I had a friend who rented a storefront. For 5 years, the “store” had a ladder, a bucket of paint, and a picture of the Pope. He lived in the back in a gigantic barely-converted “studio” space.
Even outside of the US, it’s been pretty common in my experience. Especially in cities that are a lot older where there isn’t a lot of space for new builds and they generally went up instead of out.
In america it entirely depends on local laws and how recently the law way changed to disallow it. My town does not allow mixed zoning in new buildings but all the older buildings can still keep their status.
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I had a friend who rented a storefront. For 5 years, the “store” had a ladder, a bucket of paint, and a picture of the Pope. He lived in the back in a gigantic barely-converted “studio” space.
Interesting guy. I think he’s clean now.
Even outside of the US, it’s been pretty common in my experience. Especially in cities that are a lot older where there isn’t a lot of space for new builds and they generally went up instead of out.
I would say the US is the one with the most restrictive residential zoning.
In america it entirely depends on local laws and how recently the law way changed to disallow it. My town does not allow mixed zoning in new buildings but all the older buildings can still keep their status.