Charlottesville Tomorrow
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
As Albemarle County seeks to expand its commercial tax base, it is also taking steps to update zoning related to industrial activity and home-based businesses. Increasing economic development opportunities was a key objective of the “economic vitality plan” approved by the Albemarle Board of Supervisors earlier this month.
On Tuesday, the Albemarle County Planning Commission endorsed a proposal to amend the performance standards of industrial zoning districts. County staff said the update was important to help prepare for expanded industrial business opportunities countywide.
“Performance standards … are utilized to control and limit the impacts generated by the use of land,” said county zoning administrator Amelia McCulley. “This is the first comprehensive amendment of this section of the ordinance since 1980, and that’s a long time.”
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