Planning Commission approves housing and infrastructure items

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. 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. 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:

Public Access Instructions - 2026

Call To Order

Roll Call

Chair's Comments

Approval of Minutes

City Planning Commission Minutes - June 16, 2026

Director's Report

Consideration of Continuances and Deletions from Agenda

To authorize the special use of the property known as 3317 Rear Monument Avenue for the purpose of up to four single-family attached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. (1st District)

Consent Agenda

The Consent Agenda items were considered by the Commission as a group, and there was a single combined staff presentation and a single combined public hearing held for all items listed on the Consent Agenda

To close, to public use and travel, an unimproved portion of Lafayette Street, located north of Sterling Street and south of Grove Avenue, consisting of approximately 5,159± square feet, upon certain terms and conditions. (1st District)

To authorize the special use of the property known as 5 North Colonial Avenue Rear for the purpose of up to six attached garages, which may be rented to persons who reside outside of the same entire block as the Property, upon certain terms and conditions. (1st District)

To authorize the special use of the properties known as 5219 Euclid Avenue, 5221 Euclid Avenue, and 5221 ½ Euclid Avenue for the purpose of up to six single-family detached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. (7th District)

To amend and reordain Ord. No. 2021-018, adopted Feb. 22, 2021, as previously amended by Ord. No. 2022-052, adopted Mar. 28, 2022, which authorized the special use of the properties known as 5300 Rear Hull Street Road, 5311 Warwick Road, 5315 Warwick Road, and 5323 Warwick Road for the purpose of up to 65 single-family attached dwellings, to instead authorize up to 73 single-family attached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions, to modify the addresses included in the special use and certain terms and conditions, upon certain terms and conditions. (9th District)

To amend Ord. No. 2026-063, adopted May 11, 2026, which adopted the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Special Fund Budget and made appropriations pursuant thereto, by transferring $480,000.00 from the Department of Fire and Emergency Services Special Fund, and to amend Ord. No. 2026-065, adopted May 11, 2026, which accepted a program of proposed Capital Improvement Projects for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 and the four fiscal years thereafter, adopted a Capital Budget for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, and determined a means of financing the same, by appropriating $480,000.00 of such transferred funds to the Department of Fire and Emergency Services’ “Fire Training Facility Burn Tower Replacement” project in the Capital Investment Opportunities category for the purpose of constructing the City’s burn building to enhance the safety of fire service personnel while conducting live fire training.

To declare a public necessity for and to authorize the acquisition by gift, purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, certain fee simple interests, temporary construction easements, and permanent easements for the public purpose of facilitating the construction of the Hobby Hill Lake Dam Rehabilitation Project.

To declare a public necessity for and to authorize (i) the acquisition of the real property known as 5624 Campbell Avenue and (ii) the grant and acceptance of certain easements relating to the acquisition of such real property, for the purpose of implementing the combined sewer overflow mitigation project known as the CSO-012 Storage Tank project.

UDC 2026-07 Location, Character, and Extent review of proposed street and transportation infrastructure improvements in Shockoe Valley, including Oliver Hill Way, North 18th Street, Venable Street, Mosby Street, and Leigh Street.

UDC 2026-08 Location, Character, and Extent review of the proposed architecture for the archeological pavilion over the historic Lumpkin's Jail site - part of the Shockoe Campus project, located at 1500 East Franklin Street.

RESOLUTION OF THE RICHMOND CITY PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVING THE PUBLIC ART COMMISSION WORK PLAN FOR FISCAL YEAR 2027

Regular Agenda

To authorize the special use of the property known as 2502 4th Avenue for the purpose of a day nursery for up to 12 children, upon certain terms and conditions. (6th District)

To authorize the special use of the property known as 1235 North 36th Street for the purpose of up to two single-family detached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. (7th District)

Council Action Update and Upcoming Items

Adjournment

Approval of Minutes