Title 18 - Unified Development Ordinance

 

18.110 Rules of Interpretation and Definitions

18.110.020 Definitions

  1. A.
    Where a word or term is not defined in this Chapter but is defined elsewhere in this ordinance or in the Code, such definition shall be applicable unless the context indicates that a standard dictionary definition is more appropriate.
  2. B.
    Where a word or term is defined in this Chapter and also defined elsewhere in this ordinance, the definition contained in this Chapter shall be generally applicable except in the Chapter or Section to which the other definition applies.

(History: Ord. ZRR-1725; ZRR-1661; ZRR-1637)

18.110.155 Day Care

Day care means the provision of supervision, training, food, lodging or medical services to persons for less than 24 hours a day.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Child care center means a facility which provides care and educational activities for 13 or more children two weeks to 16 years of age for more than three hours and less than 24 hours per day including day time, evening, and nighttime care; or which provides before and after school care for school-age children. A facility may have fewer than 13 children and be licensed as a center if the program and building meet child care center regulations set out in K.S.A. Chapter 65 and K.A.R. Chapter 28.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Day care home means a structure designed and used as a one or two-family dwelling where day care is provided for a maximum of twelve (12) children, which is regulated under K.S.A. Chapter 65 and K.A.R. Chapter 28.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Mother's Day Out means a day care program operating more than five (5) consecutive hours or more than one day per week and in which any one child is enrolled for not more than one session per week.

Effective on: 1/1/1901

Preschool means a day care facility providing educational experiences and operating in compliance with the definitions and regulations of the State of Kansas.

(History: Ord. ZRR-2903 §1, 2011; ZRR-1725; ZRR-1693; ZRR-1661; ZRR-1637; ZRR-1237; ZRR-889 §18.02)

Effective on: 1/1/1901