There appears to be many child care and assisted-living businesses in residential Sharpstown. Other neighborhoods have expressed ''concerns regarding the placement of Assisted Living Homes in the neighborhood''.
You can go to the following government website to see if there is a child care business operating in your neighborhood.
http://www.dfps.state.tx.us/child_care/search_texas_child_care/default.asp
According to the government's website, child care businesses must comply with zoning laws. I assume this would include deed restrictions as well.
We need to get rid of the child care businesses in our neighborhoods. The additional traffic and noise is not good for property values. We need to enforce the deed restrictions prohibiting businesses in homes. We need to amend the deed restrictions to allow for foreclosure.
Unfortunately we are out of luck when it comes to assisted-living businesses. Apparently a federal law, the Fair Housing Act, prohibits discrimination against nursing homes and assisted-living businesses.
You can check the following government website to see if there is a assisted-living facility in your neighborhood. Wealthy neighborhoods appear not to have any facilities.
http://facilityquality.dhs.state.tx.us/ltcqrs_public/nq1/jsp3/qrsSearch1en.jsp?MODE=P&LANGCD=en
There are many websites touting the profitability of operating your own assisted-living home. They claim a 30% profit rate. The profit margin per person is a little over $10,000 per year. For a ten bed facility the profit is over $100,000 per year!
If you check out the above website you will find evidence of ''clustering'' on Beechnut, Leader, and Barberton streets. Apparently the business owner is buying homes close to one another. This way he can attend to all his customers and not have to hire additional workers.
By Sharpstowner
