West Jordan, UT Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)

Section 13-11-3 names daycare as a permitted home occupation, "for not more than four (4) children during operational hours," adding that a licensed or certified residential childcare facility instead follows state code. 2 pulls it back into the licensing requirement with Zoning Administrator review. Section 13-11-2V layers on additional standards specific to daycare and preschools: required square footage per child follows state licensing rules rather than a city figure; the child count includes the provider's own children except those over twelve; and employees are allowed as the state department of health requires.

Daycare gets one meaningful break other home occupations do not: § 13-11-2H exempts daycare from the 25%-of-a-floor, 500-square-foot area cap that otherwise limits every home business, recognizing that childcare needs more usable space than a typical home office. visit and delivery window, and the code-conformity and inspection requirement of § 13-11-2R covering health, fire and building codes.