Where can I find the legal definition of "commercial use"?
Full Question:
I'm an apprentice tattoo artist. I practice on pig skin or prosthetic skin at home. A lady on the Home Owners Associatio board is convinced that I am running a tattoo 'business' because she claims to have seen me tattoo on someone and because my friends which I have over from time to time are outside smoking. She thinks they're lining up for a tattoo. They're just smoking outside. I don't allow smoking in the house and as I'll explain later, nobody wants to use the patio. As for having 'seen' me tattoo, she probably saw me tattoo on fake skin while someone was wearing the skin. This is done to more accurately simulate the contours of the body. Now I have to go to the Home Owners Association board and convince them that I am not using my condo for 'commercial use'. It would be invaluable to have the California legal definition of 'Commercial use' to bring in and show them. There are 5 people on the board. 2 are against me and 1 is on my side. I need to convince the other two that there is no evidence.
01/14/2009 |
Category: Courts ยป Legal Defini... |
State: California |
#14988
Answer:
California state statutes don't contain a definition of commercial use. Commercial uses are defined by the local zoning ordinances.
The following are portions of the ordinances linked to above:
1400 GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF COMMERCIAL USE TYPES.
Commercial use types include the distribution and sale or rental of goods; and the provision of
services other than those classified as Civic Uses. They also include certain uses accessory to
the above, as specified in Section 6150, Accessory Use Regulations.
1510 PERSONAL SERVICES, GENERAL.
The Personal Services, General use type refers to establishments primarily engaged in the
provision of Informational, instructional, personal improvement and similar services of a
nonprofessional nature but excludes services classified a Spectator Sports and Entertainment,
Participant Sports and Recreation, or Transient Habitation. Typical uses Include photography
studios, massage pariors, driving schools or reducing salons.