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City Council Hearing on Comprehensive Plan on Nov 15

November 5, 2021

Where we are in the rezoning process

At the October 12 joint public hearing, the Charlottesville Planning Commission voted unanimously to recommend that City Council adopt the new Comprehensive Plan with four amendments.

City Council will hold a public hearing and First Reading of the Comprehensive Plan on Monday, November 15, starting at 6:30pm.

Click here to register.

The City will provide documents and other materials relevant to the topic on the City’s Meeting Page and the Cville Plans Together website.

FAQs (from Cville Plans Together)

Upcoming City Meetings on the Future Land Use Map and Comprehensive Plan (Zoning Issues)

September 13, 2021

(The information below is from Cville Plans Together)

Planning Commission Meeting

September 14, 5:30pm

Register: Zoom registration link

Agenda and materials: You can view the agenda and draft chapter revisions

Purpose: The Cville Plans Together team will meet with the Planning Commission during their regularly-scheduled September meeting. At this time, we will discuss the Implementation Chapter and revisions to other chapters.

Planning Commission Work Session

September 21, 5:00pm

Purpose: This discussion will be centered on revisions to the Comprehensive Plan (Future Land Use Map and chapters).

Register: Zoom registration link

Schedule Updates

The project timeline has been updated and now reflects that Planning Commission and Council hearings for the Comprehensive Plan are currently planned for October and November.

Planned hearing dates:

Planning Commission and City Council Joint Hearing – October 12
City Council Hearing – November 15
City Council Second Reading – December 6

Quick Health Survey

September 10, 2021

The Move2Health Equity Coalition is conducting a short survey (5 minutes to complete) to assess the ability of Charlottesville residents to get to the places they need to go, as well as barriers that make it more difficult for people to get around. The survey is anonymous and the overall results will be shared with neighborhood leaders and others working to improve connectivity.

Take the survey! https://tinyurl.com/M2HE-survey

Cville Plans Together Work Session with the City Planning Commission

August 30, 2021

Date/Time • August 31, 2021 • 5:30 PM, on Zoom.
Attendees can register to join here.

Materials

The materials that will be used in this meeting include the Planning Commission Work Session document (which includes some helpful explanations of the changes since May 2021) and the recently revised version of the Future Land Use Map (version completed 8/24/21).

Meeting Purpose

This Planning Commission Work Session will be an opportunity for the Cville Plans Together Consultant Team to speak with Commission members about proposed revisions to the draft Future Land Use Map and the draft Land Use, Urban Form, and Historic & Cultural Preservation Chapter and obtain feedback from Commissioners.

Agenda (quick overview)

Opening Remarks from Chair Mitchell
Brief reminder: Summary of May-June 2021 Engagement Activities
Schedule updates
Overview: Land Use, Urban Form, and Historic & Cultural Preservation Chapter revisions
Revised Draft Future Land Use Map
Next Steps
Questions & Comments from Community Member Attendees
- Up to 3 minutes per speaker
- The timing for this item may shift
Planning Commission Discussion

Upcoming Zoning Meetings

August 25, 2021

Cville Plans Together and the Charlottesville Planning Commission are working toward finalizing its drafts of the Comprehensive Plan and the Future Land Use Map (the binding framework upon which more detailed zoning rules will be applied) for final hearings and a City Council vote sometime this October or November. If you want to follow or comment on these issues, there are three upcoming meetings (Aug 31, Sept 1, and Sept 14) you may want to attend. [Read more…]