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Richmond, VA Zoning

Euclidean-zoning. 38 districts · 9 overlays · 9 applicable state preemptions.

Overview

Code type
euclidean
Naming convention
mixed
Naming convention by category
residential_sfuse-type-index (R-1 through R-8, sequential)
residential_mfdensity-encoded (R-43/48/53/63/73 — number approximates max du/ac)
businessuse-type-index (B-1 through B-7, roughly intensity-ordered)
industrialuse-type-index (M-1, M-2)
specialtydescriptive abbreviation (TOD-1, RF-1, RF-2, RO-1/2/3, HO, I, UB, UB-2, CM, DCC, OS, RP)

Primarily euclidean with form-based provisions layered into R-8 (orientation, story-count, min-height ceilings) and TOD-1 (build-to lines, min 2 stories, fenestration requirements, parking location controls). Code Refresh Draft Two (March 2025) would replace this with an entirely different district structure (R-C, RD-A, RD-B, etc.) but has NOT been adopted — operative code remains the re-codified Chapter 30 (2015, as amended through June 2020).

Worth knowing
  • Richmond uses a mixed naming convention: R-1 through R-8 are sequential use-type-index (not density-encoded); R-43/48/53/63/73 are density-encoded where the number approximates max du/ac; B-1 through B-7 are use-type-index by commercial intensity.
  • Richmond International Airport (RIC) is located in Henrico County -- NOT within Richmond city limits. No airport overlay applies to the city despite RIC being commonly identified with Richmond.
  • Richmond is NOT in Tidewater Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act does not apply. The fall line (where the James River descends from the Piedmont to the Coastal Plain) runs through Richmond, and the CBPA applies only to localities east/downstream of the fall line.

+ 5 more in Quirks & notes

Districts

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CodeNameCategory Min lotHeight CoverageFAR Du/acParking Setbacks F/S/R
R-1Single-Family Residentialres_sf20,000 sf[4]35 ft[5]20[6]———35[1] / 10[2] / 10[3]
R-2Single-Family Residentialres_sf15,000 sf[10]35 ft[11]25[12]———30[7] / 9[8] / 9[9]
R-3Single-Family Residentialres_sf10,000 sf[16]35 ft[17]25[18]———25[13] / 7.5[14] / 7.5[15]
R-4Single-Family Residentialres_sf7,500 sf[22]35 ft[23]30[24]———25[19] / 6[20] / 6[21]
R-5Single-Family Residentialres_sf6,000 sf[28]35 ft[29]35[30]———25[25] / 5[26] / 5[27]
R-5ASingle- and Two-Family Residentialres_sf[{'variant': 'single-family', 'value': 5000, 'citation': '§30-411.5'}, {'variant': 'two-family', 'value': 6000, 'citation': '§30-411.5'}] sf[34]35 ft[35]40[36]———25[31] / 5[32] / 5[33]
R-6Single-Family Attached and Two-Family Residentialres_sf[{'variant': 'sf-detached', 'value': 5000, 'citation': '§30-412.4'}, {'variant': 'sf-attached', 'value': 2200, 'citation': '§30-412.4'}, {'variant': 'two-family', 'value': 6000, 'citation': '§30-412.4'}] sf[40]35 ft[41]55[42]———15[37] / 5[38] / 5[39]
R-7Single- and Two-Family Urban Residentialres_sf[{'variant': 'sf-detached', 'value': 3600, 'citation': '§30-413.5'}, {'variant': 'two-family-detached', 'value': 4400, 'citation': '§30-413.5'}, {'variant': 'two-family-attached', 'value': 4400, 'citation': '§30-413.5'}, {'variant': 'sf-attached', 'value': 2200, 'citation': '§30-413.5'}] sf[46]35 ft[47]55[48]———15[43] / 3[44] / 5[45]
R-8Urban Residentialres_sf[{'variant': 'sf-detached', 'value': 3000, 'citation': '§30-413.14'}, {'variant': 'sf-attached', 'value': 2200, 'citation': '§30-413.14'}, {'variant': 'two-family', 'value': 3400, 'citation': '§30-413.14'}] sf[52]—[53]65[54]————[49] / 3[50] / 5[51]
R-43Multifamily Residentialres_mf3,000 sf[58]35 ft[59]40[60]———25[55] / 15[56] / 15[57]
R-48Multifamily Residentialres_mf2,200 sf[64]35 ft[65]50[66]———25[61] / 15[62] / 15[63]
R-53Multifamily Residentialres_mf—[70]35 ft[71]60[72]———15[67] / 15[68] / 15[69]
R-63Multifamily Urban Residentialres_mf[{'variant': 'sf-detached', 'value': 3000, 'citation': '§30-419.5'}, {'variant': 'multifamily', 'value': 4000, 'citation': '§30-419.5', 'note': '4,000 sf total + 1,000 sf/du'}] sf[76]—[77]65[78]————[73] / 3[74] / 5[75]
R-73Multifamily Residentialres_mf—[82]150 ft[83]—[84]2[85]——15[79] / 15[80] / 15[81]
R-MHMobile Home Residentialres_sf3,000 sf[89]25 ft[90]—[91]—8[92]—25[86] / 15[87] / —[88]
RO-1Residential-Officeoff3,000 sf[96]25 ft[97]40[98]———25[93] / 15[94] / 15[95]
RO-2Residential-Officeoff—[102]—[103]—[104]————[99] / —[100] / —[101]
RO-3Residential-Officeoff—[108]—[109]—[110]————[105] / —[106] / —[107]
HOHotel-Officeoff—[114]—[115]—[116]————[111] / —[112] / —[113]
IInstitutionalspec—[120]—[121]—[122]————[117] / —[118] / —[119]
B-1Neighborhood Businesscom—[126]25 ft[127]—[128]———0[123] / —[124] / —[125]
B-2Community Businesscom—[132]35 ft[133]—[134]———0[129] / —[130] / —[131]
B-3General Businesscom—[138]35 ft[139]—[140]———0[135] / —[136] / —[137]
B-4Central Businesscbd—[144]-1 ft[145]—[146]———0[141] / —[142] / —[143]
B-5Central Businesscbd—[148]—[149]————0[147] / — / —
B-6Mixed-Use Businessmu—[151]—[152]————0[150] / — / —
B-7Mixed-Use Businessmu—[154]—[155]————0[153] / — / —
UBUrban Businessmu—[156]—[157]————— / — / —
UB-2Urban Business 2mu—[158]—[159]————— / — / —
RF-1Riverfrontspec—[161]—[162]—————[160] / — / —
RF-2Riverfrontspec—[164]—[165]—————[163] / — / —
TOD-1Transit-Oriented Nodal Developmentmu—[169]—[170]—[171]————[166] / 0[167] / 0[168]
CMColiseum Mallspec—80 ft[173]—————[172] / — / —
DCCDowntown Civic and Culturalspec—95 ft[175]—————[174] / — / —
OSOffice-Serviceoff—[176]—[177]————— / — / —
RPResearch Parkspec—[178]—[179]————— / — / —
M-1Light Industrialind—[183]45 ft[184]—[185]———0[180] / —[181] / —[182]
M-2Heavy Industrialind—[186]—[187]————— / — / —

Confidence: confirmed partial under review not found

Overlays

OHD
Old and Historic District Overlay
HP
§30-930

Applied to parcels within named Old and Historic Districts as mapped; multiple named districts citywide including Jackson Ward, Monument Avenue, Church Hill North, Carver, and others [§30-930 et seq.]

review_bodyCommission of Architectural Review (CAR)
certificate_requiredCertificate of Appropriateness required for exterior alterations, new construction, demolition, and relocation within any Old and Historic District
demolition_reviewTrue
named_districtsBarret House; Belgian Building; Bolling Haxall House; Boulevard; Broad Street; Centenary United Methodist Church; Chimborazo Park; Church Hill North; Crozet House; Glasgow House; Hancock-Wirt-Caskie House; Henry Coalter Cabell House; Hermitage Road; Jackson Ward; Jefferson Hotel; John Marshall House; Leigh Street Baptist Church; Linden Row; Mason's Hall; Mayo Memorial House; Monument Avenue; William W. Morien House; Norman Stewart House; Old Stone House; Pace House
solar_interactionVA-15.2-2288.7 default-permissive residential solar applies; historic CAR review required for contributing structures within OHD boundaries
FP
Floodplain Special Provisions
FP
§30-696

Applied to parcels within FEMA-designated Special Flood Hazard Areas (SFHAs) as shown on FIRM maps for Richmond; incorporates James River floodplain [§30-696 et seq.]

nfip_participationTrue
base_flood_elevation_requiredTrue
regulation_typeDevelopment within floodplain subject to special use limitations and elevation/floodproofing requirements under Chapter 30 Article VI Division 13
james_riverJames River flood hazard areas subject to these provisions; not Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act (Richmond not in Tidewater jurisdiction)
PO
Parking Overlay Districts
SPEC
§30-910

Applied to specific corridors and neighborhood commercial areas as mapped; multiple PO-x and PE-x (parking-exempt) overlays. PO-5 Brookland Park Boulevard/North Avenue repealed and replaced by PE-7. [§30-910 et seq.]

variantsPO-x (parking reduction/modification); PE-x (parking exempt -- no parking required)
effectModifies off-street parking requirements for properties within overlay boundaries; PE districts eliminate parking minimums entirely
pe7_notePO-5 (Brookland Park Boulevard/North Avenue) was repealed and replaced by PE-7 parking-exempt overlay
AP
Airport Overlay
AP

NOT APPLICABLE -- Richmond International Airport (RIC, IATA: RIC) is located in Henrico County, not within Richmond city limits. No airport overlay district exists in the Richmond Chapter 30 zoning ordinance.

airport_nameRichmond International Airport (RIC)
airport_locationHenrico County, VA -- outside Richmond city limits
applicableFalse
CBPA
Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act Overlay
ENV

NOT APPLICABLE -- Richmond is not within the Tidewater jurisdiction defined under the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act (Va. Code §62.1-44.15:67). The CBPA applies to Tidewater localities; Richmond (on the upper James River above the fall line) is not a Tidewater locality.

applicableFalse
reasonRichmond is not a Tidewater locality; fall line city above tidal influence
HS-VA
Housing Preemption Overlay
HS

NOT TRIGGERED -- Virginia 2024-2025 housing preemption bills were not enacted; no broad housing preemption overlay is in force in Virginia. ADU mandate (SB 531) effective 2027-07-01 is tracked in state_preemptions_applicable.

applicableFalse
va_2026_adu_mandateVA SB 531 ADU mandate (eff. 2027-07-01) tracked separately in state_preemptions_applicable
MIL
Military Installation Overlay
MIL

NOT APPLICABLE -- No active military air installation or JLUS area within Richmond city limits. Defense Supply Center Richmond (DSCR) is in Chesterfield County. No AICUZ or MAAMF overlay applies.

applicableFalse
COR
Corridor / Transit Overlay
COR

NOT PRESENT as separate overlay -- Corridor character addressed within TOD-1 base district (§30-457) and through B-6/B-7 mixed-use business districts. No standalone corridor overlay district exists in Chapter 30.

applicableFalse
noteTOD-1 serves corridor/transit functions as a BASE DISTRICT, not an overlay; confirmed from §30-457 district structure
AH
Affordable Housing Overlay
AH

NOT FOUND in Chapter 30 as a standalone overlay -- Richmond does not have a named affordable housing overlay district in the operative code. Affordable housing incentive provisions, if any, are addressed through inclusionary provisions or city policy rather than a mapped overlay.

applicableFalse
search_performedReviewed Chapter 30 operative code index and Article IX overlay provisions; no AH overlay found

State preemptions

VA-Dillon-Rule (Va. Code §§15.2-1427, 15.2-2280, Title 15.2 Ch. 22)applies
Qualifying condition
Richmond is an independent city under Virginia law; as an independent city it has no county government and exercises only those zoning powers expressly granted by the General Assembly under Title 15.2 Ch. 22.
Effect
All Chapter 30 provisions must trace to express Title 15.2 delegation; ultra-vires regulations void ab initio. Richmond is a Dillon's Rule jurisdiction — the strictest form. All overlay, use, and dimensional standards derive authority from Title 15.2 Ch. 22.
VA SB 531 (2026) — ADU Mandate (Va. Code §15.2-2292.1, eff. 2027-07-01)applies
Qualifying condition
Enacted April 16, 2026 (Chapter 895, Acts of Assembly). Applies to all Virginia localities with single-family zoning districts. Richmond has R-1 through R-8 single-family and two-family districts subject to the mandate. Full impact on specific setback and use provisions under_review pending 2027 effective date.
Effect
Mandates ADU as permitted accessory use in single-family zoning districts by July 1, 2027. $500 fee cap, setback ceilings, no owner-occupancy requirement. Richmond's current Chapter 30 provisions for accessory dwelling units will need conforming amendment by 2027-07-01.
VA-15.2-983 STR Owner-Occupied Carveout (eff. 2024-01-01)applies
Qualifying condition
Statute: Va. Code §15.2-983. Applies statewide. Richmond regulates STRs/vacation rentals. Any post-2023 Richmond ordinance provisions requiring conditional use permits for owner-occupied STRs are preempted.
Effect
Cannot require SUP/CUP for owner-occupied primary-residence short-term rentals under ordinances enacted after December 31, 2023. Any Richmond STR ordinance amendments after that date must honor this carveout.
VA-15.2-2290 Manufactured Housing (MH) Uniform Regulationsapplies
Qualifying condition
Statute: Va. Code §15.2-2290. Applies wherever Richmond permits manufactured housing; R-MH district standards must use equivalent-standards rule relative to comparable residential districts.
Effect
Cannot impose MH-specific dimensional standards stricter than those applied to site-built dwellings in the same district. Richmond's R-MH district must comply.
VA-15.2-2288.7 Residential Solar Default-Permissiveapplies
Qualifying condition
Statute: Va. Code §15.2-2288.7. Applies statewide. Richmond has multiple Old and Historic Districts under §30-930; historic overlay CAR review may apply to rooftop solar on contributing structures within those districts.
Effect
Roof-mounted residential solar by-right subject only to base-district height/setback limits and any historic-district certificate of appropriateness requirements. Ground-mounted default-permissive unless Richmond has enacted an opt-out ordinance (opt-out status not verified in this pass).
VA-15.2-2291 Group Homes (≤8 Residents)applies
Qualifying condition
Statute: Va. Code §15.2-2291. Applies in all Richmond single-family zoning districts (R-1 through R-8).
Effect
Group homes for ≤8 residents must be treated as single-family dwellings in any district that allows single-family use — cannot be excluded or subjected to more restrictive standards.
VA SB 974 / HB 2660 (2025) — Site-Plan and Subdivision Reform (eff. 2025-07-01)applies
Qualifying condition
Statute: enacted in 2025 Session; Va. Code §15.2-2259 et seq. (as amended). Effective July 1, 2025. Applies to Richmond site-plan and subdivision review processes under Chapter 30.
Effect
Requires localities to act on site plan and subdivision applications within prescribed timelines; limits grounds for denial to adopted ordinance criteria only.
VA-15.2-2316 Small Cell Wireless Facilities Preemptionapplies
Qualifying condition
Statute: Va. Code §15.2-2316.4 (Small Cell Act). Applies statewide. Richmond right-of-way and wireless overlay provisions must comply.
Effect
Richmond cannot deny small cell wireless facility applications based on aesthetics or RF interference; shot-clock timelines apply; eligible facilities deployable on existing structures in rights-of-way.
VA MH Expansion (2026, eff. 2026-07-01)applies
Qualifying condition
Enacted in 2026 Session; effective date July 1, 2026. Full text and applicability conditions under review as of 2026-05-26.
Effect
Pending 2026 legislation expanding manufactured housing siting rights. Impact on Richmond's R-MH district under review pending final enrolled text.
Retrieval issue
Enrolled bill text not yet available in accessible form as of research date 2026-05-26; status updated once enrolled text is confirmed.
Non-applicable laws (1)
VA 2024-2025 Housing Preemption Attemptsdoes_not_apply
Qualifying condition
Virginia overlays.json records trigger: never — none enacted. Confirmed: no broad zoning-override housing preemption is in effect in Virginia as of 2026-05-26.
Effect
Proposed housing preemption bills in 2024-2025 sessions were not enacted. No applicable housing preemption beyond the ADU mandate above.

Adopted building codes

Statewide — VA Uniform SBC

IBC
2021
IRC
2021
NEC
2020
IFC
2021
IECC (Residential)
2021
IECC (Commercial)
2021

Click a code label to open its state-by-state adoption atlas.

Amendment history

DateKindCitation
2026-05-26retrieved atResearch pass 2026-05-26 — Municode portal blocked by Cloudflare (HTTP 403); July 2020 PDF used as primary source for dimensional standards
2020-07-01supplement effectiveJuly 2020 PDF snapshot: City of Richmond Zoning Ordinance – July 2020, available at https://www.rva.gov/sites/default/files/2020-06/City%20of%20Richmond%20-%20Zoning%20Ordinance%20-%20July%202020.pdf
2020-06-22last amendedThrough June 22, 2020 amendments incorporated in July 2020 PDF
2015-11-09adoptionOrdinance No. 2015-187, adopted November 9, 2015 (re-codification of prior Chapter 114)

Quirks & notes

  • Richmond uses a mixed naming convention: R-1 through R-8 are sequential use-type-index (not density-encoded); R-43/48/53/63/73 are density-encoded where the number approximates max du/ac; B-1 through B-7 are use-type-index by commercial intensity.
  • Richmond International Airport (RIC) is located in Henrico County -- NOT within Richmond city limits. No airport overlay applies to the city despite RIC being commonly identified with Richmond.
  • Richmond is NOT in Tidewater Virginia. The Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act does not apply. The fall line (where the James River descends from the Piedmont to the Coastal Plain) runs through Richmond, and the CBPA applies only to localities east/downstream of the fall line.
  • TOD-1 is a BASE DISTRICT (§30-457), not an overlay. The prior V1 record incorrectly listed TOD-1 as both a base district and an overlay -- this is confirmed incorrect.
  • The Code Refresh / Draft Two (March 2025) is a proposed rewrite with an entirely different district structure (R-C, RD-A, RD-B, etc.) that has NOT been adopted. All research in this record uses the operative Chapter 30 code (adopted 2015, through June 2020 amendments).
  • Municode live portal (library.municode.com) is blocked by Cloudflare Turnstile for programmatic access. July 2020 city-hosted PDF was used as primary source; post-June-2020 amendments captured in the live Municode version are not reflected in this pass.
  • R-63 and R-8 include form-based provisions (build-to zones, story-count limits, orientation requirements). The code is classified euclidean overall with form-based elements in these districts.
  • Multiple districts (RO-2, RO-3, HO, I, UB, UB-2, B-5, B-6, B-7, RF-1/2 full dimensions, M-2, OS, RP) are marked under_review for full dimensional standards due to PDF extraction limitations combined with Municode access blockage.

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Sources & references

Primary source
https://library.municode.com/va/richmond/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH30ZO
retrieved 2026-05-26

Municode live portal blocked by Cloudflare Turnstile (HTTP 403 on all programmatic fetch attempts). City-hosted July 2020 PDF obtained via curl and converted via pdftotext (16,983 lines). All dimensional standards in this record sourced from the July 2020 PDF (operative through June 22, 2020 amendments). The March 2025 rva.gov 'Zoning Districts' PDF is a Code Refresh Draft Two (NOT adopted); it was inspected and confirmed not operative — all values here come from the July 2020 operative text. Post-June-2020 amendments to the live Municode version are not captured in this pass.

Citations
  1. [1] §30-402.6
  2. [2] §30-402.7
  3. [3] §30-402.7
  4. [4] §30-402.4
  5. [5] §30-402.7
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  163. [163] §30-460
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  166. [166] §30-457.6
  167. [167] §30-457.7
  168. [168] §30-457.8
  169. [169] §30-457.5
  170. [170] §30-457.9
  171. [171] §30-457.9
  172. [172] u§30-462
  173. [173] §30-462
  174. [174] u§30-464
  175. [175] §30-464
  176. [176] u§30-466
  177. [177] u§30-466
  178. [178] u§30-468
  179. [179] u§30-468
  180. [180] §30-452.4
  181. [181] §30-452.4
  182. [182] §30-452.4
  183. [183] §30-452.4
  184. [184] §30-452.4
  185. [185] u§30-452
  186. [186] u§30-454
  187. [187] u§30-454

Research status

Publication gates

primary url presentpassedcode_source = https://library.municode.com/va/richmond/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH30ZO -- HTTPS, canonical Municode URL for Richmond VA, not an aggregator domain. July 2020 city PDF provided as secondary_url. Gate 1 passes on the canonical Municode URL even though the live portal is Cloudflare-gated for programmatic access.
no aggregator citedpassedNo Zoneomics, Steadily, SitePlanGuide, or other aggregator URLs appear in this record. All citations trace to primary sources: Chapter 30 section numbers from the July 2020 operative PDF, Virginia Code statutes, and the Municode canonical URL.
confidence tags full formpassedAll confirmed fields carry §30-xxx.x section citations (e.g. c§30-402.4, c§30-413.5, c§30-457.5). All under_review fields carry qualifying_condition_checked prose per FM-8 requirement. Inferred-count is 0 -- no bare confirmed tags without citations.
overlays have parameters trigger confidencepassedAll 9 overlay entries include: trigger (geographic trigger or explicit not-applicable statement), params (key parameters), confidence code with section citation. Historic (OHD): trigger=named districts §30-930, params=CAR review + named-district list, confidence=c§30-930. Floodplain: trigger=FEMA FIRM maps §30-696, confidence=c§30-696. Parking: trigger=mapped corridors §30-910, confidence=c§30-910. Airport/CBPA/Military/Corridor/AH: trigger=not-applicable with reasoning, confidence=cited state overlay or ordinance review.
preempt section city specificpassedVirginia is NOT on the active-preemption Gate 5 required list (CA/TX/FL/OR/WA/CO/MN/MT/UT/AZ/NJ/CT). Gate 5 passes by default. Additionally, state_preemptions_applicable is fully populated with 10 Virginia-specific preemption entries covering Dillon's Rule, SB 531 ADU mandate, STR carveout, MH uniform regs, solar permissive, group homes, site-plan reform, small cell wireless, MH expansion, and housing preemption attempts -- each with qualifying_condition_checked and effective_date.

Data quality

62%completeness28 confirmed4 partial
Documented gaps
  • RO-2 full dimensional standards
  • RO-3 full dimensional standards
  • HO (Hotel-Office) full dimensional standards
  • I (Institutional) full dimensional standards
  • UB (Urban Business) full dimensional standards
  • UB-2 (Urban Business 2) full dimensional standards
  • B-5 height limit and full dimensional standards
  • B-6 height limit and full dimensional standards
  • B-7 height limit and full dimensional standards
  • RF-1 dimensions beyond riverfront setback
  • RF-2 dimensions beyond riverfront setback
  • M-2 (Heavy Industrial) full dimensional standards
  • OS (Office-Service) full dimensional standards
  • RP (Research Park) full dimensional standards
  • Post-June-2020 Municode amendments (Cloudflare blocks live code access)

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