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Article XIX — GENERAL PROVISIONS

§ 25.195 LARGE FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES.

Red Bluff Zoning Code · 2026-07 edition · updated 2026-07-25 · Red Bluff

(A) This section establishes standards for large family day care homes in compliance with state law, including the limitations on the city’s authority to regulate these facilities.

(B) These standards apply in addition to all other applicable provisions of this chapter and any requirements imposed by the State Department of Social Services through its facility licensing.

(1) The Community Development Director or designee may issue a nondiscretionary permit for the operation of a large family day care home in any residential district if the Director determines that the proposed large family day care home will comply with the following standards in this section.

(a) No large family day care home shall be located within 600 feet of another large family day care home.

(b) At least one off-street child drop-off/retrieval parking space shall be provided. The space may be on an existing driveway and/or within a front yard or a street side yard. The space shall not be smaller in dimension or area of a standard parking space and shall not utilize a space otherwise required for off-street parking. A surfaced sidewalk shall connect this space with the front door of the large family day care home.

(c) In addition to the parking spaces required for the primary dwelling use, one additional off-street parking space for an assistant care-giver shall be provided. The space may be located on an existing driveway and/or in a front yard or a street side yard.

(d) Any large family day care home located on an arterial street as shown on the general plan circulation element map, shall be provided with adequately designed off-street drop-off/retrieval areas and assistant care-giver space to ensure that vehicles reentering the arterial street will be able to do so in a forward manner.

(e) Business hours are limited to between 6 a.m. and 6 p.m.

(f) Outdoor activities on the site are limited to between the hours of 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. In order to limit neighborhood noise impacts, at least four hours of daily activities shall be conducted indoors. The four hours need not be consecutive, but all client children shall observe the same indoor activity period or periods.

(2) At a public hearing advertised in accordance with California Government Code § 65091, the Planning Commission may approve a modification to the standards of division (A) above for a large family day care home that does not meet the standards of this section. Prior to that public hearing, the applicant shall pay a fee to help offset costs related to notification, advertising, staff report preparation and Planning Commission review. No part of those fees shall be refundable.

(`61 Code, § 25.19.37) (Ord. 915, passed 6-20-2000; Am. Ord. 939, passed 5-20-2003; Am. Ord. 1018, passed 9-32013)

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▸ Contents — Red Bluff Zoning Code
Red Bluff Zoning Code
  1. Article I — ADOPTION OF PLAN
  2. Article II — DESIGNATION OF DISTRICTS
  3. Article III — ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRICTS
  4. Article IV — AMENDMENT PROCESS
  5. Article V — PROCEDURES FOR NAMING AND RENAMING STREETS,
  6. Article VI — RESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS
  7. Article VII — RESERVED
  8. Article VIII — COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS
  9. Article IX — INDUSTRIAL DISTRICTS
  10. Article X — PUBLIC DISTRICTS
  11. Article XI — COMBINING DISTRICTS
  12. Article XII — USE PERMITS
  13. Article XIII — ADMINISTRATIVE USE PERMITS
  14. Article XIV — PLANNED DEVELOPMENT USE PERMITS
  15. Article XV — VARIANCES
  16. Article XVI — SETBACK ADJUSTMENTS
  17. Article XVII — NONCONFORMING USES
  18. Article XVIII — RESERVED
  19. ▸ Article XIX — GENERAL PROVISIONS
    Overview
    1. § 25.182 GENERALLY.
    2. § 25.183 SIMILAR USE FINDINGS.
    3. § 25.184 RULES GOVERNING USE OF ZONING MAP AND SYMBOLS.
    4. § 25.185 REGULATIONS ARE MINIMUM.
    5. § 25.186 RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER REGULATIONS AND TO PRIVATE REST…
    6. § 25.187 ADDITIONAL USES PERMITTED.
    7. § 25.188 BUILDING SITE, AREAS AND EASEMENTS.
    8. § 25.189 GRADING.
    9. § 25.190 COVENANTS FOR EASEMENT.
    10. § 25.191 NOISE ATTENUATION.
    11. § 25.192 YARDS.
    12. § 25.193 RESTROOM FACILITIES.
    13. § 25.194 TEMPORARY OUTDOOR EVENTS.
    14. § 25.195 LARGE FAMILY DAY CARE HOMES.
    15. § 25.196 LARGE RETAIL SALES AREAS.
    16. § 25.197 ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS AND JUNIOR ACCESSORY DWELLIN…
    17. § 25.198 MOBILE VENDORS.
    18. § 25.199 DENSITY BONUS.
  20. Article XX — CERTIFICATES OF OCCUPANCY
  21. Article XXI — RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND COMMERCIAL COACHES
  22. Article XXII — PROHIBITED USES
  23. Article XXIII — OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING
  24. Article XXIV — ENFORCEMENT AND PENALTIES
  25. Article XXV — DEFINITIONS
  26. Article XXVI — ADULT-ORIENTED BUSINESSES
  27. Article XXVII — DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT PROCEDURES

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