After receiving overwhelming support from its membership, the FDA has requested the city designate The Fan as a Design Overlay District (DOD) to protect buildings in the neighborhood from demolition. While the designation is called a Design Overlay District, the DOD will have nothing to do with design, only demolitions.
The next step in the process, before all property owners are given the opportunity to vote, is an informational meeting. Please join us to learn why your support for this designation is critical.
The Fan is the largest and best-preserved turn-of-the 20th-century neighborhood in Virginia, and the United States. In addition to its opposition to Code Refresh, the Fan District Association is working to protect the neighborhood from the demolition pressure these zoning changes will create.
Getting there:
- Please consider arriving on foot and enjoying the walkability of The Fan neighborhood
- Street Parking is available
East of Harrison - metered by City until 8:00 p.m.
West of Harrison – Zone 1
- One (1) hour parking only, except by permit is available:
VCU West Main Parking Deck
Entrances on S. Cherry or S. Laurel Streets
QR code to exit will be provided at the meeting
Accessing the meeting venue (see corresponding locations):
- Primary Entrance – 907 Floyd Avenue
Across the street from the rear of the VCU Library
Commons Theater (Room 116) is on the right
- Main & Cherry Entrance
Follow signs to info desk and Commons Theater
- Main & Linden Entrance
Follow signs to info desk and Commons Theater
