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Man who bought ‘residential’ firehouse sued by Seattle - for using as residence
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[quote:Butch DeFeo:MV80MjM3Mzk1Xzc3MTA5NzU0XzJCNjQ0ODU5] [quote:Anonymous Coward 78338066:MV80MjM3Mzk1Xzc3MTA5NzAyX0JGNzAxOTI5] [quote:Butch DeFeo:MV80MjM3Mzk1Xzc3MTA5NjY2X0VGODUxMDgx] Didn't someone tell him about this when he applied for permits to remodel the place? Zoning = basic shit to know before buying real estate. :cobainhuh: [/quote] The city sold the property as a residence. [/quote] The property should have been re-zoned to residential before selling it to this guy. There were complaints, he must have a lot of traffic and cars coming and going to this place. He probably AirBNB's it to people for a big monthly haul. Or worse, has big parties there with cars parking all over the neighborhood, annoying all neighbors. The real problem is he is using a residential place as a commercial place, and the neighbors are complaining. The property could be re-zoned to residential by the city, so why won't the city do that? And then they would limit his commercial activity in his residence, because it's affecting his neighborhood. [/quote]
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SEATTLE — Kroon purchased the property from the City of Seattle in a 2012 auction.
Kroon told KIRO 7 he “thought we had essentially bought a residential property” for $712,000.
The Seattle man then spent thousands of dollars on interior remodeling, and for more than three years, his extended family and friends used the firehouse for holidays, celebrations, charity fundraisers, graduation parties and as an office until a Land Use Notice of Violation arrived in July of 2016.
According to the City of Seattle's violation letter, a "complaint about this property" had been received. A Housing and Zoning Inspector "investigated" and found "violations of the Seattle Land Use Code."
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