Orientation to street, exterior entrances, and facades.
Richmond, Va., City Code § 30-457.11
in effectSec. 30-457.11. - Orientation to street, exterior entrances, and facades.
For newly constructed buildings, the following shall apply:
(1) Orientation to the street. The architectural front of a building shall be oriented to the street, except for a principal use specified in section 30-457.2(29.1). In the case of a corner or through lot, such orientation shall be to the principal street frontage.
(2) Exterior entrances. In the case of a multifamily building with dwelling units on the ground floor along any street frontage, there shall be an exterior entrance to each dwelling unit accessible from the street frontage.
(3) Building width. Building facades along street oriented commercial or principal frontages, other than buildings that exclusively contain one or more uses listed in section 30-457.2(18.1), (24), (28), (29.1), (30) or (31), shall have the front facade of the building extend across at least 80 percent of the lot frontage.
(Code 2020, § 30-457.11; Ord. No. 2023-369, § 2, 1-8-2024)
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_DIV31TTRIENODI_S30-457.11ORSTEXENFAFetched: 11/8/2026