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Richmond adopts short-term rental rule changes amid enforcement concerns; 4–1 vote
Summary
The Richmond City Board of Commissioners approved Ordinance 26-09 to harmonize short-term rental rules (allowing rentals in R‑1a/b/c and certain PUD underlying uses and keeping a 500‑foot minimum distance). Debate centered on enforcement of transient taxes, inspections and parking; the ordinance passed 4–1.
Richmond City commissioners on second reading approved Ordinance 26‑09, amending the city's short‑term rental rules to permit rentals in R‑1a, R‑1b and R‑1c zones and to align planned unit developments (PUDs) with underlying residential uses.
The ordinance retains a minimum distance rule that requires at least 500 feet between short‑term rentals measured from the center of a structure under the current wording. The measure also preserves requirements for conditional‑use approvals in certain zones.
City officials framed the update as "housekeeping" to correct an inconsistency that had left some property owners in…
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