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Pico Rivera resident asks council to reconsider zoning after city cites home-based training business
Summary
Nicholas Mitchell told the council he operates a private strength-training program from his garage and asked the city to review local zoning so he can continue supporting his family while caring for his autistic son.
Nicholas Mitchell, a Pico Rivera resident, asked the city council to review zoning in his neighborhood after receiving a city complaint that his home-based strength-training business is not permitted under current residential zoning.
Mitchell said he moved his private, by-invitation training operation and $30,000 in specialized equipment into his garage to care for his son, who is 5 years old and was diagnosed with autism. He told the council he had been offering private 1-on-1 and small-group coaching while awaiting IHSS approval and that he had a DBA and an EIN. Mitchell said he received a neighborhood-improvement officer’s visit after a March 16 session and…
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