September 27, 2023
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Land Use – Charlottesville

Charlottesville’s complete draft zoning code is available for review; would increase density across city, but height scaled back in residential neighborhoods

Sean Tubbs22 mins

Charlottesville’s draft Development Code available for review A 443-page consolidated draft of Charlottesville’s proposed Development Code is now ready for review, a month before the first public hearing is to be held on whether to advance it on to City Council or request further updates. The draft was originally intended to be published the week…

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A portion of the fifth submission for 0 East High Street

Charlottesville PC checks 0 East High Street projects against Comprehensive Plan

Sean Tubbs22 mins

Does Charlottesville’s Comprehensive Plan sanction the existence of public facilities such as sidewalks and sewer pipes that would be built as part of a development in the floodplain? That was the central question asked at a public hearing before the Charlottesville Planning Commission last Tuesday.  “Our focus tonight is on the review of the identified…

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Council officially refers zoning updates to Planning Commission 

Sean Tubbs12 mins

For over three and a half years, the city of Charlottesville has been conducting an overhaul of its land use policies in order to increase density. On Monday, City Council took another step towards completing the process by officially directing the Planning Commission to make up with a formal recommendation on how to proceed. “This…

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Sanders weighs in on Dairy Market Phase 3

Sean Tubbs02 mins

The firm Stony Point Development Group is rethinking  their plans to proceed with a land use application for the third phase of their Dairy Market development. I reported the basic details in the July 12 edition of this newsletter and followed up in a C-Ville Weekly article the following week.  Stony Point Development group held a community meeting…

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Your feedback sought for two “pipeline” studies for future transportation projects

Sean Tubbs01 mins

There is a lot of growth happening across the entire region and there is endless planning work intended to inform the next set of projects to build infrastructure to handle all of the traffic. At any given point, the Virginia Department of Transportation has multiple studies underway to come up with the next of candidate…

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Deadline extended to apply for vacant Charlottesville Planning Commission seat

Sean Tubbs11 mins

The release of a consolidated draft of Charlottesville’s future zoning code has been delayed another week, which could push back public hearings and ultimate adoption. The city has also pushed back the deadline to apply for a vacant seat on the Charlottesville Planning Commission. That’s the appointed body that advises City Council on land use…

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Realtor group reports continued trends of slower home sales

Sean Tubbs01 mins

Home prices in the Charlottesville area are continuing to increase while overall sales activity remains sluggish. That’s the main takeaway of the latest quarterly report from the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors.  “The median sales price in the CAAR housing market during the second quarter was $445,900, up seven percent from last year, a gain…

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Hampton Inn on West Main Street changes hands and 66 other May 2023 property transactions in Charlottesville

Sean Tubbs02 mins

By now I suspect you all know what this version of the newsletter is meant to accomplish. If not, a quick recap. In 2016, I was covering a campaign against a rezoning on Booker Street in Charlottesville’s Rose Hill neighborhood. Even though I’d been writing for Charlottesville Tomorrow for nine years at that point, I had so much…

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Commission, Council discuss parameters for allowing commercial uses in residential neighborhoods

Sean Tubbs02 mins

The release of a final draft of the city’s next zoning ordinance has been delayed for another week according to James Freas, the city’s Director of Neighborhood Development Services. It was supposed to come out last week but there has been a need for more legal review before an updated draft is ready for public…

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