https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-07-07-planning-commission-july-7-2026-f2a60174-819d-484f-b3bb-bf0daf7cac18 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T23:05:34.275Z Richmond Planning Commission unanimously backs a Church Hill day nursery, Shockoe design referrals, and $480K for a fire training burn tower https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-06-08-city-council-june-8-2026-caa84fdc-735d-4189-8a7d-de70f20d601c OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T22:59:00.000Z Council OKs $7.4M sale of Commerce Road land for big Southside development — but splits on the process https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-10-21-finance-and-economic-development-standing-committee-october-21-2026-579e05a1-332a-4b8f-9e9f-ead1270464ba OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T22:50:44.912Z Committee recommends approval of retiree COLA policy, forwards $4.8M for schools and bigger senior tax relief https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-09-08-city-council-september-8-2026-28715342-334d-42e7-b9d6-597e63cb55b5 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T22:49:45.076Z Council fails to fast-track Dominion Energy utility case — resolution waits until next meeting https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-09-10-city-council-september-10-2026-fabdae92-fe31-43da-8e6e-083a91326d40 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T22:46:17.212Z Richmond City Council votes to intervene in Dominion–NextEra merger case at the SCC https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-10-06-planning-commission-october-6-2026-d26f56ab-f595-4e34-a052-1a6a3dc2105b OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T22:43:32.552Z Commission backs 33 townhomes at former church site on Grove Avenue — but one commissioner says no https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-06-15-city-council-june-15-2026-a222fe70-8e56-4175-8fb8-5d31f2974bd2 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T22:43:17.102Z Richmond Council digs into zoning rewrite: occupancy limits, church land, and duplex rules spark two hours of debate https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-10-13-informal-meeting-october-13-2026-4b64f41d-7309-4587-836f-f03fc20e500f OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T22:41:57.739Z Richmond's poverty rate has fallen sharply since 2015 — but council members question who's actually benefiting https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-09-14-city-council-september-14-2026-165b777c-4c61-44ff-a5b4-ad1f0a278fcf OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T22:39:43.716Z Council approves Virginia Home apartment conversion over neighbors' objections — plus a dozen other developments https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-09-28-city-council-september-28-2026-d3803f1e-59bc-468f-9f97-66e43febcdc3 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T22:34:18.177Z Council kills 35 rooftop solar deals for city buildings — what happened to the mayor's clean-energy plan? https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-05-26-city-council-may-26-2026-e60a461d-0e30-44f0-a3a9-ea7a880c356f OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T22:31:49.826Z Council approves Franklin Street housing conversion, advances affordable-housing studies, delays Mosby Court plan https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-07-21-land-use-housing-and-transportation-standing-committee-july-21-2026-ad1b5530-5208-497a-b41d-dd21154ad3e8 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T22:31:15.905Z Committee advances Virginia landscapes law, Gilpin Court redevelopment MOU, and more to City Council https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-07-15-finance-and-economic-development-standing-committee-july-15-2026-57945882-554f-4d85-bd10-5b00214f99cc OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T22:28:37.667Z Committee advances $3.17M housing relief package and affordable housing deals — but payment register ordinance stalls again https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-08-18-planning-commission-august-18-2026-fc92977e-3120-42b9-8d31-e49d111da98b OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T22:26:31.283Z Richmond Planning Commission greenlights 14 special-use permits, tables 3 others — Overbrook Road 100-unit project pushed to September https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-05-11-city-council-may-11-2026-a5746e39-d2b4-444f-8cc8-1b7034fcf804 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T22:26:08.660Z Council adopts $135M budget package but denies Lavender Hill's outdoor events permit after 20-month fight https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-09-15-planning-commission-september-15-2026-27068d89-1497-4480-8e1e-d2fd89142503 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T22:25:36.913Z Two housing cases pushed to October — 100-unit Overbrook project and York Road townhomes both continued https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-09-21-city-council-september-21-2026-efea747a-c424-4eef-87db-50f866a2140d OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T22:25:36.212Z Richmond council kicks off plan to put rooftop solar on 39 city buildings — from fire stations to libraries https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-10-05-organizational-development-standing-committee-october-5-2026-a1a4936a-12fe-4c8b-a222-c5236af12201 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T22:21:31.852Z Richmond braces for tighter budgets: slower property growth means tax cuts now harder to promise https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-10-19-city-council-october-19-2026-dfad3ec0-4e3f-48d7-98cb-8286846dee79 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T22:21:24.021Z Richmond pitches 2027 legislative agenda: housing tools, water plant funding and $100M for sewer overhaul https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-06-22-city-council-june-22-2026-0718d54f-1041-4fbf-9855-ba24e81d4ea6 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T22:20:52.607Z Council pushes several special-use and transparency items to July 27 — including a big South Meadow townhome plan and payment register rules https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-10-15-urban-design-committee-october-15-2026-cb7cbaa0-b54e-4dec-92be-51e91658557c OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T22:18:02.414Z UDC sends Shockoe weekend street-closings plan to Planning Commission — with conditions https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-10-20-land-use-housing-and-transportation-standing-committee-october-20-2026-90c005e8-b6c1-46e0-a64b-293203ad12c3 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T22:16:42.844Z Committee advances three leases and green-infrastructure deal to Council, but hits pause again on ADU advisory panel https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-10-13-city-council-october-13-2026-112df8bf-1866-4f55-9bd1-503738c9c5ea OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T22:15:59.224Z Council rejects $500K South Meadow townhomes 1-8, kills payment-register probe, and adopts $1M street-safety grant https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-10-08-education-and-human-services-standing-committee-october-8-2026-2b23b45e-211c-4f92-a11c-0a23386c1095 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T22:15:55.929Z Committee backs $614K opioid settlement funds, Family Crisis Fund money, and shelter contracts https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-10-27-public-safety-standing-committee-october-27-2026-71042d8f-5ca2-4ba1-bd09-cc304412daaf OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T22:12:30.185Z Public Safety Committee to get crime stats update from Police Chief Edwards and fire fleet update from Chief Segal https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-10-05-city-council-october-5-2026-d7037354-ed95-443c-aa0e-7a22ef86b93a OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T21:50:17.305Z Richmond Council introduces $700K Family Crisis Fund shift, shelter leases, opioid grants and Church Hill housing proposals https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-11-02-organizational-development-standing-committee-november-2-2026-ce825109-1282-420a-aad0-a9fea209e77e OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T21:48:03.973Z Richmond committee to hear Civilian Review Board annual report and discuss rules changes Nov. 2 https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-11-09-city-council-november-9-2026-ec139bf6-41dd-4d56-8886-4552142b3f35 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T21:44:51.643Z Richmond Council to weigh 100-unit apartment plan, school funding boost and Gilpin Court redevelopment pact https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-11-02-planning-commission-november-2-2026-4e42e73e-13fd-4e07-9022-eccad79cb744 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T21:44:38.994Z Richmond Planning Commission to weigh Fan demolition overlay and special-use permits https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-10-27-commission-of-architectural-review-october-27-2026-c19633b8-d988-4c33-a07a-4c040fa5e14e OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T21:43:15.810Z Richmond's historic review board scheduled to weigh 9 old-district projects — porch, fence, window and garage proposals https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-11-09-informal-meeting-november-9-2026-da55c8eb-2f64-4996-8771-1e5e6fd8d490 OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T21:42:21.804Z Richmond City Council's Nov. 9 informal meeting: what's on the docket before Monday's regular session https://richmond.openvirginia.org/meetings/2026-11-04-board-of-zoning-appeals-november-4-2026-a351e7fb-68fa-4ed1-9268-2c7ee8a2804b OpenVirginia en 2026-11-02T21:40:49.841Z Richmond zoning board to hear six special exception cases Nov. 4 — carports, lot splits and a new multifamily building