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Downtown resident urges action on long-running code-enforcement problem; neighborhood association schedules walk Sept. 16

5681187 · August 27, 2025
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Summary

A downtown resident told the Richmond commission that an unpermitted construction business at 310 and 314 North Second Street has operated in the neighborhood for roughly 14 months, and the city manager said staff would readdress the case.

At the meeting's public-comment period, a downtown resident said longstanding code-enforcement problems with an unpermitted construction business have persisted for about 14 months and are damaging neighborhood quality of life. The Richmond City Manager responded that code enforcement "has been working on it" and said staff would readdress the property.

Joe Kokinda, who identified himself as a downtown resident, said two properties at 310 and 314 North Second Street were developed and that the…

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