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

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  • ORD. 2026-188SUPHearing Aug 18, 2026 · Planning Commission
    5729 Swanson Road

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311 service requests

3 in last 14 days
DateTypeLocationStatus
Aug 5, 2026Request Residential Trash Can5804 Kristenleaf Ct, 23225Completed
Aug 5, 2026Request Residential Trash Can5801 Swanson Road, 23225Completed
Aug 3, 2026Report Neighborhood Roadway Safety ConcernHull Street Road S & Warwick Road ECompleted

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

Crime incidents

9 in last 14 days
DateOffenseBlockDisposition
Aug 10, 2026Robbery/Individual5700 block of Hull Street RoadPending - Initial Report
Aug 9, 2026Hit And Run5400 block of Warwick RoadPending - Active
Aug 9, 2026Motor Vehicle Theft5200 block of Hull Street RoadPending - Active
Aug 7, 2026Destruction Property/Private/Graffiti5700 block of Hull Street RoadPending - Initial Report
Aug 5, 2026Shoplifting5600 block of Hull Street RoadPending - Initial Report
Aug 4, 2026Theft From Motor Vehicle5700 block of Swanson RoadPending - Screened
Aug 3, 2026Wire Fraud5300 block of Hull Street RoadPending - Active
Aug 1, 2026Hit And Run5200 block of Hull Street RoadPending - Initial Report
Jul 25, 2026Aggravated Assault5700 block of Hull Street RoadPending - Active

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

3 permits applied1 in zoning & land use0 new businesses & uses1 code cases1 failed inspections

Zoning & Land Use (1)

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

DateCaseTypeDetail
Jul 27, 2026AdoptedSUP-174765-2025Special Use PermitOrd. 2026-157

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 (3)

AppliedTypeAddressCase
Aug 12, 2026PLUMB PRMT (Residential) - NewNew5672 Swanson Road Richmond VA 23225PLBR-168615-2026
Aug 10, 2026BLDG PRMT (Residential) - AdditionAddition1301 Hodges Road Richmond VA 23225BLDR-168498-2026
Aug 3, 2026Work in Street & Alley - Major&Minor Utility construction&Street cutsMajor&Minor Utility construction&Street cuts1110 Hodges Road Richmond VA 23224WISP-168071-2026

Code Enforcement (1)

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

OpenedCaseTypeStatusAddress
Aug 6, 2026085258-2026Property MaintenanceClosed (Compliant)5641 Marc Manor Ct Richmond VA 23225

Failed Inspections (1)

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 6, 2026802444-2026Site Inspection - CodeIn Violation; Re-Inspection Required5739 Sweetwood Dr Richmond VA 23225

Status Changes (4)

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

DetectedSourceCaseTransitionAddress
Aug 13, 2026Code Case085258-2026Property MaintenanceSuspectClosed (Compliant)5641 Marc Manor Ct Richmond VA 23225
Aug 12, 2026PermitBLDR-160090-2026BLDG PRMT (Residential) - Light Alteration or RemodelIssuedExpired5735 Ullswater Ave Richmond VA 23225
Aug 11, 2026Code Case083148-2026Property MaintenanceSuspectIn Violation5739 Sweetwood Dr Richmond VA 23225
Jul 31, 2026Code Case084898-2026Property MaintenanceSuspectNo Violation Observed5531 Princess Ella Lane 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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