Look Back 2024 #5: The Year in the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission
A brief look at some of what happened in 2024 in the Thomas Jefferson Planning District.
Land Use – Albemarle
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Albemarle Planning Commissioners request different designations for different kinds of rural land
Albemarle County is slowly going through the Comprehensive Plan, and this publication is slowly writing up each work session.
Albemarle PC to continue review of next Comprehensive Plan, hold public hearing on rezoning for 134-unit Crozet development
There’s an online petition with over 470 signatures asking the Planning Commission to reject the rezoning for Oak Bluff
AC44 Recap: A quick summary of the November 12, 2024 Planning Commission
There are a lot of meetings about the AC44 process and I make an attempt to write them all up even if it may take a moment to get to the summaries!
Application filed to remove Public Lands façade at 5th Street Station
According to the materials, the entrance will be converted to a second opening for Dick’s Sporting Goods
Public notice: Comment period open for Beaver Creek Reservoir water withdrawal permit
RWSA Director Bill Mawyer said Crozet has enough water through 2045 and beyond, but further study will be required to determine if the needs of 2070 will be met.
Albemarle Board of Zoning Appeals to take up case of buildings on Polo Ground Road that staff declared illegal
The property owner claims neither Albemarle nor the Virginia Department of Transportation were authorized to conduct a search of the property.
Zoning clearance report: Tesla showroom moving forward at Stonefield
Albemarle County is also building two medical clinics for local government employees and a new storage facility is coming to Fifth Street Extended behind the new Starbucks
Albemarle Planning Commission recommends denial of a “public garage” in Keene
Members of the Planning Commission continued to be concerned about the scale of the proposal, echoing many of the same arguments made after a March 2024 public hearing.
UVA Foundation seeks firms to build 600 units of mixed-income housing at North Fork
The project will be part of UVA’s efforts to build affordable housing but will also include market rate units.