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Board approves 12‑unit variance at South 23rd and L with privacy buffer and on‑site stormwater detention
Summary
The Richmond Board of Zoning Appeals on March 11 approved a variance to allow Trademark Construction to combine four lots at South 23rd and South L into a 0.977‑acre tract for a 12‑unit, single‑story apartment development, subject to on‑site stormwater detention and a required privacy buffer on the west and south elevations.
Gordon Moore, agent with Beals Moore and Associates, told the Richmond Board of Zoning Appeals on March 11 that Trademark Construction seeks a variance (BZA1‑2026) to combine four lots in the Richards Addition and build a 12‑unit, single‑story apartment complex on roughly 0.977 acres at the corner of South 23rd and South L streets. Moore said the proposal would include four one‑bedroom and eight two‑bedroom units, carports, and parking that exceeds the city's minimum requirements.
The project, Moore said, is privately funded and "there will not be any increase in taxes or utilities." He added that utilities are available on South 23rd Street and that the developer expects to comply with Richmond's development review process, including approval by the Richmond Sanitary District and engineering and planning departments. Moore warned the…
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