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Commission votes to classify small event venues as conditional use across most zones
Summary
The commission voted to add a 'social assembly' classification and make wedding/small event venues a conditional use in most zones — excluding industrial zones and some special districts — allowing applicants to seek conditional‑use review and plan approval.
The Richmond City Planning & Zoning Commission voted to create or recognize a 'social assembly' use (to cover small wedding venues, retirement parties, reunions and similar low‑density events) and to list it as a conditional use in most zoning districts, excluding industrial zones and certain planning districts. Commissioners and staff debated where such a…
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