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Neighbors raise sewer and runoff concerns at hearing on proposed duplex at 2016 Fourth Street
Summary
Owner Connor Compton requested a special-use permit to build a duplex at 2016 Fourth Street; neighbors voiced opposition mainly over potential rentals, sewer backups and water runoff, while the owner said he plans to live in one unit and city staff said utilities have capacity but will investigate sewer backups.
The Radford City Council and Planning Commission held a joint public hearing on a special-use permit for a duplex at 2016 Fourth Street after the single-family house on the lot was demolished.
Connor Compton, the property owner and applicant, told the commission he bought the property as a renovation project, decided the existing house was structurally unsound and chose to rebuild. "I plan on living on 1 side of the duplex," Compton said, adding the duplex is the more cost-effective option for him and would have a footprint similar to the original house.
Neighbors expressed…
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