Grove/Libbie/Patterson
Read the history here.
Most residents and shop owners interviewed by CBS 6 support growth.
But many also harbor serious reservations about how the plan will be implemented, especially as it relates to traffic flow and parking.
[Ed. Libbie Avenue is changing because the city does not adhere to its Master Plan. Development applications should be denied. Instead, the applications are approved and used to justify a new Master Plan.]
“Libbie Avenue is changing,” Taylor said. “Developers and property owners are having to jump through many hoops to get special permits. For example, it’s changing from residential to office, but it takes about 6 to 9 months for those permits to be acquired.”
via Tradition in transition: Libbie, Grove, And Patterson | RVANews.
Richmond is launching an effort to update its master plan for the area around Libbie, Grove and Patterson avenues in the West End.
via Richmond launches master-plan update for West End area | Richmond Times-Dispatch. By Will Jones
Since 1997 two residential parcels on Libbie between the commercial districts have received special use permits–both during Mr. Tyler’s time on city council. Both were inconsistent with the Master Plan. Read the rest of this entry »
Brooke Hardin, Deputy Director, provided answers to several questions:
March 14, 2011 Read the rest of this entry »
[Ed. Not all questions were answered.] Read the rest of this entry »
Sent: Sun 3/13/2011 4:14 AM
Resolution 2011 – R017 Read the rest of this entry »
Land Use Excesses Map Read the rest of this entry »
March 8 , 2011
Re: Resolution 2011-R17 – To approve an expenditure in the amount of $2,500 from the Council Districts Funds for the First District to provide funding to the Economic Development Authority for the purpose of paying for a Master Plan study of the Patterson and Libbie Business District. Patron – Mr. Tyler
Dear Honorable Council Member, Read the rest of this entry »