AGENDA DATE: 6/1/2022
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Comprehensive Plan Land Use Buildout Analysis
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Present a summary of the initial findings from the 2022 Land Use Buildout Analysis
ITEM TYPE: Regular Information Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Richardson, Walker, Filardo, Rapp, Perkins, Falkenstein
PRESENTER (S): Rachel Falkenstein, Planning Manager
LEGAL REVIEW: Not Required
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: At a Board work session on November 3, 2021, the Board adopted a Resolution of Intent (ROI) directing staff to begin work on the Comprehensive Plan Update: Albemarle County 2044 (AC44), in accordance with the Project Goals and Phasing Plan (Attachment A). The first phase of AC44 is 'Plan for Growth', which is focused on a review and update to the County's Growth Management Policy. The Growth Management Policy comes from the 2015 Comprehensive Plan. The current policy directs new residential and commercial growth to the designated Development Areas, which currently cover about 5% of the County's land area.
One element of the AC44 Phase 1 work is to evaluate the current Development Areas to establish a baseline understanding of their potential capacity to accommodate future growth. Staff has been working with a consultant team from Kimley-Horn and Associates to conduct a Land Use Buildout Analysis to understand the theoretical buildout potential of the Development Areas, with a focus on the future land use designations identified in the Comprehensive Plan.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Mission - To enhance the well-being and quality of life of all community members through the provision of the highest level of public service consistent with the prudent use of public funds.
DISCUSSION: The Land Use Buildout Analysis is designed to establish an understanding of the County's 20-year population growth projections, and the associated need for new housing and businesses, compared with the maximum theoretical buildout of land within t...
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