§ 6.11.24. Child Care Center

A.

Required patron parking shall be adjacent to the facility and clearly designated by raised directional signage and pavement or wheel stop markings. Each parking space shall be fronted with wheel stops set two feet from a continuous five foot wide sidewalk leading to the building entrance, or a raised curb and a continuous seven-foot wide sidewalk leading to the building entrance.

B.

If a circular driveway is provided for pick-up/drop-off of children, the following shall be required in addition to Paragraph A above; a paved circular driveway, 12 feet in width with a minimum inside turning radius of 20 feet, and an area a minimum of 15 feet from the designated discharge point where the children are picked up or dropped off, into which cars shall not park or back. If fire regulations require the designation of a fire lane, then the width of the circular driveway shall be at least 20 feet.

C.

Employee and van parking shall be designated by raised directional signage and pavement or wheel stop markings.

D.

If an outdoor play area is provided and located within 100 feet of a residential zoning district, the use of the outdoor play area shall be limited to the hours between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. The play area shall be secured with a fence, wall, and/or gate in accordance with the Hillsborough County Child Care Facilities Ordinance.

Sections E. and F. of this section shall only apply to Special Use applications.

E.

The location and extent of the facility shall not adversely affect the character of the existing neighborhood.

F.

The Child Care Center shall be of a design, intensity and scale to serve the surrounding neighborhood and to be compatible with the surrounding land uses and zoning.

G.

These regulations shall not apply to Family Child Care Homes as defined in Part 12.00 of this Code. Family Child Care Homes are permitted as an accessory residential use without special zoning approval or review, subject to child care licensing requirements.

(Ord. No. 97-18, § 2, 12-18-97; Ord. No. 02-13, § 2, 8-1-02; Ord. No. 10-02, § 2(Exh. A), 2-12-10)