Charlottesville City School Board approves rezoning
The Charlottesville City School Board has officially rezoned its elementary schools for the first time in more than 50 years. While the months-long process was the source of heated debate […]
There will be at least one contested Supervisor race in Albemarle this November
The Albemarle Board of Supervisors will adopt a new budget on May 7 that is based on increases in the tax rate for real property and personal property. On April […]
City evaluates proposal to create authority to purchase land for affordable housing
When City Council adopted a new zoning code in late 2023, the action granted property owners the ability to build many more houses and apartments than under the old rules. […]
Divided Albemarle Planning Commission recommends key approval for floodplain development in Woolen Mills
One of the areas Albemarle Board of Supervisors has identified for industrial development is along Broadway Street in a land-locked section of the county only accessible via roads through Charlottesville. […]
A couple pays $3.5 million for Dairy Road estate
Over the last few years, analysis from the Charlottesville Area Association of Realtors has captured a trend of fewer homes being sold in the region, while the average purchase price […]
Another preliminary ruling from Judge Worrell allows lawsuit against Charlottesville’s zoning code to proceed
A major feature of Charlottesville’s relatively new zoning code is that developers can build more places to live without seeking additional permission from local elected officials. There has been an […]
Piedmont Community Land Trust continues to add to portfolio
There are many ways to make it more affordable for an individual or family to own a home. One of them is to separate the cost of land from the […]
Coalition seeks zoning change in Louisa County to allow churches to be used for overnight stays in winter
The arrival of spring brings the end of the season for PACEM, a network of churches that provides overnight shelter for hundreds of unhoused individuals in the Charlottesville area each […]
Three housing projects seek to secure tax credits to finance future affordability
Virginia Housing, a state agency, has published a list of applications from developers seeking tax credits to cover the cost of building apartments guaranteed to be rented to people with […]
Albemarle Supervisors deadlock on proposal to rezone 50 acres for mobile home park
A plan to build a 50-unit mobile home park on a portion of 50 acres in southern Albemarle County is dead after the Board of Supervisors deadlocked 3-3 on rezoning. […]