The City of Charlottesville has to abandon its new zoning rules after a judge ordered it to revert to the old ordinance.
During a 10-minute hearing in Charlottesville Circuit Court on Monday, June 30, Judge Claude Worrell issued a default judgement in favor of a group of plaintiffs who, in January 2024, sued the city in an attempt to stop the implementation of the new zoning ordinance. The City Council voted unanimously to adopt that ordinance in December 2023, and it took effect in February 2024.
The ruling came after the city’s outside counsel missed a June 2 filing deadline, Charlottesville Community Engagement reported June 30…