Showing ordinances that apply to Zephyrhills West, FL
Zephyrhills West is an unincorporated community (population 5,533) in Pasco County, Florida. Because Zephyrhills West is not an incorporated city, it does not have its own municipal code. Instead, Pasco County ordinances apply directly to properties here. The home daycare rules below are the ones that govern your area.
Home daycare in Pasco County is regulated by DCF under FL §402.313. Family day care homes serving up to 10 children must register or be licensed. Local zoning permits home daycare in residential districts with conditions.
Florida's Department of Children and Families (DCF) regulates home-based childcare under FL §402.302 through §402.319. A 'family day care home' may serve a maximum of 10 children including the operator's own children under 13. Operators must be at least 21, complete the 30-hour Family Child Care Home training, obtain Level 2 background screening (FL §435.04), and secure liability insurance or post an informed consent sign. Homes may be 'registered' (Pasco County is a registration-only county, not licensing mandatory) unless operating as a 'large family child care home' (10-12 children with a full-time assistant) which requires licensing. Pasco County LDC permits family day care homes as accessory uses in residential districts subject to state registration and reasonable traffic conditions; large family day care may require administrative review. Fire inspection, sanitation, and playground safety standards apply. Home must have functioning smoke alarms, fire extinguisher, and first aid kit; pool (if any) must have barrier per FL §515.
Operating without DCF registration: 3rd degree felony per FL §402.319(2). County zoning violations: code enforcement fines. Safety violations: immediate correction, potential closure. Insurance lapse: registration suspension.
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