Twin Falls County, ID Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)

Twin Falls County treats home-based childcare as a regulated land use rather than an automatic accessory use of a house. In the Agricultural (A) zone, § 8-6B-3 lists "group daycare homes" among the conditional uses the Planning and Zoning Commission may approve only after finding the use appropriate for the location and that it will not adversely affect adjoining developed land; the Commission can attach conditions covering added sanitation facilities, landscaping, parking, or reduced hours of operation. Countywide, Chapter 10's home occupation rules classify daycare among the "sensitive" business types, alongside gun shops and auto repair, that the Zoning Administrator may decline to approve administratively and instead calendar for a public hearing under § 8-10-1.

Any home daycare that qualifies as a home occupation must also meet § 8-10-3's general standards: no external alterations or signage beyond what the sign chapter allows, no visible storage of materials, no change to the residential character of the dwelling, adequate off-street parking, no excessive noise, traffic or odor, and an accessory building or enclosure used for the business capped at 1,600 square feet. " The Zoning Administrator's office in the Planning and Zoning Department is the first stop for either the home occupation review or, in the Agricultural zone, the conditional use application.