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Albemarle Planning Commission defers Belvedere Block 8 rezoning after hours of resident concerns
Summary
The commission opened a public hearing on ZMA 20240005, a request to remove a 100‑foot reserved roadway proffer and reconfigure Block 8 in the Belvedere neighborhood to add housing and amenities. Staff recommended approval; residents raised safety, parking, green‑space and density concerns. The applicant requested and the commission voted to defer the application to an indefinite date for further community collaboration.
Rebecca Ragsdale, planning manager, opened the public hearing on ZMA 20240005, describing the applicant’s request to remove Proffer 4.22 — a 100‑foot reserved roadway right‑of‑way — and to add units and amenities in Block 8 of the Belvedere neighborhood model district. Ragsdale told the commission the neighborhood model was originally approved in 2005 and that the broader district’s approved total of 775 units would increase by about 128 units under the applicant’s proposal; staff recommended approval, noting the proposal’s commitments for greenway connections and affordable housing consistent with Housing Albemarle policy.
The developer’s team, represented by Chris Schooley, described changes made after outreach with neighbors, including removing a previously proposed street connection that would have affected HOA property and offering expanded parking to be…
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