Meetings matter, folks.
Wednesday, January 12, 2022 7:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M. Virtual Meeting
This meeting is being held pursuant to and in compliance with Ordinance No. 20-A (16); An Ordinance to Ensure the Continuity of Government During the Covid-19 Disaster.
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From Sean Tubbs’ Week Ahead: (bolding mine)
Community meeting for Montclair development in Crozet
The Crozet Community Advisory Committee meets virtually at 7 p.m. and the year begins with a review of a rezoning of two parcels of land on Route 240 in Crozet to the west of Wickham Pond. This is the first application to proceed following an update of the Crozet Master Plan. (meeting info) (formerly known as the White Gate Village)
One parcel is currently zoned light industrial and the other is zoned for rural uses. The applicant seeks rezone both to the Neighborhood Model District. The 2010 version of the Future Land Use Map designates one of the properties for green space, and the other light-industrial and green space. The updated plan designates both as having elements of Middle Density Residential, Low Density Residential, and green space.
According to the narrative written in September 2020 by Shimp Engineering (#3), the proposed development is a “mixed-unit residential community with limited complementary commercial uses.” The project would be most intense along Route 240, tapering back towards a conservation along a stream.
The project was deferred while the Master Plan update was under development. A new code of development has been submitted that increased the maximum request from 125 units to 157 units.
From the Rezoning (bolding mine)
PETITION: Request to rezone 12.19 acres from the RA Rural Area zoning district which allows for agricultural, forestal, and fishery uses; residential density (0.5 unit/acre in development lots) to NMD Neighborhood Model District which allows for residential (3 – 34 units/acre) mixed with commercial, service and industrial uses. Request to rezone 5.32 acres from the LI Light Industry zoning district which allows industrial, office, and limited commercial uses (no residential use) to NMD Neighborhood Model District which allows for residential (3 – 34 units/acre) mixed with commercial, service and industrial uses. Proposal includes approximately 3.5 acres of open space and recreational amenities throughout the development. A minimum of 58 and a maximum of 157 residential units are proposed at a maximum gross residential density of 8.96 du/acre for the entire development and a maximum net density of 12 du/acre for the area designated for development in the Crozet Master Plan. A maximum of 16,500 sq. ft. of non-residential uses are proposed. Request proposed to amend the ACSA jurisdictional area boundary to water and sewer on Tax Map Parcel 56-91A.
A bit more from his Week Ahead
(bolding is mine)
The late afternoon (of the 12 January Albemarle County Board of Supervisors’ Meeting) is reserved for transportation issues with new reports from Albemarle transportation staff and the Virginia Department of Transportation. The ten-page county report is a summary of what took place in 2021, including the reclassification of several roads in order for them to quality as Entrance Corridors. There’s also information about pending Smart Scale pre-applications including these projects already endorsed by the Charlottesville-Albemarle Metropolitan Planning Organization’s Policy Board.
- A roundabout at District Avenue and Hydraulic road
- A bike/pedestrian bridge to connect South Pantops and Woolen Mills (see Friday)
- Avon Street Corridor Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements
- 5th Street Extended Multimodal Improvements
Other projects under consideration for submission by either Albemarle County or the Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission:
- U.S. 250 Corridor Improvements – Hansen Road to Peter Jefferson Parkway
- Avon Street Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements
- Ivy Road / U.S.29 / 250 Bypass Interchange
- Belvedere Boulevard / Rio Road Intersection Improvement
- 5th Street Extended Bicycle and Pedestrian Improvements
- Crozet Avenue / US 250 West Intersection Improvements
- U.S. 250 / Route 22 / Milton Drive
The VDOT report tracks projects in planning and construction. Preliminary engineering is underway for a roundabout at Route 240 and U.S. 250 east of Crozet as well as a connector road between Berkmar Drive and Airport Road. When the latter is completed, Berkmar Drive would connect all the way to the UVA North Fork Research Park. Three more roundabouts are planned and funded in the county at these locations:
- John Warner Parkway and Rio Road
- Route 53 and Route 20
- 5th Street Old Lynchburg Road
Re Montclair: No issue for us in Old Trail…other side of the track. I do think more infill and commercial options would benefit 240 communities.