Charlottesville Plans Together

Judge Worrell did not provide a final answer in the ruling and there will be at least one more hearing.

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

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.

The lawsuit argues the city did not following state requirements to plan for transportation improvements to address additional residential density.