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Albemarle planners discuss the finer points of a particular piece of jargon
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Albemarle planners discuss the finer points of a particular piece of jargon

By-right bye-bye?

Perhaps one reason that planning is not very popular is the sheer amount of jargon required to understand the rules of what can be built and where.  Albemarle County is making an attempt to change that with what planning staff call a “zoning modernization” to bring building rules in line with the recently adopted Comprehensive […]

Sean Tubbs | May 20, 2026

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Albemarle planners discuss the finer points of a particular piece of jargon

Perhaps one reason that planning is not very popular is the sheer amount of jargon required to understand the rules of what can be built and where.  Albemarle County is making an attempt to change that with what planning staff call a “zoning modernization” to bring building rules in line with the recently adopted Comprehensive […]

Sean Tubbs | May 20, 2026

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Dark Sky Week brings extra scrutiny to lighting on special use request in Crozet

Mid-April is peak time for migrating birds to cross the eastern seaboard, which is why DarkSky International selects the middle of the month each year for a week-long educational campaign to encourage ways to reduce light pollution.  This month both the Albemarle Board of Supervisors and the Charlottesville City Council recognized April 13 through April […]

Sean Tubbs | April 22, 2026

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