Neighborhoods routinely ban small home child cares despite demand
Oksana Onysko has looked at over 20 houses in the last several months but has yet to find what sheâs searching for. It needs to have a fenced yard or be near a park, shouldnât be too close to neighboring homes, must have sufficient parking and square footage, meet fire code and fall under either commercial zoning or residential zoning as long as itâs outside a community with a homeowners association. Onyskoâs search is not just for a house to live in but one where she can open a child care and nurture up to 10 children in the comfort of a home setting. Such small neighborh...