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To amend and reordain Ord. No. 2019-300, adopted Nov. 12, 2019, which authorized the special use of the property known as 1217 West Leigh Street for the purpose of a veterinary clinic, to expand the veterinary use and to revise the plans, upon certain terms and conditions. (2nd District)
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I. That Ordinance No. 2019-300, adopted November 12, 2019, be and is hereby amended and reordained as follows:
WHEREAS, the owner of the property known as 1217 West Leigh Street, which is situated in a [R-7 Single- and Two-Family] R-8 Urban Residential District, desires to use such property for the purpose of a veterinary clinic, which use, among other things, is not currently allowed by sections [30-413.2] 30-413.11, concerning permitted principal uses, 30-506, concerning signs permitted in certain districts, and 30-710.11, concerning the applicability of off-street parking improvement requirements and landscaping standards, of the Code of the City of Richmond [(2015)] (2020), as amended; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with section 17.11 of the Charter of the City of Richmond (2019), as amended, it has been made to appear that, if granted subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this ordinance, the special use granted by this ordinance will not be detrimental to the safety, health, morals and general welfare of the community involved, will not tend to create congestion in streets, roads, alleys and other public ways and places in the area involved, will not create hazards from fire, panic or other dangers, will not tend to overcrowding of land and cause an undue concentration of population, will not adversely affect or interfere with public or private schools, parks, playgrounds, water supplies, sewage disposal, transportation or other public requirements, conveniences and improvements, and will not interfere with adequate light and air; and
WHEREAS, (i) the City Planning Commission has conducted a public hearing to investigate the circ...
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