RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- Plans to turn Mayo Island into a natural park are even closer, as the City of Richmond's Planning Commission approved the project in May.

After the Urban Design committee unanimously approved the plan for the island to become a park on Thursday, May 15, the city's Planning Commission similarly approved the Mayo Island plans five days later on Tuesday.

However, the committee recommends minimizing light pollution and following dark-sky compliance, and if possible, incorporate fine art.

Mayo Island, a 16-acre site in the middle of the James River, which is used for industrial and parking purposes, will transform what they call an "underutilized and largely inaccessible 16-acre site" into a regional public park destination.

According to the city, the project will be

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