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Albemarle Staff Outline Three-Phase Zoning Modernization to Implement AC 44; Regulatory Changes Targeted for 2028
Summary
County planners presented a three-phase zoning modernization (ZTA 2022-2) to reformat the ordinance for clarity, streamline administrative steps and later implement substantive regulatory changes aligned with the AC 44 comprehensive plan; staff proposed phased adoption with public engagement and topic-focused working groups.
Albemarle County staff presented an update on ZTA 2022-2, a multi-year zoning modernization project intended to align the countys zoning ordinance with the recently adopted AC 44 comprehensive plan and to update ordinance structure, clarity and some regulatory provisions.
Senior planner Leah Brumfield said the project is organized in three phases: a completed foundation phase that drafted four new articles to establish a consistent ordinance architecture; a format-modernization phase intended to reorganize and rewrite text for clarity and to consolidate use lists and application processes (target adoption of a fully reformatted ordinance in 2026); and a regulatory-modernization phase that will implement substantive changes such as expanding permissions for missing-middle housing, allowing mixed uses in…
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