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Planning Commission approves conceptual review of Brown’s Island improvement plan
Summary
The commission approved UDC 2025‑05, advancing the Brown’s Island improvement plan (focused on five zones of public amenities) to final review with staff conditions for art integration, stormwater and ADA details.
The Richmond City Planning Commission voted to approve the conceptual location, character and extent review of the Brown’s Island Improvement Plan (UDC 2025‑05), advancing the proposal to the final review stage with conditions staff identified.
Planning staff described the project as a significant city parks improvement, noting the commission had sent an earlier version to UDC in 2019 and that the applicant narrowed the scope to focus improvements on the island itself. “This is a huge project,” Kevin Costanza, planner with the Department of Planning and Development Review, said when introducing the application.
Why it matters: Brown’s Island is a prominent public riverfront park bordered by Tredegar Street, the Manchester Bridge and the James River. The proposal…
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