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Riverside BZA denies expansion of nonconforming residential use at 2337 Valley Pike

2158523 · January 28, 2025
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Summary

The Board of Zoning Appeals denied a homeowner's request to expand nonconforming residential rights to include additional accessory structures and uses at 2337 Valley Pike; staff recommended denial and the board found the application did not meet UDO standards for expansion.

The Riverside Board of Zoning Appeals denied an application to expand the scope of a legally nonconforming residential property at 2337 Valley Pike that sits in a B-2 (General Business) zoning district.

The homeowner, Melissa Peterson, told the board she was seeking approval to keep a recently delivered storage shed and a movable eight-foot enclosed "catio" (pet enclosure) and to obtain a permit for the shed. Peterson testified the shed is free-standing, movable and “not permanent,” and that her food trailer has been moved into the driveway. She said she uses the shed to store display cases and other items for seasonal festival and…

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