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Development Plan Review

Development Plan Review

Development plan review

Planning a new development?

Richmond Fire-Rescue reviews development plans to confirm that fire-department access, firefighting infrastructure and construction fire-safety requirements are addressed before development proceeds.

Development requirements
Site-plan requirements
Construction Fire Safety Plans

What Richmond Fire-Rescue reviews

Review the three areas below before submitting your development information to the City of Richmond.

Review area one

Development Requirements

Richmond Fire-Rescue reviews proposed development plans to ensure applicable Building Code fire and life-safety requirements are addressed.

  • Rezoning applications
  • Development permit applications
  • Building permit applications
  • Servicing agreements
Review area two

Site-Plan Requirements

A simplified site plan must clearly identify the firefighting provisions and access features serving the development.

  • City roads and fire access routes
  • Fire hydrant locations
  • Main building entrances
  • Fire department connections
  • Tower-crane height and swing radius
  • Electrical shutoffs
Review area three

Construction Fire Safety Plans

Richmond Fire-Rescue reviews Construction Fire Safety Plans to help protect workers and maintain required fire-department access throughout construction.

  • Required before building-permit issuance
  • Must address conditions during construction
  • Must maintain emergency access and fire protection
  • Requires review and approval by Richmond Fire-Rescue
Construction projects

Preparing a Construction Fire Safety Plan?

Review Richmond Fire-Rescue’s format, submission and fire-safety requirements before preparing and submitting your plan.

Download 2026 CFSP Requirements
Need more information?

Talk to the right team

Choose the option that best matches your question so we can direct you to the correct department.

Starting an application

Planning, Building & Development

For rezoning, development permit, building permit and application-process information, contact the City of Richmond’s Planning and Development team.

Visit Planning & Development
Contact us

Richmond Fire-Rescue

Email us about fire department access, hydrants, fire department connections, site-plan requirements or Construction Fire Safety Plans.

Email Fire-Rescue