2. Public Meeting Assignment －
URSP 310 and URSP 541
Attended and reported the
public decision to the class
Observed, took notes, and
analyzed the process and
presented the analysis to the
class.
To demonstrate the
understanding of the process
and how these decisions affect
the community.
Projects 1
5. Short-term Rentals
A guest books a stay in a short-term rental offered by a long-term
occupant through an online listing agent such as Airbnb, VRBO, or
HomeAway
Stays can be hosted (where the long-term occupant is present) or
unhosted, where there is no long-term occupant - 56% of
Richmond listings for short-term rentals were unhosted
Whole house, private room, and shared room rentals are all
possible - 60% of Richmond listings were for entire houses
apartments
6. Current Operations in RVA
• June 22, 2015: 434
listings available
• July 23, 2015: 543
listings available
• September 01, 2015:
797 listings available
• October 13, 2015: 300
listings available
•As of June 22, 2015: there
had been over 3,600
reviews in Richmond
•5.1% of listings were
responsible for 50.1% of
the reviews
•Average reviews is 8
•The rest of the rentals in
Richmond were not
reviewed
7.
8. Existing Enforcement & Complaints
• Violator is normally given 30 days to
abate the violation
• Violation is not abated or an appeal filed
within 30 day period, a summons may
be issued for criminal court.
• Violation of the zoning ordinances is
Class I misdemeanor
9. Taxation and Estimation of Revenue
• Not currently being taxed
• Would require business license and lodging tax to
be collected
• Average price for a Richmond Airbnb listing:
$139/night for a whole unit, $80/night for a shared
room
• Lodging tax for each would be $11.20 and $6.40 for
each type of listing
• Assuming a 180-day limit per listing, max amount of
tax revenue annually for the City would be between
$1,100 and $2,000
10. Building Code Requirement
• Building Code reclassification
• Older structures may be required to
comply with the current building code
requirements for the new use group
• High dependent on the characteristics of
each individual property
11. Health, Fire & Safety Regulations
• Nothing within existing health and fire
safety regulations should prevent the
operation of a short term rental
• If the Building Commissioner determines
there is a change in use group within the
building code regulations, the Fire
Marshal’s Office will determine additional
fire and life safety measures required
12. Enforcement
• Reviewing and issuing “permits”
relatively straightforward
• Paperwork intensive
• Enforcement could be a challenge
based upon regulations adopted
• May be staffing issues
13. Next Steps
• Meet with stakeholders for
additional input (next 45-60 days)
• Draft outline proposed ordinance
(45-60 days)
• Review with Planning
Commission (early 2016)
15. Problems with the VUU/Chamberlayne Area
Continue
• Lack of neighborhood and retail services
• Too many storage and auto uses in critical locations
• Corrosion of streetscapes and inconsistent sidewalks
• Too much razor wire and fencing
• Too many parking lots, not enough green space
• Flooding during storm events
• Dead ends and dark places
16.
17. Proposed Solutions
• Create a neighborhood and college town center on Lombardy
• Attract shops, restaurants, and community services
• Build more housing
• Improve the appearance and usefulness of streets
• Introduce bike lanes, sidewalks, lighting, and signage
• Improve stormwater facilities and management
• Create more green space
• Preserve historic architecture and neighborhoods
18. Existing Land Use
• A hodge podge
of different land
uses determined
by market forces
instead of proper
zoning
• Large pieces of
vacant land
• Over emphasis
on single family
dwellings
19. Proposed Land Use Continue
• Consolidated
zones
• Implementation of
urban mixed use
developments
• Greater emphasis
on larger open
public space
21. GIS PROJECT 1
Mid-term GIS Assignment of
2012 U.S. Presidential
Election Results by County
Analyzed and mapping the
city/county data in the state
of South Carolina
Learned about process data
of using ArcGIS software
with Excel data
Include the legend showed
on the map of total number
of of votes of Obama(D) in
blue
22.
23. GIS PROJECT 2
Final Exam GIS Assignment of
created a new Federal
Government Agency to serve
preschool children(0-5)
Making a map that need to
compile and examine relevant
data to help make better
decision which location is the
best for the preschool children(0-
5)
Learned about process data of
using ArcGIS software with
Excel data
Wrote an explanation of why I
made the choice
