Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Home-based businesses

[Robert Heinich (robert]

> > > until one came along that not everyone was happy about.
So why this one was special?

-Robert Heinich
Eno Commons
Durham, NC
where we will be having a Seder in the Common House tomorrow night


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Zeke Holland" <zholland [at] blazenetme.net>
To: <cohousing-l [at] cohousing.org>
Sent: Sunday, April 01, 2007 9:34 PM
Subject: [C-L]_ Home-based businesses


> Two Echo Cohousing would like to ask other communities how they deal with
> home-based businesses.  Our Covenants and Restrictions state that lots are
> for residential purposes only, except as approved by our Homeowner's
> Association.  We have allowed home-based businesses, but only those that
> used common land went through an approval process.  Others have just
> happened, with no request, approval, review, and not much notice until one
> came along that not everyone was happy about.
>
> Now we are trying to figure out what, if any, approval process to put in
> place.  We want to allow home businesses, while also protecting community
> interests -- liability, safety, traffic, noise, privacy, property values,
> etc.  Do we require that every business get a consensus approval?  Do we
> give blanket approval but somehow deal after the fact with problems?  Do 
> we
> preapprove certain types of businesses, while requiring individual 
> approval
> of others?
>
> What have you done in your community to address such questions?  Do you 
> have
> a document that we might use as a template/example?  Thanks for any 
> guidance
> you can provide.
> --Zeke @ Two Echo Cohousing, Brunswick, ME
>
>
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