On Friday, August 22, Charlottesville Circuit Court Judge Claude Worrell will issue a written opinion on whether he will reconsider a motion of default judgment that threw out the city’s zoning code. On August 13, he hinted he would not, but also gave the city’s attorneys a chance to explain what their defense would be if White v. Charlottesville goes to trial.
Meanwhile, planning work continues for several buildings, including two that went before the city’s Board of Architectural Review on August 19 for preliminary review.
A firm called LV Collective has filed plans to build an 11-story building at 843 W. Main St. with 708 beds and a 120-space parking garage. That’s right next to The Standard at Charlottesville and to the immediate south of the Westhaven community, soon to be redeveloped by the Charlottesville Redevelopment and Housing Authority…