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Planning commission recommends approval of Sieg property rezoning after applicant narrows density and adds affordable units
Summary
The Albemarle County Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of ZMA‑2022‑2, the Sieg Property rezoning, after the applicant reduced maximum housing, increased a minimum commercial floor area and committed to 20% affordable units (half at 60% AMI). Commissioners expressed ongoing safety concerns about a proposed pedestrian crossing on Route 29.
The Albemarle County Planning Commission on Dec. 16 recommended approval of a rezoning that would allow a mixed‑use development on six parcels totaling 62.4 acres near the Route 29/ I‑64 interchange (Exit 118).
Staff principal planner Cameron Landgel told the commission the revised ZMA‑2022‑2 application narrows the residential range to a minimum of 275 and a maximum of 600 units, raises the minimum nonresidential commitment to 100,000 square feet and reduces proposed disturbance of preserved steep slopes to about 3.6 acres. "They are proposing to disturb 3.6 acres of preserved steep slopes," Landgel said, noting that revised engineering reduced impacts from an earlier submittal.
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