Code Refresh

Argued Richmond has no housing shortage — 12,000 units permitted vs. 10,300 new residents — and questioned the 300,000 population target behind Code Refresh.

Supported Code Refresh density, saying it doesn't go far enough, and criticized a council member's remark during the Vicky Hester memorial.

Opposed the proposed household definition in Draft 3, saying it would outlaw affordable multigenerational living arrangements.

An architect and FAN district president said draft three watered down the zoning rewrite and urged the council to consult Home for All Our Neighbors and separate fact from fear.

Urged a middle path: promote design safeguards in by-right zoning and emphasize transit-oriented development to ease neighborhood concerns.

A renter said draft three capitulated to property owners and gutted the upzoning that would have helped working-class residents afford homes; asked council to still pass it while pushing for future reform.