A major theme of the Cville Plans Together initiative was to eliminate zoning districts that only allow one unit per lot.
“Single-family zoning, which is prevalent in Charlottesville, has historically been a tool to create and reinforce racial segregation in Charlottesville and nationwide and has restricted the development of housing, contributing to rising housing costs,” reads the executive summary of the Charlottesville Affordable Housing Plan.
The plan recommended strategies to end what consultants and advocates referred to as “exclusionary zoning” and the Future Land Use Plan of the adopted Comprehensive Plan created a new designation called General Residential which called for at three units per lot.
One transaction in the Lewis Mountain went unnoticed until a reader brought it to my attention…