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Planning Commission staff backs ordinance changes to align county childcare rules with state licensure
Summary
Staff recommended removing county zoning rules that duplicate or contradict Tennessee Department of Human Services (DHS) childcare licensure requirements and making many childcare uses permitted by right in commercial zones to streamline permitting and reduce conflicts.
Planning staff recommended that Knox County amend local zoning rules to defer to Tennessee Department of Human Services licensure standards for child care and to simplify permitting for child care providers.
Jesse, planning staff, told the Planning Commission during the Feb. 11 agenda review that the proposal updates terminology, removes most supplementary local regulations in Article 4.91 that repeat or conflict with DHS rules, and shifts child care facilities from a use-on-review to a use-by-right in many commercial and business zones. “The amendment focuses on review processes for child care facilities and its purpose is to align zoning regulations with the Department of…
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