RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Richmond leaders say the time is now to update the zoning ordinance citywide, but that means major changes are coming to your neighborhood.

“Zoning impacts what you can build in the city, how it looks, and how you can use it,” said Kevin Vonck, Director of the Department of Planning and Development Review. “Our rules are outdated.”

Vonck is now putting out an urgent call to Richmonders on Friday.

Residents have until Sunday, Sept. 28, to give feedback on a new set of zoning rules directly impacting their neighborhoods and surrounding areas.

Vonck says the current outdated rules discourage mixed-use spaces, multi-family homes and/or affordable housing in some neighborhoods.

“As far as the neighborhoods go, the goal is to provide incremental change,” he said.

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