West Main Street has been through many changes throughout Charlottesville‘s history. In 2003, City Council selected the street for intense development in order to shore up the city’s tax base. Recent years have seen the construction of many large buildings as a result. In the past few years, two construction strategies have been employed. In […]
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Developer of The Standard to pay $665,000 to city housing fund
The Charlottesville City Council is set to accept a large payment from the developers of the next apartment building to be constructed on West Main Street. Landmark Properties of Athens, Georgia, has paid the city $664,777 to meet affordable housing requirements for The Standard, a six-story mixed-use building that will soon be under construction. “Technically, […]
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Council sends West Main density question back to Planning Commission
The Charlottesville City Council has once again sent a rezoning proposal for West Main Street back to the Planning Commission. In March, council adopted a rezoning for West Main Street that eliminated the ability for developers to seek additional height through a special-use permit. The action established maximum heights of 75 feet west of the […]
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Planning commission reconfirms approval of West Main rezoning
For the second time this fall, the Charlottesville Planning Commission has recommended a rezoning for West Main Street that would lower the maximum heights allowed in new construction. Several members of the public called for the action at a public hearing Tuesday. “I applaud our zoning laws and whatever you guys can do to preserve […]
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Charlottesville Planning Commission recommends lower buildings for West Main
The Charlottesville Planning Commission voted Tuesday to support a rezoning of West Main Street that would limit the heights of future buildings on the corridor. “The proposed zoning amendments seek to alleviate the concerns revolving around development in the West Main corridor by establishing clear building envelopes, reducing allowable heights and encouraging adaptive reuse of […]
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City Planning Commission reviews latest draft West Main zoning
As construction continues on two new buildings on West Main Street, Charlottesville officials continue to review possible changes to the zoning code to reduce the height and massing of future structures. “You’ve gotten really large buildings that people don’t like and they’ve asked you to take a look,” said deputy city attorney Lisa Robertson at […]
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Charlottesville planning commission resumes West Main discussion
The Charlottesville Planning Commission has weighed in on a concept for a new look for West Main Street, a rapidly developing corridor that has been the subject of many years of study. “There are many steps still left in this,” said Missy Creasy, the interim director of the city’s neighborhood development services department. “One of […]
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Council wants more time to decide on West Main rezoning
The Charlottesville City Council is now expected to decide in June whether to initiate a study of changing the zoning of West Main Street to reduce the maximum building heights allowed on the rapidly developing corridor. “We’ve received concerns that folks have perceived developments to be large, too tall and not having appropriate open space […]
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Future West Main building heights subject of debate
When The Flats at West Village apartment complex was completed last August, criticism soon emerged about the finished product. “The Flats is viewed by many in this community as being out of step with the character of Charlottesville,” said City Councilor Kathy Galvin, an architect who is seeking re-election to a second term this year. […]
