(Richmond, IN)--Richmond Common Council met Tuesday night with an introduction to an ordinance that would pave the way for a major new housing development.  It would be called Smith Hill and is planned for what is now a vacant area just south of the intersection of Backmeyer Road and South 37^th.  The development would include 178 new homes and up to 250 apartments.  There would be four different types and sizes of single-family homes.  The issue now goes to the Richmond Advisory Plan Commission next week and will then come back to Common Council, which will have the final say on zoning.