Comments on: Lawyer Gets Home Business Exemption Because Home Businesses Are “Illegal” In New Jersey http://work-at-home.business-opportunities.biz/2005/12/02/lawyer-gets-home-business-exemption-because-home-businesses-are-illegal-in-new-jersey/ News, and links for WAH entrepreneurs Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:36:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: John Newman http://work-at-home.business-opportunities.biz/2005/12/02/lawyer-gets-home-business-exemption-because-home-businesses-are-illegal-in-new-jersey/comment-page-1/#comment-526 John Newman Mon, 02 Jan 2006 16:10:05 +0000 http://work-at-home.business-opportunities.biz/2005/12/02/lawyer-gets-home-business-exemption-because-home-businesses-are-illegal-in-new-jersey/#comment-526 Well, not illegal in NJ, not zoned for in the area were Mr. Raya wanted to live. Freehold is a residential area and the area was zoned as residential only. Therefore, Mr. Raya need a variance. His request for a variance was (finally) granted due to the minimal impact his busiiness would have. However, had Mr. Raya wanted the traditional law office, his application most likely would have been denied. His neighbors turned out in droves on his first application because he was going to have a traditional office, meaning seeing clients, etc. Mr. Raya shares a driveway with one neighbor, wanted a sign in front of his house, would have to have handicap access, and there was no legal parking directly in front of his house (you'd have to know where he lived to understand why there is no parking there). Therefore, his first application would have changed the character of the neighbor hood. But as another article from the same day's paper pointed out, afterwards (like that night afterwards) the zoning board talked to the borough council. A new ordinance is being passed that would allow home businesses that have no virtually impact to be approved without having to obtain a variance. John Newman Freehold Zoning Board member Well, not illegal in NJ, not zoned for in the area were Mr. Raya wanted to live. Freehold is a residential area and the area was zoned as residential only. Therefore, Mr. Raya need a variance. His request for a variance was (finally) granted due to the minimal impact his busiiness would have. However, had Mr. Raya wanted the traditional law office, his application most likely would have been denied. His neighbors turned out in droves on his first application because he was going to have a traditional office, meaning seeing clients, etc. Mr. Raya shares a driveway with one neighbor, wanted a sign in front of his house, would have to have handicap access, and there was no legal parking directly in front of his house (you’d have to know where he lived to understand why there is no parking there). Therefore, his first application would have changed the character of the neighbor hood.

But as another article from the same day’s paper pointed out, afterwards (like that night afterwards) the zoning board talked to the borough council. A new ordinance is being passed that would allow home businesses that have no virtually impact to be approved without having to obtain a variance.

John Newman
Freehold Zoning Board member

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