Planning Commission - Regular Meeting
The Planning Commission approved the minutes from its July 7, 2026 meeting and the consent agenda, which included special use permits for transitional housing and single-family dwellings, and a review of the proposed architecture for the Lumpkin's Jail site pavilion. No public comments were made on the consent agenda items.
About this meeting
- Government Body
- Planning Commission
- Meeting Type
- Planning Commission
- Location
- Richmond, VA
- Meeting Date
- July 21, 2026
Transcript
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planning committee. Before we get started, there's been some indication in some publications that I've seen that the code refresh is on tonight's docket. I just want to make sure that there wasn't any misconception among the people who are in attendance. There is nothing on the code refresh on the docket tonight. Well, we're glad to have you here. Thanks for coming. Madam Secretary, would you give the electronic notice?
This meeting is being recorded and held in person in the fifth floor conference room of city hall while staff and a quorum of planning commissioners are attending the meeting in person. Citizens may choose to participate in the meeting virtually. All written comments that were received by email prior to 12 p.m. today have been provided to the planning commissioners in advance of the meeting. During the public comment period, speakers will be asked to limit their comments to three minutes for an individual or five minutes of representative room.
Thank you so much. To establish a quorum, please call the roll.
Mr. Poole?
Here.
Ms. Greenfeld? Here. Ms. Ebert? Here. Ms. Knight? Here. Mr. Penick?
Here.
Ms. Robertson? Here. Ms. Rowe? Here. Mr. White?
Here.
And Mr. McKenzie?
Here.
All are present.
Thank you very much. Ladies and gentlemen, we have a minute from July 7th, 2026. Is there a motion?
Second.
Any discussion? Question? You're voting on Approval of the minutes of July 7th, 2026. Please call the roll.
Mr. Poole.
Stay.
Ms. Greenfield. Aye. Ms. Ebert. Aye. Ms. Knight. Aye. Mr. Pennock.
Aye.
Ms. Robertson. Aye. Ms. Rowe. Aye. Mr. White. Aye. And Mr. McKenzie.
I'll say.
And that motion passes and those minutes have been approved.
So much. Mr. Director, do you have a report? I think that's it, sir. There it is. Do you have any continuances or deletions from the agenda?
We do not.
Then would you please present the consent agenda.
For the consent agenda, we have Item 2, Ordinance 2026-167, to authorize the special use of the property known as 1110 Oakwood Avenue for the purpose of transitional housing upon certain terms and conditions. Item 3, Ordinance 2026-168, to amend and reordain ordinance number 2025-152, adopted July 28th, 2025, which authorized the special use of the property known as 2300 Ingram Avenue for the purpose of up to seven single family attached buildings upon certain terms and conditions to modify the addresses included in the special use in the plans. And item four, UDC 2026-08, the location, character, and extent review of the proposed architecture for the archeological pavilion over the historic Lumpkins Jail site, part of the Chaco Campus project located at 1500 East Frankie Street. is the Consent Agenda.
Are there any questions concerning the Consent Agenda from members of the Commission?
Mr. Chair, no questions. I will be abstaining from item four, Consent Agenda. And I would just like to say on behalf of the project team, which I'm a member of, that this has certainly been a long time coming. It's very exciting that we're in phase two of the Chaco project, the Chaco Institute opening a few months ago. is a small but mighty piece of architecture, which is as complicated as you can imagine, being a next yard sewer and under the floodway and next to Main Street Station and a budding I-95. But for a couple of years of very hard work, thank you, Senior Project Manager Leo Manti, we've gotten to this point.
Wonderful. Please make the note that when we vote, with respect to the consent agenda that will be standing on item number four. Hearing no questions from other than that from the commission, I'll open a public hearing and ask if there's any member of the public who wishes to speak with respect to any item on the consent agenda.
Anyone online?
I am not seeing anyone online.
I'll close the public hearing. as to come bring it back to the commission and ask if there's a motion on the consent agenda, Mr. Chair. Second. Any discussion? Please call the question. We're voting on approval of the consent agenda. Call the roll.
Mr. Bull. Aye. Ms. Greenfield. Aye. Ms. Keefer. Aye. Ms. Knight. Aye. Mr. Penning.
Aye. With the exception of item four.
Ms. Robertson. Aye. Ms. Brown. Aye. Mr. White.
Aye.
And Mr. McKenzie.
Aye.
Okay, that motion passes, and the consent agenda has been approved.
Thank you very much. There have not been any additions to the regular agenda.
That's my knowledge.
Is there a council action update and upcoming items?
We do not have a council action update. They have not met since we have last met. There are a couple of items that potentially are going to be on August 4th. Currently, the only set is going to be the rear monument case. That one was continued to August 4th. And then the Lumpkins jail site should come back on August 4th, depending on the public art commission meeting. Other than that, no.
So the August 4th meeting will be the short meeting. And the next one in August will be the long meeting.
The 4th. I apologize, sorry, not the lumpkin shell. Why did you not correct me? The Chaco Streets project still has to go to the Public Art Commission. And for some reason, if Public Art Commission does not meet, they'll have to continue that item. And so that would not be on August 4th. But as long as their meeting goes as planned, then that item will be on the August 4th agenda.
Any other questions or comments from members of the commission?
Hearing none.
We're adjourned. Do we need a shake on our arrangement? I have a note for myself. And she wanted to make sure that you signed it when Bart was sitting right next to you. Right at the present moment. The roads are nasty, yeah. They were very flooded. I came from Rockets. Yeah, it seems like we've had two snow. Is that holding up all right? Yeah.
Make sure I don't see anything wrong.
She'll give me an answer tomorrow.
I will get you an answer tomorrow.
Thank you.
And then. Thank you.
Yeah. Not much to report tonight.
In-house students.
Even us. What I need for the projects. I would like to know his thoughts on what he's doing today.
I don't want dogs to enjoy it.
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