The Charlottesville City Council decided Monday to wait until January to vote on a rezoning for West Main Street that would lower the maximum heights of future buildings. The Planning Commission had recommended changes at its December meeting but the city received letters from two property owners last week that claimed the joint public hearing […]
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Panel resumes review of West Main streetscape plan
Planners hired to create a new streetscape for West Main Street have returned to Charlottesville to resume work on the project. “We’re delighted to be back here again,” said Elliot Rhodeside of Rhodeside & Harwell, who were paid $350,000 to develop a plan for new trees and wider sidewalks and bike lanes to improve West Main […]
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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 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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Design panel not receptive to demolition of West Main houses
The Charlottesville Board of Architectural Review indicated Tuesday it will protect two buildings from demolition on West Main Street, including one that houses the Blue Moon Diner. “Every house that we demolish on this street lessens our argument for keeping any of them,” said BAR member Carl Schwarz. Developer Jeff Levien sought permission to take […]
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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 […]
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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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Pizza Hut coming to historic building on West Main
A historic building at the corner of West Main Street and 10th Street Northwest in Charlottesville is expected to become the home to three restaurants, including a Pizza Hut, next year. “We’re excited to bring new life to this old automotive building, and the new tenants will be great amenities to the neighborhood, the new […]
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Council again defers action on West Main streetscape
For the second time this year, the Charlottesville City Council has rejected the results of a study commissioned to develop a new streetscape for West Main between the University of Virginia and downtown. “I would like to see West Main improved, but not the way it is proposed in this concept,” said Mayor Satyendra Huja. […]
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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 […]
