In October of 2003, the City Council enacted Chapter 18.61 revising the regulations for Child Day Care Uses within the City. Essentially, Chapter 18.61 provides for consistency with State law and ease of application procedure.

The following are the four basic forms of Child Care uses allowed in the City:

• Small Family Day Care Home (definition in Chapter 18.61.020, section B1.(a))

- Eight (8) or fewer children, - Permitted in all residential areas,

- Regulated by the State

• Large Family Day Care Home (definition in Chapter 18.61.020, section B1.(b))

- Seven (7) to Fourteen (14) children allowed,

- Permitted in all residential areas,

- Requires Administrative Review by City Staff including the Planning, Building and Fire Departments, - Regulated by the State and the City

• Day Care Center (definition in Chapter 18.61.020, section B2)

- Includes infant centers, preschools, and extended day care facilities,

- Requires issuance of a Conditional Use Permit with approval through the City’s Planning Commission – if approved allowed in all Zoning Districts,

- Regulated by the State and the City

• Employer-Sponsored Child Care Center (defined in Chapter 18.61.020, section B3)

- Includes any Child Care facility at the employer’s site exclusively for the care of children of that employer,

- Requires issuance of a Conditional Use Permit with approval through the City’s Planning Commission – if approved allowed only in the Industrial, Public/Quasi-Public and Open Space zoning Districts,

- Regulated by the State and the City.

You may click below to download the Day Care Ordinance, the Large Family Day Care application, or the Conditional Use Permit application.

Contacts

Development Services
600 Sixth Street
Lincoln, CA 95648
(916) 434-2470
(916) 645-3552 fax
planning@ci.lincoln.ca.us

Associated Links

Community Care Licensing
This division of the California Department of Social Services licenses day care facilities.

Placer County Office of Education - Child Care Services
Child care licensing education and assistance.

Downloads

Child Day Care Conditional Use Permit Submittal Requirements (pdf) 94k

Large Family Day Care Application (pdf) 26k

Child Day Care Ordinance (pdf) 430k

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