The Permit Center of the City of Richmond (Room 110 of City Hall) has new office hours.
We are now open Monday – Friday from 7:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.
Visitors conducting business in the Permits and Inspections office (room 110 of City Hall)
will receive one or two hour parking validation when they use the Standard Parking Deck
located on Marshall Street between 6th and 7th Streets.
1.
To make it easier for everyone to check on the status of their plan submittal,
permit status, or schedule of inspections we have reactivated “Permits Web Inquiry”
on the Department’s web page.
You can find it
HERE.
2.
We are
ONLY
accepting
PDF
plans submittals
on
thumb drives or CDs.
We are
NO longer accepting paper plan submissions.
Please bring your plans to us on a thumb drive when you come in to apply for a
permit and we’ll upload it onto our system.
Doing so will save you time, money, and provide for enhanced plan review.
3.
For a
Certificate of Appropriateness,
the
Commission of Architectural Review
requires
12 hard copies (paper)
of each of both the
application
and
plans
to be
submitted in Room 510 of City Hall.
The Richmond Commission of Architectural Review (CAR) was established by City Council in 1957. The CAR is the
city's official historic preservation body and is charged with reviewing all exterior changes to structures within the
city's Old and Historic Districts and issuing Certificates of Appropriateness for those projects that it deems to be
appropriate.
When a neighborhood organization or other applicable entity submits a nomination request, the CAR oversees the
process for designation of Old and Historic Districts and makes a final recommendation for designation to City Council.
The CAR also assists and advises City Council, all city boards and departments,
and property owners in matters involving historic resources relating to appropriate
land use, zoning, and other issues.
The current members are as follows.
| Members |
Affiliation |
| Mr. James Klaus, Chair |
Citizen-at-large |
| Mr. Jason Hendricks, Vice-Chair |
Citizen-at-large |
| Mr. Sanford Bond, FAIA |
American Institute of Architects |
| Ms. Ashleigh Brewer |
Citizen-at-large |
| Mr. David Cooley |
Citizen-at-large |
| Mr. Neville C. Johnson, Jr. |
Richmond Association of Realtors |
| Ms. Kathleen Morgan |
Citizen-at-large |
| Mr. Lane Pearson |
Historic Richmond Foundation |
| Mr. Sean Wheeler |
Citizen-at-large |
To learn more about the members and their terms,
click here
or contact
Secretary to the Commission of Architectural Review
900 E. Broad St., Rm. 510
Richmond, VA 23219
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Phone: (804)646-6335
Meeting Information
The CAR meets on the fourth Tuesday of each month, except in December when it meets on the third Tuesday.
Special meetings are held as necessary. Unless otherwise
indicated, all meetings are held in the 5th Floor Conference Room starting at 3:30 p.m.
The table below provides a list of meeting dates for the CAR and submission deadline dates for each meeting. Please
click here to view the Legistar calendar in order to
view meeting agendas and minutes.
Click here
if you want to view agendas or minutes from previous year’s meetings.
Meeting Dates
( Tuesdays unless noted otherwise ) |
Application Deadlines
( Fridays at noon unless noted otherwise ) |
| December 18, 2018 |
November 26, 2018* ( Monday at Noon ) |
| January 22, 2019 |
December 28, 2018 |
| February 26, 2019 |
January 25, 2019 |
| March 26, 2019 |
March 1, 2019 |
| April 23, 2019 |
March 29, 2019 |
| May 28, 2019 |
April 26, 2019 |
| June 25, 2019 |
May 31, 2019 |
| July 23, 2019 |
June 28, 2019 |
| August 27, 2019 |
July 26, 2019 |
| September 24, 2019 |
August 30, 2019 |
| October 22, 2019 |
September 27, 2019 |
| November 26, 2019 |
October 25, 2019 |
| December 17, 2019 |
November 22, 2019 |
To Determine if your Property is in a City Old and Historic District
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