A proposal to expand Re-Store’N Station, a controversial gas station and convenience store in Crozet, may be facing another contentious review process after the Albemarle County Planning Commission voted Tuesday to recommend denial of a special use permit amendment. “As good stewards to the community and to our natural resources, I think it is against […]
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Plans for Downtown Crozet continue to evolve
More than a year after a public engagement process, the wheels are turning for Crozet’s Barnes Lumber property and the Downtown Crozet Initiative. “How will Crozet create an identity for itself that’s completely unique and that really makes it viable as an economic development engine for the future?” developer Frank Stoner said in a recent […]
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Crozet community members express concerns about proposed apartment complex
Several members of the Crozet community expressed concerns at a recent meeting of the Crozet Community Advisory Council about a proposed downtown apartment complex off Blue Ridge Avenue. The initial site development plan for The Vue calls for the construction of nine two-story buildings with 14 apartments in each building — a total of 126 […]
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County planners recommend approval of Adelaide development in Crozet
A proposed 80-unit development off U.S. 250 in Crozet cleared a regulatory hurdle Tuesday as the Albemarle County Planning Commission approved a rezoning request related to the project. The commission voted, 5-2, to approve rezoning the 20-acre Adelaide development site from its by-right one-unit-per-acre zoning to six units per acre. Commissioners Mac Lafferty and Jennie […]
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Commission recommends changes to Adelaide development in Crozet
The Albemarle County Planning Commission has told the developer of a proposed community in Crozet that it wants to see single-family detached homes in the next version of the plan. However, commissioners did not reach consensus on the number of total units they think should be built in the Adelaide development on U.S. 250 next […]
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Developer updates Crozet community on Barnes Lumberyard
Members of the Crozet Community Advisory Committee gathered Wednesday night to hear updates on proposed plans for the vacant Barnes Lumberyard site. Frank Stoner of Milestone Partners plans to develop the property. Two community meetings held earlier this summer included reviews of possible site plans for the area. A key component of each plan included […]
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SLIDESHOW: Barnes Lumber preliminary plans
Preliminary design ideas for the former Barnes Lumber and CSX sites in downtown Crozet. Learn more.
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Crozet continues its visioning for a ‘funky and friendly’ downtown
“Most people in my industry think I’ve lost my mind.” Frank Stoner of Milestone Partners shared that assessment at a recent visioning session for the Downtown Crozet Initiative. The meeting was the second community gathering to discuss design ideas for the former Barnes Lumber and CSX sites in downtown Crozet. The sites are owned by […]
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Downtown Crozet welcomes three new businesses
Downtown Crozet will see three new businesses in the coming months. The Albemarle County Board of Supervisors recently approved leases for Staengl Engineering, the Charlottesville-Albemarle Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Crozet Artisan Depot. Staengl Engineering, currently operating in the city’s Belmont neighborhood, will move its offices to the first floor of the new Crozet […]
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Crozet community ponders future of Barnes Lumberyard
A process to explore the possible future for downtown Crozet began Wednesday night with a meeting designed to get public input about the future of the privately owned Barnes Lumberyard. “This is a really tremendous opportunity to be able to shape the future of Crozet,” said Christine Muehlman Gyovai, a facilitator with Dialogue + Design […]
