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Richmond Relaxes Regulations On Building Homeless Shelters
Richmond City Council approved zoning changes Monday that will allow homeless shelters to be built throughout more of the city. (Photo: Crixell Matthews/VPM News)
Richmond City Council approved an ordinance Monday that would allow for homeless shelters to be built “by right” throughout more parts of the city.
Right now, when someone wants to open a homeless shelter or transitional housing they have to go through a special permitting process. Even if they pass that hurdle, Richmond City Council can also block the development. Allowing these types of emergency and supportive housing “by right” would eliminate those barriers.
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A rendering of the proposed redevelopment project on the Public Safety Building property. (Courtesy of Capital City Partners)
Richmond City Council voted Monday to sell the defunct Public Safety Building on Leigh Street for roughly $3.5 million.
Developer Capital City Partners, LLC will take over ownership of the property. Capital City Partners was the development group behind the failed $1.5 billion Navy Hill/Coliseum project, which included the sale of the Public Safety Building. Monday’s council action allows the developer and the city to salvage what was considered a relatively non-controversial piece of the Navy Hill deal.
Mayor Levar Stoney’s administration negotiated the deal. Stoney has called the sale “a win for Richmond” and said it’s part of a larger strategy to repurpose vacant or underutilized land in Downtown.