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To declare a public necessity to amend City Code ? 30-800.3 and to initiate an amendment to the City's zoning ordinance to require a minimum lot area of 750 square feet per dwelling unit when a nonconforming use is changed to a multifamily dwelling within certain residential zoning districts.
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THE CITY OF RICHMOND HEREBY ORDAINS:
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 City's zoning ordinance, codified as Chapter 30 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2015), as amended, currently allows a nonconforming use to be changed to a multifamily dwelling that is a conforming use with no minimum lot area per dwelling unit; and
WHEREAS, the Council believes that it is in the best interests of the residents of the City of Richmond that the City amend its zoning ordinance, codified as Chapter 30 of the Code of the City of Richmond (2015), as amended, to require a minimum lot area of 750 square feet per dwelling unit when a nonconforming use is changed to a multifamily dwelling within certain residential zoning districts;
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 Code of the City of Richmond (2015), as amended, to modify section 30-800.3 of the Code of the...
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