Sean Tubbs, Author at C-VILLE Weekly

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Judge reverses ruling that voided city’s zoning

Charlottesville is once again legally in the clear to implement a zoning code that was adopted in December 2023, and was intended to allow developers to build more places to […]

Sean Tubbs | August 27, 2025

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New City Arts wants feedback for a new arts council

Artists and cultural organizations across Virginia benefit from the existence of entities created to serve as a clearinghouse for information on events, funding, and community. However, the Charlottesville area has […]

Sean Tubbs | August 20, 2025

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Despite zoning uncertainty, development planning continues

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 […]

Sean Tubbs | August 20, 2025

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Crozet Community Association seeks protection from too much growth

The No. 1 objective in Albemarle’s official housing policy is to build more homes to ensure supply for the tens of thousands people that area demographers expect to move here […]

Sean Tubbs | August 13, 2025

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Orangedale residents want city to crack down on illegal fireworks

On the night of July 4, anyone living in the southern portion of Charlottesville’s Fifeville neighborhood was treated to several hours of fireworks. For years, different groups have set up […]

Sean Tubbs | August 11, 2025

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Area home sales remain flat while prices continue to rise

The local real estate market remained relatively flat in April, May, and June, while prices continued to increase. That is reflected in the latest quarterly report from the Charlottesville Area […]

Sean Tubbs | August 6, 2025

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Albemarle’s new economic development plan to get a vote in mid-August

Albemarle County is working on a new strategic plan to guide economic development efforts that will put a priority on defense, intelligence, and biotechnology businesses. This document is being put […]

Sean Tubbs | August 4, 2025

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Charlottesville wants judge to reconsider ruling that threw out new zoning code

Since February 2024, Charlottesville has processed dozens of land use applications under a new zoning code intended to increase the number of housing units in the city. All of that […]

Sean Tubbs | July 30, 2025

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A look at planned hotel rooms in the Charlottesville area

The number of hotel rooms under construction in the United States is at a five-year low, according to data collected by the company CoStar. The publication Construction Dive reports that […]

Sean Tubbs | July 26, 2025

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Albemarle Supervisors update regulations on solar panels

Albemarle property owners who want to install solar-energy facilities or battery-storage systems now have an easier pathway to do so. At its July 16 meeting, the Board of Supervisors adopted […]

Sean Tubbs | July 23, 2025