Definition

A facility that provides care, training, education, custody, treatment, or supervision for persons under 14 years of age who are not related by blood, marriage, or adoption to the owner or operator of the facility, whether or not the facility is operated for profit or charges for the services it offers. This use does not include

• a facility that is operated in connection with a shopping center, business, religious organization, or establishment where children are cared for during short periods while parents or persons responsible for the children are attending religious services, shopping, or engaging in other activities on or near the premises, including but not limited to retreats or classes for religious instruction
• a school or class for religious instruction that does not last longer than two weeks and is conducted by a religious organization during the summer months
• an educational facility accredited by the Central Education Agency or the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools that operates primarily for educational purposes in grades kindergarten and above
• an educational facility that operates solely for educational purposes in grades kindergarten through at least grade two, that does not provide custodial care for more than one hour during the hours before or after the customary school day, and that is a member of an organization that promulgates, publishes, and requires compliance with health, safety, fire, and sanitation standards equal to standards required by state, municipal, and county codes
• a kindergarten or preschool educational program that is operated as part of a public school or a private school accredited by the Central Education Agency, that offers educational programs through grade six, and does not provide custodial care during the hours before or after the customary school day
• an educational facility that is integral to and inseparable from its sponsoring religious organization or an educational facility both of which do not provide custodial care for more than two hours maximum per day, and that offers educational programs for children age five and above in one or more of the following: kindergarten through at least grade three, elementary, or secondary grades
• a day home as defined in the Accessory Uses; or
• individuals living together as a single housekeeping unit in which not more than four individuals are unrelated to the head of the household by blood, marriage, or adoption.

One space per 500 square feet of floor area

Handicapped Parking

Must be provided if more than ten off-street parking spaces are required for this use
 

Required Off-Street Loading

Additional Provisions

• 1. The limited use regulations in this chapter are modified for this use to allow an outdoor play area and separate access from the main building to the play area
• 2. This use must comply with all applicable requirements imposed by state law
• 3. The persons being cared for, trained, kept, treated, or supervised under this use may not use the facility as a residence