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Planning commission backs Veritas plan for six tennis courts at 1402 Westwood with conditions
Summary
The Richmond Planning Commission voted 5–2 to recommend approval of a community unit plan amendment allowing six tennis courts at 1402 Westwood Avenue, imposing conditions including a sound‑suppression fence, hours limits and pedestrian connections after months of neighborhood debate.
The Richmond City Planning Commission on Tuesday recommended approval of an amendment to the community unit plan governing 1300 Westwood Avenue that authorizes six tennis courts on the parcel at 1402 Westwood Avenue, voting 5–2 to forward the ordinance and companion resolution to city council with conditions.
Staff said the site is currently an underused surface parking lot within a larger community unit plan (CUP) for the Veritas School campus and that the proposed use is consistent with the Richmond 300 master plan’s treatment of institutional uses within a residential designation. The applicant requested a modification to the CUP ordinance that would also reduce overall parking on the CUP from 575 spaces to 200.
Applicant attorney Jennifer Mullin told the commission Veritas had modified the plan after community input and added four…
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