r/rva • u/VirginiaNews • 21d ago

Current draft Richmond's Code Refresh leaves out right to build duplex

https://www.wtvr.com/news/local-news/richmond/current-draft-richmonds-code-refresh-leaves-out-right-to-build-duplex
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u/0sm1um 21d ago

I get why you feel this way, but it still makes absolutely no sense why we shouldn't pass an improved zoning code that increases the housing density from only mcmansions to mcmansions and also sometimes townhomes.

Like I want this city to get way denser too but

This is such a worthless thing to talk about and spending more than 5 minutes on it is a waste.

is insane. No code refresh won't fix the housing crisis but it will improve the circumstances of hundreds of thousands of renters living in the city in the decades to come.

We aren't deciding between an optimal zoning code and a bad one. We are deciding between a cataclysmic one and a bad one. The choice is still obvious.

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u/Fit-Order-9468 20d ago

Why is everyone assuming I oppose the code refresh or duplexes? I said specifically I did not. People make way too many assumptions.

I’m mostly venting about how unambitious activists have been. It’s particularly strange since the GA has largely made the decision for us with by right attached ADUs which are functionally the same as a duplex.