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Planning Commission backs Center Creek plan for 3923 Grove Avenue after hours of debate
Summary
The Richmond Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of a special-use permit allowing preservation of a historic house and construction of 16 new single-family attached dwellings at 3923 Grove Avenue after extended public comment on density, trees, parking and runoff.
The Richmond Planning Commission voted to recommend that City Council approve a special-use permit for 3923 Grove Avenue, a proposal that would preserve an existing historic dwelling and add 16 single-family attached homes, after a lengthy hearing with organized neighborhood opposition and developer testimony.
Commission staff said the plan aligns with the Richmond 300 master plan’s objectives for placing higher-density housing on major streets and for preserving historic buildings. Jonathan Brown, a city planning staff presenter, said the project would provide 32 off-street parking spaces and that transportation staff raised no objections to congestion from the proposed use.
The applicant, Craig Shron of Center Creek Homes, told the commission the developer reduced earlier concepts from 24 to 20 to 18 units and eventually to the current design while working with staff and councilmember feedback. “We thought this site…
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