Albemarle County has several rules intended to limit commercial development in the vast majority of its 726 square miles, including large stretches of highway. For instance, you can’t have a […]
One purpose of urban planning is to determine appropriate places for people to live, but in many localities, elected officials have the final say. For instance, the Town of Scottsville […]
Unlike in some communities, there is no one entity responsible for building and maintaining trails in the Charlottesville area. The Rivanna Trails Foundation has a mission to “promote, create, and […]
The University of Virginia is moving ahead with an initiative to house more students on Grounds, and one component has shifted slightly this month. A subcommittee of the Board of […]
Almost a year has passed since Charlottesville’s new zoning code went into effect and staff in the city’s Department of Neighborhood Development Services continue to process applications despite a pending […]
Charlottesville’s new development code offers a lot of building possibilities for property owners, but the city’s Board of Architectural Review still has plenty of control in areas designated as historic. […]
The pending closure of Roses in the Pantops Shopping Center is the latest in the end of an era, as 20th-century commercial patterns continue to wane. A looming vacancy might […]
The Albemarle Board of Supervisors is not likely to expand the county’s designated growth areas any time soon, so economic development officials have to make the most of what they […]
In any given year, Albemarle’s community development department processes thousands of documents that are used to determine what gets built throughout the county. As 2025 begins, the county has launched […]
A company that specializes in managing accommodations for area visitors is now overseeing two additional downtown properties. Stay Charlottesville now operates a six-room inn at 400 W. High St. as well […]