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Resident raises code, setback and nuisance concerns over parking strip near Oneida; council and staff outline limits
Summary
Helen Jensen told the council she filed a complaint about a commercial building converted to a residence and questioned setback, nuisance and enforcement issues; city attorney and staff said the parking strip is likely public right-of-way and that longstanding use may qualify as a legal nonconforming use.
A Preston resident, Helen Jensen, spent her allotted public-comment time asking the council for clarification after an earlier complaint about a neighboring property that she said had been converted from commercial use to a private residence and that an accessory building had been placed inches from her property line.
Jensen read portions of her written complaint and said she did not question the city’s rezoning authority but rather asked how the building conversion and setback issues were allowed to proceed. She told the council she had cited municipal nuisance code and Idaho statutes in her complaint and that other neighbors had provided written statements of…
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