Downzoning by choice

Most developers want to max out the building potential of a parcel. But Wavertree Hall LLC wants to downzone 145 acres of land located in Greenwood from planned residential to rural area zoning. Most of the land is off limits anyway because of conservation easements, but Wavertree wanted to lower its tax rate by rezoning to qualify for the agricultural land-use tax. The Albemarle County Planning Commission had no problem with that.

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