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Section 5. Amend Section 6.27, Large Day Care Homes. (Page 6-49) as follows: <br />6.27. es Center iu a Residence for 3 to I2 Children <br />6.27:1 Site plan requirements. <br />In addition to the information required by Article 14.2, <br />1 °'~°° •°°'•°°°''°°~~ ~°''~s. A floor plan of the proposed day child care <br />hexie-facility, showing the use and dimensions of each room and the location of <br />entrances and exits, a fenced, orttdoor play space, evidezzce that tTre mininnnn <br />requiz°ements to qualify for a state Center in a Residence for 3 to 12 Children <br />license have been satisfied. <br />6.27.2 Standards for evaluation <br />The following standards shall be used in deciding on an application for site plan approval <br />for the use: <br />a. The'°~'°~nn~d~a~-hon=e center in a residence for .3 to 12 clzildr•en is Co be located <br />in an area, which is free from conditions dangerous to the physical and moral <br />welfare of the children. <br />b. The minimum requirements to qualify for a State of North Carolina hrrgeday-Fare <br />kerns child care license are satisfied. <br />c. There is direct frontage and access on a public state maintained road, <br />d. Adequate access to and from the site, as well as adequate space off the road right- <br />of-way, is provided for the safe pickup and discharge of children and is provided <br />in such a manner that traffic generated by the{ar-ge-day-ease-kerns center in a <br />residence foz° .3 to I2 children is not disruptive to adjacent residentially developed <br />properties <br />e. The site plan shall show how the facilities will be screened fiom adjacent <br />properties. A type A .30-foot buffer shall be provided around the'°~'°~~.ti <br />tterxe center in a residence, for 3 to I Z chi[dr°erz and play area. These buffers will <br />effectively screen the view of any outdoor play area, and reduce noise associated <br />with the day child care. <br />f: Each'°~b ~'°~~ °°~°'~^~,° center in a residence.for 3 to IZ children is required to <br />provide at least 75 square feet of outdoor play space for every child in care. This <br />space may not be located in a required buffer or in an area, which is used or <br />reserved for use as a sewage disposal nitrification field. <br />g. Fencing is to be provided around the outdoor space, which ensures the protection <br />of the children receiving day child care and protects adjacent residentially <br />developed properties from trespass. <br />h. All gates shall be self-closing and self-latching. <br />