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Richmond considers amending short-term rental rules to allow PUDs, set 500-foot spacing (first reading)

Richmond City Board of Commissioners · March 11, 2026
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Summary

City Manager presented a first reading to allow short-term rentals in Planned Unit Development zones, require conditional-use permits in B-2 zones, permit STRs in specified R-1 zones and impose a 500-foot minimum distance between STRs; second reading scheduled for March 24.

The Richmond City Board of Commissioners heard a first reading of Ordinance 26-09, which would amend the city's development ordinance for short-term rentals.

City Manager summarized the change as an amendment to existing regulations that adds Planned Unit Development (PUD) zones to the list of zones where short-term rentals are permitted. The proposal retains short-term…

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