Richmond

Nonconforming use provisions for lot division, enlargement, re-establishment, reduction in lot area, and addition of off-street parking.

In no case shall the amount of floor area devoted to the nonconforming use be increased more than ten percent

The Zoning Administrator shall be authorized to grant a variance from the interior side yard and rear yard requirements ... for single-family and two-family detached and attached dwellings

Variances granted by the Zoning Administrator from yard requirements for single-family and two-family dwellings.

Conditional use permit procedures, standards, fees, expiration, and violations.

Conditional use permits are required for certain uses and are subject to standards for approval.

In the case of each application for a conditional use permit or amendment to a conditional use permit, it shall be the responsibility of the Department of Planning and Development Review to post on the property that is the subject of the conditional use permit, a sign or signs notifying interested parties of the application and pending public hearings thereon. Such sign(s) (i) shall be posted at least 15 days prior to the scheduled Planning Commission public hearing on the application, (ii) shall remain on the property until final disposition of the application by the City Council, and (iii) shall comply with any applicable standards established by the Department of Planning and Development Review and approved by resolution of the Planning Commission.

Conditions for emergency housing, social service delivery, R-8 ground floor uses, nightclubs, parking areas, lodginghouses.

Conditions for retail sales of liquor: floor area, hours, drive-up prohibition.

Conditions for retail sales of tobacco and hemp: distance requirements, hours, drive-up prohibition.

Special use permit procedures, fees, and violations.

Sections 30-1050.7 through 30-1050.10 shall apply only to all special use permits adopted after the effective date of the ordinance from which such sections are derived.

For the purpose of promoting and preserving public health, safety, welfare and convenience, the Commissioner of Buildings shall issue a permit for the erection of a building or structure in which plumbing fixtures are to be installed only under the following conditions: ... a sanitary sewer is adjacent to such lot ... a water main adjacent to such lot ...

For the purpose of promoting and preserving public health, safety, welfare and convenience, the Commissioner of Buildings shall issue a permit for the erection of a building or structure in which plumbing fixtures are to be installed only under the following conditions:

The sections of this chapter or the application thereof shall not be construed to affect, interfere with or abrogate any covenant, condition, limitation or restriction contained in any deed, contract or agreement, whether recorded or otherwise, relating to the use of any land, building or structure. Whenever the sections of this chapter or the application thereof impose greater restrictions upon the use of land, buildings or structures than are imposed by any such covenants, conditions, limitations or restrictions, the sections of this chapter or the application thereof shall govern the use of such land, buildings or structures.

Whenever the sections of this chapter or the application thereof impose greater restrictions upon the use of land, buildings or structures than are imposed by any such covenants, conditions, limitations or restrictions, the sections of this chapter or the application thereof shall govern the use of such land, buildings or structures.

Any such violation shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than $1,000.00.

Family shall consist of persons living together as a single housekeeping unit and shall include any of the following: ... (2) Not more than three unrelated persons ... (4) No more than eight individuals with mental illness, intellectual disability, or developmental disabilities ...

Sign, temporary, means a sign constructed of cloth, canvas, vinyl, paper, plywood, fabric, or other lightweight material not well suited to provide a durable substrate

Sign, minor, means a wall or freestanding sign not exceeding two square feet in area in a residential district and a wall or freestanding sign not exceeding four square feet in area in any other district