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BZA permits residential use at 1203 NW L St., citing long-standing residential history and floodplain constraints
Summary
The Richmond Board of Zoning Appeals granted a variance to Newton Real Estate Investments to allow residential use at 1203 NW L St.; staff said the property had been used residentially since 1948 but lost legal nonconforming status after being vacant in 2022 and noted the parcel is partially in a floodplain, limiting new construction to remodels.
Richmond — At its Oct. 25 meeting the Richmond Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance allowing residential use of property at 1203 NW L Street, filed by Newton Real Estate Investments with agent Dustin Shaw.
Shaw told the board he is "just trying to purchase this property" and intends to make it his primary residence. Planning staff reported the lot is zoned institutional but has been used as a single-family residence since 1948; the…
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