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Planning Commission defers 180‑unit Snead Road multifamily proposal amid staff concerns over master‑plan fit and infrastructure
Summary
A developer’s request for a special‑use permit to build up to 180 multifamily units on roughly 10.5 acres in Piney Knolls drew a detailed staff recommendation for denial. Commissioners voted to defer the item 30 days to allow further coordination on infrastructure and neighborhood concerns.
The Planning Commission agreed to defer a special‑use permit hearing for a proposed 180‑unit multifamily development on Snead Road after staff concluded the application conflicted with multiple goals in the Richmond 300 master plan and raised infrastructure, environmental and walkability concerns.
Staff recommended denial, finding the proposed buildings and 17 units‑per‑acre density were inconsistent with the master plan’s ‘‘residential’’ designation and the plan’s guidance on where multifamily should be located. Staff cited several specific concerns: the site is not on a designated arterial that the plan identifies as appropriate for increased…
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