R-73 MULTIFAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT

Richmond, Va., City Code ch. 30, art. IV, div. 11

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Richmond, Va., City Code § 30-420.1 Permitted principal uses.

Sec. 30-420.1. - Permitted principal uses. The following uses of buildings and premises shall be permitted in the R-73 district: (1) Any principal use permitted in the R-1 district as set forth in Section 30-402.1; (2) Single-family attached dwellings and uses and structures customarily incidental to attached dwelling developments, provided that: a. Appropriate agreements and covenants approved by the City Attorney provide for the perpetuation and maintenance of all areas to be held in common ownership by property owners within such developments; b. Architectural variations shall be provided among units within any series of more than four units; (3) Two-family dwellings; (4) Multifamily dwellings; (5) Nursing homes; (6) Day nurseries, provided that: a. A minimum outdoor play area of 100 square feet for each child enrolled shall be furnished on the premises, but not within a required front yard; b. The play area shall be enclosed with a continuous opaque structural fence or wall not less than four feet in height, and such fence or wall shall not be located within a required front yard; c. No play equipment or structure shall be located within a front yard or a required side yard; (7) Tourist homes situated on Federal highways; (8) Parking areas serving uses permitted in this district, provided that any card reader or other access control device at an entrance to a parking area shall be provided with not less than one stacking space situated off the public right-of-way; (9) Parking decks serving uses permitted in this district, provided that: a. Not less than one exit lane and one entrance lane shall be provided for each 300 parking spaces or major fraction thereof contained within the structure, and any card reader or other access control device at an entrance to a parking deck shall be provided with not less than one stacking space situated off the public right-of-way; b. Parking spaces contained therein shall be screened from view from abutting streets by structural material of not less than 45 percent opacity; (10) Offices, including business, professional and administrative offices, medical and dental offices and clinics, and studios of writers, designers and artists engaged in the graphic arts, provided that no retailing, wholesaling or servicing of merchandise shall be permitted on the premises nor shall the storage or display of merchandise to be serviced or offered for sale elsewhere be permitted on the premises; (11) Hospitals, but not psychiatric hospitals for the care of patients committed by a court, provided that principal points of vehicular access to the premises shall be located on arterial or collector streets as designated in the City's master plan; (12) Adult day care facilities; (13) Short-term rental, subject to the requirements of Article VI, Division 14 of this chapter; (14) Adult care residences; (15) Permanent supportive housing, subject to the provisions of Section 30-698; (16) Transitional housing, subject to the provisions of Section 30-698. (Code 1993, § 32-420.1; Code 2004, § 114-420.1; Code 2015, § 30-420.1; Code 2020, § 30-420.1; Ord. No. 2004-180-167, § 1, 6-28-2004; Ord. No. 2007-338-2008-11, § 1, 1-14-2008; Ord. No. 2019-343, § 1(30-420.1), 6-22-2020; Ord. No. 2020-261, § 1, 3-8-2021; Ord. No. 2024-314, § 2(30-420.1), 12-9-2024)

Richmond, Va., City Code § 30-420.1:1 Principal uses permitted by conditional use permit.

Sec. 30-420.1:1. - Principal uses permitted by conditional use permit. Lodginghouse uses of buildings and premises may be permitted in the R-73 Multifamily Residential District by conditional use permit as set forth in Article X of this chapter. (Code 1993, § 32-420.1:1; Code 2004, § 114-420.1:1; Code 2015, § 30-420.1:1; Code 2020, § 30-420.1:1; Ord. No. 2020-261, § 1, 3-8-2021)

Richmond, Va., City Code § 30-420.2 Permitted accessory uses and structures.

Sec. 30-420.2. - Permitted accessory uses and structures. Accessory uses and structures, including the following, which are customarily incidental and clearly subordinate to permitted principal uses shall be permitted in the R-73 multifamily residential district (see Article VI, division 9, of this chapter): (1) Any accessory use or structure permitted in the R-1 district as set forth in section 30-402.2. (2) Guest units in multifamily developments available for short-term occupancy by guests of regular tenants of such developments, provided that the total number of such guest units shall not exceed one for each 50 dwelling units within the development. (3) Incidental uses located within multifamily dwellings, nursing homes and office buildings, designed and scaled for the convenience of the occupants thereof, and including shops for the sale of convenience goods, eating and drinking establishments, automated teller machines and personal service establishments, provided that: a. There shall be no advertising signs, displays, show windows or automated teller machines visible from the exterior of the building. b. There shall be no direct public entrance to such uses from the exterior of the building. c. The aggregate floor area devoted to such uses shall not exceed five percent of the total floor area of the building in which they are located. (4) Restaurant facilities, automated teller machines and shops for the sale of gifts, flowers, drugs and similar items for the convenience of patients and visitors may be located within hospital buildings, provided that there shall be no signs, displays, show windows or automated teller machines visible from the exterior of the building nor shall there be any direct public entrance to such uses from the exterior of the building. (5) One dwelling unit located in an accessory building, containing two or more stories, which is existing at the effective date of the ordinance from which this section is derived and which is located on the same lot as a two-family or multifamily dwelling, provided that emergency vehicle access to the accessory building shall be provided in accordance with requirements of the department of public works and department of fire and emergency services. (6) Emergency housing, subject to the provisions of Section 30-698. (Code 1993, § 32-420.2; Code 2004, § 114-420.2; Code 2015, § 30-420.2; Code 2020, § 30-420.2; Ord. No. 2006-43-63, § 1, 3-13-2006; Ord. No. 2020-261, § 1, 3-8-2021; Ord. No. 2023-101, § 5, 4-24-2023; Ord. No. 2023-196, § 1, 9-25-2023)

Richmond, Va., City Code § 30-420.3 Reserved.

Richmond, Va., City Code § 30-420.4 Lot area and width.

Sec. 30-420.4. - Lot area and width. In the R-73 Multifamily Residential District, minimum lot areas and lot widths for single- and two-family dwellings shall be as required in the R-7 district and set forth in Section 30-413.5. (Code 1993, § 32-420.4; Code 2004, § 114-420.4; Code 2015, § 30-420.4; Code 2020, § 30-420.4)

Richmond, Va., City Code § 30-420.5 Yards.

Sec. 30-420.5. - Yards. Yard regulations in the R-73 Multifamily Residential District shall be as follows: (1) Front yard. There shall be a front yard with a depth of not less than 15 feet (see Article VI, Division 4 of this chapter). (2) Side and rear yards. Side and rear yards shall be as follows: a. Side and rear yards for single- and two-family dwellings and buildings accessory thereto shall be as required in the R-7 district and set forth in Section 30-413.6 (see Article VI, Divisions 3, 4 and 9 of this chapter). b. Side and rear yards for newly constructed multifamily dwellings and buildings accessory thereto shall be not less than 15 feet in depth. c. Side and rear yards for uses and buildings other than single-family, two-family and multifamily dwellings and buildings accessory thereto shall be not less than ten feet in depth. (3) Spaces between buildings on same lot. Spaces between buildings on the same lot shall be as follows: a. Where two or more buildings, at least one of which contains a dwelling use, are erected on the same lot, the distance between any two such buildings shall be not less than 15 feet. b. Where two or more buildings, neither of which contains a dwelling use, are erected on the same lot, the distance between any two such buildings shall be not less than ten feet. (Code 1993, § 32-420.5; Code 2004, § 114-420.5; Code 2015, § 30-420.5; Code 2020, § 30-420.5; Ord. No. 2020-171, § 1(30-420.5), 9-28-2020)

Richmond, Va., City Code § 30-420.6 Floor area and usable open space.

Sec. 30-420.6. - Floor area and usable open space. The following floor area and usable open space ratios shall be applicable to uses other than single- and two-family dwellings in the R-73 Multifamily Residential District (see definition of term in Section 30-1220): (1) Floor area ratio. The floor area ratio shall not exceed 2.0, provided that the floor area ratio of buildings or portions thereof devoted to nondwelling uses shall not exceed 1.4. (2) Usable open space ratio. A usable open space ratio of not less than 0.25 shall be provided for dwelling uses. (Code 1993, § 32-420.6; Code 2004, § 114-420.6; Code 2015, § 30-420.6; Code 2020, § 30-420.6)

Richmond, Va., City Code § 30-420.7 Reserved.

Richmond, Va., City Code § 30-420.8 Height.

Sec. 30-420.8. - Height. No building or structure in the R-73 Multifamily Residential District shall exceed 150 feet in height, provided that no portion of a building shall penetrate an inclined plane originating at the centerline of an abutting street and extending over the lot at an inclination of one foot horizontal for each two feet vertical along any street frontage where a front yard is required and one foot horizontal for each three feet vertical along other street frontages. (Code 1993, § 32-420.8; Code 2004, § 114-420.8; Code 2015, § 30-420.8; Code 2020, § 30-420.8)

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_DIV11R-MUREDIFetched: 11/8/2026