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Council adopts code changes allowing commercial daycares in more residential and mixed zones with a 500‑foot environmental buffer
Summary
On second reading the council adopted an amendment to Title 15 allowing commercial daycares as a permitted or conditional use in additional zoning districts while requiring an environmental buffer study within a 500‑foot radius to evaluate nearby hazards and mitigation.
The Longmont City Council voted on Aug. 12 to adopt an ordinance amending Title 15 of the Land Development Code to allow commercial daycare facilities in additional zoning districts and to require environmental buffer studies for new or expanding facilities.
Key points: the ordinance permits commercial daycares as a use‑by‑right in the Neighborhood Professional Employment (NPE), Neighborhood Activity General (NAG) and Residential Mixed Neighborhood (RMN) zones, and permits them as a conditional secondary use in Rural Residential (RRU) and Residential Single Family (RSF) zones. The change removes the prior conditional‑use designation in some zones, and it requires an environmental buffer study to evaluate hazards within a…
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