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Albemarle planners, developer outline flexible plans for Reuben Lane rezoning amid questions on access and affordability
Summary
County staff and the applicant presented an early-stage rezoning proposal for a 7.35-acre Reuben Lane parcel that would rezone R‑1 land to Planned Residential Development, allowing illustrative layouts ranging from 22 single-family detached units to a 110–120-unit multifamily option; committee and residents pressed questions on emergency access, traffic impacts, stream buffers and how the county's 20% affordable‑housing recommendation would apply.
Sid Shev, the county’s senior planner, opened a virtual community meeting to review a zoning-map amendment for a 7.35-acre parcel at 2943 Reuben Lane and stressed the session was informational only. “We’re here today to share information about the proposed project, the legislative review process, and then relevant policies and regulations that are applicable from our zoning and comprehensive plan,” Shev said, and asked attendees to provide contact information to be added to the interested‑party list.
The applicant, represented by land‑use attorney and developer Nicole Scrow, described three illustrative layouts submitted with the application: a multifamily option shown in the materials at roughly 120 units, a single‑family attached plan at 58 units and a single‑family detached scenario at 22…
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