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Subject:Re: local licenses From:Marc Santacroce <santa -at- CCNET -dot- COM> Date:Thu, 17 Aug 1995 00:55:13 -0700
At 10:26 8/16/95, Timothy Schablin wrote:
>Here's a question for those of you who are freelancers and working from home.
>I've read that if your in an area NOT zoned for a business, you can
>legally still conduct business if you get a P.O. box at the post office.
>Is this true?
>Here's my case. I live in an apartment and cannot do business from my
>apartment per city code. Can I if I get a P.O. box?
>thanks
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I think you'll find that the zonig restrictions apply to preclude large
amounts of business mail and business traffic from interfering with a
residential area.
I also live in an apartment. I had to get the owner's permission to operate
a business,and I had to obtain a city and county license. All three
applications asked about volumes of traffic, where I would be meeting with
clients, whether I'd be conducting business by mail or in person.
I think you can easily pursue a technical writinig business out of your
apartment without anyone knowing it. I also think you can do it legally by
truthfully answering the pertinent questions and aranging to meet with
client at their place of busines or over lunch.
