CGS § 8-3j. Regulation of family child care homes.

(a) No zoning regulation shall treat any family child care home or group child care home, located in a residence and licensed by the Office of Early Childhood pursuant to chapter 368a, in a manner different from single or multifamily dwellings.

(b) Not later than December 1, 2023, and annually thereafter, each municipality shall submit to the Office of Policy and Management a sworn statement from the chief executive officer of the municipality stating (1) that the municipality's zoning ordinances are in compliance with (A) subsection (a) of this section, and (B) the provisions of subdivision (1) of subsection (d) of section 8-2, or (2) the specific time frame within which the municipality will bring its zoning ordinances into compliance with subsection (a) of this section and subsection (d) of section 8-2.

Short History

(P.A. 90-286, S. 4, 9; P.A. 15-227, S. 25; P.A. 23-142, S. 1.)

Long History

History: Pursuant to P.A. 15-227, “family day care home” was changed editorially by the Revisors to “family child care home”, effective July 1, 2015; P.A. 23-142 added Subsec. (a) designator to existing provisions and amended same to prohibit any zoning regulation from treating any licensed residential group child care home differently from any single or multifamily dwelling and added Subsec. (b) to require chief executive officer of each municipality to annually certify that the municipality's zoning regulations are in compliance.