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Planning Commission recommends approval for special-use permit allowing commissary kitchen and service uses at 3013–3015 N Street
Summary
The commission voted to approve an SUP allowing corner‑lot R63 uses and a commissary kitchen, finding the proposal consistent with the Richmond 300 master plan and subject to conditions (hours, use restrictions, operational filings); the item was referred to City Council with a recommendation of approval.
The Richmond Planning Commission recommended approval of Ordinance 2025‑274, a special‑use permit authorizing certain R63 corner‑lot uses, commissary kitchen, office and social‑service delivery uses at 3013 and 3015 N Street.
Staff briefed the commission that the property’s underlying zoning remains R6, and that the SUP would authorize a limited set of R63 uses only as specified in the ordinance. Conditions attached to the recommended approval include hours (6 a.m.–9 p.m.), a prohibition on dwelling uses and recovery residences (per city and state code references), and operational filing requirements before a certificate of zoning compliance for social‑service delivery uses, including access control, fencing/screening, room‑by‑room use descriptions and emergency ingress/egress plans.
Laurie Markham, representing Churchill North Properties and the UpRVA after‑school program, told the commission the building is one story and no additions are proposed. She said the commissary kitchen use would allow a nearby bakery (Fat Rabbit) to bake off‑site (for example, wedding cakes) without selling on site, and she argued the SUP is consistent with the Richmond 300 designation of neighborhood mixed‑use and the city’s goals encouraging adaptive reuse of historic buildings.
A member of the public asked that exterior waste/staging areas be relocated toward the alley; the applicant said the existing loading dock is the most practical location for trash and that the plans show the proposed location. After public comment and limited commissioner questioning, the commission voted to approve the ordinance and referred it to City Council with a recommendation of approval.
What this means: The SUP allows the site to offer limited commercial and social‑service uses that are not otherwise permitted under the R6 zoning, subject to the conditions the commission reviewed. City Council will consider the commission’s recommendation at its next meeting.
