Consent required.
Richmond, Va., City Code § 24-314
in effectSec. 24-314. - Consent required.
(a) Unless otherwise requested by a member of the City Council or the Mayor, no ordinance closing any street or alley or any part thereof to public use and travel shall be introduced for consideration by the City Council until consent to the closing shall be obtained in writing from:
(1) All the owners of all the real property abutting those portions of the street or alley to be closed; and
(2) Any other owners of real property who have a right of ingress and egress from their own property to those portions of the street or alley to be closed and whose property is situated between the nearest intersection boundaries encompassing a proposed street closing or the block boundaries encompassing a proposed alley closing, as applicable.
(b) The written consents shall be approved as to form by the City Attorney and shall be filed in the Office of the City Clerk, along with all other documents evidencing satisfaction of the terms and conditions of the ordinance.
(Code 1993, § 25-132; Code 2004, § 90-327; Code 2015, § 24-314; Code 2020, § 24-314; Ord. No. 2004-360-330, § 1, 12-13-2004)
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_CH24STSIPUWA_ARTIVCLPUSTALPUUSTR_S24-314COREFetched: 11/8/2026