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Planning staff outline new citywide site‑plan ordinance, note HB 2660 timeline changes and July 1 rollout
Summary
Planning Department staff briefed the commission on the citywide site‑plan ordinance, new thresholds for when a site plan is required, and operational changes to speed reviews; staff also flagged state law changes (HB 2660) that shorten review timelines and require follow‑up amendments to local code.
City planning staff presented the citywide site‑plan ordinance and associated implementation materials to the Richmond Planning Commission and described changes that will affect when a site plan is required, how interdepartmental review will operate, and the timelines the department plans to meet.
The director of the Planning Department said the ordinance is intended to standardize when a site plan (previously called a plan of development in some districts) is required across zoning districts, to clarify what is mandatory under state and local code versus discretionary best practices, and to create a clearer interdepartmental review framework. "The intent of the site plan ordinance when it was adopted is to establish consistency for what a site plan is required," the director said.
Staff laid out thresholds for when a site plan will be required, including: work on lots of a certain size (4,000 square feet in many areas; 2,500 square feet in specified areas), significant changes to public right‑of‑way or public utilities…
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