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To approve an amendment to the Master Plan for the City of Richmond, adopted by the City Planning Commission on Oct. 5, 2020, and approved by the City Council by Ord. No. 2020-236, adopted Dec.14, 2020, to incorporate the Shockoe Small Area Plan detailing the vision, major goals, big moves, and priority projects for the development of the Shockoe neighborhood.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to section 17.06 of the Charter of the City of Richmond (2020), as amended, the City Planning Commission adopted and certified a Master Plan for the City of Richmond on October 5, 2020; and
WHEREAS, by Ordinance No. 2020-236, adopted December 14, 2020, the Council of the City of Richmond approved a Master Plan for the City of Richmond pursuant to a request by the City Planning Commission that the Council approve such a Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, the Shockoe Small Area Plan amends the Master Plan by detailing the vision, major goals, big moves, and priority projects for the development of the Shockoe neighborhood; and
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on April 15, 2023, for the purpose of receiving public comment relative to incorporating the Shockoe Small Area Plan as an amendment to the Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, by a resolution dated November 20, 2023, a copy of which is attached to this ordinance, the City Planning Commission adopted the proposed amendment to incorporate the Shockoe Small Area Plan as part of the Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, it is the consensus of the Council that it is in the best interest of the City of Richmond that the Council, for and on the behalf of the City of Richmond, consent to and adopt the aforesaid amendment to the Master Plan;
NOW, THEREFORE,
THE CITY OF RICHMOND HEREBY ORDAINS:
§ 1. That the amendment to the Master Plan, consisting of a document entitled “Shockoe Small Area Plan,” and dated October, 2023, a copy of which is attached to and incorporated into this ordinance, as adopted by the City Planning Commission at its meeting on November 20, 2023, be and is hereby approved as set out in the City Planning Commission’s resolution of that date.
§ 2. That the amendment to the Master Plan adopted by section 1 of this ordinance shall supersede all other parts of the Master Plan adopted prior to the effective date of this ordinance with which it conflicts.
§ 3. This ordinance shall be in force and effect upon adoption.