Re: [Coworking] Coworking Alliances/Collectives/Associations Global List - please fill out, if applicable

2017-11-29 Thread Alex Hillman 
Love this Melissa - thank you for sharing it!


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On Wed, Nov 29, 2017 at 4:17 PM, Melissa Saubers  wrote:

> There is power in aligning together to spread the good word about what
> coworking is and how it can benefit more and more people.
>
> If you are part of a coworking alliance/collective/association please
> fill out this form to be added to the global list.
>
> http://bit.ly/coworkingalliancelist
>
> This list will be housed on Coworking.com and will help local coworking
> space owners/operators connect to their regional organization. And if there
> is not already an organization in their area they may decide to create one.
>
> ~ Thanks, Melissa - on behalf of Open Coworking
>
> http://blog.coworking.com/2017/11/03/a-rising-tide-
> lifts-all-boats-regional-coworking-alliances-collectives-and-associations/
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[Coworking] Coworking Alliances/Collectives/Associations Global List - please fill out, if applicable

2017-11-29 Thread Melissa Saubers 


There is power in aligning together to spread the good word about what 
coworking is and how it can benefit more and more people.

If you are part of a coworking alliance/collective/association please fill 
out this form to be added to the global list.

http://bit.ly/coworkingalliancelist 

This list will be housed on Coworking.com and will help local coworking 
space owners/operators connect to their regional organization. And if there 
is not already an organization in their area they may decide to create one.

~ Thanks, Melissa - on behalf of Open Coworking

http://blog.coworking.com/2017/11/03/a-rising-tide-lifts-all-boats-regional-coworking-alliances-collectives-and-associations/
 

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Re: [Coworking] Re: Defining a "coworking" space as distinct from "office" space...a zoning ordinance question

2017-11-29 Thread Jerome Chang 
Looks good now. :-)

Jerome

> On Nov 28, 2017, at 6:49 AM, twy...@cityofirving.org 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, twy...@cityofirving.org 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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Re: [Coworking] Re: Defining a "coworking" space as distinct from "office" space...a zoning ordinance question

2017-11-29 Thread twynne 
*Alex,*
*Thanks for the suggested change.  That's the sort of help I need to make 
sure the definition allows what we think it allows.  *
*The consultants we worked with for our last Comprehensive Plan are based 
in Portland, so if you ask couple of real estate attorneys in Oregon to 
take a look at this, I'd be more than happy to hear what they have to 
say.  Many zoning definitions end up being used across the country 
(especially if they survive a legal challenge), though they are often 
customized to better serve the local community.  *

*Cowork Space-Is a facilitated environment which contains 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.*  

>
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Re: [Coworking] Re: Defining a "coworking" space as distinct from "office" space...a zoning ordinance question

2017-11-29 Thread twynne 
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, twy...@cityofirving.org  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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Re: [Coworking] Re: Defining a "coworking" space as distinct from "office" space...a zoning ordinance question

2017-11-29 Thread Rik Ahlberg 
We got zoning permission for our space under a catchall category: “Use having 
externally observable attributes similar to uses permitted“. It was the first 
time the zoning board had ever allowed that. 

It was important that we had broad support for this as an economic development 
project (both from the town staff and the community). 

We made the case that it wasn’t office space (which was not allowed in our 
zone) and wasn’t  retail (no products being sold). 

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