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City of Monona, WI
Dane County
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[HISTORY: Adopted by the Common Council of the City of Monona as § 8-1-10 of the 1994 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Health and sanitation — See Ch. 263.
Zoning — See Ch. 480.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings given
DAY-CARE CENTER
Any place which receives at any one time for compensation four or more children under the age of seven years for care and supervision, for less than 24 hours a day for more than 10 days a month, without the attendance of a parent, relative or legal guardian.
DAY-CARE OPERATOR
A person who for compensation provides care and supervision for four or more children under the age of seven for less than 24 hours a day, but not including:
A. 
A relative or guardian of a child who provides care and supervision for the child;
B. 
A public or parochial school or the Y.M.C.A.; or
C. 
A person employed to come to the home of a child's parent or guardian for less than 24 hours a day.
No day-care center shall be operated within the City unless the facilities thereof are in compliance with the provisions of Chs. DCF 250 and 251, Wis. Adm. Code, which is hereby adopted and incorporated in this chapter and referenced with the same effect as if it were fully set forth herein. A copy of such regulations, as from time to time amended, shall be kept permanently on file in the office of the City Clerk. The owner, lessor, lessee, operator and person in charge of any day-care center shall be mutually and severally responsible for compliance with the provisions of this subsection.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
No person shall engage in the business of day-care center operator within the City who does not hold a valid day-care center operator's license issued by the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
To assure the safety of those children who are cared for at a day-care center, all such centers which are not located on a corner lot shall have all or an adequate portion of the rear yard fenced so as to help assure the safety of the children while playing outside. Centers located on corner lots shall maintain such a fenced area on a side yard.
Any violations of the provisions of this chapter are hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
The City Building Inspector shall have the power and duty to enforce the provisions of this chapter, including the powers of access and abatement provided in § 263-2 of the Code of the City of Monona. The Building Inspector shall have the power to determine compliance of day-care centers with the provisions of Chs. DCF 250 and 251, Wis. Adm. Code.
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. II).
In addition to the penalties provided in § 1-4 of the Code of the City of Monona, any person owning the premises on which a day-care center is operated in violation of this chapter shall be deemed to have caused a public nuisance and shall be liable for the cost of abatement thereof.