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 139 days from introduction to Council passage (90 permits).
As of September 27, 2026 · Richmond, VA · Recently adopted SUPs →
Coming to Council (8)
Docketed for an upcoming City Council meeting. This is the step the City's own tools don't surface.
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 →On the September 28, 2026 Council agenda · 233 days since introducedPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (June 2, 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 September 28, 2026 Council agenda · 207 days since introducedPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (July 7, 2026)Up to 22 single-family attached dwellings and one single-family detached dwelling
On the September 28, 2026 Council agenda · 186 days since introducedPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (August 18, 2026)Up to three single-family detached dwellings
On the September 28, 2026 Council agenda · 179 days since introducedPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (August 18, 2026)A building accessory to an automotive sales and repair facility
On the September 28, 2026 Council agenda · 158 days since introducedPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (August 18, 2026)Up to one single-family detached dwelling and one two-family detached dwelling
On the September 28, 2026 Council agenda · 156 days since introducedPlanning Commission: recommended for approval with amendments (August 18, 2026)Up to two single-family detached dwellings
On the September 28, 2026 Council agenda · 151 days since introducedPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (August 18, 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 October 13, 2026 Council agenda · 206 days since introducedPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (August 18, 2026)
Introduced, no Council date yet (24)
Introduced to Council but not yet scheduled for a vote. Cases that sit here longest are where things stall.
No more than one single-family detached dwelling and one dwelling unit within an accessory structure
Introduced January 12, 2026 · no Council date yet · 258 days waitingUp to four single-family attached dwellings
Introduced February 24, 2026 · no Council date yet · 215 days waitingPlanning Commission: recommended for continuance (September 1, 2026)A multifamily dwelling containing up to 100 dwelling units
Introduced February 25, 2026 · no Council date yet · 214 days waitingPlanning Commission: recommended for continuance (September 15, 2026)Up to two two-family detached dwellings
Introduced March 16, 2026 · no Council date yet · 195 days waitingPlanning Commission: recommended for continuance (August 18, 2026)A space for outdoor entertainment and food services
Introduced April 8, 2026 · no Council date yet · 172 days waitingUp to four single-family attached dwellings and one single-family detached dwelling
Introduced April 24, 2026 · no Council date yet · 156 days waitingA mixed-use building containing commercial and residential space
Introduced April 30, 2026 · no Council date yet · 150 days waitingUp to eight single-family attached dwellings
Introduced April 30, 2026 · no Council date yet · 150 days waitingPlanning Commission: recommended for continuance (September 15, 2026)An office use for interior design and education services, and accessory parking
Introduced May 6, 2026 · no Council date yet · 144 days waitingA mixed-use building
Introduced May 13, 2026 · no Council date yet · 137 days waitingA mixed-use building and a community building
Introduced May 13, 2026 · no Council date yet · 137 days waitingA single-family detached dwelling and a dwelling unit within an accessory building
Introduced May 13, 2026 · no Council date yet · 137 days waitingA restaurant use
312 Goshen Street, 901 West Marshall Street, and 903 West Marshall Street2nd DistrictORD. 2026-271City record →Introduced May 18, 2026 · no Council date yet · 132 days waitingA single-family detached dwelling on a corner lot with a driveway intersecting a street which constitutes the principal street frontage of the lot
Introduced May 18, 2026 · no Council date yet · 132 days waitingUp to two single-family detached dwellings
Introduced May 20, 2026 · no Council date yet · 130 days waitingA single-family detached dwelling and a dwelling unit within an accessory building
Introduced June 1, 2026 · no Council date yet · 118 days waitingA residential use containing up to six dormitory-style units with shared sanitation facilities accessory to a church
Introduced June 1, 2026 · no Council date yet · 118 days waitingNo more than one two-family detached dwelling
Introduced June 3, 2026 · no Council date yet · 116 days waitingA single-family detached dwelling and a dwelling unit within an accessory building
Introduced June 8, 2026 · no Council date yet · 111 days waitingUp to two single-family detached dwellings
Introduced June 15, 2026 · no Council date yet · 104 days waitingA multifamily dwelling
Introduced June 16, 2026 · no Council date yet · 103 days waitingA personal service business
Introduced June 24, 2026 · no Council date yet · 95 days waitingNo more than two single-family attached dwellings
Introduced June 29, 2026 · no Council date yet · 90 days waitingUp to 35 single-family attached dwellings
Introduced June 29, 2026 · no Council date yet · 90 days waiting
Recently adopted (7)
Special-use permits City Council passed in the last 60 days.
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)Up to four single-family detached dwellings
Adopted September 14, 2026 · 180 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)A physicians’ office and general office purposes
Adopted September 14, 2026 · 168 days from introductionPlanning Commission: recommended for approval (August 18, 2026)