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Commission recommends approval of 352-unit affordable housing project at 2811 Grady Street despite staff concerns over industrial land-use designation
Summary
Despite a staff recommendation to deny, the Planning Commission voted to forward a special-use permit for up to 352 affordable housing units at 2811 Grady Street to City Council with a recommendation to approve.
Planning staff recommended denial of a proposed 352-unit multifamily development at 2811 Grady Street, citing the Richmond 300 master plan’s industrial land-use designation for the parcel. After extended discussion and developer and council-office testimony, the Planning Commission voted to forward the project to City Council with a recommendation for approval.
Staff described the 23-acre parcel as largely zoned M-2 heavy industrial and as designated “industrial” in Richmond 300; staff concluded the proposed residential use would remove land reserved for industrial activity that the city needs for jobs and a diversified economy. Staff also noted significant site constraints, including…
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