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Rory Stolzenberg
@RoryStolzenberg
renewable energy tech by day. legalizing housing by night. sometimes vice versa. planning commission @ @cvillecityhall
Dec 26, 2023 • 9 tweets • 5 min read
This Boxing Day, let's unwrap the coolest 🎁 of all: Charlottesville's new zoning code.

It's an ambitious step toward a more walkable, livable, housing-abundant city.

– Legalizes plexes citywide
– Sell 🏘️ on fee-simple 'sublots'
– Denser mixed-use corridors
– No parking mandate
2024 Zoning Map Charlottesville, Va. (As Adopted - Unofficial) Unofficial map based on Council agendas & discussions. May contain errors. Created by Rory Stolzenberg December 26, 2023
Distribution of Zones Adopted December 18, 2023 Zone Sq Ft Parcels Acres % of Total Area % of Acreage (excluding park/civic) R-A 92,016,753 7,583 2,112 38.5% 38.5% 50.3% RN-A 7,974,315 1,342 183 3.3% 3.3% 4.4% R-B 20,669,192 1,660 474 8.6% 8.6% 11.3% R-C 8,086,949 903 186 3.4% 3.4% 4.4% RX-3 5,608,519 252 129 2.3% 2.3% 3.1% RX-5 6,349,696 237 146 2.7% 2.7% 3.5% CX-3 5,345,933 371 123 2.2% 2.2% 2.9% CX-5 6,680,464 450 153 2.8% 2.8% 3.7% CX-8 4,070,233 122 93 1.7% 1.7% 2.2% NX-3 3,688,399 122 85 1.5% 1.5% 2.0% NX-5 3,047,209 66 70 1.3% 1.3% ... Most residential lots become R-A, R-B, or R-C.

At base, those allow up to 3 / 6 / 8 homes respectively.

Bonuses allow for more homes:
– Existing home preservation: 4 / 8 / 10 homes
– Affordable housing: 6 / 12 / 12 homes. (Incremental units must be at 80% AMI for 30 years.)
2024 Zoning Map Charlottesville, Va. R-A / RN-A / R-B / R-C (As Adopted - Unofficial) Unofficial map based on Council agendas & discussions. May contain errors. Created by Rory Stolzenberg December 26, 2023
Residential Zone Standards Adopted December 18, 2023 Charlottesville, Va. Dwellings per lot (max. units) R-A RN-A† R-B R-C Base 3 units 1 units 6 units 8 units With Bonus: Existing Structure Preservation* 4 units 2 units 8 units 10 units With Bonus: Affordable Dwelling Units** 6 units 6 units 12 units 12 units Height (max. stories) R-A RN-A R-B R-C 1 unit 2½ stories 2½ stories 2½ stories 3½ stories More than 1 unit 3 stories 2½ stories 3 storie...
Nov 16, 2020 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
Staring down a $4.9 million deficit under our already-downward-revised post-COVID revenue projections (on a $2 million miss on meals taxes), but sure is great that we kept all our on-street parking spaces safe from pesky outdoor dining seating. Whelp, revenue projections might drop even further now that we're entering the third wave (or first wave, take 3?) and new restrictions go into effect.
Nov 12, 2020 • 29 tweets • 13 min read
As an exercise: remember how our 3 residential floors have luxurious 14' heights? That leaves us with a 7-story building — nearly as tall as the Monticello Hotel or Wells Fargo Building, but with fewer floors! What if we packed it in a little tighter?

ImageImage Standard interior ceiling height is 9'. (I measured.📏) Add a foot or two for floor thickness. Let's also add 8' to reach the 101' SUP max.

Assuming 12.5' slab-to-slab yields 4 residential floors, or $104k fixed costs across 48 units. 10' heights yield 5 floors (60 units/$83k).
Nov 12, 2020 • 6 tweets • 4 min read
This article mentions a memo from @CvilleEconDev to @JohnBlairII. It's in the packet for Thu's budget work session, on appendix pg 39: charlottesvilleva.civicclerk.com/web/UserContro…

In one of those weird universe timing deals I didn't know it existed when I raised the issue yesterday. Reading it now. Image It starts with background. We promised the county 90 spaces on the 63-space 701 E Market surface parking lot as part of the courts renovation agreement. To accomplish that, we plan to replace that lot + 8th St (11 spaces now) + the Lucky 7/Guad parcel (32 now) with a $10m garage. Image
Nov 5, 2018 • 59 tweets • 31 min read
Tomorrow, Virginians decide whether to vote Corey Stewart into the US Senate.

Tomorrow marks 451 days since 8/12/17, the weekend when violent neo-Nazis came to beat & murder people on the streets outside my home.

How is Corey Stewart responsible?

Let me count the ways.

(1/55) Most of the world is familiar with the scenes of tiki torches, swastikas, and mob beatings from the weekend when white supremacists, neo-Nazis, Klansmen & genocidal bigots of every stripe all teamed up.

But this story starts months before Charlottesville became #Charlottesville.
Jul 10, 2018 • 7 tweets • 9 min read
Charlottesville's City Code essentially doesn't exist on Google.

The Code has 34 chapters, from libraries to noise control. Chapter 22 (Procurement) is indexed. Chapter 34 (Zoning), Article IX, Division 9 is indexed.

That's it. Half of one chapter, 1/65 of another. Where is it?

1) Go to charlottesville.org
2) Hover over 'Online Services' on the nav bar
3) Hit "City Law and Codes"
4) Let your browser follow 4(!) 302 redirects
5) Click "CLICK HERE"
6) Wait 5 seconds, get js redirected
7) 2 more 302 redirects
8) library.municode.com/va/charlottesv…