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Council hears update on citywide zoning "code refresh" as draft map and districts near public review
Summary
Planning staff told Richmond City Council the citywide zoning ordinance rewrite is moving into drafting of ordinance language and a draft zoning map, with public open houses and further review by the Zoning Advisory Council planned this month; councilmembers raised historic preservation and infrastructure concerns.
Mary Anne Pitts, deputy director of the Planning Department, told Richmond City Council that the city's code refresh project has moved from background analysis into drafting of the zoning ordinance and a draft zoning map.
The update matters because the code rewrite will replace the existing zoning ordinance citywide and implement the Richmond 300 master plan, setting district rules that affect building types, uses and potential density across neighborhoods.
Pitts said the project began in February 2024 and staff are now working on a draft ordinance, draft map and use tables. The team is delivering the work in modules: the current module covers districts, uses and the draft map; the next module, expected later this year, will address development standards such as landscaping, buffering, transitions and vehicle access requirements and…
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