Arts and Cultural District

The Arts and Cultural District is a targeted area within and around the downtown Broad Street corridor. It seeks to leverage the key assets and momentum generated by arts, culture and entertainment to continue economic development and revitalization in the area.  The ordinance establishes the boundaries of the district, a special incentive area within the district for targeting certain financial and regulatory incentives permitted by state law, including (1) a rebate of the encroachment application fee for entities pursuing outdoor dining, (2) building permit review within 10 days of complete submittal, (3) rebate of rezoning fee, and (4) full or partial rebate of certain building permit fees upon completion of construction.  To learn more, please visit the Arts and Cultural District webpage.

Call For Artists for Fire Station #17 UPDATED

The City of Richmond Public Art Commission is seeking qualified artists to create commissioned outdoor artwork for the new Fire Station #17. The selected site is located on the site of the soon to be complete station on Semmes Avenue. The total purchase budget for this project is $27,000.

There will be a pre-submission meeting on Thursday, March 29, 2012, at 5:30 p.m. at the site located at 2211 Semmes Avenue in Richmond, Virginia.

Click here for information.

Click here for an overhead aerial of the proposed station.

Click here for a plan layout of the station.

New Planning and Development Review Blog Address

Starting Wednesday, February 8 this blog will be discontinued and announcements from the Department of Planning and Development Review can be found at the new blog address http://www.richmondvaPlanningDevelopmentReview.blogspot.com.

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New Planning and Development Review Blog Address

Starting Wednesday, February 8 this blog will be discontinued and announcements from the Department of Planning and Development Review can be found at the new blog address http://www.richmondvaPlanningDevelopmentReview.blogspot.com.

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