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Plan Commission recommends adding 'adult day care center' to Oak Creek zoning code
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Summary
Oak Creek’s Plan Commission voted to recommend that the Common Council adopt an ordinance adding “adult day care center” as a use in table 17.0304(c) and adding a corresponding definition to subsection 17.1001; applicant described services for adults 18+ and staff noted the use would be listed as conditional in several business and institutional districts.
On April 14, the Oak Creek Plan Commission voted to recommend that the Common Council amend the municipal zoning code to add “adult day care center” to table 17.0304(c) and to add a definition in subsection 17.1001.
Planning staff explained the change is intended to allow adult day care centers to be listed in the zoning table in a manner similar to child day care centers, with adult centers permitted as conditional uses in B‑2, B‑3, B‑4, B‑6 and institutional districts. "Our current zoning code chapter 17 does not list adult day care center as a use in the table at all," staff said.
An applicant who identified himself in the record as Aaron Tesh (address given in the public record) described his program, saying it serves primarily adults with developmental and intellectual disabilities age 18 and older, operates roughly 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and currently serves about 30–40 participants per day (with a current site capacity of about 50). He told the commission the program is an authorized provider under the state's home‑and‑community‑based services (HCBS) waiver program and follows state‑required benchmarks; he said adult day programs in the state are regulated through that framework and may not require the same licensing as child day care centers.
Commissioners asked follow‑up questions about age groups, medical oversight and capacity. The applicant said the program uses a registered nurse consultant for medication oversight, does not provide active medical treatment on site, and coordinates care with case managers and family care programs.
The commission made a motion to recommend adoption of the ordinance and approved it on roll call; the item will go to the Common Council for final action.
Next step: the Common Council will consider the ordinance; if the council adopts it, prospective adult day care operators will still need to obtain conditional use approvals and site‑specific permits (parking, staffing, hours and detailed operations) before opening any facility.
