“They have received a number of tickets for infractions,” Richmond Mayor Malcolm Brodie said. “I am told that they have now applied for a licensed B&B.“They are in compliance now and they will be analyzed accordingly.”Concerned citizens brought the house to the attention of city council, along with 5,500 signatures on a petition asking for a 5,300-square-foot cap on homes built on agricultural land, about half of what’s currently allowed. “Whey you have speculation, houses built not for farming, you’re removing land from the ALR [ Agricultural Land Reserve],” Kelly Greene of the Richmond Citizens’ Association said.“The story in Richmond is speculation. These are not farmhouses.”Last spring, the city reduced the maximum size of a house on agricultural land to 10,700 square feet. READ MORE: Richmond city council to review solutions to so-called ‘megahomes’ on farmland A six-month review of last spring’s change is underway.“There was some real positive effect in limiting the house size through those regulations,” Brodie said. “The question is, ‘Do we want to go farther?'”
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