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Richmond council approves shelter, family crisis and opioid fund amendments

As of September 2026: Submitted the proposed FY2027 budget the council is now amending

Richmond's City Council has approved roughly $1.6 million in budget adjustments that keep the city's winter shelter running and take in new opioid settlement money. On Sept. 28, after a public hearing, the council adopted ordinances giving CARITAS $844,143 for its surge overflow shelter and warming center and moving $100,000 to ACTS to run the Family Crisis Fund. On Oct. 13 it adopted a third, accepting $614,406 in opioid settlement funds.

Updated Sep 28

Richmond's special use permits add infill housing, one project at a time

Rule Changes

As of August 2026: Released Code Refresh Draft Three on August 17, 2026

Mayor Danny Avula's office released a third draft of Code Refresh, the city's zoning rewrite, on August 17. The draft scales back the special use permit process and drops a plan to allow duplexes by right on most residential lots.

Updated Aug 26