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Charlottesville to study student‑housing fees and on‑site requirements after commissioners raise displacement and metric gaps
Summary
City staff said they will update the housing feasibility model to include student housing and study whether to change in‑lieu fees, require on‑site affordable units in some student projects, and add a metric for four‑bedroom units. Staff cited about 7,000 on‑grounds beds and roughly 3,500 off‑grounds beds under construction.
Neighborhood Development Services Director Kelly Brown told the Planning Commission the city will expand its Affordable Dwelling Unit (ADU) manual review to examine how in‑lieu fees apply to student housing and to test whether current rules inadvertently incentivize purpose‑built student housing near UVA.
Brown said staff has contracted 3TP Ventures to update the feasibility model to include student housing and to test options including raising in‑lieu fees for student projects, requiring on‑site affordable units for some student developments, and adding a fee category for four‑bedroom units (which the city currently lacks a metric to price). She emphasized the study will be paired with stakeholder engagement, including outreach on the city’s Connect Charlottesville platform, focus groups, and meetings with…
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