A new development in Greene County that straddles the Town of Stanardsville is seeking permission from the Virginia Department of Transportation for an entrance from U.S. 33.
Tonight the five members of the county’s legislative body will vote on a letter expressing their objection to the idea.
“While the Greene County Board of Supervisors acknowledges, confirms, and supports that VDOT is authorized by Chapter 2 (§33.2-200) of Title 33.2 of the Code of Virginia to perform all acts necessary or convenient for constructing, improving, maintaining, and preserving the efficient operation of the road comprising the state system of highways, this letter is to confirm that Board does not support the resolution for a single entrance along the Route 33 Bypass,” reads the letter.
The Board of Supervisors failed to approve a motion to support the entrance at their meeting on July 25, 2023 according to the minutes.
The letter was on the consent agenda, which means it will not be discussed at the meeting unless one of the Supervisors asks to bring it up.
The entrance is part of the site plan for the Blue Ridge Meadows subdivision, a 439-unit development. VDOT solicited public comment on the change last December.
“The applicant proposes to modify the limited access section to create a right-in, right-out access to Blue Ridge Meadows, a proposed development between U.S. 33 Bypass and U.S 33 Business,” reads a public notice published in the December 5, 2024 Charlottesville Daily Progress.
The developer had originally sought 500 units on the property and had pursued a rezoning of the land to Planned Unit Development. The Board of Supervisors voted 3-2 in September 2023 to deny the proposal.
The project has moved forward anyway but the number of units was reduced to 439 in order to proceed by-right. There are 114 units within the town limits of Stanardsville right the rest in the county. Both the Greene County and Town of Stanardsville approved a subdivision plan in August 2024.
At the September 9 Board meeting, one woman spoke at public comment and told Supervisors she was disappointed by the letter.
“It would be great if that area were not going to become a neighborhood, but it is,” said Anna Brown. “It can be developed by-right as you know and that seems to be the owner’s intentions. In a case like that, the Board’s role should be to mitigate the impact on current residents.”
Brown said she hopes VDOT will ignore the letter.
This story is aided by the existence of a previous story that appeared in the December 16, 2024 edition of this newsletter and archived at Information Charlottesville.
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