When Charlottesville City Council adopted a new zoning code in December 2023, the intent was to streamline the development process to make it easier for new construction to get built.
“As expected with any framework, we identified areas that need a refinement and over the past year, staff and the Planning Commission has worked to address these issues through a tiered approach,” said Matt Alfele, the city’s development planning manager.
The first set of changes are minor in nature and went before Council on February 17. These were highly technical changes and nothing jumped out to City Councilor Lloyd Snook…