Planning Commission approves housing and site plans
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The Planning Commission recommended approval of a transitional housing special use at 1110 Oakwood Avenue, approved changes to a previously authorized housing plan at 2300 Ingram Avenue, and approved design review for the archeological pavilion over the historic Lumpkin's Jail site at 1500 East Franklin Street.
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What this means
The commission advanced two housing-related items and one design review item. One request would allow transitional housing at 1110 Oakwood Avenue, and another would update the approved plan for up to seven single-family attached dwellings at 2300 Ingram Avenue. It also approved the proposed architecture for the archeological pavilion over the historic Lumpkin's Jail site as part of the Shockoe Campus project. The minutes from the July 7, 2026 meeting were adopted, and the meeting ended at 6:06 p.m.
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- Adopted the July 7, 2026 Planning Commission minutes by a 6-0 vote, with 3 abstentions.
- Recommended approval of the special use for transitional housing at 1110 Oakwood Avenue.
- Recommended approval of changes to the special use and plans for 2300 Ingram Avenue.
- Approved the Location, Character, and Extent review for the archeological pavilion over the historic Lumpkin's Jail site at 1500 East Franklin Street.
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Agenda
- 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:
- Public Access Instructions - 2026
- 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
- City Planning Commission Minutes - July 7, 2026
- Director's Report
- Consideration of Continuances and Deletions from Agenda
- 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 authorize the special use of the property known as 1110 Oakwood Avenue for the purpose of transitional housing, upon certain terms and conditions. (7th District)
- To amend and reordain Ord. No. 2025-152, adopted July 28, 2025, which authorized the special use of the property known as 2300 Ingram Avenue for the purpose of up to seven single-family attached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions, to modify the addresses included in the special use and the plans. (8th District)
- 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.
- Regular Agenda
- Council Action Update and Upcoming Items
- Adjournment
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