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Council approves special-use permit for duplex at 2016 Fourth Street amid neighborhood objections
Summary
Radford City Council accepted the Planning Commission recommendation and approved a special-use permit to allow a duplex at 2016 Fourth Street. Neighbors submitted a petition and expressed legal and neighborhood-character concerns; the Planning Commission recommended approval 6–1.
Radford City Council voted to approve a special-use permit allowing a duplex at 2016 Fourth Street, following a public hearing that included a petition with 146 signatures opposing the permit and testimony from the applicant and supporters.
Karen Simkins Wills, speaking for opponents, told the council she had collected 146 signatures opposing the special-use permit and raised concerns about precedent, zoning consistency and transparency. "The homes located at 408 And 410 are not duplexes and should not be used as a precedent," Simkins Wills said, urging the council to delay a…
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