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masterchef
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Joined: Jul 01, 2009
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Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:52 pm |
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 i moved to tn from nyc and was told that i could not use my kitchen for commercial purposes because i lived in a residential district. perhaps, you don't. i was also told that if my residence was in a commercial district, that i would have to have a separate kitchen to conduct business out of. good luck. masterchef |
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dogwood
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Joined: Oct 17, 2006
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Location: Millington, TN
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Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:13 am |
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Welcome to CC Sweetwise. I will be seeing on the 12th for your High Top Sneaker Sculpting class.
Elaine |
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dogwood
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Location: Millington, TN
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Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:15 am |
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Welcome to CC Sweetwise. I will be seeing you on the 12th for your High Top Sneaker Sculpting class.
Elaine |
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dogwood
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Joined: Oct 17, 2006
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Location: Millington, TN
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Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:17 am |
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Welcome to CC Sweetwise. I will be seeing you on the 12th for your High Top Sneaker Sculpting class.
Elaine |
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aundron
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Joined: Jun 26, 2006
Posts: 461
Location: Tennessee
Birthday: Oct 26
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Thu Jul 02, 2009 10:43 am |
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| masterchef wrote: | | i moved to tn from nyc and was told that i could not use my kitchen for commercial purposes because i lived in a residential district. perhaps, you don't. i was also told that if my residence was in a commercial district, that i would have to have a separate kitchen to conduct business out of. good luck. masterchef |
Go to www.tn.gov and go to the department of agriculture section and look for "domestic Kitchen License". HTH |
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dogwood
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Location: Millington, TN
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Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:21 pm |
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Does anyone know if there are any zoning restrictions on a domestic kitchen. I was told that you had be in a commercial zone which makes no sense to me if it's a domestic kitchen. |
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dogwood
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Joined: Oct 17, 2006
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Location: Millington, TN
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Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:23 pm |
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Does anyone know if there are any zoning restrictions on a domestic kitchen. I was told that you had be in a commercial zone which makes no sense to me if it's a domestic kitchen. |
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loriana
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Joined: Apr 02, 2005
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Location: Memphis, TN
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Fri Jul 03, 2009 7:58 pm |
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There are regulations based on your county. K8Memphis knows quite a lot about this as she has done some research. Maybe she will see this thread and reply and is also from my area. |
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littlecake
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Joined: Sep 18, 2006
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Location: the fine line between genuis and insanity
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Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:48 am |
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my son is opening a home bakery in tennessee, he's already talked to the ag. guy and the health dept dude came out to his house to see what they could do.
where he is...about 100 miles north of memphis, you must have a separate com. kitchen from your home...3 bay sink...you know the whole deal.....i was hoping they could use their home kitchen, but they can't. so he's revamping the garage. |
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masterchef
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Joined: Jul 01, 2009
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Sat Jul 04, 2009 10:07 am |
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dear dogwood, the resaon residential kitchens aka domestic are not permitted to operate on a professional basis is simply because of the traffic and disturbance that it may cause the neighborhood and neighbors. more traffic means more noise and the possibility of more accidents. crazy. i truly wish it were different so that i could open a catering business. right now, i am in the process of updating my kitchen so that i may offer private culinary classes twice a week to suppliment my income. chef louise |
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sweetrevenge
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Joined: Mar 04, 2009
Posts: 10
Location: Kingsport, TN
Birthday: Nov 09
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Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:42 pm |
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I am in Kingsport Tn and I took the domestic kitchen course several months ago. The problem that you will run into is not with the state. It is with your county health department. Each county is different. Some counties will consider what we do catering, which is not permitted from a home kitchen. In other words, you can make 100 cakes a week and sell them retail at a farmers market or store. But you can't make one per week that is a custom order. (Stupid. I know) Call your local health department and ask. I was lucky and mine said ok. Others on here are not permitted in their counties. Some counties will also allow some catering as long as their is absolutely no advertising. Good luck!  |
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sweetrevenge
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Joined: Mar 04, 2009
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Location: Kingsport, TN
Birthday: Nov 09
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Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:43 pm |
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I am in Kingsport Tn and I took the domestic kitchen course several months ago. The problem that you will run into is not with the state. It is with your county health department. Each county is different. Some counties will consider what we do catering, which is not permitted from a home kitchen. In other words, you can make 100 cakes a week and sell them retail at a farmers market or store. But you can't make one per week that is a custom order. (Stupid. I know) Call your local health department and ask. I was lucky and mine said ok. Others on here are not permitted in their counties. Some counties will also allow some catering as long as their is absolutely no advertising. Good luck! |
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tame
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Joined: Mar 27, 2006
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Sun Aug 09, 2009 10:15 pm |
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For Memphis Tn- loriana and k8 memphis did you guys find out any updated information on getting licensed to bake from home, when i call maybe a year ago I was told also that i stay in a residential neighorhood in my home would have to be in a commercial zone area. |
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littlecake
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Joined: Sep 18, 2006
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Mon Aug 10, 2009 7:48 am |
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you need to call the health dept in your county, that's the first thing the dept of ag will have you do...it's not easy to get ahold of the guy in charge, my son had to call him like a stalker for 2 weeks...then you have to make an appointment for him to come out and look at your place, tennessee has been easier for my son, than it was for me in oklahoma, but in his county not nearly as easy as you guys are hoping for, good luck....why not just call them yourselves...at least you'll know what your dealing with. |
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lopsidedTurntable
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Joined: Aug 08, 2009
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Location: It's me K8memphis
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Mon Aug 10, 2009 8:03 am |
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It's me K8memphis~~
| sweetrevenge wrote: | | I am in Kingsport Tn and I took the domestic kitchen course several months ago. The problem that you will run into is not with the state. It is with your county health department. Each county is different. Some counties will consider what we do catering, which is not permitted from a home kitchen. In other words, you can make 100 cakes a week and sell them retail at a farmers market or store. But you can't make one per week that is a custom order. (Stupid. I know) Call your local health department and ask. I was lucky and mine said ok. Others on here are not permitted in their counties. Some counties will also allow some catering as long as their is absolutely no advertising. Good luck! |
This is exactly correct. Plus:
See the different government departments do not police for each other. If you call and ask about a domestic kitchen--sure the state allows it. But In my county cake deco to order most certainly is catering, domestic kitchens do not cover catering and it ain't gonna happen.
What the state does allow and the dept of ag allows other agencies such as zoning do not allow--so make a bunch of calls. Or save yourself some hassle--if it's for Shelby County it ain't gonna happen legally no matter how many initial green lights you get--it ain't happeneing.
I mean move to Kentucky or Ohio or launch a for real commerciallly zoned business. |
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