On Monday, March 6 at 7:00 pm Scottsville’s Planning Commission will begin to review the East Village preliminary subdivision plan presented by Southern Development. The plan divides property on Blenheim, Albevanna Spring, and Pat Denis Roads into 42 lots varying in sizes from under 1.5 acres to 20 acres. There are three existing lots included in the plan that are .25 acres to .74 acres.
Three new roads will service the subdivision with the egress and ingress off Blenheim Road close to Albemarle Service Authority’s water tower.
The current zoning on this project is Village Residential and Rural Residential. Southern Development has opted for the existing by-right use which allows the 42 single-family dwellings. The Planning Commission has oversight on the project through a review of the proposal and how it aligns with the Town’s subdivision ordinance. Albemarle County has jurisdiction over stormwater controls, building permits, and utilities which include water and sewer connections.
Since Southern Development is opting for by-right use the Town Council does not have any oversight on the proposed plan.
Southern Development is under contract to purchase all of Virginia Land Company’s holdings in Scottsville through four payments. To date, they have concluded the sale of Upper Bird and Lot One of Mink Creek Estates.
The Planning Commission is in the process of reviewing the comprehensive plan which is a five-year look at land use in Scottsville. Lisa Caltibiano, Chair of the Commission, has called for citizen input on this project. The Commission worked with UVA students who assisted in developing a plan for community engagement which they presented to the Commission during the December 5, 2022 meeting.
The UVA students were in a graduate class PLAC 5240 which was taught by Frank Dukes in the Architectural School. Dukes had received a grant for his students to work with Health Equity and Access in Rural Regions (HEARR) to establish a process to work with partners. From the grant proposal:
“For the Fall 2022 class, HEARR proposes to develop relationships with regional organizations to expand the Healthy Lifestyle Educational project which is currently being developed in partnership with Virginia Cooperative Extension, the Yancey Food Pantry Project, and the Yancey Community Center. Other partners include the Blue Ridge Health District and Albemarle County Parks & Recreation.
Students will work with the HEARR Board to clarify project goals, conduct interviews with key regional parties, and develop an equitable collaboration plan for action. They will attend meetings and community events as part of the outreach.”
The students were divided into four groups to research and interview area residents in the following categories:
Telemedicine and Transportation
Social Services
Faith-Based Community and Health
Scottsville’s Community Engagement with the Comprehensive Plan
All materials are on HEARR’s website. www.hearr.info
To explore what the Commonwealth of Virginia requires of local governing bodies in the Comprehensive Plan visit their website and check out the code:
(https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/title15.2/chapter22/section15.2-2223/).
Enjoy the rest of your Sunday.
Forty-Two Unit Subdivision Coming To Scottsville