Care facility zoning update to comply with SB 234
Summary
Banning's rules for family daycare homes and residential care facilities were out of step with state law. The fix makes family daycare homes and small care homes permitted by right — no special zoning permit, no business license tax — which should make it easier to open childcare in neighborhoods.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 4, 2026.
Impact analysis
Childcare providers could save on fees since state law bars local license taxes on large family daycare homes.
Families needing childcare, childcare providers, and residents needing group or residential care in their neighborhoods.
No groups negatively affected
Mentions & discussions (2)
Planning Commission - Nov 4, 2026
Banning's rules for family daycare homes and residential care facilities were out of step with state law. The fix makes family daycare homes and small care homes permitted by right — no special zoning permit, no business license tax — which should make it easier to open childcare in neighborhoods.
Banning Municipal Code
Banning Municipal Code
Related development
Zoning Text Amendment No. 26-0007 — Public Hearing Notification
Neighbors will get earlier, wider notice of hearings on projects near them; developers will pay more for those mailings and signs.
Zoning Text Amendment No. PZTA 26-0002 — Care Facilities
Childcare and small care homes can open in residential neighborhoods without special permits or local fees — more options for working families.
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