It should cut down on costs and complaints.If the tenant demands upgrades you can't do, I'd give him whatever notice is applicable in the jurisdiction to tell him to go pound sand and find another place to live.

The outstanding issue is permits can't be processed on a non-conforming property until zoning approves the application for non-conforming continuous use.  

That is part of your return and you have to account for it.Since the beginning of time middle people have basically exploited inefficiencies in the market but eventually get eliminated or their role is drastically reduced: travel agents, stock brokers, floor traders, money changers, banks with tellers, cashiers, book stores, etc...

I'm in the same situation but the building department won't tell me anything, they basically said you have to do the application and we will approve or deny you.

The storm water collection is based on the size of the parcel  with some relief given if there’s storm water management systems on site (usually only applicable for larger sites where developments were required to implement such systems).

Gas + convenience store, where the gas sales are mainly a tool to draw customers into the C-store. 

A ttiel company will prepare lots of other documents to sign at closing and usually there will be an application and an appraisal. 

Yes, you're missing the underlying appreciation of the house, the value of storing money in a physical asset versus an alternative and capex costs.

(B) The accessory dwelling unit was built on or after January 1, 2020, in a local jurisdiction that, at the time the accessory dwelling unit was built, had a noncompliant accessory dwelling unit ordinance, but the ordinance is compliant at the time the request is made.(2) The owner of an accessory dwelling unit that receives a notice to correct violations or abate nuisances as described in paragraph (1) may, in the form and manner prescribed by the enforcement agency, submit an application to the enforcement agency requesting that enforcement of the violation be delayed for five years on the basis that correcting the violation is not necessary to protect health and safety.(3) The enforcement agency shall grant an application described in paragraph (2) if the enforcement determines that correcting the violation is not necessary to protect health and safety.

Wondering how others do the application process.