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Yes. If the lot has no zoning laws that cover it, then the process is simple. You buy the lot then build. However if zoning does exist, and it excludes the form of building/business you want to add, then you need to file with the local zoning authority (neighborhood, city, township, county, etc) for a variance that allows you to circumvent the current zoning law.The process to request variances varies around the US, but in general… In your variance request you will have to be specific about what you intend to do with the property, how you’ll do it, and the steps you will take to minimize the problems these exceptions may cause (anticipating the reasons why the zoning law currently excludes buildings/businesses like yours). Next you must publicly advertise your request for the variance (in newspapers or the like) and when it will be discussed in public, so that concerned citizens can attend and have their concerns heard and questions answered. Next you appear in public at the approved forum (like a regularly scheduled meeting of the city zoning commission) to explain the concessions you want from the community — the concessions you will make *now* to the community to minimize any negative impact, and those you are willing to make *later*, if requested to do so by a sufficient amount of public/economic outcry. If the board of governors then vote to approve your request for variance, you may proceed to file for the building permits needed for construction and any essential operating licenses for the business.Variance (land use) - Wikipedia

What baselines would I define for a small project and how would I control them?I’d set baselines for schedule, cost, scope and quality. To control, here’s the general process I’d use for projects large or small. What I’d scale down for smaller, simpler projects is the level of detail in the paperwork.Based on stakeholder discussion, record high-level definitions of project scope, cost, schedule and quality in my project management plan. Get stakeholder signoff.Do a requirements analysis, turn the requirements into product specifications, and use those to do a detailed costing and Work Breakdown Structure and schedule. Update the project management plan if anything has changed. Get stakeholder signoff on everything.As the project proceeds, do ongoing variance analysis (baseline vs. actual) for schedule and cost. Investigate reasons and devise corrective action for any variances and include in periodic project reporting. Note: If you’re using Project Mgmt. software, be sure to read up on how it handles baselines and variance reporting.During design and development, keep comparing scope and cost to baseline requirements and specifications. If any changes arise (something missing, new feature requests, etc.), record these in a Project Change Request Form, along with impact to budget and schedule. If stakeholders sign off, update the baseline cost and schedule to include the changes.Good luck with your project.

Typically? Nothing.Very few of these cases are discovered and prosecuted. In some areas, (especially those with wide spread variances in school quality), they have more attention focused on them, but in areas like my hometown, nobody cared if you listed your aunt’s address to go to school there. At most, the office lady would suggest to the family that they just fill out the inter or intra-district request forms, which would be voted on at the next school board meeting.The only kid I ever met whose parents got in trouble for this was dealing dope at the “private” public school I went to. (200 students with a 20:1 teacher to student ratio, every class had an aide for half the day, brand new campus, great funding, supportive PTO that generated fifty plus grand a year in fundraising for field trips, in addition to school allotments, etc.). It was one of the best K-8 schools in Northern California, at the time, for your kid to attend. Dealing dope wasn’t going to be an accepted behavior there, and so they got thrown out, and the case was referred to the DA’s office.In the oft-discussed case of Tanya McDowell, yes, she got five years in prison as part of a plea deal for this behavior, as well as prostitution and distribution of narcotics with a prior bank robbery. So if you’re going to do this, might I recommend avoiding other crimes at the same time.