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Planning commission recommends ordinance changes to reflect Idaho's new daycare licensing law
Summary
Idaho Falls staff told commissioners the state has taken over daycare licensing; the commission recommended amendments to the zoning code to remove standards the city may no longer enforce and to align definitions with state law, forwarding the recommendation to the mayor and city council by unanimous voice vote.
The Idaho Falls Planning and Zoning Commission on May 6 voted unanimously to recommend that the mayor and city council amend the zoning ordinance to reflect changes in Idaho's daycare licensing law, which moves licensing authority to the state effective July 1, 2025.
City staff told the commission that the Idaho Legislature passed changes that remove the city's ability to license daycares and prohibit local rules that are more restrictive than state law. As a result, staff proposed removing from the zoning code several operational standards for daycare centers and home daycares ' for example, local…
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