This meeting will be held in-person in the 5th Floor Conference Room of City Hall at 900 East Broad Street in Richmond, Virginia 23219. While all Planning Commissioners and staff will attend the meeting in-person, citizens may participate in the meeting virtually.
Special Guidelines for Public Access and Citizen Participation:
To access or participate, or both, in this Planning Commission meeting you have several options outlined in the following document:
CPC Public Access Participation Instructions - 2025
Citizens may elect to provide their comments in writing to PDRLandUseAdmin@rva.gov in lieu of speaking through audio or video means during the meeting. All written comments received via email prior to 12:00 p.m. on the day of the meeting were provided to all members of the Planning Commission prior to the beginning of the meeting and will be included in the record of the meeting.
Call To Order
Roll Call
Chair's Comments
Approval of Minutes
CPC Draft Minutes - January 21, 2025
Director's Report
Consideration of Continuances and Deletions from Agenda
To authorize the special use of the property known as 7100 Jahnke Road for the purpose of a [mixed-use] multifamily building containing up to [14] 17 dwelling units, with off-street parking, upon certain terms and conditions. (As Amended) (4th District)
To authorize the special use of the property known as 3618 Hawthorne Avenue for the purpose of a four-unit multifamily dwelling and six single-family attached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions.
(3rd District)
Subdivision Exception for 3618 Hawthorne Avenue, per Sec. 25-219 of the Subdivision Ordinance.
To authorize the special use of the property known as 2618 Rear West Main Street for the purpose of a multifamily dwelling containing up to [four] three dwelling units, upon certain terms and conditions. (As Amended) (2nd District)
To authorize the special use of the property known as 3200 2nd Avenue for the purpose of up to [one] two single-family detached [dwelling] dwellings, [two] one two-family detached [dwellings] dwelling, and four single-family attached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. (As Amended) (6th District)
Consent Agenda
The Consent Agenda items will be considered by the Commission as a group, and there will be a single combined staff presentation and a single combined public hearing held for all items listed on the Consent Agenda.
To authorize the special use of the property known as 7 North 18th Street for the purpose of a one-story building and a parking garage, upon certain terms and conditions. (7th District)
To authorize the special use of the property known as 1824 North 28th Street for the purpose of one two-family detached dwelling and one dwelling unit within an accessory structure, upon certain terms and conditions. (7th District)
To authorize the special use of the property known as 1426 North 30th Street for the purpose of up to two two-family detached dwelling units and two accessory dwelling units, upon certain terms and conditions. (7th District)
To authorize the special use of the property known as 1404 North 32nd Street for the purpose of up to four single-family attached dwellings and one dwelling unit within an accessory structure, upon certain terms and conditions. (7th District)
Subdivision Exception for 1404 North 32nd Street, per Sec. 25-219 of the
To authorize the special use of the property known as 101 South Colonial Avenue for the purpose of outdoor dining accessory to a restaurant, upon certain terms and conditions. (5th District)
To declare a public necessity for and to authorize the Chief Administrative Officer to acquire by gift, purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, certain fee simple interests and temporary construction easements for the purpose of facilitating the construction of the Courtland Street Sanitary Sewer Main Replacement project. (8th District)
To authorize the Chief Administrative Officer, for and on behalf of the City of Richmond, to accept funds in the total amount of $1,385,900.00 from the Virginia Department of Transportation, to amend Ord. No. 2024-100, adopted May 13, 2024, which accepted a program of proposed Capital Improvement Projects for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 and the four fiscal years thereafter, adopted a Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2024-2025, and determined a means of financing the same, to appropriate the increase to the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Capital Budget by increasing estimated revenues and the amount appropriated to the Department of Public Works’ Complete Streets project in the Transportation - G.O. Bonds category by $1,385,900.00, for the purpose of funding the Complete Streets project.
UDC 2025-16 CONCEPT Location, Character, Extent review of a proposed bridge replacement and pedestrian and bike improvements; located along Lombardy Street between Admiral Street and West Leigh Street.
Regular Agenda
ORD. 2024-314: Site Plan Ordinance Implementation
To authorize the special use of the properties known as 3801 Hanover Avenue and 3803 Hanover Avenue for the purpose of up to two single-family detached dwellings and [eight] four single-family attached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. (As Amended) (1st District)
To conditionally rezone the properties known as 603 Rear North 35th Street, 609 Rear North 35th Street, 619 North 36th Street, 3510 Glenwood Avenue, and 3516 Glenwood Avenue from the R-5 Single-Family Residential District to the R-63 Multifamily Urban Residential District, upon certain proffered conditions. (As Amended) (7th District)
To authorize the special use of the property known as 5201 Sylvan Court for the purpose of a single-family detached dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. (4th District)
Council Action Update and Upcoming Items
Adjournment