I knew a guy that was going to start a ***** house, he said he would have to run it by hand until he could find a good *****.
You can call your business "The TRIM shop".... LOL!!!! FWIW, I have a separate shop from my house... but I also have a full blown work shop and sewing machine in my ba*****t for those "manditory overtime" jobs.
Zippeay try opening in nj its a frickin disaster i got a gas station and repair shop the ******** i got to have is nuts 1. ceirtifate of authority sales tax 2. weights and measures time dev lic ( air pump) $25.00 3 .weights and measures metering div ( pumps 2x 8@ $25.00 each 4. motor fuel lic @ $250.00 5. under ground storage registration 6. department of community affairs fire and safety $150.00 A welder reg $each B compersed gas bottles $each 7. tank press test @ $1345.00 8. right to know @ $100.00 9. corp reg @ $50.00 10. epa run off fee @ $10.00 per parking spot x 48 spots next year ? And thats every year just for the shop and pumps plus ins,comp ins, tank ins, shop liability ins must have to open Then i had a old office next to the hot rod shop end of the building so i wanted to open a small store for my wife 300 sq foot you know coffee dounuts candy cigs. Well i get it allmost done doing it my self to save $$$$ and some ***hole with a clip board gives me a big red tag tells me i need to get a zoneing change and a varince im not zoned to do retail wtf is selling gas every day and did you ever see a gas station that dident sell coffee anymore. Now a attorney tells me its going to cost me 5 to 8 k and 6 mounths to a year to do it **** that . So i go to a planing board meeting and tell the board that if they want me to go do all this ******** i will and insted of 300sq foot im doing 1600sq foot and im opening a **** store across from the new cop shop i helped pay for @ $16,544.00 a year in taxes. Well that scaered the **** out of them because in 48 h latter the tag was gone. Fees to open store 1. food sevice lic @$295.00 2. board of heath @ $100.00 3. milk lic @ $50.00 4. egg lic @ $50.00 plus the cost of 4 sinks installed by lic plumber $3144.67 1 50 amp plug for coffee maker by lic elet $706.05 Ill be selling coffee till im dead to brake even ROCKY IN THE MOST ****ED UP STATE IN THE USA NJ
AMEN! Quiz- Which of our founding fathers said this-- "If you wish to trade liberty for security, you will end up with neither." ?
I am sure Bush doesn't know, as he sure as hell doesn't seem to understand that. Terror watch list anybody?
That's the problem, they made all these laws to help us and protect us from ourselves and now it's damned near impossible to do anything for yourself. Then again look what happens when they let the regulations go - someone, somewhere, decides to cheat, and you have Bear Sterns, Lehman Brothers, and a bunch of clowns in Washington trying to stick us with the bill when if they'd just been able to reject bad loans we wouldn't have a problem in the first place. I almost think in your case I'd see if I could detach the garage, by cutting like 12" out of where it attaches to the house. Of course with the necessary permits. But the lawyer is a good idea. You know, maybe that was the problem. Lawyers became lawmakers and had to ensure they'd always have work... thus you need one to understand the law. And how to get around it.
Yea like an 85 billion dollar AIG bail out while CEO's of these companies salaries are what bamkrupting them. Home of the Brave. Land of the screwed. I still wouldn't live anywhere else.
It's un-cons***utional for any gov't, local or fed, to stop you from making a living from YOUR property. The ordinances are for everyone else's protection, not just to screw biusness (although it seems that way!). If you're doing upholstery I can't see that much local harm. From home, DO NOT APPLY FOR A SALES TAX LICSENSE. Pay the sales tax on the products. Keeps you under the radar. Apply for an ***umed name just for cashing and depositing checks. Pay tax on the add'l income. You're done. **** the city and state. Nuttin they can do about it. They can only act on complaints. They can't afford much else. BTW, I know a guy that tried the *****house gig and it didn't work. Coulda been cuz he couldn't afford the girls in the brginning and tried to run it by hand to get it started...
Right on! 57trucker is having an addition built on his house. He lives in an older part of town and his house sits on two lots. So when he goes to get his building permit the city wants him to have his lot surveyed because it is on two lots. WTF? He has been living there for 15+ years. The city wants to "clear up" these types of lots. OK fine, but don't make it the home owners job to fix the citys problem.
We all need to start somewhere,I worked out of my house rebuildig m/c engines for years.Doing work for several shops in the area.Plain and simple i out grew my garage.Now i got a spot in a semi industrial complex and work there full time.Yea alot more hoops to jump but charge as needed to offset the added bills.Thankfully the rep i developed working at home has allowed me to stay consistintly busy through some slow times.Hey S&S cycle started at the family farm.They still operate a large portion of ther business there.
FWIW this could probably be done legally, by seeking a zoning variance at a city council meeting and jumping thru a few hoops. Most zoning people aren't trying to stop you from making a buck on the side, they're trying to keep you from changing the flavor of the neighborhood with your buck on the side. So show them you're a reasonable person who is genuinely concerned about your neighbors, and it's probably going to involve spending to improve something. (make em feel like they won a battle) A fence, additional driveway, etc. If your house/yard isn't already well maintained, time to break out the hammer and paintbrush. You may squawk about having to shell out cash for the improvement, but ultimately it's a for-profit venture at the expense of your neighbors. Be selfish from the start and expect a strong NO from the zoning people. They're feeling you out because if your business grows there will be growing pains with neighbors & the city. They won't give an inch today if they think you'll be obstinate and unreasonable when the growing pain strikes. Good luck with the business
Ok Well here is the thing. I had a guy 2 houses down form me doing the same thing you want to do. What happened was he had so many cars coming in and going out or just sitting at the curb no one could park there cars at there home. Pissed off everyone he did not care. But the city did!! So the law is if you do the work there and no one comes to your home. But the you take what you sew to them they don't care but you cant have the cars come to you. ps they were on his **** about everything he did when he told them go fly a kit. He had cops there 2 3 times a week till he moved
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