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Lakewood planning commission approves recommendation to expand commercial child care under new state law
Summary
The commission approved Resolution 2025-04 recommending code changes to implement Senate Bill 5509, making commercial child care centers permitted in most zones and allowing conditional use approval in industrial zones; the city council will consider the changes in November.
The Lakewood Planning Commission on Oct. 1 voted to approve Resolution 2025-04, forwarding proposed zoning changes to implement Senate Bill 5509 that expand where commercial child care centers may locate across the city.
Staff said SB 5509, adopted this year, requires jurisdictions to allow commercial child care centers as a new structure or by converting existing buildings in most zones; Lakewood staff proposed making those uses outright permitted in nearly all zones except industrial, light industrial and open space, where on-site child care would be subject to conditional-use review…
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