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File #: 25-212    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Work Session - Information Status: Work Session
File created: 3/24/2025 In control: Board of Supervisors
On agenda: 4/2/2025 Final action:
Title: AC44: Development Areas Land Use Chapter Revisions and Community Design Guidelines
Attachments: 1. Att.A - AC44 Outline, 2. Att.B - Draft DA LandUse Chapter, 3. Att.C - Draft Community Design Guidelines, 4. Att.D - Summary of Document Revisions, 5. Presentation
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AGENDA DATE: 4/2/2025

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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
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