District plan.
Richmond, Va., City Code § 19-490
in effectSec. 19-490. - District plan.
(a) Development. Following the Chief Administrative Officer's designation, the coordinator shall assemble representatives from the Department of Police, the Department of Planning and Development Review, and other City agencies as deemed appropriate to develop a plan for the elimination of open-air drug market activity and other criminal activity in the neighborhood safety district in accordance with the provisions of this article. During all phases of the development of the plan, the coordinator and the representatives of City agencies assisting him shall consult with the citizen or citizens who sought the designation of the neighborhood safety district to develop parts of the plan requiring citizen activity. Within 30 days of the Chief Administrative Officer's designation, the coordinator shall submit to the Chief Administrative Officer for his approval the plan required under this section. Such plan shall be implemented immediately following the Chief Administrative Officer's approval.
(b) Elements. The plan shall contain, at a minimum, the following elements agreed upon by the citizen or citizens submitting the application, other residents of the neighborhood safety district who choose to participate, and the coordinator:
(1) Citizen activity in accordance with Section 19-491;
(2) Additional law enforcement activity in accordance with Section 19-492(a);
(3) Support activity from other City agencies in accordance with Section 19-492(b);
(4) A resource allocation plan in accordance with Section 19-492(c);
(5) A list of measurable program goals designed to lead to the elimination of open-air drug markets and other criminal activity in the neighborhood safety district in accordance with Section 19-493; and
(6) Such other elements as the coordinator or City agencies believe would advance the purposes of this article within the particular neighborhood safety district.
(Code 2004, § 66-543; Code 2015, § 19-490; Code 2020, § 19-490; Ord. No. 2004-143-143, § 1(20-243), 5-24-2004; Ord. No. 2004-360-330, § 1, 12-13-2004; Ord. No. 2009-220-2010-8, § 2, 1-25-2010)
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=PTIICICO_CH19OFMIPR_ARTXIINESADI_S19-490DIPLFetched: 11/8/2026