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Supporters urge protection for low-impact home-based businesses; opponents ask for narrow clarifications
Summary
Advocates asked the committee to pass a bill protecting "no-impact" home-based businesses from blanket local licensing or permitting requirements, while opponents and some members sought clarifications on Airbnb, HOAs and services that could generate on-site traffic or safety issues.
Supporters from the Goldwater Institute and other advocacy groups told the committee a bill under consideration would protect entrepreneurs who run unobtrusive, "no-impact" businesses from being required to obtain local permits or licenses.
Taylor Walker (Goldwater Institute) said the measure would remove burdensome local permitting requirements for businesses conducted entirely inside a home that create no traffic, noise or visible impact on the neighborhood. "If a business is contained entirely inside a home and has no impact on the…
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