As Charlottesville’s City Council prepares to review and revise a proposed $179.3 million operating budget for the coming fiscal year, one item before councilors will be $100,000 to help the city’s planning and building department with its workload. If adopted by the council, the funding could cover one of two new positions suggested by a […]
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Work under way for new zoning rules for Strategic Investment Area
A nonprofit hired by the city of Charlottesville to rewrite the zoning code for an area south of the Downtown Mall sought to explain the purpose of their work Tuesday to an audience interested in preserving affordable housing in the area. The group told the audience it would work to cater a draft form-based code […]
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A closer look at proposed $171.6 million budget for Charlottesville
Charlottesville City Council will be presented Monday with a $171.6 million operating and capital budget for the fiscal year that begins on July 1, 2017. That is a six percent increase over the current fiscal year. The budget reflects direction made by Council to increase the amount of funding available for affordable housing and to […]
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Belmont, Woolen Mills residents air concerns at town hall meeting
More than 100 people from the Belmont, Carlton and Woolen Mills neighborhoods crowded into the cafeteria at Clark Elementary School on Thursday to express their concerns about a changing city. “We’re all here because we love Charlottesville and all of us are concerned about the path the city is taking,” said Eugenio Schettini, the president […]
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Urban design group meets with City Council, planning commission
Three groups in Charlottesville — including City Council — began a conversation Wednesday about how the city’s rules and regulations could be tweaked in order to improve future buildings. “We’re here tonight to talk about how we can all work together on several substantial projects,” Deputy City Attorney Lisa Robertson said. Councilors met with the […]
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Councilor Galvin seeks action plan for Strategic Investment Area
The Charlottesville City Council has asked planning staff for an action plan to speed up implementation of the Strategic Investment Area, a guide to the development of 330 acres south and east of the Downtown Mall. “After two years of delay, it is time for action,” said Councilor Kathy Galvin in an interview. The plan […]
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Charlottesville planning panel takes first pass at capital budget
The Charlottesville Planning Commission has begun its review of a projected $80 million five-year capital improvement program budget, including $21.6 million in spending next fiscal year. “This is the first draft and we’re just now beginning to get a picture of the revenues,” said Ryan Davidson, the city’s senior budget and management analyst. The capital […]
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Charlottesville City Council updated on Play the City grant
The executive director of the Bridge Progressive Arts Institute this week briefed the Charlottesville City Council on what his organization has accomplished in the first year of a two-year grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. “We’ve planted some good seeds, and we’ve made some good relationships,” Matthew Slaats said at the council’s meeting […]
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City planning commission reviews zoning to allow larger breweries
The Charlottesville Planning Commission has recommended approval of zoning changes that would allow craft breweries to expand in the city. “A change in the code would allow growing breweries in the city, such as Three Notch’d Brewing Company, to stay in town and not contemplate moves outside the jurisdiction to seek growth,” wrote George H. […]
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New Charlottesville planning director settling in
The new director of Charlottesville’s Department of Neighborhood Development Services says he is ready to take on the many challenges he’s inherited as the public face of growth and development. “My role is to help facilitate meaningful planning, development and redevelopment efforts, and to build the pathway I feel is necessary to address challenging public […]
