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Charlottesville council adopts Tier 1–2 zoning fixes as residents demand faster anti‑displacement action
Summary
After hours of public comment urging faster action to prevent displacement, Charlottesville City Council voted 4–1 to adopt tier 1 and 2 amendments to the development code and approved an updated fee schedule; community groups urged the council to initiate a zoning text amendment for stronger core‑neighborhood protections.
CHARLOTTESVILLE — Charlottesville City Council on Thursday adopted a package of technical and clarifying changes to the city’s development code while hearing repeated appeals from residents and community groups for quicker, stronger anti‑displacement measures.
Matt Alfley, the city’s development planning manager, told council the package — labeled tier 1 and tier 2 amendments — corrects scrivener errors, clarifies review timelines, and adjusts rules on setbacks, accessory structures and height bonuses. Alfley said the changes are intended to make the development review process clearer and to implement prior policy decisions made when the form‑based code was adopted in December 2023.
Residents and organizers used the public…
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