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Last 14 days across 311, crime, property & development, and towing.

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311 service requests

9 in last 14 days
DateTypeLocationStatus
Aug 11, 2026Request Residential Trash Can4713 Devonshire Road, 23225Assigned
Aug 10, 2026Clean Stormwater Drain4411 New Kent Ave, 23225Assigned
Aug 7, 2026Pothole on Road2023 Westover Hills Blvd, 23225Assigned
Aug 6, 2026Pothole on Road1408 Cedar Lane, 23225Assigned
Aug 4, 2026Maintain Grass or Vegetation in Public Right of Way4101-4199 Riverside DrAssigned
Aug 4, 2026Maintain Grass or Vegetation in Public Right of Way1906 Hillcrest Cir, 23225Assigned
Aug 4, 2026Maintain Grass or Vegetation in Public Right of Way4612 Riverside Dr, 23225Assigned
Aug 4, 2026Clean Stormwater Drain1818 W 45th St, 23225Assigned
Aug 4, 2026Repair Alley1809 Woodbine Road, 23225Assigned

Service requests filed by residents and routed to a City department. Each row links to the request's page on rva311.com.

Crime incidents

4 in last 14 days
DateOffenseBlockDisposition
Aug 10, 2026All Other Larceny4900 block of New Kent RoadPending - Initial Report
Aug 10, 2026Fraud, Credit Card4900 block of New Kent RoadPending - Initial Report
Aug 4, 2026Hit And Run4800 block of Forest Hill AvePending - Initial Report
Aug 3, 2026Theft From Motor Vehicle1900 block of Southcliff RoadPending - Screened

Police-reported incidents from RPD's CrimeInfo system. Addresses are block-level — RPD anonymizes individual addresses. Each row links to the incident's OffenseDetails page on the City's portal.

Property & Development

8 permits applied0 in zoning & land use0 new businesses & uses2 code cases5 failed inspections

Zoning & Land Use (0)

New filings, Planning Commission recommendations, adopted SUPs, BZA decisions, and capital project events.

No zoning or land-use activity this period.

New businesses & changes of use (0)

When a business opens, a tenant or owner changes, or a use is cleared by zoning, the city issues a Certificate of Zoning Compliance (use cleared) or a Certificate of Occupancy (now open / changed hands). New-construction occupancy is shown under Building Permits, not here.

No new businesses or changes of use this period.

Building Permits (8)

AppliedTypeAddressCase
Aug 11, 2026Electrical (R) - Addition— Addition4300 New Kent Ave Richmond VA 23225ELER-168573-2026
Aug 10, 2026ELEC PRMT (Residential) - Light Alteration or Remodel— Alter/Remodel Light4621 King William Road Richmond VA 23225ELER-168487-2026
Aug 10, 2026GAS PIPING PMRT (Residential) - Alter/Remodel Light— Alter/Remodel Light4536 New Kent Ave Richmond VA 23225GASR-168455-2026
Aug 10, 2026ELEC PRMT (Commercial) - Tenant Fitup— Tenant Fitup4703 Forest Hill Ave Richmond VA 23225ELEC-168442-2026
Aug 5, 2026ELEC PRMT (Residential) - Light Alteration or Remodel— Alter/Remodel Light4611 Forest Hill Ave Richmond VA 23225ELER-168220-2026
Aug 5, 2026ELEC PRMT (Residential) - New— New4612 Riverside Dr Richmond VA 23225ELER-168225-2026
Jul 31, 2026GAS PIPING PMRT (Residential) - Alter/Remodel Light— Alter/Remodel Light4609 Devonshire Road Richmond VA 23225GASR-168060-2026
Jul 30, 2026BLDG PRMT (Residential) - Light Alteration or Remodel— Alter/Remodel Light4621 Devonshire Road Richmond VA 23225BLDR-167972-2026

Code Enforcement (2)

All new cases including "Suspect" (complaints filed but not yet investigated).

OpenedCaseTypeStatusAddress
Aug 10, 2026085385-2026Property MaintenanceSuspect4701 Forest Hill Ave Richmond VA 23225
Aug 4, 2026085203-2026ZoningClosed (Compliant)4709 Forest Hill Ave Richmond VA 23225

Failed Inspections (5)

Inspections where the City recorded a failure or violation outcome. Passes aren't surfaced — they mean the work was correct, which isn't news.

DateCaseTypeOutcomeAddress
Aug 11, 2026802062-2026FramingFailed; Re-Inspection Required - No Fee4611 Forest Hill Ave Richmond VA 23225
Aug 6, 2026801566-2026FramingFailed; Re-Inspection Required - No Fee4609 Devonshire Road Richmond VA 23225
Aug 6, 2026802390-2026Land Disturbing MaintenanceFailed; Re-Inspection Required - No Fee4612 Riverside Dr Richmond VA 23225
Aug 3, 2026800663-2026FramingFailed; Re-Inspection Required - No Fee4609 Devonshire Road Richmond VA 23225
Jul 30, 2026800654-2026Site Inspection - CodeIn Violation; Re-Inspection Required4509 Forest Hill Ave Richmond VA 23225

Status Changes (9)

Curated terminal transitions on permits, land-use plans, and code cases — the events that move a case into a final state.

DetectedSourceCaseTransitionAddress
Aug 12, 2026PermitWISP-158771-2026Work in Street & Alley PRMT - Dominion VA PowerExpiredFinaled4300 Springhill Ave Richmond VA 23225
Aug 12, 2026PermitHSUP-160089-2026Hood/Suppression - Alteration/RepairIssuedExpired4703 Forest Hill Ave Richmond VA 23225
Aug 12, 2026PermitGASR-158418-2025GAS PIPING PMRT (Residential) - NewExpiredIssued4612 Riverside Dr Richmond VA 23225
Aug 12, 2026PermitPLBR-158471-2025PLUMB PRMT (Residential) - NewExpiredIssued4612 Riverside Dr Richmond VA 23225
Aug 5, 2026Code Case083063-2026Property MaintenanceSuspectIn Violation2004 Southcliff Road Richmond VA 23225
Aug 4, 2026Code Case083746-2026Property MaintenanceIn ViolationClosed (Compliant)4621 Sylvan Road Richmond VA 23225
Aug 4, 2026PermitWISP-162868-2026Work in Street & Alley PRMT - Internal Permits (Created for COR) - Class 0IssuedExpired4111 Forest Hill Ave Richmond VA 23225
Aug 1, 2026Code Case084383-2026Property MaintenanceIn ViolationClosed (Compliant)4623 Sylvan Road Richmond VA 23225
Jul 31, 2026PermitGASR-165504-2026GAS PIPING PMRT (Residential) - Alter/Remodel LightIssuedFinaled4916 Evelyn Byrd Road Richmond VA 23225

Building permits, zoning filings, code-enforcement cases, failed inspections, and capital-project events tied to your neighborhood. Mirrors the Property & Development email digest. Each row links to the City's authoritative EnerGov, Legistar, or BZA record.

Towed vehicles

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Vehicles towed by the City or private operators, as reported on the City's TowViewing app. The City only retains the most recent ~14 days; we keep an archive.

Utility work this week

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