Use limitations.
Richmond, Va., City Code § 30-449.3
in effectSec. 30-449.3. - Use limitations.
To ensure continuity of retail, personal service and entertainment uses appropriate to the area along a public mall or plaza and to encourage the concentration of active establishments with a high degree of pedestrian attraction necessary to the economic vitality of such areas, only those uses specified in Sections 30-449.2(1) through (6) and (11) and 30-449.4(1) and (2) shall be located within the ground floor of a building having frontage along a public mall or plaza within the DCC Downtown Civic and Cultural District, provided that not more than 30 percent of any building frontage along such mall or plaza may be devoted to entrances or lobbies related to other uses generally permitted in this district and located above or below the ground floor or to the rear of the building.
(Code 1993, § 32-449.3; Code 2004, § 114-449.3; Code 2015, § 30-449.3; Code 2020, § 30-449.3; Ord. No. 2012-234-2013-2, § 1, 1-14-2013)
Source: City of Richmond, Virginia, Code (2026 recodification) and Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/va/richmond/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=CH30ZO_ARTIVDIRE_DIV26.1DCDOCICUDI_S30-449.3USLIFetched: 11/8/2026