ORC §5104.054 — Type B Family Child Care Homes By-Right in Residential Districts (OH)

Tracked preemption from the Ohio overlay bundle.

Overview

Effective
2025-01-01
Sunset
Authority
state
Scope
state:OH

Trigger predicate

When this evaluates true for a parcel, the law's preempted fields take precedence over base zoning.

parcel.base_zone_category {res_sf, res_mf, res_th, mu}

Preempted fields

5 fields on the base district schema are rewritten when the trigger fires.

FieldOpValueNote
base_districts[category=res_sf].allowed_usesaddfamily_child_care_home_type_b
base_districts[category=res_mf].allowed_usesaddfamily_child_care_home_type_b
base_districts[category=res_th].allowed_usesaddfamily_child_care_home_type_b
base_districts[category=mu].allowed_usesaddfamily_child_care_home_type_b
review_typewaive_discretionaryNo conditional use permit or special exception may be required for Type B family child care homes.

Citation

Authority source
ORC §5104.054 (amended by HB 33, effective Jan 1, 2025)
§ §5104.054
https://codes.ohio.gov/ohio-revised-code/section-5104.054

Research notes

Use-class preemption. Applies uniformly to cities, villages, townships, and counties (one of few truly statewide zoning preemptions in Ohio). Type B = 1–6 children (with restrictions on under-2-year-olds) in caregiver's personal residence, whether ODCY-licensed or not. Type A homes (7–12 children, licensed facilities) are NOT covered. Any local ordinance still requiring special exception for Type B homes is legally unenforceable post Jan 2025.