Signs Posted in Prostitution-Free Zones Richmonders will notice some new signs in designated areas in North Richmond and South Richmond along and adjacent to Chamberlayne Avenue and Jeff Davis Highway. Over the next few days the Department of Public Works will install signs to indicate targeted enforcement zones.
The zones were designated by Chief of Police Rodney Monroe per authority vested in him by the Richmond City Code. It is a class one misdemeanor for anyone who is both convicted of prostitution offense and restricted entry in a targeted enforcement zone by a Richmond city court as a condition of his or her sentence to be in a targeted enforcement zone. A class one misdemeanor carries a sentence of up to twelve months in jail and/or up to $2,500 dollars in fines.
There are exceptions for those who live, work, conduct business with certain designated offices, or go to church in one of the zones. The zones were selected based on arrest data and other statistics demonstrating that the areas are the sites of repeated and documented illicit prostitution activity. The chief of police can designate the zones for up to one year.
“We are responding to community concerns about prostitution and the associated crime that comes with it,” said Sector 412’s Lt. Timothy Morley. “When you target and reduce prostitution, you also address the drug dealing and violent crime that accompany it.”
Upper Chamberlayne Avenue
The area enclosed by a line running from
the intersection of Bellevue Avenue and Old Brook Road to the
intersection of Old Brook Road and Azalea Avenue, then from the
intersection of Old Brook Road and Azalea Avenue to the intersection of
Azalea Avenue and East Seminary Avenue, then from the intersection of
Azalea Avenue and East Seminary Avenue to the intersection of Seminary
Avenue and Bellevue Avenue, and then from the intersection of Seminary
Avenue and Bellevue Avenue back to the intersection of Bellevue Avenue
and Old Brook Road. See Map...
Lower Chamberlayne Avenue
The area enclosed by a line running from
the intersection of School Street and Chamberlayne Parkway to the
intersection of Chamberlayne Avenue and Tazewell Street, then from the
intersection Chamberlayne Avenue and Tazewell Street to the intersection
of Tazewell Street and Edgehill Road, then from the intersection of
Tazewell Street and Edgehill Road to the intersection of Edgehill Road
and Hawthorne Avenue, then from the intersection of Edgehill Road and
Hawthorne Avenue to the intersection of Hawthorne Avenue and
Brookland Park Boulevard, then from the intersection of Hawthorne
Avenue and Brookland Park Boulevard to the intersection of Brookland
Park Boulevard and Seminary Avenue, then from the intersection of
Brookland Park Boulevard and Seminary Avenue to the intersection of
Seminary Avenue and Lombardy Street, then from the intersection of
Seminary Avenue and Lombardy Street in a southward direction across
West Graham Road and continuing in a southward direction to the
intersection of Wickham Street and Seminary Avenue, then from the
intersection of Wickham Street and Seminary Avenue to the intersection
of Seminary Avenue and West Roberts Street, then from the intersection
of Seminary Avenue and West Roberts Street to the intersection of West
Roberts Street and Sledd Street, then from the intersection of West
Roberts Street and Sledd Street to the intersection of School Street and
Sledd Street, then from the intersection of School Street and Sledd Street
back to the intersection of School Street and Chamberlayne Parkway. See Map...
Jefferson Davis Highway
The area enclosed by a line running from the
intersection of Bells Road and Lynhaven Avenue to the intersection of
Lynhaven Avenue and Ruffin Road, then from the intersection of
Lynhaven Avenue and Ruffin Road to the intersection of Ruffin Road and
Castlewood Road, then from the intersection of Ruffin Road and
Castlewood Road to the intersection of Castlewood Road and Bells Road,
and then from the intersection of Castlewood Road and Bells Road back to
the intersection of Bells Road and Lynhaven Avenue. See Map... Posted:09/29/2006
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