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.
Housing
Residential density dominates ongoing code refresh discussions
Planning Department officials have held 42 meetings with civic associations on the refresh.
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.”
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.
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.
Richmond officials vow to begin using surplus city properties to spur affordable housing development
Because the city chooses who it sells to, it can help determine what the development will look like.
Another major affordable housing project off Walmsley Boulevard in the works
Because no objections were lodged, the project was placed on the Planning Commission’s consent agenda.
