April 11, 2023: Councilors and Planning Commissioners push back on continued presence of option to pay into fund to avoid building affordable units in new Charlottesville zoning

I did not anticipate when I played Dungeons and Dragons and other role playing games when I was a young child that a love of obscure manuals would somehow translate into the work I do now. I help interpret the rules of development to people who aren’t familiar with them. This is especially important at a time when those rules are being changed. That’s a key feature of every single edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement, but especially today. On today’s program:* There’s only one topic and that’s a review of the second module of the Charlottesville’s draft zoning code * There will be no parking requirements in Charlottesville under the draft new zoning code, though larger developments will require a transportation demand management plan* Commissioners and Councilors pushed back on an option to still allow developers to pay into a fund rather than build affordable units * Public comment for this module as well as the first will be taken through April 30 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit communityengagement.substack.com/subscribe