While Charlottesville seeks permission from a judge to restore a new zoning code adopted in late 2023, there are still several projects that are allowed to be evaluated under the zoning code in 2003.
One of them is an apartment building with 267 units planned for 1185 Seminole Trail. That is currently the site of the Hibachi Grill. As I reported for C-Ville Weekly in late June, Brownwood Properties has filed plans that take advantage of the Highway Commercial zoning in the old code.
To move forward, they need a Certificate of Approval from the Planning Commission, an appointed body that also serves as the city’s Entrance Corridor Review Board…