-> On 04 Jun 09  17:22:00, Bob Klahn got back to Dan Ceppa 
-> Re: Unfathomable

 DC> Not in the least.  You refuse to accept the fact that even
 DC> one exception makes the case that not all home businesses
 DC> are legal.

 BK> It also depends on where you are. Some places you can run an
 BK> open businees out of your home, including storefront and all.
 BK> Others it's just plain not legal.

But of course.  There used to be a lot of corner stores in my old 
home town.  All of them were dual purpose.  One was, as you 
describe, a store front in a standard house. IIRC, only one of 
them is used commercially now.  

 BK> You can own a home in a district zoned commercial. You just
 BK> can't build a factory or store in a residential district. Most
 BK> places, anyway.

In those cases, a zoning variance goes into effect and, quite often, 
the residential neighbors move out.  That's especially true if the 
business is a feed lot!  

Going back to my home town, though they are long gone, I can still 
recall the smell of rubber that permeated the town.  And, like the 
feedlot in Montana, the processing plant was downwind.  Other towns 
in the area smelled like leather.  That might explain why I don't 
own a leather jacket!  

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