Project Description
On
December 18, 2018, the City Council directed staff to evaluate the legality and language of a proposed ordinance that would prohibit the storage and handling of coal and petroleum coke within the City of Richmond. On
April 23, 2019, the Council further directed the Planning Commission to review proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance that would remove the handling of coal and petroleum coke from the conditionally allowed uses in the City. Staff is preparing amendments to the City’s Zoning Ordinance in response to the recently provided Council direction.