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To direct the City Planning Commission, as a part of its required review of the Master Plan in 2025, to prepare, submit to public hearing, and consider an amendment to the Master Plan that identifies the area generally bounded by Riverside Drive, Cowardin Avenue, Hull Street, and West 24th Street as a Neighborhood Node and to request that the Chief Administrative Officer cause the Department of Planning and Development Review, the Department of Public Works, the Department of Economic Development, and the Department of Housing and Community Development to collectively work with the City Planning Commission to prepare such amendment to the Master Plan. (5th District)
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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 by resolution dated October 5, 2020, adopted a new master plan for the City of Richmond, and the City Council by Ordinance No. 2020-236, adopted December 14, 2020, approved the master plan adopted by the City Planning Commission (hereinafter the "Master Plan"); and
WHEREAS, the Master Plan describes "nodes" as current and potential activity centers in the city of Richmond capable of accommodating growth in jobs and population that are deserving of aligned land use planning, transportation planning, and public policy to ensure that each node becomes a thriving crossroads for its respective community; and
WHEREAS, the Master Plan defines a "Neighborhood Node" as a local crossroads typically within or next to larger residential areas that offers goods and services to nearby residents, employees, and visitors; and
WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the Council that the area generally bounded by Riverside Drive, Cowardin Avenue, Hull Street, and West 24th Street, hereinafter referred to as the "Study Area," has become a Neighborhood Node and the gateway to South Richmond due to considerable growth; and
WHEREAS, though the Master Plan suggests ...
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