City of Richmond Ordinances
A city ordinance is a type of law, rule, or regulation made by a city government.
Ordinances are intended to address issues of local concern and applies to people subject to the city’s jurisdiction. They have the equivalent power and force of a statute. When a new city ordinance is enacted, it will be listed here for a brief time (typically a year or two).
All city ordinances are available online at American Legal Publishing Corporation.
All Development Ordinances are located on the Planning & Zoning Department.
*This site is updated annually and may not contain some of the more recently passed ordinances.
2021 Ordinances
21-28 Ordinance (Zone Change 907 911 Linden Street)
21-27 Ordinance (Zone Change 320 Cycle Drive)
21-26 Ordinance (Repealing Ordinance 19-14)
21-25 Ordinance (Shipping Containers)
21-24 Ordinance (Purchasing Policy Amendment)
21-23 Ordinance (2021 Property Tax)
21-22 Ordinance (Alcohol Sale amendments)
21-21 Ordinance (Richmond Utility Board compensation)
21-20 Ordinance (Establish Section 8 Board)
21-19 Ordinance (Open Records Amendments)
21-18 Ordinance (Zone Change Killarney/ Shamrock Ln)
21-17 Ordinance (649 Caleast Rd Intent to Annex)
21-16 Ordinance (Barnes Mill/Goggins Ln Annex)
21-15 Ordinance (Unsolicited Marketing Materials)
21-14 Ordinance (Airport Board Members)
21-13 Ordinance (Section 8 Housing Budget FY 21-22)
21-12 Ordinance (Duckhorn Drive Zone Change)
21-11 Ordinance (Goggins Lane/2209 Lexington Road Zone Change)
21-10 Ordinance (Liberty Place Covid19 Budget)
21-09 Ordinance (City Budget FY 21-22)
21-08 Ordinance (Intent to Annex 1326 Barnes Mill Road)
21-07 Ordinance (Payscale/Paygrade Amendment)
21-06 Ordinance (Budget Amendment FY 21)
21-05 Ordinance (Street Dedication of Sycamore Park)
21-04 Ordinance (Supplements of Ordinances)
21-03 Ordinance (Declaration of Emergency)
21-02 Ordinance (Liberty Place Budget Amendment)
21-01 Ordinance (Closure of S. Robinson Road)
2020 Ordinances
20-21 Ordinance (Tate Family Annexation off Concord Road) 11-10-2020 Second Reading
20-20 Ordinance (Turnberry Zone Change) 11-10-2020 Second Reading
20-19 Ordinance (Zone Change 165 Killarney Lane)
20-18 Ordinance (Ad Valorem 2020 Tax Rate)
20-17 Ordinance (Intent Annexation Concord Road/ Tate Farm)
20-16 Ordinance (Zone Change- Spring House Dev.)
20-15 Ordinance (Zone Change- Fritz Family Trust/ Frazier Reality Co.)
20-14 Ordinance (Adopting City Ordinance Codification)
20-13 Ordinance (Amending Chapter 90 Code of Ordinances)
20-12 Ordinance (City Budget FY 20-21)
20-11 Ordinance (Section 8 Budget FY 20-21)
20-10 Ordinance (Liberty Place Budget FY 19-20)
20-09 Ordinance (Declaration of Emergency)
20-08 Ordinance (Skyline Drive Zone Change)
20-07 Ordinance (Budget Amendment FY19-20)
20-06 Ordinance (Ash Park Zone Change)
20-05 Ordinance (Boggs Lane Zone Change)
20-04 Ordinance (Gas Rates 2020)
20-03 Ordinance (Mill District)
20-02 Ordinance (Electric Franchise)
20-01 Ordinance (Federal Grant Procurement)
2019 Ordinances
19-24 Ordinance (FOOD TRUCK)
19-23 Ordinance (AshPark Street Dedication)
19-22 Ordinance (635 W Main Street Zone Change)
19-21 Ordinance (Codification of 2018 Ordinances)
19-20 Ordinance (Veterinary Offices B2 Zones)
19-19 Ordinance (2019 Ad Valorem Tax Rates)
19-18 Ordinance (Richmond Utility Refunding Bond Series 2019)
19-17 Ordinance (Nuisance Abatement Language Amended)
19-16 Ordinance (Hotel/Motel Nuisance Amendments)
19-15 Ordinance (Annexation Goggins Lane) WITHDRAWN
19-14 Ordinance (Hotel Nuisance Properties)
19-13 Ordinance (Safety Training Officer)
19-12 Ordinance (Amend Purchasing Policy) NOT ADOPTED
19-11 Ordinance (Sewer Amendment)
19-10 Ordinance (FY 19-20 Section 8 Budget)
19-09 Ordinance (Cable TV Franchise)
19-08 Ordinance (FY 19-20 Budget)
19-07 Ordinance (Amended Budget)
19-06 Ordinance (Solid Waste Amendment)
19-05 Ordinance (Zone Change 606 Lancaster Ave)
19-04 Ordinance (Amended Budget)
19-03 Ordinance (Zone Change Main/Norwood Drive)
19-02 Ordinance (Sewer Amendments)
19-01 Ordinance (Liberty Place Budget)
2018 Ordinances
18-30 Ordinance (Zone Change Four Mile)
18-29 Ordinance (Cooperative Purchasing)
18-28 Ordinance (Property Tax at Compensation Rate)- Not Adopted
18-27 Ordinance (Property Tax at 2%)
18-26 Ordinance ( Grey Oaks Zone Change)
18-25 Ordinance (Red House Road Zone Change)
18-24 Ordinance (531 Big Hill Ave Zone Change)
18-23 Ordinance (Richmond Utilities Amend) – NOT ADOPTED
18-22 Ordinance (Property Tax 4%)- NOT ADOPTED
18-21 Ordinance (City Manager authority No Parking)
18-20 Ordinance (Delinquent Taxes prohibiting services)
18-19 Ordinance (Pawnshop Firearms Amendment)
18-18 Ordinance (Concealed Weapon-Police Officers)
18-17 Ordinance (E. Main Re-Zoning)-NOT ADOPTED
18-16 Ordinance (Section 8 Housing Budget)
18-15 Ordinance (Renaming a Portion of Georgia Street)
18-14 Ordinance (Update Grant Purchasing Policy)
18-13 Ordinance (Commercial Garbage Bulk Items)
18-12 Ordinance (Budget Letter)
18-12 Ordinance (Line Items)
18-12 Ordinance (Budget)
18-11 Ordinance (Codes Enforcement Board)
18-10 Ordinance (Dimensional Industrial Buildings)
18-09 TABLED Ordinance (Smith Ballard Parking) Not Adopted
18-08 Ordinance (TIF EKU Project)
18-07 Ordinance (Pay scale Salary Ranges)
18-06 Ordinance (Budget Amendment)
18-05 Ordinance (Codification of Ordinances)
18-04 TABLED Ordinance (Shipping Containers) Not Adopted
18-03_Ordinance (Golden Leaf Street Dedications)
18-02 Ordinance (Sign Revisions)
18-01 Ordinance (Residential Parking)
2017 Ordinances
17-01_Ordinance_-_Budget_Amendment
17-01_Ordinance_-_Summary
17-02_Ordinance_-_Zone_Change_for_105_E_Street_and_504_Hillsdale_Ave
17-03_Ordinance_-_Codification-Supplement
17-04_Ordinance_-_Liberty_Place_Budget_Amendment
17-05_Ordinance_-_Zone_Change_Amberly_Way
17-06_Ordinance_-_Zone_Change_Charles_Claibourne_Ct
17-07_Ordinance_-_Police-Evidence
17-08_Ordinance_-_Panhandler
17-09_Ordinance_-_Planning-and-Zoning-Fee-Schedule
17-10_Ordinance_-_2040-Pace-Ramsey-Zone-Change
17-11_Ordinance_-_Heritage_Place_zone_change
17-12_Ordinance_-_Closing_Old_Duncannon_Lane
17-13_Ordinance_-_Pending
17-14_Ordinance_-_Park_Board_Amendments
17-15_Ordinance_-_Tourism_Audit
17-16_Ordinance_-_Bryson_Way_Zone_Change
17-17_Ordinance_-_45_Casey_Circle_Zone_Change
17-18_Ordinance_-_FY_17-18_Budget
17-18_Ordinance_-_FY_17-18_Budget_Line_Items
17-18_Ordinance_-_FY_17-18_Budget_Message
17-19_Ordinance_-_Section_8_Budget_FY17-18
17-19_Ordinance_-_Section_8_Budget_Message
17-20_Ordinance_-_715_E._Main_St._Zone_Change
17-21_Ordinance_-_Zone_Change_Punkin_Run_Rd
17-22_Ordinance_-_Zone_Change_US_25_S_at_Casey_Circle
17-23_Ordinance_-_Zone_Change_998_Redhouse_Rd
17-24_Ordinance_-_Alcohol_Amendments
17-26_Ordinance_-_Zone_Change_109_E_Irvine_St
17-27_Ordinance_-_Ad_Valorem_2017_Tax_Rates
17-28_Ordinance_-_Fire_zone
17-29_Ordinance_-_Liberty_Place_Budget
17-31_Ordinance_-_Floodplain_Management