• Hikermick@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Zoning sounds terrible until your next door neighbor starts running an auto repair shop out of his garage.

    “Mixed use” is also a thing. I know of plenty of examples here in the US, I have lived in one of them. New construction consisting of living space above retail is actually kinda trendy right now.

    Also if you live above a greasy diner expect cockroaches

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      2 months ago

      Why is a next-door auto repair neighbour bad? Do you not have laws on noise?

      If you live above a proper restaurant expect no roaches ever, because they can’t afford for literally a single roach to be seen in their restaurant by their customers.

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        2 months ago

        You’ve never seen a cockroach in a restaurant? I’m guessing you live somewhere cold, because in warm places cockroaches are just a part of life. I’ll still avoid anyplace I’ve seen a cockroach, but it’s not like those places get shut down. They just need to up their pest control.