Richmond
Zoning districts
57 districts, grouped by category.
Commercial
8B-1 Neighborhood Business District
- Max height
- 25 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 23
Community Business District
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 45
General Business District
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 64
B-4
B-5 Central Business District
- Max height
- 5 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 29
B-6 District
- Min lot
- 25,000 sq ft (0.57 ac)
- Max height
- 5 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 30
B-7 District
- Min lot
- 25,000 sq ft (0.57 ac)
- Permitted uses
- 49
UB-2 Urban Business District
- Max height
- 4 ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 33
Industrial
2Residential
24Single-Family Residential District
- Min lot
- 20,000 sq ft (0.46 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 35 ft
- Permitted uses
- 22
Single-Family Residential District
- Min lot
- 15,000 sq ft (0.34 ac)
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 30 ft
- Permitted uses
- 22
Single-Family Residential District
- Min lot
- 10,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 22
Single-Family Residential District
- Min lot
- 7,500 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 22
R-43 Multifamily Residential District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 5
R-48 Multifamily Residential District
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 5
Single-Family Residential District
- Min lot
- 6,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 22
R-53 Multifamily Residential District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 7
Single- and Two-Family Residential District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 23
Single-Family Attached Residential District
- Min lot
- 2,200 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Max density
- 10 du/ac
- Permitted uses
- 25
R-63 Multifamily Residential District
- Min lot
- 2,200 sq ft
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 23
R-7 Single- and Two-Family Urban Residential District
- Min lot
- 3,600 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
R-73 Multifamily Residential District
- Max height
- 150 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
R-8 Urban Residential District
- Min lot
- 3,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 2 ft
- Front setback
- 10 ft
- Permitted uses
- 4
RO-2 Residential-Office District
- Min lot
- 5,000 sq ft
- Max height
- 35 ft
- Front setback
- 25 ft
- Permitted uses
- 21
RO-22 District
- Max height
- 150 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
RO-23 District
- Max height
- 150 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
RO-24 District
- Max height
- 150 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
RO-25 District
- Max height
- 150 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
RO-30 District
Residential Office-6 District
- Max height
- 150 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
Residential Office-7 District
- Max height
- 150 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
Residential Office-8 District
- Max height
- 150 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
Residential Office-9 District
- Max height
- 150 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
Mixed use
19RF-1 Riverfront District
- Min lot
- 25,000 sq ft (0.57 ac)
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 27
RF-2 Riverfront District
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 28
RO-1 District
- Max height
- 150 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 3
RO-10 District
- Max height
- 150 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
RO-11 District
- Max height
- 150 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
RO-12 District
- Max height
- 150 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
RO-13 District
- Max height
- 150 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
RO-14 District
- Max height
- 150 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
RO-15 District
- Max height
- 150 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
RO-16 District
- Max height
- 150 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
RO-17 District
- Max height
- 150 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
- Max height
- 150 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
- Max height
- 150 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
- Max height
- 150 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
- Max height
- 150 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
RO-3 District
- Max height
- 150 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
RO-4 District
- Max height
- 150 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
RO-5 District
- Max height
- 150 ft
- Front setback
- 15 ft
- Permitted uses
- 16
Transit-Oriented Nodal District
- Front setback
- 0 ft
- Permitted uses
- 34
General provisions
314 rules that bind every district rather than one — sign regulations, parking, floodplain and the rest of the code’s citywide chapters.
The boundaries of such district are as follows: beginning at the intersection of the east line of North Twenty-Second Street extended with the north line of East Franklin Street...
The boundaries of such district are as follows: beginning at the intersection of the south line of East Grace Street and the west line of North Ninth Street...
The boundaries of such district are as follows: beginning at the intersection of the north line of East Grace Street and the east line of North Eighth Street...
The boundaries of such district are as follows: beginning at a point on the east line of North Fifth Street, said point being 54.29 feet more or less north of the north line of East Main Street...
The boundaries of such district are as follows:
The boundaries of such district are as follows: beginning on the south line of East Franklin Street at a point 52.5 feet more or less west of the west line of North Third Street; thence extending in a westerly direction along the south line of East Franklin Street 76.75 feet more or less to the western property line of parcel W000-0047-006 (as assigned by the Assessor of the City, as of February 24, 1975, for tax purposes); thence in a southerly direction along said property line 207.67 feet more or less to the north line of an alley; thence in an easterly direction along said line 59.25 feet more or less to the eastern property line of parcel W000-0047-006; thence in a northerly direction along said property line as it meanders to the point of beginning.
The boundaries of such district are as follows: beginning at the intersection of the west line of North First Street and the south line of East Broad Street, thence in a southerly direction along the west line of North First Street to the south line of the easternmost east-west alley that extends from North First Street between East Broad Street and East Grace Street; thence in a westerly direction along said line extended and the south line of the east-west alley that extends from North Foushee Street as it meanders to the east line of North Foushee Street; thence in a westerly direction along said line to the east line of North Belvidere Street; thence in a northerly direction along the east line of North Belvidere Street to the north line of an east-west alley extended between West/East Marshall Street and West/East Broad Street; thence in an easterly direction along said extended line to the west line of North First Street; thence in a southerly direction along the west line of North First Street to the point of beginning.
The boundaries of such district are as follows: beginning at a point on the south line of East Grace Street, said point being 52.21 feet more or less west of the west line of North Fifth Street; thence in a southerly direction along a line 121.5 feet more or less to the north line of an east-west alley between East Grace Street and East Franklin Street; thence in a westerly direction along said line 78 feet more or less to the west line of a north-south alley between North Fifth Street and North Fourth Street; thence 40.58 feet more or less in a southerly direction along said line to a point on the south property line of parcel W000-024-004 (as assigned by the Assessor of the City, as of February 24, 1975, for tax purposes); thence 44.67 feet more or less in a westerly direction along said property line to a point on the west property line of said parcel; thence in a northerly direction along said property line 162.08 feet more or less to the south line of East Grace Street; thence 121.67 feet more or less in an easterly direction along the south line of East Grace Street to the point of beginning.
The boundaries of such district are as follows: beginning at the point of intersection of the west line of North Thirty-Second Street and the south line of East Marshall Street; thence in a southerly direction along the west line of North Thirty-Second Street to the north line of East Grace Street; thence in a southerly direction along the western edge of the westernmost roadway in Chimborazo Park 400 feet more or less to a point; thence in a southwesterly direction 150 feet more or less to a point 100 feet above sea level, said point also being on a line 700 feet more or less from the park roadway to the intersection of the south line of Libby Terrace and the west line of North Thirty-First Street; thence along the 100-foot contour line as it meanders to the intersection of said 100-foot contour line and the north line of Government Road; thence along the north line of Government Road to a point, said point being at the east property line extended of parcel E000-1290-016 (as assigned by the Assessor of the City, as of March 23, 1987, for tax purposes); thence in a northerly direction along said line projected and along the west property line of parcel E000-1288-008 (as assigned by the Assessor of the City, as of March 23, 1987, for tax purposes); thence in a northerly direction along said property line and the east property lines of the following parcels: E000-1288-010, E000-1288-011 and E000-1288-006 (as assigned by the Assessor of the City, as of March 23, 1987, for tax purposes) to the south line of East Marshall Street, said point being 296 feet more or less east of the east line of North Thirty-Sixth Street; thence in a westerly direction along the south line of East Marshall Street to the west line of North Thirty-Fifth Street; thence in a northerly direction along the west line of North Thirty-Fifth Street to the south line of the southernmost east-west alley between East Marshall Street and East Clay Street; thence in a westerly direction along said line to the east line of Chimborazo Boulevard; thence in a southerly direction along the east line of Chimborazo Boulevard 39 feet more or less to the north property line extended of parcel E000-0884-014 (as assigned by the Assessor of the City, as of March 23, 1987, for tax purposes); thence in a westerly direction along said property line extended, said line being 120 feet more or less from the north line of East Marshall Street and continuing along the south line of an east-west alley between East Marshall Street and East Clay Street to the east line of North Thirty-Third Street; thence in a southerly direction along the east line of North Thirty-Third Street to the south line of East Marshall Street; thence in a westerly direction along the south line of East Marshall Street to the point of beginning.
The boundaries of such district are as follows: beginning at the point of intersection of the west line of North Thirty-Second Street and the south line of East Marshall Street...
The boundaries of such district are as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the east right-of-way line of N. 21st Street and the south right-of-way line of the southernmost east-west alley between E. Marshall Street and E. Broad Street; thence in a northerly direction along said west right-of-way line to the southeast right-of-way line of Jefferson Avenue; thence in a northeasterly direction along said right-of-way line four blocks to the east right-of-way line of N. 25th Street; thence in a northerly direction along said right-of-way line to the south right-of-way line of Cedar Street; thence in an easterly direction along said right-of-way line two and one half blocks to the east right-of-way line of the north-south alley between N. 27th Street and N. 29th Street; thence in a northerly direction along said right-of-way line to the south right-of-way line of O Street; thence in an easterly direction along said right-of-way line to the west right-of-way line of N. 29th Street; thence in a southerly direction along said right-of-way line to the south right-of-way line of N Street; thence in an easterly direction along said right-of-way line to the west right-of-way line of N. 30th Street; thence in a southerly direction along said right-of-way line to the north right-of-way line of M Street; thence in a westerly direction along said right-of-way line to the east property line extended of parcel E000-0573/001 (as assigned by the Assessor of the City, as of April 4, 2007, for tax purposes); thence in a southerly direction along said east property line to the south property line of said parcel; thence in a westerly direction along said south property line to the east property line of parcel E000-0573/045 (as assigned by the Assessor of the City, as of April 4, 2007, for tax purposes); thence in a southerly direction along said east property line and a series of east property lines extended to the north property line of parcel E000-0573/030 (as assigned by the Assessor of the City, as of April 4, 2007, for tax purposes); thence in an easterly direction along said north property line to the east property line of said parcel; thence in a southerly direction along said east property line extended to the south right-of-way line of E. Leigh Street; thence in a westerly direction along said right-of-way line to the west right-of-way line of a north-south alley between N. 29th Street and N. 30th Street; thence in a southerly direction along said right-of-way line extended to the north right-of-way line of E. Clay Street; thence in a westerly direction along said right-of-way line to the west right-of-way line of N. 29th Street, thence in a southerly direction along said right-of-way line to the south property line extended of parcel E000-0530/013 (as assigned by the Assessor of the City, as of April 4, 2007, for tax purposes); thence in a westerly direction along said south property line extended, crossing the north-south alley between N. 28th Street and N. 29th Street, to the south property line of parcel E000-0530/032 (as assigned by the Assessor of the City, as of April 4, 2007, for tax purposes); thence in a westerly direction along said south property line extended, crossing N. 28th Street, to the centerline of the east-west alley between E. Marshall Street and E. Broad Street; thence in a westerly direction along said centerline extended, crossing N. 27th Street, to the south property line of parcel E000-0437/013 (as assigned by the Assessor of the City, as of April 4, 2007, for tax purposes); thence in a westerly direction along said south property line extended to the centerline of another east-west alley between E. Marshall Street and E. Broad Street; thence in a westerly direction along said centerline extended, crossing N. 26th Street and bisecting parcel E000-0385/006 (as assigned by the Assessor of the City, as of April 4, 2007, for tax purposes); thence continuing in a westerly direction along said centerline extended to the west right-of-way line of N. 25th Street; thence in a northerly direction along said west right-of-way line to the south right-of-way line of E. Marshall Street; thence in a westerly direction along said south right-of-way line to the west right-of-way line of N. 23rd Street; thence in a southerly direction along said west right-of-way line to the north right-of-way line of the east-west alley between E. Marshall Street and E. Broad Street; thence in a westerly direction along said north right-of-way line to the east right-of-way line of N. 22nd Street, thence in a northwesterly direction, crossing N. 22nd Street, to the south right-of-way line of the northernmost east-west alley between E. Marshall Street and E. Broad Street; thence in a westerly direction along said south right-of-way line to the east right-of-way line of the north-south alley between N. 21st Street and N. 22nd Street; thence in a southerly direction along said east right-of-way line to the south right-of-way line of the southernmost east-west alley between E. Marshall Street and E. Broad Street; thence in a westerly direction along said south right-of-way line to the point of beginning. It should be noted that the southern boundary line for the Church Hill North Old and Historic District is contiguous with the northern boundary line for the existing St. John's Church Old and Historic District.
The boundaries of such district are as follows: Beginning at the point of intersection of the east right-of-way line of N. 21st Street and the south right-of-way line of the southernmost east-west alley between E. Marshall Street and E. Broad Street...
The boundaries of such district are as follows: beginning at the intersection of the north line of East Main Street and the east line of North First Street; thence in an easterly direction 59 feet more or less to a point; thence in a northerly direction along a line parallel with the east line of North First Street 151.50 feet more or less to the south line of an east-west alley between East Main Street and East Franklin Street; thence in a westerly direction along said line 59 feet more or less to the east line of North First Street; thence in a southerly direction along the east line of North First Street 151.50 feet more or less to the point of beginning.
The boundaries of such district are as follows: beginning at the intersection of the north line of East Main Street and the east line of North First Street...
No building or structure or any exterior portion thereof, sign or paving shall be constructed, altered, reconstructed, repaired, restored or demolished within any old and historic district unless ... approved by the Commission of Architectural Review ... evidenced by a certificate of appropriateness.
No building or structure or any exterior portion thereof, sign or paving shall be constructed, altered, reconstructed, repaired, restored or demolished within any old and historic district unless the building or structure or any exterior portion thereof, sign or paving is approved by the Commission of Architectural Review...
A certificate of appropriateness shall be required for all alterations to a building, structure, or site which is subject to a public view.
When a certificate of appropriateness application involves a substantial impact ... the property owners of all property or portions of property located within 150 feet of the project shall be notified of the prospective change and of the date, time, and place of the meeting at which such change shall be considered by the Commission.
A fee of $150.00 used for a single-family dwelling and $500.00 used as other than a single-family dwelling shall accompany each petition
The petition shall be filed within 15 days after the final decision of the Commission approving or disapproving issuance of a certificate of appropriateness.
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