The Agenda: Local government briefs for 12.14.20
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Better Housing Coalition proposing two developments in Chesterfield
The Chesterfield County Planning Commission meets Tuesday. Full agenda here. Among other business, planners will weigh whether to recommend two separate applications for new residential developments in the county.
Better Housing Coalition has filed rezoning and conditional-use permit requests to pave the way for a 152-unit development on a 9.8-acre parcel at 13916 Jefferson Davis Highway. The development would include 16 townhome units and 136 apartments, as well as a 3,000-square-foot community center.
The housing nonprofit also has filed a rezoning and conditional-use permit application tied to a proposed three-story, 49-unit residential building on 3.5 acres at 3901 Stigall Drive.
Richmond 300 plan goes to City Council for final vote tonight
December 14, 2020 7
The latest version of the Richmond 300 plan’s future land use map includes the new Community Mixed-Use designation, in orange. (
Images courtesy of Richmond 300)
Four years’ worth of work to update Richmond’s 20-year master plan could come to fruition with a City Council vote tonight.
The Richmond 300 plan, meant to guide growth through the city’s tricentennial in 2037, is slated to formally be considered for adoption at the council’s regular meeting, which starts at 6 p.m.
The nearly 250-page document, which pulls from and consolidates previously approved plans while adding new recommendations that could influence future growth decisions, has been steadily making its way to the council since it was released in draft form earlier this year. The Planning Commission endorsed it, and presentations have been made to council members in recent committee and regular meetings.
City withdraws Pulse zoning changes, plans to revisit proposal next year
December 10, 2020 21
Renderings show potential building heights along Broad Street and Hermitage Road near the Science Museum of Virginia based on the city’s Pulse Corridor Plan. (
Images courtesy of the city of Richmond)
Just days before it was to go to the City Council for a vote, the latest round of proposed zoning changes tied to the city’s Pulse Corridor Plan has been withdrawn following months of opposition from neighborhood groups.
A city spokesman confirmed this week that administrators have pulled the proposal, which focused on land primarily north of Broad Street across from the Fan District, in and around the Carver and Newtowne West neighborhoods generally between Belvidere Street and the DMV headquarters building.