The city dropped the second draft of its massive zoning overhaul this week.
Why it matters: The controversial stipulation that would’ve allowed two homes to be built on every formerly single-family lot in the city is gone.
The big picture: Richmond is nearing the end of the biggest update to its building rules in a generation.
- Its goal: To create more housing, make neighborhoods more walkable and attract new businesses to the city.
Context: The biggest zoning changes unveiled in Draft One were the elimination of single-family-only neighborhoods and allowing for larger mixed-use buildings in more parts of the city.
- Many of Richmond’s neighborhood associations pushed back hard and argued that the city was trying to do too much, too fast, The Richmonder reported last week.
Zoom in: Despite the outcry, those big changes were preserved in Draft Two, released Tuesday — with some caveats. The draft calls for:…