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Council approves zoning and registry changes aimed at expanding child care options
Summary
The Terre Haute City Council unanimously approved two ordinances to align local child care limits with state rules, create a narrowly tailored commercial childcare zoning category, and establish an annual city registry and safety inspection for child-care providers.
The Terre Haute City Council on Sept. 4 approved changes to the municipal code intended to make it easier to open licensed child-care centers and to give the city a way to track and inspect providers. City officials said the measures will align local occupancy limits with state licensing, create a new commercial zoning class limited to child-care centers, and require an annual registry and inspection for child-care providers. Marcus Mower, city engineer, told the council the city’s current limits in city code were lower than state rules and…
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