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Commission recommends R63 rezoning for vacant Glenwood/30th parcels, with proffers for sidewalks and trees
Summary
The Planning Commission voted to recommend rezoning five vacant parcels between Glenwood Avenue and North 30th Street from R5 to R63, accompanied by proffers for sidewalks, street trees, alley access and a three‑story height cap.
The Richmond Planning Commission voted Monday to recommend that City Council rezone five vacant parcels between Glenwood Avenue and North 30th Street to R63 (multifamily urban residential), contingent on developer proffers to install sidewalks, plant street trees and limit building heights.
Planning staff said the parcels total about 2.43 acres and that the Richmond 300 master plan designates the site as “neighborhood mixed use,” a category that envisions predominantly residential, walkable blocks with some small‑scale retail or civic uses. Under the proffered concept plan, the applicant would extend a street grid, add alleys for rear parking, construct sidewalks to the city’s Better Streets…
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