12-29-2014, 04:45 AM
From start to finish my SUP took about 1.5 years and $35,000.
This is why we can't have a more lively/diverse local economy.
I saved myself $35K by simply not starting a business in Puna.
The nice folks at Planning said the SUP process would even apply to a one-person operation without employees, clients, guests, signage, deliveries, or equipment; simply put, anything not Ag requires an SUP (or change-of-zone, or lease of a business address located in "proper" zoning).
Yes, many people "get away with" running a business in Ag zoning ... and they all keep one eye looking over their shoulder, because County can step in at any moment and decide to enforce, which uncertainty is not conducive to a small business.
This is why we can't have a more lively/diverse local economy.
I saved myself $35K by simply not starting a business in Puna.
The nice folks at Planning said the SUP process would even apply to a one-person operation without employees, clients, guests, signage, deliveries, or equipment; simply put, anything not Ag requires an SUP (or change-of-zone, or lease of a business address located in "proper" zoning).
Yes, many people "get away with" running a business in Ag zoning ... and they all keep one eye looking over their shoulder, because County can step in at any moment and decide to enforce, which uncertainty is not conducive to a small business.