tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859424241518638170.post9033137006032043974..comments2009-11-03T14:59:23.650-06:00Al Iversonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14312013852191097352noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859424241518638170.post-6036698191006486252009-11-03T14:12:45.141-06:002009-11-03T14:12:45.141-06:00I visited the storefront and read the zoning change request myself.<br /> <br />I agree, that it should not need a zoning change, but apparently for some reason, it does.<br /><br />This calls for a little bit of research.Bill Mortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08958945888866140487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859424241518638170.post-81484187703002163612009-09-15T16:19:53.716-05:002009-09-15T16:19:53.716-05:00Bill, would you actually have to apply for a zoning change for this? I mean, if the space was zoned &quot;retail&quot; to begin with, it wouldn&#39;t matter if it was an office or a little store, as long as there were no sanitation issues or other potential physical hazards involved, would it? <br /><br />I would think it would only need that if it were to become something like a food service business of some sort, or a hair salon or dry cleaning facility, or some other really intense business involving potential hazards.The North Coasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14292115710427172625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859424241518638170.post-29864376457614841052009-09-09T13:02:01.612-05:002009-09-09T13:02:01.612-05:00A zoning change to offer a video rental service from a storefront that once held a legal consulatation business?<br /><br />Am I understanding this correctly?Bill Mortonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08958945888866140487noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3859424241518638170.post-44112331113623298622009-08-11T18:22:29.352-05:002009-08-11T18:22:29.352-05:00Yeah, I guess they do, since they still use old-fashioned &quot;boutique&quot; stereo components.<br /><br />It&#39;s the psychology of previous investment. People don&#39;t want to admit that the &quot;state of the art&quot; audio-video system they sunk $5000 in and that makes their living room look like a ComEd switching station is markedly inferior to a pair of $49 Logitech 2.1 speakers hooked up to an old desktop computer. <br /><br />I went mp3 a few months ago and do everything over my laptop, with a 5.1 speaker system hooked up through a soundcard. So I unloaded my old audio system- and sold the Carver TX11a tuner and the Gemini turntable and the preamp and amp, had to give away the CD player.<br /><br />But people really wanted that turntable and tuner and amp and preamp, and there are still &quot;high end&quot; turntables being made. I saw one in the window of an audio store downtown- it had a thick glass platter and it cost about $3000, if you can believe. <br /><br />$3000 to play scratchy old vinyl discs on.The North Coasthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14292115710427172625noreply@blogger.com