Planning Commission approves multiple special-use recommendations, refers bus platform concept, and approves park improvements
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The City of Richmond Planning Commission met Feb. 3, 2026 (5th Floor Conference Room). Commissioners adopted minutes, handled continuances/deletions, approved a consent agenda forwarding several special-use ordinances to City Council (with specific amendments), referred a proposed bus platform to the Urban Design Committee, and approved Phase 1 improvements for Broad Rock Creek Park.
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- Allowed Commissioner Dakia K. Knight to participate virtually due to illness exposure (motion carried unanimously).
- Adopted draft minutes for May 6, 2025 and January 20, 2026.
- Deleted ORD. 2025-014 (3618 Hawthorne Ave special use) and SUBD 2025.003 (subdivision exception for 3618 Hawthorne Ave).
- Continued ORD. 2025-258 (Daytona Drive properties) to the March 3, 2026 Planning Commission meeting.
- Adopted the Consent Agenda as amended (Commissioner Knight abstained on ORD. 2026-027).
- Recommended approval to City Council of ORD. 2025-270 (217 West Clay St restaurant with outdoor dining) with a condition limiting outdoor dining hours to 10:00 p.m. Sun–Thu and 11:00 p.m. Fri–Sat.
- Recommended approval to City Council of ORD. 2026-019 (602 West 26th St) with amendment changing proposed uses to one single-family detached dwelling and one two-family detached dwelling.
- Recommended approval to City Council of ORD. 2026-024 (401 West Marshall St) with amendment removing screening language in Section 4(c).
- Recommended approval to City Council of ORD. 2026-026 (715 Mosby St mixed-use) with amendment explicitly permitting outdoor dining.
- Referred UDC 2026-02 (concept review of proposed bus platform on North 2nd St) to the Feb. 12, 2026 Urban Design Committee meeting.
- Approved UDC 2026-03 (Location, Character, and Extent review) for Broad Rock Creek Park Phase 1 improvements at 2606 Lynhaven Ave.
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