Special Use Permits
Special use permits coming to Council
Between the application and the final vote, a special-use permit moves through City Council and the Planning Commission — and for a while it can be hard to see where it sits. This page tracks that middle stretch: which permits are docketed for an upcoming Council vote, which have been introduced but not yet scheduled, and what the Planning Commission recommended on each.
Over the last 12 months, a special-use permit took a median of 145 days from introduction to Council passage (104 permits).
As of November 13, 2026 · Richmond, VA · Recently adopted SUPs →
Coming to Council (6)
Docketed for an upcoming City Council meeting. This is the step the City's own tools don't surface.
A multifamily dwelling containing up to 100 dwelling units
On the December 14, 2026 Council agenda · 261 days since introducedPlanning Commission: recommended for approval with amendments (October 20, 2026)Up to six attached garages, which may be rented to persons who reside outside of the same entire block as the Property
On the December 14, 2026 Council agenda · 254 days since introducedPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (July 7, 2026)No more than one multifamily dwelling
2410 Brook Road, 2412 Brook Road, 2412 ½ Brook Road, 2414 Brook Road, and 2416 Brook Road3rd DistrictORD. 2026-181City record →On the December 14, 2026 Council agenda · 253 days since introducedPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (August 18, 2026)Up to two two-family detached dwellings
On the December 14, 2026 Council agenda · 242 days since introducedPlanning Commission: recommended for approval with amendments (October 20, 2026)Up to eight single-family attached dwellings and six first-floor accessory dwelling units
On the December 14, 2026 Council agenda · 197 days since introducedPlanning Commission: recommended for approval with amendments (October 20, 2026)Up to two single-family detached dwellings
On the December 14, 2026 Council agenda · 151 days since introducedPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (October 6, 2026)
Introduced, no Council date yet (9)
Introduced to Council but not yet scheduled for a vote. Cases that sit here longest are where things stall.
Up to four single-family attached dwellings
Introduced February 24, 2026 · no Council date yet · 262 days waitingPlanning Commission: recommended for continuance (November 2, 2026)Up to two single-family detached dwellings
Introduced May 8, 2026 · no Council date yet · 189 days waitingA dance studio, theater, and assembly hall
Introduced June 3, 2026 · no Council date yet · 163 days waitingNo more than one single-family detached dwelling and one dwelling unit within an accessory building
Introduced June 24, 2026 · no Council date yet · 142 days waitingNo more than one single-family detached dwelling and one two-family detached dwelling
Introduced July 14, 2026 · no Council date yet · 122 days waitingNo more than one single-family detached dwelling and one dwelling unit within an accessory building
Introduced July 21, 2026 · no Council date yet · 115 days waitingOne single-family detached dwelling and a fence not exceeding 9 ½ feet in height located within any required side or rear yard
Introduced July 22, 2026 · no Council date yet · 114 days waitingNo more than one two-family detached dwelling
Introduced August 3, 2026 · no Council date yet · 102 days waitingUp to six single-family attached dwellings
1616 Pollock Street, 1618 Pollock Street, 1620 Pollock Street, 1622 Pollock Street, 1624 Pollock Street, and 1626 Pollock Street6th DistrictORD. 2026-324City record →Introduced October 22, 2026 · no Council date yet · 22 days waiting
Recently adopted (36)
Special-use permits City Council passed in the last 60 days.
Up to four single-family attached dwellings
Adopted November 9, 2026 · 217 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (October 20, 2026)A ground floor retail use
Adopted November 9, 2026 · 161 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (October 20, 2026)A multifamily dwelling
Adopted November 9, 2026 · 146 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (November 2, 2026)Up to [35] 33 single-family attached dwellings
Adopted November 9, 2026 · 133 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval with amendments (October 6, 2026)Up to two two-family detached dwellings
Adopted November 9, 2026 · 110 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (October 20, 2026)No more than one single-family detached dwelling and one dwelling unit within an accessory structure
Adopted October 13, 2026 · 274 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (October 6, 2026)Up to [31] 21 single-family attached dwellings
901 South Meadow Street, 903 South Meadow Street, 905 South Meadow Street, 907 South Meadow Street, 911 South Meadow Street, 915 South Meadow Street, 921 South Meadow Street, and 923 South Meadow Street,5th DistrictORD. 2026-120City record →Adopted October 13, 2026 · 249 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (June 2, 2026)A space for outdoor entertainment and food services
Adopted October 13, 2026 · 188 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (October 6, 2026)Up to four single-family attached dwellings and one single-family detached dwelling
Adopted October 13, 2026 · 172 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (October 6, 2026)A mixed-use building containing commercial and residential space
Adopted October 13, 2026 · 166 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (October 6, 2026)An office use for interior design and education services, and accessory parking
Adopted October 13, 2026 · 160 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (October 6, 2026)A mixed-use building and a community building
Adopted October 13, 2026 · 153 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (October 6, 2026)A single-family detached dwelling and a dwelling unit within an accessory building
Adopted October 13, 2026 · 153 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (October 6, 2026)A mixed-use building
Adopted October 13, 2026 · 153 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (October 6, 2026)A single-family detached dwelling on a corner lot with a driveway intersecting a street which constitutes the principal street frontage of the lot
Adopted October 13, 2026 · 148 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (October 6, 2026)A restaurant use
312 Goshen Street, 901 West Marshall Street, and 903 West Marshall Street2nd DistrictORD. 2026-271City record →Adopted October 13, 2026 · 148 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (October 6, 2026)Up to two single-family detached dwellings
Adopted October 13, 2026 · 146 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (October 6, 2026)A residential use containing up to six dormitory-style units with shared sanitation facilities accessory to a church
Adopted October 13, 2026 · 134 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (October 6, 2026)A single-family detached dwelling and a dwelling unit within an accessory building
Adopted October 13, 2026 · 134 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (October 6, 2026)No more than one two-family detached dwelling
Adopted October 13, 2026 · 132 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (October 6, 2026)A single-family detached dwelling and a dwelling unit within an accessory building
Adopted October 13, 2026 · 127 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (October 6, 2026)A multifamily dwelling
Adopted October 13, 2026 · 119 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (October 6, 2026)A personal service business
Adopted October 13, 2026 · 111 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (October 6, 2026)No more than two single-family attached dwellings
Adopted October 13, 2026 · 106 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (October 6, 2026)Up to 22 single-family attached dwellings and one single-family detached dwelling
Adopted September 28, 2026 · 187 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (August 18, 2026)Up to three single-family detached dwellings
Adopted September 28, 2026 · 180 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (August 18, 2026)A building accessory to an automotive sales and repair facility
Adopted September 28, 2026 · 159 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (August 18, 2026)Up to one single-family detached dwelling and one two-family detached dwelling
Adopted September 28, 2026 · 157 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval with amendments (August 18, 2026)Up to two single-family detached dwellings
Adopted September 28, 2026 · 152 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (August 18, 2026)Up to thirteen attached garages
Adopted September 14, 2026 · 250 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (May 19, 2026)No more than one multifamily dwelling and off-street parking area
1101 Hampton Street, 2004 Powhatan Street, 2008 Powhatan Street, 1006 South Meadow Street, 1008 South Meadow Street, and 1010 South Meadow Street,5th DistrictORD. 2026-183City record →Adopted September 14, 2026 · 192 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (August 18, 2026)Automobile sales and service, excluding engine replacement, transmission replacement, and collision repairs
Adopted September 14, 2026 · 186 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (August 18, 2026)No more than two single-family detached dwellings
Adopted September 14, 2026 · 182 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (August 18, 2026)One single-family detached dwelling and one dwelling unit within an accessory structure
Adopted September 14, 2026 · 180 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (August 18, 2026)Up to four single-family detached dwellings
Adopted September 14, 2026 · 180 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (August 18, 2026)A physicians’ office and general office purposes
Adopted September 14, 2026 · 168 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (August 18, 2026)