Judge Worrell grants default judgement against city, voiding new development code
A day after the ruling, the city has not updated their website or provided any indication of what their reaction will be.
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New documents filed in lawsuit against the city’s Development Code
The jury trial is scheduled for June 2026.
Charlottesville Board of Zoning Appeals to review 24 unit proposal on Barracks Road
Two neighbors objected to an administrative modification that would have been made by a city official.
City asks Judge Worrell to reconsider April ruling allowing anti-zoning lawsuit to proceed
Lawyers for the city want Judge Worrell to reconsider his April 16, 2025 ruling
Plaintiffs seeking voidance of Charlottesville zoning can move forward
An account of the court hearing on April 16, 2025 in the case White V. Charlottesville
Six units proposed to replace single family house in Locust Grove neighborhood
The six units will include at least three that will be restricted to individuals or households below a certain income level, but those details are not yet available for review.
Judge Worrell is ready to rule in lawsuit against Charlottesville’s new Development Code, but allows time for more evidence to be filed
Judge Worrell did not provide a final answer in the ruling and there will be at least one more hearing.
Written opinion issued in legal ruling that halted Arlington’s missing middle zoning
There’s still no ruling from a Charlottesville Circuit Court judge about whether a similar lawsuit against the city’s new code will go to trial
Charlottesville Circuit Court Judge Worrell to take time to decide on court trial for zoning lawsuit
At issue in the case is whether the City of Charlottesville needed to have performed a more rigorous analysis of the effects of the new Development Code on the city’s transportation infrastructure capacity. But first, Judge Worrell has to decide if the plaintiffs have the right to bring the case.
Charlottesville served with lawsuit seeking voidance of the new zoning code
The plaintiffs argue Charlottesville did not meet state requirements to assess the impact of additional density, and the city will respond on March 15