What is the name of your state? Georgia
I am seeking some advice on behalf of my parents. They live in rural/suburban area where the typical home is 5 acres, 2000 sq. ft. The road is a county road and the entire area is zoned residential. My father discovered a business operating two doors down. It is a motorcycle shop. The man operating the motorcycle shop does not own the property, he is renting. The owner of the property lives adjoining the property on a seperate parcel to the left of the property. I checked the zoning for this parcel that has the motorcycle business operating on it and it is zoned R-3 and there is absolutely nothing surrounding the property other than additional residential parcels. My father then went to the county licensing department and found out a business license had been issued. When he inquired as to why a business license had been issued the employee who issued the license stated that the applicant told her there had been a business there years ago. There has not. My father has lived in the direct vicinity for 63 years. After my parents filed a complaint the business license was rescinded and the motorcycle shop shut down. That was about a week ago. Since then, the property owner has applied for a zoning change and that will take about 3 months to bring to the table to see if the zoning commission will allow the change. However, today my father has found out that the motorcycle business is back open. The business license department has not reissued their illegal business permit but they have said they will allow him to conduct business while the mess is being sorted out.
I now ask, what does one do about a business operating without a permit in an area it is not properly zoned?
I am seeking some advice on behalf of my parents. They live in rural/suburban area where the typical home is 5 acres, 2000 sq. ft. The road is a county road and the entire area is zoned residential. My father discovered a business operating two doors down. It is a motorcycle shop. The man operating the motorcycle shop does not own the property, he is renting. The owner of the property lives adjoining the property on a seperate parcel to the left of the property. I checked the zoning for this parcel that has the motorcycle business operating on it and it is zoned R-3 and there is absolutely nothing surrounding the property other than additional residential parcels. My father then went to the county licensing department and found out a business license had been issued. When he inquired as to why a business license had been issued the employee who issued the license stated that the applicant told her there had been a business there years ago. There has not. My father has lived in the direct vicinity for 63 years. After my parents filed a complaint the business license was rescinded and the motorcycle shop shut down. That was about a week ago. Since then, the property owner has applied for a zoning change and that will take about 3 months to bring to the table to see if the zoning commission will allow the change. However, today my father has found out that the motorcycle business is back open. The business license department has not reissued their illegal business permit but they have said they will allow him to conduct business while the mess is being sorted out.
I now ask, what does one do about a business operating without a permit in an area it is not properly zoned?