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Home-Based Business Code Update: Public Comments Close August 11

Pinal County is rewriting Chapter 2.150.260, the rules for running a business from home in unincorporated areas. Read the official drafts, see what would change, weigh in before the deadline, then join your neighbors in the Pinal Code Watchers group to talk it over.

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