Little High Neighborhood Association
Information for and about the Little High Neighborhood in Charlottesville, VA
The following content is from Cville Plans Together:
What: Drop-in Open House
Date: Monday, June 27
Location: Ting Pavilion (700 E Main St)
Time: 4:00 – 8:00pm
Purpose: Kick off the community review and comment period for the Zoning Diagnostic and Approach Report
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Note: The following is reprinted with permission from a story by award-winning independent local journalist Sean Tubbs. This story first appeared in Sean Tubbs’s newsletter, Charlottesville Community Engagement which is an invaluable resource for anyone trying to keep up with local news.
A former University of Virginia basketball player who also played in the National Basketball Association is part of a development team that seeks to build eleven townhouses in downtown Charlottesville.
“Just excited to be back in town and on about the progress with this project,” said Sean Singletary, who played for UVA in the mid 2000’s. “Ever since I graduated from school here, I’ve always wanted to move back here and just give back to the community. Charlottesville and UVA have done so much for me.”
A preliminary site plan has been filed with the city of Charlottesville to build several townhomes in the Little High subsection of the Martha Jefferson neighborhood [sic!] at the intersection of East Market and 11th Street.
In all, 11th Street Partners seeks to consolidate four lots into one before building ten townhomes. Several existing structures on those properties would be removed, but a house at 1103 East Market Street would remain as it is not part of this project and is owned separately.
As part of this plan, the house at 1101 East Market Street would be replaced with a new structure. [Read more…]
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)
The Future Land Use Map (FLUM) shown below is the most recent version (released October 5, 2021) of the changes soon to be voted on by Charlottesville City Council. The Future Land Use Map is the legal and binding document upon which a new and more detailed zoning map will be drawn, so it’s very important to know and understand what’s in it. We encourage ALL neighborhood residents to get involved, regardless of your position on the proposed changes.
The Little High neighborhood has six land use categories applied to it. The descriptions of each of these six categories are taken verbatim from documents provided by Cville Plans Together.
Up to 3-unit dwellings including existing single-family splits, accessory dwelling units (ADUs), and new housing infill. Zoning ordinances will consider ways to support townhomes in this category on a site-specific basis. Allow up to 4-unit dwellings if the existing structure is maintained. Heights up to 2.5 stories but additional units and height are allowable under an affordability bonus program or other zoning mechanism.
Applied to Meade Ave and the very bottom of E. Jefferson and Little High
Up to 4 stories.
Allow small, “house-sized” multi-unit buildings (up to 12-unit dwellings), accessory dwelling units (ADUs), cottage courts, and rowhouses / townhouses. Utilize a bonus program or other inclusionary zoning mechanism to support affordability.
Applied to the Mews
Up to 5 stories.
Multi-unit housing (13+ units per lot). May include large and/or smaller-scaled buildings. Limited ground floor commercial uses are encouraged. Requirements for affordability to be determined in the inclusionary zoning study, following the adoption of the Comprehensive Plan.
Applied to E. Market St, 10th & 11th St between E. Market and Little High, and dipping below 11th St on both sides of E. Jefferson
Up to 5 stories
Commercial, employment, and residential uses (including small multi-unit and live-work unit buildings). Include an inclusionary zoning mechanism to support housing affordability.
Applied to the other side of E. Market; 10th & 11th between Little High & E. High St; both sides of E. High St; both sides of Stewart St; Meade Ave to E. High
5 stories, up to 8
Commercial, employment, residential. Include an inclusionary zoning mechanism to support housing affordability.
Applied to 9th & 10th St
Up to 10 stories
Commercial, employment, residential. A mix of uses in the same building (“vertical mixed use”) is encouraged. Include an inclusionary zoning mechanism to support housing affordability.
In advance of the joint hearing on October 12, Planning Commission and City Council will gather on October 11 for a discussion about the Comprehensive Plan from 12-2:00 pm.
All are welcome to view this session, which will also be recorded and shared.
Register here to attend (for viewing only; no public comment period).
Charlottesville Planning Commission and City Council will hold a Joint Public Hearing on Tuesday October 12, 2021 beginning at 6:00 pm.
(Note: The regularly-scheduled Planning Commission meeting starts at 5:30 pm, with a pre-meeting at 5pm. The Public Hearing begins at 6:00 pm.)
Agenda, slides, and the Comprehensive Plan document are available online.
New Dominion Bookshop is an independent bookshop located on the Charlottesville Downtown Mall at 404 East Main St. We are an all-new bookstore, and we host events featuring renowned authors and local writers. To place a book order, to receive personalized book recommendations, or to purchase a gift card, please visit our contact page to speak with our staff.
Sidetracks Music is an independent record store offering an impressive selection of new and used CDs, vinyl LPs, DVDs, and accessories. [Read More…]
Market Street Wine is an independent shop for wine, beer, and gourmet products located at 311 East Market Street (the corner of 4th and E. Market) that has been in business since 1979. It is open Monday through Saturday for in-store browsing and it hosts a variety of special events.
You can browse their wine inventory here or purchase a gift card here. Continue…
Rapture is open for outdoor, and now (limited) indoor dining, as well as for online orders. You can order ready-to-eat or pre-order family meals at www.rapturerestaurant.com. Continue…
Carpe Donut is a locally owned and operated maker of exquisite organic donuts since 2007. The only ingredients in our donuts are: organic flour, organic eggs, organic apple cider, organic spices, pure organic sugar, and non-aluminated baking powder. We cook all our donuts in 100% pure soybean oil. No hydrogenation, no trans-fats, no shortening. Continue…