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August 19, 2025 ·6:00 PM Final ·To access the meeting via Microsoft Teams: https://go.rva.gov/CPC2025

5th Floor Conference Room

Agenda — 35 items

  1. 1 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:
  2. 2 CPC Public Access Participation Instructions - 2025 PDRPRES 2025.001
  3. 3 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.
  4. 4 Call To Order
  5. 5 Roll Call
  6. 6 Chair's Comments
  7. 7 Approval of Minutes
  8. 8 Director's Report
  9. 9 Consideration of Continuances and Deletions from Agenda
  10. 1. 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) ORD. 2025-014 recommended for continuance Pass
  11. 2. To authorize the conditional use of the property known as 16 East Marshall Street for the purpose of a nightclub, upon certain terms and conditions. (As Amended) (2nd District) ORD. 2025-174 recommended for continuance Pass
  12. 12 Consent Agenda approved Pass
  13. 13 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.
  14. 3. To authorize the special use of the properties known as 212 North 20th Street, 214 North 20th Street, 216 North 20th Street, and 218 North 20th Street for the purpose of up to six single-family attached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. (7th District) ORD. 2025-167 recommended for approval
  15. 4. To authorize the special use of the property known as 817 North 22nd Street for the purpose of two single-family attached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. (7th District) ORD. 2025-168 recommended for approval
  16. 5. To authorize the special use of the property known as 1813 ½ 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) ORD. 2025-170 recommended for approval
  17. 6. To authorize the special use of the property known as 1612 North 31st Street for the purpose of up to two two-family detached dwellings and up to two accessory dwelling units, upon certain terms and conditions. (7th District) ORD. 2025-171 recommended for approval
  18. 7. To authorize the special use of the property known as 2201 North Lombardy Street for the purpose of a mixed-use building, upon certain terms and conditions. (3rd District) ORD. 2025-173 recommended for approval
  19. 8. To authorize the special use of the property known as 210 West Marshall Street for the purpose of a restaurant, upon certain terms and conditions. (2nd District) ORD. 2025-175 recommended for approval
  20. 9. To authorize the special use of the property known as 2510 Porter Street for the purpose of one two-family detached dwelling, upon certain terms and conditions. (5th District) ORD. 2025-177 recommended for approval
  21. 10. To authorize the special use of the property known as 400 North Robinson Street for the purpose of a three-story mixed-use building, upon certain terms and conditions. (2nd District) ORD. 2025-178 recommended for approval
  22. 11. To authorize the special use of the property known as 1400 School Road for the purpose of student housing, containing up to three stories and up to four student housing units, that will individually house more than three unrelated persons, upon certain terms and conditions. (3rd District) ORD. 2025-179 recommended for approval
  23. 12. To declare surplus and direct the conveyance of City-owned real estate known as 8790 Strath Road in Henrico County, consisting of 0.899± acres, for $6,500.00 to Jonathan McQuinn and Delores McQuinn for private use. ORD. 2025-180 recommended for approval
  24. 13. To direct the conveyance of the City-owned real estate located at 3410 Belmont Road, consisting of 0.341± acres, and 3420 Belmont Road, consisting of 0.514± acres, for $187,000.00 to Belmont Investments LLC, for the purpose of facilitating the construction of a mixed-use development project. (8th District) ORD. 2025-181 recommended for approval
  25. 14. To direct the sale of the City-owned real estate located at 1900 Greenwood Avenue, consisting of 0.1377± acres, 1902 Greenwood Avenue, consisting of 0.0689± acres, 1904 Greenwood Avenue, consisting of 0.1377± acres, 1908 Greenwood Avenue, consisting of 0.0689± acres, 1910 Greenwood Avenue, consisting of 0.0689± acres, 1914 Greenwood Avenue, consisting of 0.1377± acres, 2000 Greenwood Avenue, consisting of 0.4550± acres, 2013 Greenwood Avenue, consisting of 0.1377± acres, 2001 Joshua Street, consisting of 0.2940± acres, 2015 Joshua Street, consisting of 0.1610± acres, and 2001 Fendall Avenue, consisting of 0.4920± acres to Richmond Metropolitan Habitat for Humanity, Inc. for $100,000.00 for the purpose of facilitating the construction of affordable housing. (3rd District) ORD. 2025-182 recommended for approval
  26. 15. UDC 2025-25 - FINAL - Location, Character, and Extent review of the proposed plans for the grounds of Amelia Street School located at 1821 Amelia Street. UDC 2025-25 approved
  27. 16. UDC 2025-26 FINAL Location, Character, and Extent review of the Mayo Island Park project located at 501 S 14th St. UDC 2025-26 approved
  28. 28 Regular Agenda
  29. 17. To authorize the special use of the property known as 3923 Grove Avenue for the purpose of [a] five single-family detached [dwelling] dwellings and [16] six single-family attached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. (As Amended) (1st District) ORD. 2025-150 recommended for approval with amendments Pass
  30. 18. To amend and reordain Ord. No. 2014-226-207, adopted Nov. 10, 2014, as previously amended by Ord. No. 2017-187, adopted Oct. 9, 2017, which authorized the special use of the property known as 707 East Main Street for the purpose of the installation of one new roof sign, to authorize residential uses, upon certain terms and conditions. (6th District) ORD. 2025-166 recommended for approval Pass
  31. 19. To authorize the special use of the property known as 1010 North 21st Street for the purpose of a single-family detached dwelling and up to two two-family detached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. (7th District) ORD. 2025-169 recommended for approval Pass
  32. 20. To authorize the special use of the properties known as 1711 Georgia Avenue and 1715 Georgia Avenue for the purpose of up to four single-family detached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. (5th District) ORD. 2025-172 recommended for approval Pass
  33. 21. To authorize the special use of the property known as 3607 Moss Side Avenue for the purpose of a single-family detached dwelling with a driveway within the front yard, upon certain terms and conditions. (3rd District) ORD. 2025-176 recommended for approval Pass
  34. 34 Council Action Update and Upcoming Items
  35. 35 Adjournment