2218/2220 M St, Richmond, VA 23223

Multifamily Urban Residential District

The intent of the R-63 district is to encourage development of medium density neighborhoods comprised of a mix of residential uses and to promote a pedestrian oriented urban environment that is primarily residential in character, but that includes limited nonresidential uses that serve many of the day-to-day convenience needs of neighborhood residents and provide opportunities for residents to live and work within the neighborhood. The district is intended to be applied within or in close proximity to areas of the City that reflect an urban scale of development and afford convenient access to major employment centers and community facilities, and to encompass undeveloped or underdeveloped properties comprising areas large enough and with sufficient residential density to enable establishment of a cohesive neighborhood. The district regulations permit corner commercial uses that are limited in location, type and scale and are intended to provide for the convenience of neighborhood residents within walking distance, to respect the primary residential character of the neighborhood and to avoid traffic, parking, noise and other impacts that typically result from uses that draw patrons from outside a neighborhood. The district regulations are also intended to promote a streetscape that is urban in character by requiring minimal building setbacks uninterrupted by parking areas along principal street frontages, and to enhance public safety and encourage an active pedestrian environment appropriate to the residential character of the district by providing for windows in building facades along street frontages. Finally, the district regulations are intended to ensure adequate accessible parking, safe vehicular and pedestrian circulation, and to provide for limited interruption by driveways and vehicular traffic across public sidewalk areas along principal street frontages.