Planning Commission

5th Floor Conference Room

Agenda — 24 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. 1 This meeting was 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 attended the meeting in-person, citizens were able to participate in the meeting virtually. 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.
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4. 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.
5. 4 Call To Order ▶ jump to 7:50
6. 5 Roll Call ▶ jump to 8:28
7. 6 Chair's Comments
8. 7 Approval of Minutes ▶ jump to 8:56
9. 1. CPC Draft Minutes - December 4, 2023 adopted Pass
10. 9 Director's Report ▶ jump to 9:16
11. 10 Consideration of Continuances and Deletions from Agenda ▶ jump to 9:24
12. 2. To amend Ord. No. 2000-410-2001-10, adopted Jan. 8, 2001, as previously amended by Ord. No. 2001-220-231, adopted Jul. 23, 2001, and Ord. No. 2017-242, adopted May 29, 2019, which approved the “Shops at Stratford Hills Community Unit Plan,” for the purpose of increasing the area subject to the community unit plan by 2.85 acres to 67.4± acres and modifying the development standards, under certain terms and conditions. (As Amended) (4th District) recommended for continuance Pass
13. 3. RESOLUTION OF THE RICHMOND CITY PLANNING COMMISSION APPROVING AN AMENDMENT TO THE SHOPS AT STRATFORD HILLS PRELIMINARY COMMUNITY UNIT PLAN, FOR THE PURPOSE OF INCREASING THE AREA SUBJECT TO THE COMMUNITY UNIT PLAN BY 2.85 ACRES TO 67.4± ACRES AND MODIFYING THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS continued and referred back Pass
14. 4. To authorize the special use of the properties known as 901 North 36th Street and 909 North 36th Street for the purpose of up to ten single-family attached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. (As Amended) (7th District) recommended for continuance Pass
15. 14 Consent Agenda approved Pass ▶ jump to 12:09
16. 15 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.
17. 5. To authorize the special use of the property known as 1420 Spotsylvania Street for the purpose of two single-family attached dwellings, upon certain terms and conditions. (6th District) recommended for approval ▶ jump to 12:10
18. 6. Location review of a proposed additional 256 square foot of permanent drainage easement from Steve Properties LLC parcel #043 located at 5737 Hull Street Road. approved ▶ jump to 12:25
19. 7. Subdivision Exception for 220 N 20th Street, per Sec. 25-219 of the Subdivision Ordinance approved ▶ jump to 12:34
20. 19 Regular Agenda ▶ jump to 13:43
21. 8. To close, to public use and travel, an unimproved portion of West 20th Street located between Semmes Avenue and Sioux Falls Alley, consisting of 10,486 ± square feet, upon certain terms and conditions. recommended for approval with amendments Pass ▶ jump to 13:48
22. 9. To amend and reordain City Code §§ 30-457.2, concerning permitted principal and accessory uses, 30-457.5, concerning yards, 30-457.6, concerning usable open space, 30-457.8, concerning requirements for areas devoted to parking or circulation of vehicles, 30-457.9, concerning height, 30-457.10, concerning building façade fenestration, 30-503, concerning prohibited signs, and 30-518.4, concerning TOD-1 district sign regulations; and to amend ch. 30, art. IV, div. 31 of the City Code by adding therein a new § 30-457.11, concerning orientation to street, exterior entrances, and façades. recommended for approval Pass ▶ jump to 83:09
23. 22 Council Action Update and Upcoming Items ▶ jump to 108:16
24. 23 Adjournment ▶ jump to 109:59