Title
To declare a public necessity to amend ch. 30 of the City Code and to initiate an amendment to the City’s zoning ordinance to eliminate parking space minimums.
Body
WHEREAS, section 15.2-2286 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, provides that a zoning ordinance may include, among other things, reasonable regulations and provisions for the amendment of regulations or district maps from time to time; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with section 15.2-2286 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended, such amendment may be initiated by resolution of the governing body, provided that any such resolution by the governing body proposing an amendment to the regulations or district maps shall state the public purposes therefor; and
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Richmond believes that the City’s zoning ordinance, codified as Chapter 30 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2020), as amended, should be amended by eliminating parking space minimums to facilitate cost savings for developers of businesses and housing that may be passed on to the consumer and to reduce community dependence on automobile transportation; and
WHEREAS, the Council believes that it is in the best interests of the citizens of the City of Richmond that the City amend its zoning ordinance, codified as Chapter 30 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2020), as amended, to eliminate parking space minimums;
NOW, THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND:
That the City Council hereby declares that the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning practices of the City require the initiation of an amendment of the zoning ordinance set forth in Chapter 30 of the City of Richmond (2020), as amended, to eliminate parking space minimums to facilitate cost savings for developers of businesses and housing that may be passed on to the consumer and to reduce community dependence on automobile transportation.