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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 Cultural Heritage Stewardship Plan establishing goals for identifying, recognizing, and safeguarding the City’s cultural and historic assets.
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WHEREAS, pursuant to section 17.06 of the Charter of the City of Richmond (2026), 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 Cultural Heritage Stewardship Plan establishes goals for identifying, recognizing, and safeguarding the City’s cultural and historic assets; and
WHEREAS, the City Planning Commission conducted a public hearing on November 18, 2025, for the purpose of receiving public comment relative to incorporating the City of Richmond Cultural Heritage Stewardship Plan as an amendment to the Master Plan; and
WHEREAS, by a resolution dated November 18, 2025, a copy of which is attached to this ordinance, the City Planning Commission adopted the proposed amendment to incorporate the City of Richmond Cultural Heritage Stewardship 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 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 “City of Richmond Cultural Heritage Stewardship Plan, Identifying, Recognizing, and Caring for Richmond’s Cultural and Historic Assets,” and dated October 2025, ...
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