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Planning commission recommends 17-unit multifamily at 7100 Jenk Road; staff and neighborhood changes cut commercial and short-term rentals
Summary
After revisions removing commercial space and short-term rentals, the commission voted to forward a special-use permit for a 17-unit, three-story apartment building at 7100 Jenk Road to City Council, 6–1.
The Richmond Planning Commission voted to forward to City Council a recommendation to approve a special-use permit for a 17-unit multifamily building at 7100 Jenk Road, after the applicant dropped proposed commercial space and short-term rentals and made site changes in response to neighborhood concerns.
Planning staff presented amendments to the earlier proposal: the SUP (special-use permit) now would authorize a multifamily building containing up to 17 dwelling units with no commercial ground-floor uses and no short-term rentals, and would require at least 29 off-street parking spaces and new sidewalks and street trees along Jenk and High Oaks roads.
Developer representative Will Gillette of Baker Development Resources described the revised plan as a traditional 17-unit long-term rental building and said it is shorter and modestly less dense than prior versions. "What is now proposed is a traditional 17 unit long term rental residential building," Gillette told the commission.
Public comment was mixed. A member of the public, Jackson Miller, urged approval, saying increasing supply is part of addressing the city's housing shortage. Several nearby residents opposed the project because of traffic and parking concerns at the Jenk/High Oaks intersection and because they said the three-story height and location near a school bus stop would create safety and scale issues.
After discussion, the commission moved to forward the item to council with staff’s recommended conditions. The roll call showed the motion passed with a 6–1 vote; Commissioner Roe cast the lone opposing vote.
Key project details discussed in the meeting: the amended SUP would allow up to 17 dwelling units, require a minimum of 29 off-street parking spaces, remove proposed short-term rentals and ground-floor commercial uses, and require new sidewalks and 16 street trees along affected frontages.
Speakers quoted in this article are recorded in the commission transcript and are listed in the article’s speaker section.
