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Riverside BZA upholds zoning citation at 4620 Springfield Street
Summary
The Riverside Board of Zoning Appeals upheld a staff determination that 4620 Springfield Street is being used as outdoor storage in a B-2 zoning district and is not entitled to nonconforming use protections; the board rejected the applicant's evidence including a well-field inspection report.
At its meeting, the Riverside Board of Zoning Appeals upheld a city citation finding that the property at 4620 Springfield Street is being used for storage and therefore violates the B-2 (General Business) zoning district rules and the Wellfield (WP) overlay.
The board’s decision affirms city staff’s interpretation after hearing testimony from the property’s attorney, Matthew Sorg, and reviewing a source-water protection inspection. The board found the applicant did not meet the burden of proof to show the site operates primarily as an active machine shop and therefore did not overturn the citation.
The appeal centered on whether the site is a continuing machine-shop use that would qualify as a legal…
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