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Neighborhood speaker urges Richmond City Council to revoke SUP for 615 Maple, citing alleged encroachments and false paperwork
Summary
A resident asked Richmond City Council during public comment to revoke ordinance 2023-283 (special-use permit for 615 Maple), saying new evidence shows multiple zoning, height and fire-code violations and that survey documents used in the SUP process misrepresented actual measurements.
Paige Pruitt, a Richmond resident, told City Council during the public comment period that she is asking the council to revoke ordinance 20 23-283, the special-use permit (SUP) for 615 Maple, citing what she described as “dramatic new evidence” of zoning and code violations.
Pruitt said the SUP application and ordinance stated the only setback encroachment was 1.9 feet into the rear setback, and that the applicants had promised no other violations. She said subsequent documents and a pending consent order show a “massive height violation of 3 to 5 feet,” encroachment by a fireplace and other discrepancies, and that the…
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