Re: Snake breeder has business shut down by ignorant neighbors
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Originally Posted by
Marrissa
How did they even find out he was selling? How the heck did they just find his website?
In most localities part of the process to legally run any home-based business is to get a zoning variance for it, as commercial activity typically isn't allowed in residential areas. Usually when people apply it's because they often need other licensing (e.g. day cares, hair stylists, federal firearm licensees, etc) that won't be granted until the locality signs off on the business; housewives selling Mary Kay or Scentsy, or people who scour garage sales on the weekend looking for stuff to flip on eBay, typically don't bother, and since there's little or no walk-up traffic to the home the neighbors usually don't have a clue, or they don't care.
So, the guy in this story tried to set himself up legally to run a business, and applied for his variance. When that happens the county notifies neighbors within a certain distance of the home so they can voice their concerns. The county is supposed to look at those concerns as it relates to the business activity, whether it's increased traffic flow, noise, signage, potential for noxious odors/dumping, etc. ZOMG HE HAS SNAKES should not have been a consideration.
As I said, he can still breed and even sell his snakes, as long the animals are consigned or brokered by someone else and his snake-breeding operation remains a hobby. He just can't set himself up as a business.
Re: Snake breeder has business shut down by ignorant neighbors
Ah. For some reason I thought they found out he was selling online then told him he needed the license. Brain fart. Hmm stories like this don't exactly encourage people to take the legal route.
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