READ MORE: Richmonder coverage of code refresh
The Richmonder has provided extensive coverage of the effort to rewrite the city's zoning code. Read some of our past stories here:
Project overview:
THE NEXT 50 YEARS: Richmond’s zoning overhaul envisions a denser city. What will that look like?
Leaders of the effort say density will mean different things in different neighborhoods.
Sarah Vogelsong
Recent stories:
For some Richmonders, code refresh is a promise for a better future
“There are a lot of Richmonders that are renters, and they want to have a say as well.”
Sarah Vogelsong
Richmond’s rezoning allows more development. Should it also require more trees?
At a meeting of Richmond’s Zoning Advisory Council last week, everyone wanted to make one thing clear: They all loved trees.
Sarah Vogelsong
Pro-code refresh groups pitch plan to allow smaller duplexes in bid for more affordable homes
The new proposal would let duplexes be built in all single family neighborhoods, as long as the units are no larger than 1,500 square feet.
Sarah Vogelsong
In code refresh, proposal to allow small businesses in neighborhoods draws mixed reviews
Depending on where you put it, the neighborhood store is a blessing or a curse.
Sarah Vogelsong
Study finds rezoning impacts will be limited in single family neighborhoods due to lot layouts, economics
The least dense of those neighborhoods would likely see virtually no new development due to high property values, according to the study.
Sarah Vogelsong
At charged meeting, Trammell calls for citizen commission to rethink code refresh
Several city councilors in attendance said they were still considering the idea.
Sarah Vogelsong
For some neighborhoods, it’s covenants — not zoning — that decides what gets built
“Private land-use restrictions can lawfully impose standards that are, in some cases, more stringent than zoning code.”
Sarah Vogelsong
Former city councilman’s group buys 14 billboards opposing Richmond’s code refresh
Jewell told The Richmonder that the billboards are being funded by individual contributions made by members of the Richmond Civic League.
Sarah Vogelsong
Amid affordable housing push, homes for the lowest incomes are a tough nut to crack
“The need in this space is getting greater and greater.”
Sarah Vogelsong
In Richmond, what is ‘affordable’ housing?
Some elected officials have long complained that wealthier, more populous counties within the Richmond metro area skew the AMI and put low-income city residents at a disadvantage.
Sarah Vogelsong
Residential density dominates ongoing code refresh discussions
Planning Department officials have held 42 meetings with civic associations on the refresh.
Sarah Vogelsong
Second draft of zoning overhaul draws cautious hope from neighborhood groups but some concern from housing advocates
“I really felt like our team did a good job of hearing what residents and other stakeholders were raising.”
Sarah Vogelsong
For many neighborhood associations, Richmond’s zoning overhaul is too much, too fast
Ask any of Richmond’s several dozen neighborhood associations what they think about the city’s ongoing overhaul of its almost 50-year-old zoning code, and you’re likely to get an earful.
Sarah Vogelsong
Affordable housing and other nonprofits launch campaign in support of zoning code changes
A coalition including many of Richmond’s most active affordable housing developers has launched a campaign in support of the city’s ongoing effort to overhaul its 1970s-era zoning code.
Sarah Vogelsong
City planners want more feedback on rezoning maps from Southside residents
To date, the map has gotten just over 2,000 comments and replies from 306 unique commenters.
Sarah Vogelsong
Increasing Richmond’s density wouldn’t stretch utility infrastructure too far, officials say
Richmond’s utilities system has the capacity to handle the greater housing density envisioned by the city’s overhaul of its zoning code, according to DPU Director Scott Morris.
Sarah Vogelsong
After complaints, city expands zoning advisory group from 17 to 21 members
Currently, the ZAC has no members from District 4, in the southwestern part of Richmond, or District 7 in the East End.
Sarah Vogelsong
On Chamberlayne Ave., rezoning and rapid transit raise worries about displacement
As the corridor becomes a backbone of Richmond’s transit system, planners envision development will follow.
Sarah Vogelsong
Mushrooming development on Southside brings sidewalk and school shortfalls into focus
“I think sidewalks should be included in all new development.”
Sarah Vogelsong
New draft zoning maps spark debate over disparities in density
One advocate called it “deeply frustrating that exemptions from growth are being considered for the most educated, affluent and opportunity-rich neighborhoods of our city.”
Sarah Vogelsong
It might be Richmond’s biggest push to create affordable housing. But many residents don’t even know it exists.
Richmond has signed off on 25 agreements that, if all come to fruition, will add 3,213 affordable units to the city’s housing stock.
Sarah Vogelsong
Here is the first draft map of how Richmond could be rezoned
“The map will change based on community input over the next several months.”
Sarah Vogelsong
Survey shows ‘generational divide’ in support for increasing density in Richmond
“We need to think about what the next generation who is going to be living and working here prefers just as much as existing residents who are of an older age group.”
Sarah Vogelsong
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