August 15, 2023: Charlottesville's complete draft zoning code is available for review; would increase density across city, but height scaled back in residential neighborhoods

This is the 566th edition of Charlottesville Community Engagement, a newsletter and podcast that attempts to keep an eye on a great many things with the hope of explaining how things get built. I’m Sean Tubbs, a journalist who has covered the topics of land use, growth, and development in the Charlottesville area for many years. Often this newsletter covers three to six different stories but today’s installment tries to break down one big document that will be very important to the future of the city’s built environment. On today’s program:* A complete version of Charlottesville’s Development Code is out for review including the zoning ordinance * The Planning Commission is expected to hold the first public hearing on Thursday. September 14. Before that there is a work session on August 29. * The final draft of the zoning code still would allow up to 12 residential units in Residential-B but the maximum for Residential-C would also be a dozen * Details on how affordability would be managed are still pending release of an administrative manual* There’s a new zoning map and I’m interested to know where you see changes  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