Partly in response to the illegal parking during Dominion RiverRock, and partly due to the desire to make more room for pedestrians, the Oregon Hill Parkway will be closed to parking during the July 3 fireworks. Holly Street will be closed, except for Oregon Hill residents. As stated before, expect more Richmond police presence in Oregon Hill during the July 3 event.
From email announcement:
Byrd House Market – Your Neighborhood Farmers Market!
We’ve all been waiting for the Tomatoes, yes? Well, Come on!
sizzling corned beef hash or free range chicken eggs poached and topped with chopped fresh tomatoes and carmelized onions and mushrooms…
make your own V8 juice with seasonal, nutrient dense tomatoes…serve with a crusty bread spread with roasted garlic and olive oil…
scoop out the pulp and stuff your juicy tomatoes with tuna (or seared squash) made with chopped red onions, dill and black pepper (and yes, mayo!!)
Can you use SNAP EBT?
But of Course!
Looking for a CSA?
Talk to our Farmers!
Who’s at the Market?
Agriberry* #
Amy’s Garden* #
Bill’s Produce / Heath Farm
Byrd Farm / Rural Va Market CSA* #
Deer Run Farm #
Epic Gardens
Faith Farm Foods
Origins Farm* #
Pedal Pops RVA
Sub Rosa is on vacation this week.
* These vendors sell organic products.
Phal Wong’s Noodles & Spring Rolls
Rina Factory Home Baked Goods #
Robbin’s Heavenly Sweets and Treats #
Salt Pork
Serene Suds, LLC #
Steve Haas Mushrooms #
Tomten Farm #
Wandering Cow Farm #
# So far, these vendors have supplied our cooking demos and our musicians with complimentary good stuffs. Thank them by supporting them!
Will Nelson and the Blue Lotus Collective crew will perform until about 5:30 pm for the next couple of months. AND many thanks to Pam McCarthy who sang so wonderfully last week. Her CDs were mighty reasonable so you might consider not missing out on that deal when she returns, July 15, along with our next edition of the Let’s Talk Breastfeeding mini-festival.
Shared from 5th Council District Representative Parker Agelasto’s July newsletter.. Richmond City Council Meetings are now Monthly
The meetings will be held as follows:
Monday, July 14, 2014
Monday, August 11, 2014
Monday, September 8, 2014
Monday, October 13, 2014
Monday, October 27, 2014
Monday, November 10, 2014
Monday, December 8, 2014
Informal meetings will start at 5 p.m.(instead of 3 p.m.) and Formal meetings will start at 6:00 p.m. All meetings will be held in the Council Chamber, 2nd floor of City Hall, 900 E. Broad Street. Additional information concerning date and time changes are outlined in Resolution No. 2013-R252-2014-65.
COMPLETE THOSE Farm. Fresh. PLEDGE. CARDS – You must be getting close now!
Take it home. Bring it back.Looking for a Summer Camp for your child?
Know someone who is? WBCH is still enrolling 3-12 year olds for their Summer Camp, which runs through August 22nd. Click here to learn more and get your child enrolled. Byrd House Market will be part of their weekly routine, in addition to swimming, field trips, gardening, arts and science fun too. Multiple-child discounts available.For more information: http://byrdhousemarket.blogspot.com
Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association leaders have been meeting with the police ahead of the July 3 riverfront fireworks show.
From email:
Just a note that there will be 4 police officers in the neighborhood on July 3rd, starting around 3 in the afternoon.
We met with Lt Beazley and Officer Green this afternoon and discussed traffic and illegal parking.
They may close some of the alleys to thru traffic. The Lee bridge will be shut down around 7:30 pm.
There will still be a traffic backup getting out of the neighborhood, but we are hoping things will run a little smoother.
If you see any problems, let me know. I will be following up with the police on things that need to be changed or improvements that could be made for the next year.
Thanks
Jennifer
Update: It sounds like police will also close off Holly Street, 2nd Street, and the Lee Bridge at times during the event.
From email to the City’s Board of Zoning Appeals:
Dear Board Members,
At the June 24, 2014 meeting of the Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association (OHNA), the neighborhood voted unanimously to oppose the application for zoning variance for the proposed new house at 423 S. Cherry Street (BZA Case No. 15-14).
The minimum side yard setback of three feet as required by Section 114-413.6 of the city zoning ordinance for the neighborhood’s R-7 zoning is not met. We note that, although it may be a lot of record, the 423 S. Cherry Street lot size of 1,161 sq. feet is less than a third of the minimum lot size of 3,600 sq. feet that is required by Section 114-413.5 of the zoning ordinance.
The proposed developer of 423 S. Cherry Street cannot show a hardship because he does not own the property. Also, the proposed developer stated, at a meeting with the neighborhood association to present his plans, that it would be possible to build an eleven-foot wide house meeting the setback requirements of the city zoning code. The owner of the property cannot show a hardship because he purchased the lot in 2003 without any improvements and with full knowledge of the lot’s limitations. The owner purchased this lot along with many other lots for $414,500 from the owner of Victory Rug. The current owner is an experienced developer and has advertised this lot for sale on Zillow as a lot that “does not meet city size requirements for a home.”
The lack of the required three foot minimum side setback would cause a hardship for the owners of the homes on the 800 block of Spring Street. These property owners purchased their homes with the understanding that the city’s zoning ordinance would be enforced and that a house would not be built within inches of their rear property line. It is worth noting that a total of four properties on the 800 block of Spring Street are under a preservation easement in perpetuity through the Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Two of these properties protected by a preservation easement would be affected by the building of a new house at 423 S. Cherry Street.
A new house built within inches of the rear property line of the four houses on Spring Street would potentially cause serious drainage and fire access issues. There is no rear alley access to the property at 423 S. Cherry Street, and without a side setback there would be no access to the rear of the houses on the 800 block of Spring Street. The 1905 Sanborn Insurance map shows a house that previously existed at 423 S. Cherry Street with a side setback of several feet between the former house and the rear lot line of the houses on the 800 block of Spring Street.
The initial design for the proposed house at 423 S. Cherry Street that the neighborhood association received is not sensitive to the design features found in the Oregon Hill Historic District, which is listed on the state and national registers. The one centrally located window upstairs does not correspond with the two-bay design of the door and window apertures of the downstairs of the house. The materials shown in the plans of the house, such as the asphalt shingles on the front porch roof, are not what we would expect to find in an historically sensitive architectural plan. We would encourage the potential developer of this property to reconsider his proposed design.
The developer, at the time of his presentation to the neighborhood association, had not considered where the supercans would be stored if the house is built. It appears that the house at 423 S. Cherry Street and the four houses on Spring Street that back up to this property would have to permanently keep the unsightly supercans in front of each dwelling.
In summary, please deny approval of BZA Case No. 15-14. We do not believe that the owners who have restored their homes should be forced to experience a hardship in order that the developer can build a house without the required setbacks.
Sincerely,
Jennifer Hancock, President
Oregon Hill Neighborhood Association (OHNA)
June 25, 2014
The Board of Zoning Appeals is meeting July 2nd at 1 pm.
From the William Byrd Community House website:
Shelia Givens, Executive Director, accepts donation from Board Member Kevin Chase from Hampton Roads Bankshares to purchase supplies for our Early Childhood Education Program.
Thank you Hampton Roads Bankshares.
From announcement:
Oregon Hill Movie Night
Friday, June 27 at Dusk
Pleasants Park
As always FREE refreshments will be served
From email announcement:
Byrd House Market – Your Neighborhood Farmers Market!
Eat well and you’ll grow great, and feel good.
and what’s ripening now? tomatoes and blueberries. pound cake and biscotti. shiitakes and cucumbers. egg noodles and butter. sausage and honey. salad and simmering greens. cabbage and red onion slaw. grilled new potatoes and … you tell me!
What’s Elaine going to make today???
The ingredients are so simple and you only need ….
Use your SNAP EBT!
Looking for a CSA?
Talk to our Farmers!
Let’s Talk Breastfeeding!
First Foods & Next Foods
Join the Healthy Action Team in the Grace Arents Community Garden for a mini-festival to promote and learn more about the health and social benefits of breastfeeding. Breastfeeding Information Table with HCAT Breastfeeding Ambassadors and Richmond City Health District, Richmond Doulas, VCU School of Nursing Birth Companion/Doula Program, Central Virginia Chapter of Babywearing International (https://www.facebook.com/groups/bwiofcva/), Baby-wearing demo (wraps and slings, how to utilize when nursing), From the Heart (one or more knitters from local nonprofit that knits and donates baby hats and blankets), Stories By Denise, A Woman’s Place: Children’s Activity and Reading Area!
Demos from 4 – 6 pm
Baby-Wearing International
Storyteller
Breastfeeding in Discretion
Prenatal/Postnatal Yoga
Baby’s First Foods
Knitting
Garden Learnin’ with Amanda
Guiding our WBCH Summer Camp kids (4-4:30) and Yours in hands-on activities that let nature speak for herself!
Nonprofit guests
Project Yoga at Stall #11
Virginia League for Planning Parenthood is at Stall # 22
The $10 Student Deal works!
Eggs, and music.
:-)
TURN IN YOUR COMPLETED PLEDGE CARDS TODAY!
VA GROWN’s first drawing is July 8.
Take it home. Bring it back.
From email:
Hello all
Just a reminder that OHNA will be having their monthly meeting tomorrow at 7 pm at WBCH.
On the agenda is a vote on the variance for 423 S. Cherry St and traffic plan suggestions for the fireworks on July 3rd.
Thanks
Jennifer
OHNA
This past Saturday, 821 Cafe won the Richmond Vegetarian Festival‘s “Food Fight” contest, bringing home the trophy!
Kate and Mackenzie made up 821 Cafe’s winning team.
