AGENDA DATE: 4/2/2025
TITLE:
Title
AC44: Development Areas Land Use Chapter Revisions and Community Design Guidelines
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Request for Board feedback on the revised policies, Objectives, and Actions of the following: Part III - Development Areas Land Use chapter and Appendix - the Community Design Guidelines.
ITEM TYPE: Regular Information Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Wall, Filardo, Barnes, McDermott, Swartzendruber, Kanellopoulos, Holt
PRESENTER (S): Tonya Swartzendruber, Planning Manager
LEGAL REVIEW: Not Required
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: Albemarle County is updating the Comprehensive Plan through the Albemarle County 2044 (AC44) project. The project is in Phase 3: drafting language for the four-part Comprehensive Plan document and developing Plan actions.
The revised document language of the following components in Attachment B is built upon community input and reflects the Planning Commission’s feedback and Board’s direction.
During the February 19, 2025 Work Session, the Board of Supervisors provided feedback on Part II - Growth Management Policy and Part III - Rural Area Land Use chapter. This work session will focus on the remaining items from the February 19 work session: Part III - Development Areas Land Use (entire chapter, Attachment B), and Appendix - Community Design Guidelines (portion of the Appendix, Attachment C). These attachments are the same versions that were provided as backup for the February 19th meeting, no changes have been made.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Quality of life - Encourage a vibrant community with economic and recreational opportunities that serve all community members.
DISCUSSION: The draft document revisions are based on the feedback received from the Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors when the original text was presented at the following work sessions:
Development Areas Land Use: PC 10/22/24 and 11/12/24, BOS 11/06/24 and 11/20/24
Community Design Guidelines: PC 12/19/23 and 2/13/24, BOS 3/20/24
An updated AC44 outline is provided as Attachment A. As a reminder, the topics within the red box will be the focus of today’s work session. This work session focuses on proposed comprehensive plan language within Attachments B and C, specifically:
1. Does the Board agree with the Community Design Guidelines as proposed?
2. Does the Board agree with the revisions to the Development Areas Land Use (DALU) chapter?
3. Do the revised DALU Objective 4 and new actions reflect the desire to balance development with protecting the natural environment and providing access to nature?
A summary of all revisions is provided in Attachment D. The text in red boxes are the revisions that will be the subject of this work session.
BUDGET IMPACT: There is no budget impact associated with this agenda item.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff requests the Board review and provide feedback on the revised draft Comprehensive Plan
Part III - Development Areas Land Use chapter and a portion of the Part IV Appendix - Community Design Guidelines.
ATTACHMENTS:
A - AC44 Outline
B - Draft Development Areas Land Use Chapter
C - Draft Community Design Guidelines
D - Summary of Revisions