AGENDA DATE: 3/20/2024
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AC44 Work Session: Draft Goals and Objectives for Rural Area Land Use and Transportation and Development Areas Land Use and Transportation
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Provide feedback on AC44 Comprehensive Plan draft Goals and Objectives for: Rural Area Land Use and Transportation and Development Areas Land Use and Transportation.
ITEM TYPE: Regular Information Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Wall, Filardo, Barnes, McDermott, Swartzendruber, Kanellopoulos, Holt
PRESENTER (S): Tori Kanellopoulos, Principal Planner
LEGAL REVIEW: Not Required
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: Albemarle County is updating the Comprehensive Plan through the Albemarle County 2044 (AC44) project, which is currently in Phase 2. Deliverables for Phase 2 include draft Goals and Objectives for each Comprehensive Plan chapter and Planning Toolkits for coordinated land use and transportation planning. The draft Goals and Objectives for each Comprehensive Plan chapter are developed through collaboration by an interdisciplinary team of staff, in coordination with partner agencies, by reviewing the current (2015) Comprehensive Plan, incorporating best planning practices, using the AC44 Framework, and incorporating community, staff, Planning Commission, and Board of Supervisors input. The draft Goals and Objectives are provided as Attachments A-B, with no changes from the earlier drafts shared with the Board on the Consent Agenda for February 21, 2024.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Quality of life - Encourage a vibrant community with economic and recreational opportunities that serve all community members.
DISCUSSION: At their February 13 and February 27, 2024, work sessions, the Planning Commission provided feedback on draft Goals and Objectives for the following Comprehensive Plan chapters: Development Areas Land Use and Transportation, Community Facilities, and Rural Area Land Use and Transportation. The staff report for both work sessions is provided in Attachment C, which includes the following information for each Plan topic: a topic overview, key themes from community input, and high-level updates from the 2015 Comprehensive Plan.
Staff is asking for the Board’s feedback on the attached draft Goals and Objectives (Attachments A - B). Each Goals and Objectives attachment also includes a topic report with an introduction, summary of Phase 2 community input, recent data and trends, and connections to the AC44 Framework. The draft Goals and Objectives for each chapter are listed under the ‘Draft Goals and Objectives’ section of each topic report.
During the work session, staff will share a brief overview of the draft Goals and Objectives for each topic, along with a summary of the Planning Commission’s feedback, and then ask for the Board’s input, including any additions or changes based on the Commission’s feedback. A second work session will be held with the Board on April 3 on the draft Goals and Objectives for Community Facilities. After that work session, staff will update all Goals and Objectives and move into AC44 Phase 3 (Action Steps, metrics, and Plan prioritization).
BUDGET IMPACT: There is no budget impact associated with this agenda item.
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Staff recommends that the Board provide feedback on draft Goals and Objectives for these two Comprehensive Plan chapters (Attachments A - B), including any additions or changes based on the Planning Commission’s input (Attachment D).
ATTACHMENTS:
A - Rural Area Land Use and Transportation: Draft Goals and Objectives
B - Development Areas Land Use and Transportation: Draft Goals and Objectives
C - Staff Report from February 13 and 27 Planning Commission Work Sessions
D - Summary of Planning Commission Feedback