<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; ">Rick, just today Nov 10, 2011 I read a piece in the San Jose Mercury News about a guest conductor being required to get a business license. See if you can find it on-line. The question from Steve Accatino went to the consumer reporter columnist for the newspaper. His Name is Dennis Rockstroh and his column is called Action Line. Maybe start with <a href="http://www.mercurynew.com">www.mercurynew.com</a><div><br></div><div>Get the whole story for yourself. I gave you some key words you might punch in. The Steve Accatino name should help you zero in.<br><div><br></div><div>---Tom Gorley<br><div>
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<br><div><div>On Nov 10, 2011, at 8:32 AM, <a href="mailto:richarducci@comcast.net">richarducci@comcast.net</a> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><div>List, my municipal office in town just told me I need to get a contractors license to do business in the city.<br>They also consider me to be violating zoning laws by operating a business in a residential zone.<br>I have no shop, do not bring actions etc. in to work on, only receive mail and schedule calls at my home. No signage , no foot traffic. <br>I do maintain a business line but will be stopping that soon.<br>What actually constitutes a commercial business ?<br><br>Rick Ucci<br><a href="http://Uccipiano.com">Uccipiano.com</a><br><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div></div></body></html>