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Council discusses proposal to raise in-home licensed daycare limit from 12 to 16; safety and traffic concerns raised

5767478 · August 27, 2025
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Murray City planning staff proposed raising the permitted number of children in licensed in-home daycares from 12 to 16, matching a 2023 Utah state limit, but councilors requested edits after safety, square-footage and traffic concerns were raised.

MURRAY, Utah —1 Aug. 26 —1 City planning staff and the council discussed a proposed ordinance to raise the maximum number of children permitted at a licensed in-home daycare from 12 to 16. The change would align municipal code with a 2023 change in Utah state licensing rules, subject to local conditions intended to preserve safety and neighborhood compatibility.

Planning staff said the proposal responds to a local request from an in-home provider and several other providers who asked the city to lift the municipal cap to match the state's allowance of 16…

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