Duties.
Richmond, Va., City Code § 2-1381
in effectSec. 2-1381. - Duties.
The Commission shall serve as an advisory body to the Mayor and the Department of Planning and Development Review. The Commission shall monitor, evaluate, and provide advice and recommendations to the Mayor and the Department of Planning and Development Review concerning issues of historical, cultural, and economic significance within the City of Richmond. In addition, the Commission shall perform the following duties:
(1) Provide the Mayor, the Department of Planning and Development Review, and the public with information and recommendations regarding the preservation of or interpretive signage for any areas, structures, sites, and objects that are significant elements of the cultural, social, economic, political, or architectural history of the City of Richmond.
(2) Establish a formal historical marker program, following State guidance, design the City's historical markers, in collaboration with the Department of Planning and Development Review, the Public Arts Commission, and the Department of Public Works. The City historical marker program shall include a formal historical marker application and procedures for nominating a historical marker. All information about historical markers and the associated process shall be publicly available on the City's website and include a regularly updated list of all historical markers in the City of Richmond.
(3) Facilitate public awareness of the City of Richmond's history, culture, and undertakings involving historic or cultural sites.
(4) Prepare a report listing a full inventory of street, bridge, or public space names associated with the Confederate States of America or enslavers and outline a process, working with the City administration and the City Attorney, for the renaming of such locations.
(5) Comply with the provisions of Sections 8-7 through 8-10 when making any recommendations to name or rename any City facility as defined in Section 8-7.
(Code 2015, § 2-1177; Code 2020, § 2-1191; Ord. No. 2018-269, § 1, 11-13-2018; Ord. No. 2019-034, § 1, 3-11-2019; Ord. No. 2023-085, § 1, 3-27-2023)
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_CH2AD_ARTVBOCOCOOTAG_DIV19HICUCO_S2-1381DUFetched: 11/8/2026