Following discussion with the Planning Commission and the Economic Development Authority, the City Council elected to focus on zoning changes before releasing a request for proposals from potential development partners.
City planners received heated comments from Virginia Village residents and neighbors at a well-attended final workshop to solicit community feedback. A request for development proposals is scheduled for May.
The City seeks public feedback on small area plans affecting Virginia Village but not on the request for proposals it plans to issue.
City presses ahead with plans to issue a request for proposals to nonprofit developers this spring.
City Council establishes the City’s legislative priorities and positions for the upcoming General Assembly in Richmond.
The Council discussed a staff proposal to redevelop the nine quadplexes it owns in Virginia Village with the expressed goal of creating more affordable housing.
While the City added 99 affordable dwelling units (ADU) in 2025, 111 ADUs at Pearson Square and The Fields are set to expire between 2027 and 2029.
City Council adopted a policy requiring that 12% of all units in new developments be affordable and affirmed efforts to retain existing affordable housing, among other goals.
