AGENDA DATE: 11/6/2024
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AC44 Development Area Land Use Tools and Policy
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Request for Board feedback on draft recommendations within the draft Development Areas Land Use chapter regarding land use categories, the Future Land Use Map, and the Activity and Employment Centers.
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. Staff presented language from Part II Growth Management Policy for review and discussion at the October 16th Board meeting and previewed the Land Use Tools from Part III.
The draft language for the Part III - Development Area Land Use (DA LU) chapter in Attachment B is built upon community input and reflects the Planning Commission's and Board's feedback. For reference, the following is a summary of previous Planning Commission and Board of Supervisors feedback on the land use categories, Future Land Use Map, and the Activity and Employment Centers:
- At the August 8, 2023, Planning Commission work session, the Commission was generally supportive of the Activity Centers concept, especially encouraging infill, redevelopment, walkability, and a mix of uses when paired with services, infrastructure, amenities and public transit. The Commission recommended that the updated Comprehensive Plan should consolidate the number of centers and better focus land use recommendations and infrastructure projects.
- At the September 6, 2023, meeting, the Board directed that the Activity Centers be identified, mapped, connected with multimodal transportation options, a...
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