CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW) – City Council Monday night gets the ball rolling on re-adopting the new zoning code that may or may not be thrown out by court action.
The agenda policy briefing states “while the City pursues legal recourse, City Staff proposes initiating re-adoption of the 2024 Development Code”.

The briefing continues, “Under Virginia Code… any amendment or reenactment of a Zoning Ordinance must be referred by City Council to the Planning Commission for its recommendation.”

“From the date of referral, the Planning Commission has one-hundred days to hold a Public Hearing on the proposed Ordinance and deliver its recommendation back to City Council”.

The city notes “Cville Plans Together was a multi-year, equity-focused effort to shape the city’s future of the built environment”.

The proposal is since the court ruling is procedural and not material, that the city re-enacts the 2024 Development Code as soon as possible.