Zoning clearance report: Tesla showroom moving forward at Stonefield

On Tuesday, staff with Albemarle County’s Community Development Department approved a zoning clearance for a Tesla showroom in a section of the Shops at Stonefield.

“To open a commercial or industrial business in Albemarle County, you need a Zoning Clearance (CLE), no matter what size or form your business takes,” reads a section of Albemarle’s website.

Earlier this year, Supervisors approved a special use permit allowing outdoor sales and display in Stonefield. That cleared the way for a place the electric vehicles can be sold. The zoning clearance is another step in moving the project closer to opening for business.

Here’s a look at several zoning clearance applications. This is not an exhaustive list and I have omitted various permits for temporary events like Christmas Tree sales and very small medical offices.

• A Barboursville resident seeks to open up Lee’s Barbershop in Twenty-Ninth Place. The application was submitted on October 29, 2024 and has so far not been approved. (CLE202400140)
• An entity based in Tennessee seeks to open a medical infusion center called Paragon Healthcare in the Forest Lakes Shopping Center. The application was submitted on November 4, 2024 and has so far not been approved. (CLE202400141)
• The November 26, 2024 newsletter reported that Albemarle will set up a health care clinic for county employees as one way of bringing down the overall costs. An application for Care ATC at 1895 Seminole Trail was made on November 5, 2024. This zoning clearance was approved but no date is given in the document. The title of the document says November 6, 2024. (CLE202400142)

• There is a second medical care facility for county employees opening at 630 Peter Jefferson Parkway. This application was filed on November 6 and approved on November 25.
• A new Domino’s Pizza franchise has applied for a zoning clearance in the Rivanna Ridge Shopping Center at the space formerly occupied by another pizza place listed in the October 30, 2024 application as DIY Pie. That business had a grand opening in the late winter of 2023. This was approved on November 27. (CLE202400143)
• Albemarle has approved a zoning clearance for a company called The Ascendancy Group to take over a site in the North Fork Discovery Park formerly occupied by Siemens. The application was made on October 31, 2024. The company is described as a “service-disabled veteran owned small business who provides training and logistics support. The approval by staff came on November 20. (CLE202400144)
• A company called Addiction Allies has filed a zoning clearance to expand its offices in the business complex in the 600 block of Berkmar Circle. The application is dated October 28, 2024 and has not yet been approved. (CLE202400145 and CLE202400146)
• The Rock Revolution Climbing Gym has filed for a zoning clearance to open at a building formerly used by the Hospice of the Piedmont at 2200 Old Ivy Road. This application is dated November 5, 2024 and was approved on November 27. (CLE202400147)
• Crozet Park seeks a zoning clearance to hold the Crozet Winter Brews Festival on December 7 from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m. The event raises fun for the entity that runs the park. This application is dated November 6, 2024 and has not been approved. (CLE202400149)

• Albemarle has approved a zoning clearance for a new four-story storage facility to be built on Fifth Street Extended behind the recently built commercial strip mall where there is a Starbucks franchise and a Christian’s Pizza. The application was made on November 14 and approved by the county six days later. (CLE202400155)
• A store called Bluebird and Company is seeking a zoning clearance to operate at 5792 Three Notched Road. They are a fusion of two shops that have come together. When I visited their website, I learned about the Crozet Holiday Markets Crawl that’s happening on December 7. (CLE202400160)