided the residence or structure contains at least 150 square feet of gross floor area for each child (excluding foster homes and group homes). Family home operators must provide a safe off-street loading and unloading area, though no added parking is required. Group day care homes need a paved off-street loading area, such as a circle drive, with enough maneuvering room to avoid backing into public streets. Home-occupation standards under Sec. 5.5.4 also apply when the care takes place inside a residence.
Violations & Fines
Operating without meeting the UDC's floor-area, loading, or home-occupation standards is a zoning violation, punishable by a fine up to $500 under Sec. 1-9, with each day a separate offense.
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