I would recommend researching zoning laws, gather some supporters of your idea, and taking it to your local civic meeting with a plea that your Co-op would benefit the neighborhood. You probably have some gray area being a non traditional business, not all zoning laws are the same, so I would say start there. good luck, I hope you get some more feedback.
<br>-Heather Edwards, bikecityrecyclery fayetteville, ar.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Nov 14, 2007 12:20 AM, Jake Liefer &lt;<a href="mailto:jakeliefer@gmail.com">jakeliefer@gmail.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hello,<br>&nbsp;I operate a small bike Co-op in a small, run down town called Beaver<br>Falls, PA. We&#39;re looking into purchasing a location and think we&#39;ve<br>found the perfect spot. It&#39;s a former business / house with a three
<br>car garage and a large glass storefront area. The only problem is that<br>it&#39;s zoned residential even though it used to be a business many years<br>ago. &nbsp;The street is pretty run down, with three of the four<br>&#39;neighbors&#39; being vacant housing, so I&#39;m not too worried about
<br>neighbors complaining about it. I&#39;d like to paint our logo on the<br>garage but I&#39;m afraid that it my draw too much attention from the<br>zoning people.<br>&nbsp;Do any of your co-ops operate in non-commercialy zoned space? Have
<br>you had any problems arise because of it?<br>Thanks,<br>Jake<br>_______________________________________________<br>Thethinktank mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org">Thethinktank@lists.bikecollectives.org
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