Health and Safety Code section 1597.42

The use of a home as a family daycare home, operated under the standards of state law, in a residentially zoned area shall be considered a residential use of property for the purposes of all local ordinances, regulations, and rules, and shall not fundamentally alter the nature of the underlying residential use.

Source: Section 1597.42, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=HSC§ionNum=1597.­42.­ (updated Jan. 1, 2020; accessed Nov. 10, 2025).

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