A frontal view of Eagle Construction of VA’s proposed townhomes, described in plans as “classical in aesthetic.” (Courtesy of Eagle Construction of VA)
Libbie Avenue townhomes, housing zoning changes on council agenda
The Richmond City Council meets Monday starting with a 2 p.m. work session on the Richmond 300 master plan. Councilmembers previously submitted requests for amendments to the plan, which was adopted in December.
Business on the 6 p.m. regular meeting agenda includes a vote on Eagle Construction of VA’s plan to replace two houses at 509 and 511 Libbie Ave. with a 14-unit townhome development. The Planning Commission endorsed the project with one member dissenting.
The council will consider amendments to the city’s zoning ordinance affecting various zoning districts. The changes are intended to provide “more clear and consistent pathways” to establish emergency, transitional and permanent supportive housing uses in the city.
Other business includes a budget amendment to appropriate $500,000 from the city’s fund balance excess for renovations to the former deli space on the first floor of City Hall. The space would be converted to accommodate a health clinic and potentially an RVA Financial employee credit union branch that would be relocated from an upper floor.
The space was previously occupied by Padow’s Hams & Deli, which operated there for more than two decades before it was ordered to vacate last year.
City accepting applications for tax amnesty program
The City of Richmond has opened the 2021 Tax Amnesty Program for applications. The program allows the city to waive existing penalties and interest on delinquent real estate taxes from last March, as well as admissions, lodging and meals taxes from April. Applications and more information about the program are available here.
An aerial shot of the Henrico Plaza site, which has remained mostly vacant since its namesake shopping center was demolished in the mid-2000s. (Courtesy of Spy Rock/Crescent)
580-home ‘Henrico Plaza’ project on county supervisors agenda
Henrico supervisors meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. Full agenda here.
Public hearing items include rezoning and permit requests for Henrico Plaza, a multiuse development with 580 homes that Spy Rock Real Estate and Crescent Development are planning on the site of the former Henrico Plaza Shopping Center on Mechanicsville Turnpike, just north of Laburnum Avenue.
A site plan shows the townhomes in yellow and orange, the apartment buildings in purple, and the commercial outparcels and age-restricted building fronting M. (BizSense file)
Stanley Martin Homes seeks approvals for 75 townhomes on a 5-acre site between Virginia Center Commons and Brook Road. The homes would be the first residential development related to the mall site’s redevelopment.
Also on the agenda are requests from Rebkee Co. and Thalhimer Realty Partners to rezone and permit certain uses for the JCPenney property at Regency mall, which is undergoing a mixed-use transformation. The companies purchased the JCPenney property in November.
Hanover supervisors to review budget proposals
The Hanover County Board of Supervisors meets Wednesday. Full agenda here. County staff will present proposals for funding in the fiscal year 2022 budget to the board. The county administrator, schools superintendent and chiefs of the police and fire departments will present at the meeting.
Powhatan seeks appointee to fill Board of Supervisors vacancy
Powhatan County is seeking a county resident to fill a vacancy on the Board of Supervisors. The appointed citizen will represent District 2 until a special election is held Nov. 2. Full announcement here.
People interested in being considered for appointment must submit their name and address, qualifications and civic involvement, and indicate whether they want to run in the seat’s special election. Submissions can be sent to adminstration@powhatanva.gov or hand-delivered to 3834 Old Buckingham Road, Suite A by 5 p.m. Feb. 12.
New Kent supervisors elect Evelyn as chair, Tiller as vice chair
The New Kent County Board of Supervisors elected Supervisor Thomas Evelyn to lead the board as chairman in 2021. Supervisor C. Thomas Tiller was elected vice chairman.
A frontal view of Eagle Construction of VA’s proposed townhomes, described in plans as “classical in aesthetic.” (Courtesy of Eagle Construction of VA)
Libbie Avenue townhomes, housing zoning changes on council agenda
The Richmond City Council meets Monday starting with a 2 p.m. work session on the Richmond 300 master plan. Councilmembers previously submitted requests for amendments to the plan, which was adopted in December.
Business on the 6 p.m. regular meeting agenda includes a vote on Eagle Construction of VA’s plan to replace two houses at 509 and 511 Libbie Ave. with a 14-unit townhome development. The Planning Commission endorsed the project with one member dissenting.
The council will consider amendments to the city’s zoning ordinance affecting various zoning districts. The changes are intended to provide “more clear and consistent pathways” to establish emergency, transitional and permanent supportive housing uses in the city.
Other business includes a budget amendment to appropriate $500,000 from the city’s fund balance excess for renovations to the former deli space on the first floor of City Hall. The space would be converted to accommodate a health clinic and potentially an RVA Financial employee credit union branch that would be relocated from an upper floor.
The space was previously occupied by Padow’s Hams & Deli, which operated there for more than two decades before it was ordered to vacate last year.
City accepting applications for tax amnesty program
The City of Richmond has opened the 2021 Tax Amnesty Program for applications. The program allows the city to waive existing penalties and interest on delinquent real estate taxes from last March, as well as admissions, lodging and meals taxes from April. Applications and more information about the program are available here.
An aerial shot of the Henrico Plaza site, which has remained mostly vacant since its namesake shopping center was demolished in the mid-2000s. (Courtesy of Spy Rock/Crescent)
580-home ‘Henrico Plaza’ project on county supervisors agenda
Henrico supervisors meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. Full agenda here.
Public hearing items include rezoning and permit requests for Henrico Plaza, a multiuse development with 580 homes that Spy Rock Real Estate and Crescent Development are planning on the site of the former Henrico Plaza Shopping Center on Mechanicsville Turnpike, just north of Laburnum Avenue.
A site plan shows the townhomes in yellow and orange, the apartment buildings in purple, and the commercial outparcels and age-restricted building fronting M. (BizSense file)
Stanley Martin Homes seeks approvals for 75 townhomes on a 5-acre site between Virginia Center Commons and Brook Road. The homes would be the first residential development related to the mall site’s redevelopment.
Also on the agenda are requests from Rebkee Co. and Thalhimer Realty Partners to rezone and permit certain uses for the JCPenney property at Regency mall, which is undergoing a mixed-use transformation. The companies purchased the JCPenney property in November.
Hanover supervisors to review budget proposals
The Hanover County Board of Supervisors meets Wednesday. Full agenda here. County staff will present proposals for funding in the fiscal year 2022 budget to the board. The county administrator, schools superintendent and chiefs of the police and fire departments will present at the meeting.
Powhatan seeks appointee to fill Board of Supervisors vacancy
Powhatan County is seeking a county resident to fill a vacancy on the Board of Supervisors. The appointed citizen will represent District 2 until a special election is held Nov. 2. Full announcement here.
People interested in being considered for appointment must submit their name and address, qualifications and civic involvement, and indicate whether they want to run in the seat’s special election. Submissions can be sent to adminstration@powhatanva.gov or hand-delivered to 3834 Old Buckingham Road, Suite A by 5 p.m. Feb. 12.
New Kent supervisors elect Evelyn as chair, Tiller as vice chair
The New Kent County Board of Supervisors elected Supervisor Thomas Evelyn to lead the board as chairman in 2021. Supervisor C. Thomas Tiller was elected vice chairman.