The City of Richmond is currently undertaking initiatives to re-zone areas of the city to fit adopted plans.
Pulse Corridor Plan Rezonings
The
Pulse Corridor Plan
recommends rezoning all the land around the station areas to fit the future land use map,
prioritizing the Cleveland, Science Museum, Allison, Arts District, Main Street Station, and Orleans.
Museum/Allison/VCU Station Areas
The next phase of implementation of the Pulse Corridor Plan is to rezone the areas surrounding the Science Museum,
Allison Street and VCU&VUU Pulse BRT stations. Please refer to the City’s Legislative Portal to stay up-to-date on the
Council review process
(Ord. 2020-103,
Ord. 2020-104,
and
Ord. 2020-105).
Public Forums/Open Houses:
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Virtual Forum:
On Thursday, September 3, 2020, PDR hosted a Virtual Forum.
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Public Open Houses:
On Tuesday, December 10, 2019, PDR hosted two public open houses to discuss the
rezoning at 12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Science Museum of Virginia
(Barbara Thalhimer Theater)
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If you have questions or concerns, please contact:
Monroe Ward
On July 22nd, 2019 City Council passed a package of five ordinances which together will rezone Monroe Ward and
provide the guidance new development needs to fulfill the vision of the walkable urban neighborhood envisioned in the
Pulse Corridor Plan. A summary of this rezoning can be found
here.
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2019-171,
which creates a Plan of Development Overlay District for the area based on the six form elements of the Pulse Corridor Plan
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2019-173, which rezones properties from M-1 and B-3 to TOD-1 and B-4
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2019-172, which adds Priority Street designations and amends Street-Oriented Commercial designations
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2019-169, which amends the RO-3 District
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2019-170, which amends the B-4 District
Scott’s Addition
On September 25th, 2017 City Council passed the ordinances to amend the zoning ordinance and the zoning map to
rezone Scott’s Addition, or the Cleveland Station Area. Materials related to Ordinance 2017-150, which created the new
TOD-1 zoning district can be found
here.
Materials related to Ordinance 2017-151, which remapped the zoning
districts can be found
here.
VUU/Chamberlayne Neighborhood Plan Rezonings
Lombardy/Chamberlayne
On July 22nd, 2019 City Council passed the ordinance to amend the zoning map to rezone the first phase of
implementing the
VUU/Chamberlayne Neighborhood Plan:
rezoning parcels along sections Lombardy Street and
Chamberlayne Avenue, as well as Overbrook and Graham Roads in order to create the neighborhood center
envisioned by the plan. A summary of the rezoning can be found
here.
Materials related to Ordinance 2019-174,
which remapped those parcels can be found
here.
Keeping Citizens Informed!