Dominion Resources Tredegar Street Permit “Still Valid”?
In 2001, City Council approved a special use permit for the Dominion Resources headquarters on Tredegar Street. The permit increased the maximum allowed building heights within a sloping “envelope”...
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Public Meeting Minutes Not Posted
As of 21 March 2012, no minutes for the Commission of Architectural Review have been posted since October 2011.
View ArticleGiant murals under way in downtown Richmond
….The murals that would sit in a historic district required the approval of the Richmond Commission of Architectural Review, which granted permission for nine of them….The murals that would sit in a...
View ArticleFood Truck Court in Residential Zoning District
Re: Food Truck Court Dear Honorable Mayor, About the same time as the Art 180 Project controversy, “food trucks” began the widely publicized activity of selling products in the Virginia Historical...
View Article“Fight Blight BBQ” in Richmond
….They said they’re sick and tired of seeing blighted houses in their neighborhood and that the abandoned properties are attracting rodents and crime….Neighbors said they’ve reached out to the city...
View ArticleDear City Hall – Ordinance 2012-74 – Special Exceptions
June 11, 2012 VIA EMAIL TO: Ms. Lou Brown Ali, Chief of Staff, lou.ali@richmondgov.com The Honorable City Council City of Richmond 900 E. Broad St., Suite 200 Richmond, VA 23219 USA Re: Ordinance...
View ArticlePlan to clear Boulevard site hits snag
A $5.8 million plan to move Richmond city and public school facilities off North Boulevard so the 60-acre site can be redeveloped hit a snag at Monday’s Planning Commission meeting, when a lawyer for a...
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Oregon Hill residents are once again left wondering what is happening in City...
The Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association requests a postponement of the Victory Apt. SUP Ordinance No. 2012-200 scheduled hearing at the City Planning Commission on December 3, 2012. This postponement...
View ArticlePlans revealed for west end’s Libbie, Grove, Patterson shopping area
Richmond planning department officials will unveil their idea for the future of the west end’s Libbie, Grove and Patterson Avenue shopping area. Their goal is to make the district a unified shopping...
View ArticleLee Bridge safety fix passes Richmond committee
With its members agreeing that safety trumps aesthetics, the Richmond Urban Design Committee unanimously endorsed a city Public Works Department plan to restrict access to the Robert E. Lee Bridge’s...
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City planning department declines to provide free copy of application until...
The city Planning Department declined to provide free copies of an application pending before a city committee. No response was received to a complaint sent to the department staff. The department...
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Urban Design Committee weak on public notice
Dear Members of the Richmond Urban Design Committee, As you know there has been a great deal of public concern regarding Venture Richmond’s proposed amphitheater below Oregon Hill and the Va. War...
View ArticleRichmond’s planning office denies access to public records
Officials in Richmond’s office of Planning and Development Review refused to provide access to copies of certificates of occupancy for two city elementary schools Wednesday after the person requesting...
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