Albemarle County Community Development update: New tennis and pickleball center coming to Farmington

This newsletter and podcast has goals and one of them is to let the public know as soon as possible what’s going to be built. It’s been a while since I’ve had a chance to take a look at what’s coming up in Albemarle County. 

• There is a site development plan for a new Airport Auto at the intersection of U.S. 29 and Northside Drive on land zoned for Heavy Industrial. This would be for automotive repair as well as tire sales, but not self-storage. That had been proposed in a pre-application but the developer was told that’s not an approved use in HI land. The civil engineer is Line and Grade. (SDP202300028)
• There are plans to add two buildings at the existing commercial center at 2030 Avon Court just across Moores Creek from Charlottesville city limits. There’s an existing 22,500 square foot building that will be converted from office space to manufacturing. The two new buildings would be for laboratory and manufacturing space. The civil engineer is Line and Grade. (SDP202300042)
• Farmington Country Club has plans to build a tennis and fitness building that would include eight pickleball courts. The civil engineer is WW Associates. (SDP202300043)
• The Rivanna Water and  Sewer Authority has submitted plans for a pump station for raw water from Ragged Mountain Reservoir between Reservoir Road and Foxhaven Farm. There would be a new entrance, fencing, and landscaping. (SDP202300045)
• An application for a zoning clearance has been filed for the former Kingswood Christian Preschool to become the Christian Avenue Christian Preschool. (CLE202300086)
• Imbibe Solutions, a company that conducts quality control tests on fermentation for alcoholic beverages, will take over the space in Liberty Hall in Crozet formerly occupied by Crozet Eye Care. The application states there will be three employees. (CLE202300087)
• The space formerly occupied by the Hair Cuttery in Stonefield will become a new business called Clean Juice. (CLE202300088)
• A new restaurant called Crozeli operated by H&C Catering LLC will open up in Piedmont Place in Crozet. Their website states they are coming soon. (CLE202300089)

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