Use of City-owned real estate.

Richmond, Va., City Code § 8-12

in effect

Sec. 8-12. - Use of City-owned real estate. (a) Authority. Pursuant to Sections 2.03(h) and 4.02 of the City Charter, the power to control and regulate the use and management of all City-owned real estate is vested in the City Council. (b) Purpose. The purpose of this section is to provide for the: (1) Use and management of City-owned real estate for which no other ordinance provides; and (2) Change in use or management of City-owned real estate for which no other ordinance provides. (c) Use. (1) Where any provision of this Code or any other ordinance provides for a specific use for City-owned real estate, that use shall continue until such use is modified by ordinance. (2) No use of City-owned real estate shall be changed except by ordinance adopted by the City Council. (3) No City-owned real estate shall be used in a manner contrary to a use provided for by ordinance adopted by City Council. (d) Exceptions. (1) This section shall not apply to City-owned real estate designated for use as a community garden pursuant to the provisions of Article VIII, Division 5 of this chapter. (2) Notwithstanding Subsection (c) of this section or any other provision of this Code to the contrary, no City-owned real estate shall be used as a cold weather shelter for homeless persons until: a. The Chief Administrative Officer has submitted to the City Council: 1. Evidence that the Chief Administrative Officer has caused to be held one or more public meetings to allow public comment on the proposed use of such City-owned real estate as a cold weather shelter for homeless persons, together with the substance of any public comment made at any such meetings; and 2. A written plan for operating a cold weather shelter on the City-owned real estate proposed to be used as a cold weather shelter for homeless persons that includes the specific periods of time during which such City-owned real estate is proposed to be used as a cold weather shelter for homeless persons; and b. The City Council has approved the use of such City-owned real estate as a cold weather shelter for homeless persons in the manner provided by Subsection (c)(2) of this section. (Code 2004, § 26-12; Code 2015, § 8-12; Code 2020, § 8-12; Ord. No. 2007-161-157, § 1, 6-25-2007; Ord. No. 2011-50-45, § 2, 3-28-2011; Ord. No. 2018-287, § 1, 2-11-2019)

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_CH8CINEREES_ARTIINGE_S8-12USCINEREESFetched: 11/8/2026