Seaside · Land use · Child care center
Where is a child care center allowed in Seaside?
In Seaside, a child care center is needs a permit in 5 (RM, RH, CMX, CC and CRG, 1 with a condition) and not allowed in 3 (Seaside use tables, read October 2026).
Key points
- Needs a permit: RM, RH, CMX, CC and CRG
- Not allowed: RS, CA and CH
Find your lot's zone on the city zoning map, then read its row. Every status below was read from the Seaside Municipal Code use tables (read October 2026). Base zones only. General information, not legal advice — check with the city before you apply.
Zones where a child care center can go
Seaside's code calls this use “Daycare facility, child – Daycare center”. Each row links to the use table it comes from. A zone marked “see note” has a condition in the code, for example upper floors only or a larger lot.
| Zone | Status | Code |
|---|---|---|
| RM Medium Density Residential | Needs a minor use permit Code row: “Daycare, Child – Daycare center (15 or more children)” | § 17.12.030 |
| RH High Density Residential | Needs a minor use permit Code row: “Daycare, Child – Daycare center (15 or more children)” | § 17.12.030 |
| CMX Commercial Mixed Use | Needs an use permit — see note Note 5: Only allowed as an accessory use to a new car sales agency. | § 17.14.030 |
| CC Community Commercial | Needs an use permit | § 17.14.030 |
| CRG Regional Commercial | Needs an use permit | § 17.14.030 |
Zones where it is not allowed
What else applies
- Standards for this use: 17.52.050 (Daycare).
- Residential row is "Daycare, Child – Daycare center (15 or more children)". "Large or small family daycare home (1 to 14 children)" is P in RS, RM, RH and P (11) in CMX, CC, CRG (only as part of a legally established residential use).
- State law: A licensed family child care home in a house is a residential use under state law (Health and Safety Code § 1597.45); this page covers child care centers only.
- Not covered here: Coastal zoning districts CPOS, CVSC, CVSR, CMX/WBUVSP, CCRG, CCH, CTC (Title 18, Table 2): a separate coastal table where P means "principal use, coastal permit required". Cells for them are left out; the orchestrator can decide whether to add them. Only kennel and a few uses appear there (kennel: UP in CCH only).; West Broadway Urban Village specific plan (LCP Appendix C); Multi-family housing rows and other uses in the PI/OSR/OSC/M zones that have no row. Overlay zones and specific plans can also change the answer.
Other uses in Seaside
Who this affects
Frequently asked questions
Can I have a child care center in the RM zone in Seaside?
Only with a minor use permit. Seaside's use table lists it that way in RM (Medium Density Residential) (§ 17.12.030).
Can I have a child care center in the RS zone in Seaside?
No. Seaside's use table does not allow it in RS (Single-Family Residential) (§ 17.12.030).
General information, not legal advice.
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