Development Code public hearing attracts dozens of speakers
The five hour public hearing featured 110 speakers and this is a very small sliver of that public comment.
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Charlottesville makes official notice of availability of affordable housing funds
One of the three main recommendations of the Affordable Housing Plan adopted by Charlottesville City Council in March 2021 was to appropriate $10 million each year towards that purpose. There were also recommendations that Charlottesville “establish clear, transparent, and competitive processes to award grants and loans for affordable housing.” The city has separated all of the funding…
Charlottesville extends deadline for homeowner assistance program
The CHAP program is open to households who lived in their house as of January 1 and have a 2022 household income of less than $60,000. The property itself must be assessed at $460,000 or less.
Charlottesville’s future affordable housing manual published
The first hearing on the draft Development Ordinance for the City of Charlottesville is set for Thursday, September 14. Last week, the city’s Department of Neighborhood Development services published a consolidated version of three modules of the future zoning code which will inform how future buildings can be constructed. The zoning follows the general theme…
More conversations on the way about incentives for affordable housing in Albemarle
It has now been two years since Albemarle adopted a plan to increase the amount of housing units in the county. Housing Albemarle encourages the development of housing types other than single family homes to meet demand for places to live. “Albemarle County’s housing will be safe, decent, and sanitary; available to all income and…
Charlottesville seeks applications to build affordable housing using COVID-19 funds
The federal government’s response to the pandemic is now over, but there’s still additional funding available for various projects paid for through the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan Act. The City of Charlottesville expects an anticipated $340,000 through the HOME-ARP program that funnels out of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Applications are now…
Charlottesville moving forward to hire city attorney
Prospective Communications Director turns down job Charlottesville has been without an in-house City Attorney since Lisa Robertson abruptly resigned at the end of 2022. The city has contracted with two separate law firms to provide legal advice, but that could come to an end soon according to Interim City Manager Michael C. Rogers. “We will conclude the…
Supervisors agree to hire a housing position in July, six months earlier than expected
The Board of Supervisors adopted a strategic plan last year which serves as the underpinning of the draft budget for fiscal year 2024. “One of the takeaways and themes of this budget is that there have been some objectives which are really about taking our existing resources and work plans and seeing those through,” said…
Albemarle Supervisors hold lengthy work session on proposed affordable housing ordinance
The Albemarle Board of Supervisors updated the county’s housing policy in July 2021 when they adopted the Housing Albemarle plan but have so far not passed an ordinance to impose requirements on developers to set aside a percentage of units as affordable. They didn’t get any closer to doing so at a work session held on April…
Piedmont Community Land Trust chair details results of Albemarle investment
One year ago, the Albemarle Board of Supervisors invested $625,000 from its housing fund in the Piedmont Community Land Trust, an entity that is now under the umbrella of the Piedmont Housing Alliance. The chair of the land trust’s board appeared before the Board of Supervisors yesterday. “We have taken that money and converted it…