Weber County, UT Home Business: Home Daycare (2026)
Key Facts
- Participant cap
- 8 children/pupils at one time
- Hours allowed
- 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. daily
- Permit required
- Land use permit + site plan
- License required
- Annual business license
- Noise limit
- 60 decibels at property line
- Outdoor play
- Expressly allowed for day care
Summary
Weber County treats a home day care as a home occupation under its Land Use Code. Operators need an annual business license and a land use permit with a site plan, can care for up to eight children or participants at once, and must run between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. seven days a week. Outdoor play areas are allowed even though most home occupations cannot use yard space.
A child day care or preschool, or an adult day care may use outdoor facilities for outdoor recreation or leisure. ... The home occupation shall not be open to the public at times earlier than 8:00 a.m. or later than 9:00 p.m. The hours of operation for child day care shall not begin any earlier than 6:00 a.m., or operate later than 10:00 p.m. seven days a week. ... Child day care or preschool, adult day care, or instructional activities shall be limited to eight pupils or participants at any one time.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: ?).
Full Breakdown
Sec 108-13-2 folds licensed child day care and preschool into the county's home occupation rules for unincorporated Weber County. A land use permit application with a site plan is mandatory before operating, the property owner must submit written authorization, and the operator must hold an annual business license. Unlike most home occupations, which are confined entirely inside the dwelling, child day care and preschool operators are expressly allowed to use outdoor facilities for recreation or leisure. window set for other home occupations. The operation must be run by the resident of the dwelling; up to two non-resident employees are allowed only if the lot is at least one acre.
Noise from the operation cannot exceed 60 decibels measured at the property line, and outdoor lighting used for the business must be downward directional, fully shielded, and cannot add more than two foot-candles of light over ambient levels at the property line. County officials may inspect during reasonable hours to confirm compliance, and approval can be revoked under Section 102-4-3 for noncompliance.
Violations & Fines
A home day care that skips the land use permit, exceeds eight children, or runs outside the 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. window is out of compliance with Sec 108-13-2 and can have its home occupation approval revoked under Section 102-4-3. General code enforcement under Section 102-4-4 applies: a written notice of violation gives 14 days to correct, and unresolved violations draw administrative citations of $100 for the first offense, $200 for the second, and $400 per violation per day for a third or later offense, plus possible abatement and a judgment lien.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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