Looks good now. :-)

Jerome

> On Nov 28, 2017, at 6:49 AM, [email protected] wrote:
> 
> Jerome,
> Assembly uses...I forgot about that element. With hosting events, I want to 
> be clear this isn't primarily a party/wedding reception venue for private 
> parties.  How about:
> 
> 
> Coworking Space-Is a facilitated environment which may contain desks or other 
> workspaces and facilities and is used by a recognized membership who share 
> the site in order to interact and collaborate with each other as part of a 
> community.  Rules for membership and participation in the coworking space are 
> explicit, transparent and are available to by the public.  Coworking spaces 
> may host classes or networking events which are open either to the public or 
> to  current and prospective members.   Fabrication tools are limited to those 
> which do not generate noise or pollutants in excess of what is customary 
> within a typical office environment.
> 
> Maker Space-A coworking space which allows members access to fabrication 
> tools similar to those in machine shops or other industrial sites. 
> 
> 
>> On Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 8:26:45 AM UTC-6, Jerome wrote:
>> I would change the usage to “coworking space” instead of “cowork space”
>> 
>> I would also include some language about assembly use (1. we typically host 
>> events, classes, etc..2. We have a much higher foot traffic than offices.) 
>> This would both blend into the current retail zoning and distinguish from 
>> solely office use and therefore prevent competitive concerns. 
>> 
>> Jerome
>> 
>>> On Nov 27, 2017, at 6:55 AM, [email protected] wrote:
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> It may seem odd that I am trying to find a zoning type definition for 
>>>> cowork space when the use's impact may not seem much different than an 
>>>> office environment, but we have a situation where a site has some unused 
>>>> space zoned for "Retail" but the owner would like to use it for a "Cowork" 
>>>> space. 
>>>  
>>>> The surrounding Office properties, which had no objections to the site 
>>>> being zoned for retail, will be reluctant to see more competing "Office" 
>>>> zoned land nearby (the market is good for office rental right now, but 
>>>> markets ebb and flow).  So, we want a way to define what we mean by 
>>>> "Cowork" space so it is clear in any approved zoning change that a parcel 
>>>> allowed "Retail plus Cowork use" is not going to be competing with the 
>>>> neighboring sites for general office tenants.
>>> 
>>>  
>>>> .  So, in terms of a potential definition, using the key points from 
>>>> Suarez's thread and noting Doeksen's reference to the differences between 
>>>> cowork space and maker spaces, I have this as a first take on a zoning 
>>>> type definition for Cowork space:
>>>  
>>> Cowork Space-Is a facilitated environment which may contain desks or other 
>>> workspaces and facilities and is used by a recognized membership who share 
>>> the site in order to interact and collaborate with each other as part of a 
>>> community.  Rules for membership and participation in the cowork space are 
>>> explicit, transparent and are available to by the public.  Fabrication 
>>> tools are limited to those which do not generate noise or pollutants in 
>>> excess of what is customary within a typical office environment.
>>> 
>>> Maker Space-A cowork space which allows members access to fabrication tools 
>>> similar to those in machine shops or other industrial sites. 
>>> 
>>> Does this seem correct?
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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