§ 30-691 — Intent statement
Code of the City of Richmond, Virginia, 2026 (Recodification codified through Ordinance No. 2025-207, adopted October 14, 2025) · Richmond, Va., City Code § 30-691
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Sec. 30-691. - Intent statement.
Pursuant to the general purposes of this chapter and the provisions of Code of Virginia, § 15.2-2305, and in furtherance of the purpose of providing affordable shelter for all residents of the City, the intent of this division is to provide for a voluntary affordable housing dwelling unit program that addresses housing needs, promotes a full range of housing choices, and encourages the construction and continued existence of housing affordable to low and moderate income citizens by providing for increases in density and other incentives to the applicant in exchange for the applicant providing such affordable housing. The provisions of this division are intended to be applied in accordance with affordable dwelling unit program administrative provisions adopted by the City Council.
(Code 2004, § 114-691; Code 2015, § 30-691; Code 2020, § 30-691; Ord. No. 2007-187-203, § 1, 9-10-2007)