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Riverside staff propose narrower certificate-of-compliance review; board asks for clearer rules and outreach
Summary
Village planning staff proposed narrowing Riverside’s certificate-of-compliance review to notify buyers only of key, actionable items and to limit interior inspections to suspected safety or illegal-dwelling issues.
Village planning staff recommended Feb. 20 that Riverside narrow and simplify its certificate-of-compliance process for property transfers, focusing the review on buyer-critical items (flood zone, lead service line, building and impervious coverage limits and a short list of special property features) and reserving interior inspections for suspected safety issues or prohibited dwelling units.
Planner Anne Siren told the board the village’s transfer process requires an inspection, zoning review, closing out permits and a final water reading, and that it also lists legally nonconforming zoning features on a certificate provided to buyers and the county at recording. "Riverside's certificate of compliance process is required when a property is sold or transferred," Siren said, and she described staff recommendations intended to reduce staff time and the amount of zoning detail shown to buyers.
Why it matters: Staff said the current review is unique among comparable suburbs and consumes…
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