Although many people love small things about Richmond, Richmond300 and City planners seem determined to destroy them.

In addition to previous attacks…

The newly proposed 80% maximum lot coverage in the RA-A zone would be devastating for Oregon Hill and incentivize the demolition of homes in our historic district.

As neighbors have stressed, in the RA-A zoning proposed for Oregon Hill, the maximum lot coverage must be reduced to 55% as found in the neighborhood’s current R-7 zoning. Here’s a scale drawing to illustrate just how devastating an 80% maximum lot coverage would be for Oregon Hill:

From this illustration, it’s clear that 80% maximum lot coverage would devastate the historical and environmental setting of Oregon Hill.
The neighborhood would lose its historic houses and trees as developers would be incentivized to demolish!

Oregon Hill is already one of the densest neighborhoods in the city, and it is draconian to force even more density in this manner!

This July 4th, Oregon Hill, like much of the nation, protests tyranny and readies for revolt.