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Richmond planning staff reports ADU approvals, Hilltop specific‑plan kickoff and delayed hearings
Summary
The city planning manager told the RNCC the department is handling 138 active applications, has approved its first preapproved ADU plan, and will begin the Hilltop specific‑plan environmental and engagement work after council direction; the planning commission has had quorum problems that delayed hearings.
Avery Stark, planning manager for the City of Richmond, briefed the Richmond Neighborhood Coordinating Council on Oct. 27 about recent permitting activity, preapproved accessory dwelling unit (ADU) plan use and next steps on longer-range planning projects.
Stark said planning currently has about 138 applications under review across industrial, commercial and residential categories and that staff returned this month from the state planning conference where new legislation affecting local planning was signed.
Preapproved ADU plans and rapid review
Stark told the RNCC the department’s preapproved ADU plans are now in use: the planning team received its first application using the preapproved designs and…
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