The Richmond 300 Master Plan, adopted December 2020 by City Council, establishes a 20-year land-use vision through 17 Big Moves and a future land-use map that guides Chapter 44 zoning amendments and form-based code rollouts.
Richmond 300 is a comprehensive plan under Va. Code §15.2-2223 and serves as the legal foundation for zoning decisions, including rezonings, special use permits, and the ongoing Chapter 44 modernization. The plan's Big Moves include diversifying housing types, transit-oriented growth along Pulse BRT, expanded tree canopy, equitable transportation, and reconnecting neighborhoods severed by mid-20th-century highway construction. Form-based code components are being phased into Greater Scott's Addition, the Pulse Corridor, and Manchester. The Planning Commission and City Council use the future land-use map to evaluate consistency findings required for any rezoning under Chapter 44.
Richmond 300 itself does not impose direct property-owner penalties; non-conforming rezoning proposals are simply denied or remanded by Planning Commission for inconsistency.
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