Charlottesville City Council adopted a new Development Code in December 2023 that changed the rules for how buildings go through the planning process. This February, Council agreed to updates that made further alterations.
This was accompanied by an update of the city’s development manual. Some projects no longer require a “development plan” and can go straight through to the site plan process.
For instance, a final site plan has been filed to add three duplexes at 1101 Cherry Avenue alongside an existing single-family dwelling. That is allowed under Residential-B and a “major development plan” application is no longer needed…