This meeting is being 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 representing a group.

Thank you very much for purposes of establishing full and please with all the roles.

Mr.

Poole.

Ms.

Greenfield.

Ms.

Ebert?

Yeah.

We'll come back to Miss Knight.

Miss Robertson.

Here.

Miss Rowe.

Here.

Mr.

White and Mr.

McKenzie.

And Miss Knight has requested to participate virtually.

Miss Knight, if you could please tell us why you're participating virtually and from where I am traveling for work and I am in Arizona.

There are a motion to allow Ms.

Knight to attend.

Second.

Any discussion?

Here and then I'll call a question.

We're voting on permission for Ms.

Knight to attend virtually.

Please call the roles.

Mr.

Poole.

Aye.

Ms.

Greenfield.

Aye.

Ms.

Ebert.

Aye.

Ms.

Robertson.

Aye.

Miss Roe.

Aye.

That motion passes.

And Miss Knight, you're able to participate virtually now.

We have minutes from February 17th, 2026.

Is there a motion?

Second.

Any discussion?

We have members who were here then.

Not in person.

Miss Ebert was not here for oh, for February 17th.

Yeah, it looks like the only two that were absent were Mr.

Pennock and Mr.

McKenzie.

Okay.

Very good.

Motion on a second.

Is there any discussion?

Please call a roll.

We're voting on approval of the minutes of February 17th, 2026.

Mr.

Poole.

Aye.

Miss Greenfield.

Hi.

Ms.

Ebert.

Aye.

Miss Knight.

Aye.

Ms.

Robertson.

Aye.

And Miss Rowe.

Aye.

That motion passes and those minutes are opened.

Very much.

Director, do you have a little board?

Just quickly, last Thursday, uh, which kicked out the visioning workshop for our seventh court hall plan.

Uh, this is one of the looking to focus on.

Updates opportunity 300.

Uh that's pretty good.

Tendance.

Um, we've got a community survey out there right now, which is on our website.

If you get any questions, uh let me know.

Any questions for the director?

I have a question, but not about that item.

Anything you want to I was just wondering if we know when the cultural heritage stewardship plan will be going to city counts.

Um, I do not have a specific date for that.

Um, just talking with DCO Ebert.

Um looking at because we have some other plans that are coming through, whether or not we bring them all together as a package or take them separately.

Um, but I believe the next one coming through uh this body would be Jackson Board Community Plan.

Um, because they're still also the hillside called meet plan.

Also just a strategy on that, but I think we'd like to come up with a way to go through the do that before uh we adapt zoning code, but um I do not have a date for you.

No to thank you.

Any other questions for the director?

Very good.

Thank you, Ms.

Are there any continuances or deletions?

There are none.

Please present the consent agenda.

For the consent agenda, uh the first item is CPCR 2026.001.

This is a resolution of the Richmond City Planning Commission approving a final community unit plan amendment for Stoning Point Shopping Center to authorize the construction of a second drive-thru lane located at 9006 West Huguenot Road within map parcel A of the southern portion of the Stony Point Community Unit Plan.

Item three, ordinance 2026-042 to amend and reordain ordinance number 1994-219-209, adopted October 10th, 1994, which authorize the special use of the property known as 2107 to 217 West Carey Street for the purpose of the construction of a 12-unit multifamily dwelling and six single family attached dwellings upon certain terms and conditions to modify the terms and conditions.

Item four, ordinance 2026-043 to amend and reordain ordinance number 2024-116 adopted May 13th, 2024, which authorizes special use of the property known as 1515 Chamberlain Parkway for the purpose of a mixed-use building containing up to 91 dwelling units upon certain terms and conditions to modify the plans in the terms and conditions.

And item number five, ordinance 2026-044 to rezone the property known as 1240 Ingram Avenue from the M1 Light Industrial District to the TOD1 Transit Oriented Nodal District.

I do have a couple things to note.

Item three, ordinance 2026042, is written to authorize the special use of the property known as 2107 to 2117.

As noted in the staff report, the original 1994 ordinance as well as the proposed amended ordinance does not include the property 2119 West Carrie Street.

However, that property is supposed to be part of the ordinance.

And so staff has recommended approval of that ordinance with an amendment to include all references to the 2119 West Carey Street Street address.

And I would also point out that item number two, as the secretary has said, is a final community unit plan amendment.

Those items that are final community unit plans do not require a public hearing.

However, my normal course of conduct that I choose to follow as chairman is to have a public hearing on every paper.

So it is included in the consent agenda.

And there will be opportunity for the public to speak to anything on that paper if they choose.

With that said, are there any questions from the commission with respect to the consent agenda?

Hearing none, I'll open a public hearing and ask if there's any member of the public present or online who wishes to speak to any matter on the consent agenda.

One on anyone online.

Very good.

Then I'll close the public hearing.

Bring it back to the commission and ask if there's a motion.

Yes.

Thank you.

Is there a second?

Second.

Any discussion.

None, I'll call the question.

We're voting on approval of the consent agenda with item number three as amended.

Follow the role.

Mr.

Poole.

Hi.

Miss Greenfield.

Hi.

Ms.

Evert.

Miss Knight.

Aye.

Robertson.

Aye.

And Miss Rowe.

So that motion passes.

Item two is approved.

And then items three and five will be forwarded to city council with a recommendation for approval with the proposed very much.

Would you please present the regular agenda?

We have one item on the regular agenda, item six, ordinance 2025-258.

This is to authorize the special use of the properties known as 6320 Daytona Drive, 6330 Daytona Drive, 6340 Daytona Drive for the purpose of up to eight single family detached dwellings upon certain terms and conditions.

This address will look familiar to you guys.

You saw one iteration of it previously.

It's back.

So Mr.

Brown is going to be giving us a presentation on it to update us and that is Brown.

Welcome.

Properties are located in the High UX neighborhood on Daytona Drive.

It's going to be white and properties are combined 43,516 square feet or one acre or sold land.

For existing context, these are some views of the property and across the street from the property.

But there is a nearby neighborhood of single family detailed properties.

Lot size that generally range from up to 5,000 to 20,000 square feet.

Residential density of two to 10 housing units per acre.

Primary uses include single family homes, accessory dwelling us and open space.

Secondary uses include duplexes and small multifamily buildings.

Secondary uses may be found along major streets.

As introduced to city council, the ordinance would have authorized the development of eight single family detached dwellings.

There was also a private alley with off-street parking that was proposed and a new five-foot sidewalk on day 200 drive.

The applicant has since submitted alternative plans that would reduce the total number of dwellings from eight to five and altering the 20-foot private alley to a nine-foot public easement with the intention of allowing for future alley access should future development occur in the vicinity.

The five-foot sidewalk remains.

Following sections of the zoning ordinance were not met.

Section 30-406.4 lot area and width single family dwellings in the R3 single family residential district shall be located on lots of not less than 10,000 square feet in area with a width of not less than 75 feet.

Proposed lot areas are approximately 6,337 and 6,474 square feet.

The proposed lot widths are 46 feet.

Now five single family detached dwellings substantially shown on.

Prior to the issuance of any building permit for the special use, the establishment of five red acre lots, the pumping conveyance to the city on a permanent nine-foot wide public easement, substantially as shown in the plan shall be accomplished by obtaining the necessary approvals from the city and recording the appropriate flats and deeds among the land records of the clerk's circuit court of the city of Richmond.

Facilities for the collection of refuse shall be provided in accordance with the requirements of the director of public works.

Such facilities shall be located for screen, so not to be the adjacent properties or public streets.

The owner shall make improvements within the right-of-way, including the installation moving sidewalk along Day Two Drives substantially as shown in the plans.

Staff notified adjacent property owners of the application.

To this date, staff has received a letter of opposition of a nearby resident.

Here are staff's recommendation.

Staff finds that the proposed use aligns with the master plan recommendations for residential land uses and is a recommended primary use.

Staff has worked the applicant to properly cite the buildings, incorporate a new public sidewalk, future right-of-way, and emphasize single-family dwellings, within what is the predominant single family neighbor.

However, to accommodate the potential for an alley to be constructed in the future, staff recommends the following changes to the conditions of the ordinance.

Prior to the issuance of any building permit for the special use, the establishment of up to five residential lots and accompanying conveyance to the city of a permanent nine-foot wide public easements that substantially issue on the plant shall be accomplished by attaining the necessary approvals from the city and recording the appropriate plats and deeds among the land records, the clerk's circuit court of the city of Richmond.

Staff concludes that the proposed ordinance conditions safeguards established in the city charter concerning the granting of special use permits are met.

Specifically, staff finds that the proposed use would not be detrimental to the welfare of the community involved and would not create congestion in the streets in the area involved.

Therefore, staff recommends approval of this special use permit request.

That concludes my presentation.

Questions for Mr.

Brown from the Commission.

Thank you very much.

You're welcome.

Yeah, would the applicant like to make a process?

Mr.

Regot My name is Alexander Ragassi with Baker Development Resources representing the property owner.

Good evening.

Um chair, members of the commission.

Um thank you, staff.

They've been fantastic to work with.

As they mentioned, these are lots located along the northern line of Daytona Drive between Whitehead and Dowell Roads.

Properties currently unimproved.

The large wooded tract includes approximately 34,000 square feet of lot area.

The underlying zoning is R3, single family residential.

The goal here is to construct three uh excuse me, five single family detached homes.

The reason for the request uh as discussed is the underlying R3 zoning permits the single family use, but the lot area and lot with requirements are not met.

And that's similar to other lots in the vicinity, and especially the Worthington Farm subdivision to the west.

Uh, the proposal has been reviewed, signed off by all city reviewing agencies, and is consistent with the Brisbane 300 plan for residential, especially considering that Whitehead Road is a major residential street, and so that is additional guidance for increasing density at this property.

Um we originally applied for this SCP in April 26th of 2024.

So it has been a long road to get here.

Um, at the time, we were originally proposing to construct seven single family detached dwellings.

Um, after initial staff review, land use uh staff recommended we be more efficient and trying to increase the density to eight in order to support the creation of that uh new alley in the in the rear for parking.

However, after additional uh conversations with the council person in regards right to the specific characteristics of this area of this district, um we revised the proposal to lower the density, but still wanted to provide that uh public dedication for future alley access, shared future development uh require that or call for that.

Uh so the new lots range around 6300 to 6500 square feet in lot area, approximately 45.6 feet in width.

Uh the new home is one complete, one and a half story bungalows, um approximately 1500 square feet, uh three bedrooms, two and a half bathrooms, it has a primary bedroom on the first floor, which allows a future occupant to age in place.

Uh nice open living floor plans.

Uh the exterior is traditional in style with design elements that are trying to be consistent with the area.

There are two facades to allow for some variation, includes a front porch to engage the street, as well as an outdoor deck to provide uh usable outdoor space.

Um, each home would be accessed by a driveway.

We made sure that driveways could fit at least two cars uh each.

Um there would also be new sidewalk along the property frontage.

Then finally, in terms of neighborhood outreach, we originally mailed out letters to all property owners within 150 feet uh back in May of 2024.

Um I spoke with the at that time I spoke with the adjacent neighbor at 1328 Whitehead Road.

Uh we just trying to make sure that there wasn't any encroachment into his property.

Um, I think that this owner and him has kind of have kind of become good friends actually recently.

Um, at the request of the council person, uh we met with the community of the ninth district town hall on November 21st of 2024.

Um, I do understand that a neighbor has submitted opposition in regards to the density, but I just want to go again back to what staff were saying that it's consistent with the master plan and is trying to meet the needs of the city in a manner where you're increasing housing stock but in a sustainable way, right?

Uh I also want to note that we do have a letter of support from the Department of Housing and Community Development, as our owner did have some discussions with them, and this project would be eligible for affordable housing trust funding.

Uh thank you for your time.

I'm happy to answer any questions.

Would you like to retain two minutes of your time for rebuttal if necessary?

Thank you.

Any questions?

Thank you very much.

Open the public hearing and ask if any member of the public who wishes to speak in favor of or in opposition to this paper.

Is there anyone here or online?

I've been seeing no one online.

Good.

I take that you don't need your time for republic.

I'll be okay.

Well, I'll close the public hearing, bring it back to the commission, and ask if there is a motion to approve item number six, sixty-three twenty daytona drive and the other two addresses as amended.

Approval.

Second discussion.

Hearing none, I'll call the question.

We're voting on approval.

Item number six, 6320 Daytona Drive et al.

as amended.

Please call the roll.

Mr.

Poole.

Aye.

Ms.

Greenfield, aye.

Ms.

Ebert.

Aye.

Ms.

Knight?

Aye.

Aye.

And Miss Rowe?

Aye.

That motion passes, and that item will be forwarded to city council with a recommendation of approval.

Thank you all very much.

Good night.

Did we have a council action update?

So council last met on February 23rd.

At that meeting, you saw three special use permits adopted.

Um, and then there were five ordinances that were continued that are still hanging out, four of them being special use permits, um, another one being two-week paper.

And then we had one special use permit introduced, and so far that special use permit is the only thing on your March 17th agenda.

That's my update.

Unless you have something, you're counseled.

Thank you very much.

Anything further from any member of the commission?

We are adjourned.

All right.

Ms.

Robertson, do you have one minute after?