2016-05ORDINANCE NO. 2016-05
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 14, ARTICLE III SECTION 14-134,14-
134.1 AND 14-136.1 OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA,
PERTAINING TO HOME CHILD CARE FACILITY STANDARDS.
BE IT ORDAINED, by the City Council of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, that Chapter 14,
Article III, Section 14-134, 14-134.1 and 14-136.1 of the Code of the City of Fairfax,
Virginia, is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 14-134 - Annual permit application, issuance or denial.
(a) A person proposing to operate a home child care facility shall submit an application on a
form prepared by the city manager, which shall include:
(v) Hiselesures A sworn statement from the applicant, each provider, and each adult
who resides in the proposed facility stating whether he or she has committed any
barrier offense; consent forms signed by the applicant, each provider, and each adult
who resides in the proposed facility allowing the city manager to request a search of
the central criminal records exchange for files on each such person; and payment of
an investigation fee in an amount equal to the fee established by the Virginia State
Police for conducting a records search multiplied by the number of persons making
disclosures and providing consent forms;
Sec. 14-134.1 - Permitted numbers of .children.
No home child care facility shall care for more children than specified in each of the
following provisions:
(a) The total number of nonresident children at a home child care facility at any one time
shall not exceed five four; and
(b) The total number of children at a home child care facility at any one time who are less
than two years of age, including any -resident children, shall not exceed four; and
(c) The total number of children at a home child care facility at any one time who are under
the age at which they are required to be enrolled in a public or private school pursuant to
Virginia Code §22.1-254, including any resident children, shall not exceed six; and
(d) The total number of children at a home child care facility at any one time, including any
resident children who are less than ten years of age, shall not exceed eight.
Sec. 14-136.1 - Physical facilities, equipment and operation.
(g) A refrigerator shall be used for perishable food and that refrigerator shall maintain a
constant temperature of 44 40 degrees Fahrenheit or less. Food brought into any home child
care facility for consumption by nonresident children shall be clearly marked for consumption
by the children for whom the food is intended. Meals or snacks shall be offered to the children
at least once every three hours.
This ordinance shall become effective as -provided by law.
INTRODUCED: June 14, 2016
PUBLIC HEARING: June 28, 2016
ADOPTED: June 28, 2016
Mayor
Date
ATTEST:
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Votes
Councilman DeMarco
Aye
Councilman Greenfield
Aye
Councilmember Loftus
Absent
Councilman Meyer
Aye
Councilmember Miller
Aye
Councilmember Schmidt
Aye