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Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee

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Jul 21, 2026

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Housing and land use actions advanced

Published Jul 21, 2026

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Briefing

Jul 21, 2026

Housing and land use actions advanced

The committee forwarded six measures to the July 27 Council meeting, including a Virginia Friendly Landscapes code change, an update to the Master Plan for Oak Grove, Hillside, and Bellemeade, and a Gilpin Court redevelopment memorandum with the Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority.

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Briefing

Jun 16, 2026

Land Use, Housing and Transportation summary

The committee forwarded four items to the June 22 Council meeting with recommendations to approve (a VDOT paving agreement and three street-designation ordinances) and continued two items — a vegetation code amendment and a Westwood neighborhood land-use study — to the July 21 standing committee meeting.

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Briefing

May 19, 2026

City of Richmond LUHT Standing Committee — May 19, 2026: vegetation ordinance continued; affordable housing study forwarded

Meeting: Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee (City of Richmond) on May 19, 2026 at 3:00 PM in Council Chamber, 2nd Floor - City Hall. ORD.2026-113 (Virginia Friendly Landscapes) was continued to the June 16, 2026 LUHT meeting. RES.2026-R022 (study on City purchase of property for affordable housing) was forwarded to the May 26, 2026 Council meeting with a recommendation to approve with amendment.

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Briefing

Apr 21, 2026

Committee forwards energy-efficiency resolution, transportation agreements, transit funding and street namings to Council

The Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee (April 21, 2026) forwarded six items—an energy-efficiency resolution, code amendment for bicycle lanes/EMS vehicle movement, a transportation project administration agreement, transit grant acceptance, and two street-designation ordinances—to City Council with recommendations; the RRHA and GRTC made scheduled presentations.

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Briefing

Mar 17, 2026

City of Richmond — Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee, March 17, 2026

The committee considered two items: RES.2026-R003 (a resolution to develop and implement a comprehensive energy efficiency program) was continued to the April 21, 2026 Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee; ORD.2026-056 (designation of the 2300 block of Barton Avenue in honor of Sister Rosetta Tharpe) was forwarded to the March 23, 2026 City Council meeting with a recommendation to approve. No presentations, board vacancies, or discussion items were noted in the agenda.

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Briefing

Feb 17, 2026

Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee — Summary (Feb 17, 2026)

The committee met on February 17, 2026 at 3:00 PM in the Council Chamber. Five items (ORD.2026-039, ORD.2026-040, RES.2026-R008, RES.2026-R010, RES.2026-R009) were forwarded to the February 23, 2026 Council meeting with a recommendation to approve. RES.2026-R003 (comprehensive energy efficiency program) was continued to the March 17, 2026 Standing Committee. Agenda presentations included the Affordable Housing Trust Fund and Code Enforcement Outreach and Education. A staff report (CD.2026.052) was provided; there were no board vacancies.

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Briefing

Jan 20, 2026

Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee summary — January 20, 2026

The Land Use, Housing and Transportation Standing Committee met January 20, 2026 at 3:00 PM in the Council Chamber, 2nd Floor - City Hall. The committee forwarded six items (ORD.2025-278, ORD.2025-279, ORD.2025-280, ORD.2026-002, RES.2026-R002, ORD.2025-281) to the January 26, 2026 Council meeting with a recommendation to approve. RES.2026-R003 (comprehensive energy efficiency program) was continued to the February 17, 2026 committee meeting. Presentations and discussion items included a Maggie Walker Community Land Trust update, review of the 2026 committee schedule, and a general transportation update; a board vacancy report was also listed.

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