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Richmond board tables decision on non‑owner short‑term rental at 3190 Todsbury Lane
Summary
After neighbors described repeated disturbances and staff said city departments raised no health or safety objections, the Board of Zoning Appeals tabled a petition to allow a non‑owner occupied VRBO at 3190 Todsbury Lane; the board will rehear the item at its October meeting.
The Richmond City Board of Zoning Appeals on a split vote tabled consideration of BZA18‑2025, a petition to allow a non‑owner occupied short‑term rental at 3190 Todsbury Lane.
The petitioner, Michael Rothwell, a trustee for the Rothwell Family Trust, asked the board for a special exception so the family could rent the home on VRBO when they are not occupying it. Planning staff recommended approval, saying the use is listed as a special exception in the R‑2 (medium intensity single‑family) district and found no health or safety objections from city departments. Opponents cited multiple disturbances and police reports at the property.
The petition matters locally because neighbors say repeated rentals have generated noise and confrontations on a dead‑end residential street, while staff says the unified development ordinance (UDO) and recent local code changes allow non‑owner occupied short‑term rentals as a…
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