Council initiates readoption process for 2024 development code after court default judgment
Following a default judgment in White v. Charlottesville, city staff recommended and council approved initiation of a readoption process for the 2024 development code and referred the matter to the planning commission for a 100-day review and public hearing.
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Matt Aufely, development planning manager in Neighborhood Development Services (NDS), told council that on June 30, 2025, the Charlottesville Circuit Court entered a default judgment in White v. Charlottesville related to the city's current development code because of a procedural error. While the city awaits the written order and pursues legal options, staff recommended initiating a readoption process so the city could respond swiftly if re-adoption proved necessary.
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