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'''Cherry Avenue''' is a road in the city of [[Charlottesville]]. The Cherry Avenue Corridor is the focus of ongoing discussions about revitalization. <ref>{{cite web|title=Commission denies request to add more homes to William Taylor Plaza|url=http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2011/02/william-taylor-denial.html|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=February 9, 2011|accessdate=March 29, 2012}}</ref> Members of the area have requested a small-area plan be conducted as a result of developments such as [[William Taylor Plaza]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=City planning panel recommends Cherry Avenue for detailed study|url=http://cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/24855-city-panel-recommends-cherry-avenue-plan/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=August 28, 2016|accessdate=December 26, 2016}}</ref>  <ref>{{cite web|title=Fifeville neighborhood wants small-area plan for Cherry Avenue|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/24193-cherry-avenue-plan/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=June 20, 2016|accessdate=January 11, 2017}}</ref>
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'''Cherry Avenue''' is a road in the city of [[Charlottesville]]. The Cherry Avenue Corridor is the focus of ongoing discussions about revitalization. <ref>{{cite web|title=Commission denies request to add more homes to William Taylor Plaza|url=http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2011/02/william-taylor-denial.html|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=February 9, 2011|accessdate=March 29, 2012}}</ref>


==History==
In April 1948, [[City Council]] discussed acquiring property to connect Cherry Avenue through to [[Ridge Street]]. Councilors disagreed about the route. <ref>{{cite-progress-lindsay|title=Council Orders Fight on Raise in Phone Rates|url=http://search.lib.virginia.edu/catalog/uva-lib:2791738/view#openLayer/uva-lib:2791745/5251/1143.5/3/1/1|author=Staff Reports|pageno=7|printdate=April 6, 1948|publishdate=April 6, 1948|accessdate=December 23, 2016 from University of Virginia Library}}</ref>


Cherry Avenue was zoned for mixed-use development in 2003<ref>{{cite web|title=Avon Street corridor to get "fresh eyes" from national planning think-tank|url=http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2010/06/avon-street-corridor.html|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=June 22, 2010|accessdate=March 29, 2012}}</ref>, and is one of 14 mixed-use zoning districts (see [[List of Charlottesville zoning districts]]).  
Cherry Avenue was zoned for mixed-use development in 2003<ref>{{cite web|title=Avon Street corridor to get "fresh eyes" from national planning think-tank|url=http://cvilletomorrow.typepad.com/charlottesville_tomorrow_/2010/06/avon-street-corridor.html|author=Sean Tubbs|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=June 22, 2010|accessdate=March 29, 2012}}</ref>, and is one of 14 mixed-use zoning districts (see [[List of Charlottesville zoning districts]]).
 
==Small Area Plan==
The Fifeville Neighborhood Association has been seeking a formal small-area plan to inform development in the community. Much of the road between [[Roosevelt Brown Boulevard]] and [[Ridge Street]] is zoned for mixed-use.
 
Members of the city planning commission took a tour of Cherry Avenue on June 28, 2016. <ref>{{cite web|title=Planners tour Cherry Avenue in advance of hotel groundbreaking|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/24294-cherry-avenue-tour/|author=Sean Tubbs|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=June 29, 2016|accessdate=January 11, 2017}}</ref>
 
The [[Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission]] is conducting the plan for the city at a cost of $134,000. <ref>{{cite web|title=Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission packet for October 5, 2017 meeting|url=http://tjpdc.org/media/Entire-packet-oct-2017.pdf|author=|work=Meeting packet|publisher=Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=October 8, 2017}}</ref>
 
==Developments==
*[[Atlas Projects]] is obtained a rezoning of land in the 900 block of King Street from single-family residential to the Cherry Avenue zoning. <ref>{{cite web|title=King Street zoning change approved by City Planning Commission|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/27584-king-street-zoning-change-recommended/|author=Talia Wiener|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=June 16, 2017|accessdate=June 26, 2017}}</ref> City Council held its first reading of the rezoning on July 5, 2017. <ref>{{cite web|title=Fifeville zoning change receives positive feedback from City Council|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/27770-fifeville-zoning-change-receives-positive-feedback/|author=Talia Wiener|work=News Article|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=July 5, 2017|accessdate=July 11, 2017}}</ref>


==Map==
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==External links==
[https://fifevilleneighbor.wordpress.com/cherry-avenue/ Fifeville Neighborhood Association small-area plan website]


==References==
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Revision as of 13:14, 16 October 2017

Cherry Avenue is a road in the city of Charlottesville. The Cherry Avenue Corridor is the focus of ongoing discussions about revitalization. [1] Members of the area have requested a small-area plan be conducted as a result of developments such as William Taylor Plaza. [2] [3]



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History

In April 1948, City Council discussed acquiring property to connect Cherry Avenue through to Ridge Street. Councilors disagreed about the route. [4]

Cherry Avenue was zoned for mixed-use development in 2003[5], and is one of 14 mixed-use zoning districts (see List of Charlottesville zoning districts).

Small Area Plan

The Fifeville Neighborhood Association has been seeking a formal small-area plan to inform development in the community. Much of the road between Roosevelt Brown Boulevard and Ridge Street is zoned for mixed-use.

Members of the city planning commission took a tour of Cherry Avenue on June 28, 2016. [6]

The Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission is conducting the plan for the city at a cost of $134,000. [7]

Developments

  • Atlas Projects is obtained a rezoning of land in the 900 block of King Street from single-family residential to the Cherry Avenue zoning. [8] City Council held its first reading of the rezoning on July 5, 2017. [9]

Map

Coordinates:Erioll world.svg.png 38°01′23″N 78°30′27″E / 38.0231819152832°N -78.5074005126953°W / 38.0231819152832; --78.5074005126953


External links

Fifeville Neighborhood Association small-area plan website

References

  1. Web. Commission denies request to add more homes to William Taylor Plaza, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, February 9, 2011, retrieved March 29, 2012.
  2. Web. City planning panel recommends Cherry Avenue for detailed study, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, August 28, 2016, retrieved December 26, 2016.
  3. Web. Fifeville neighborhood wants small-area plan for Cherry Avenue, Sean Tubbs, News Article, Charlottesville Tomorrow, June 20, 2016, retrieved January 11, 2017.
  4. Web. Council Orders Fight on Raise in Phone Rates, Staff Reports, Daily Progress Digitized Microfilm, Lindsay family, April 6, 1948, retrieved December 23, 2016 from University of Virginia Library. Print. April 6, 1948 page 7.
  5. Web. Avon Street corridor to get "fresh eyes" from national planning think-tank, Sean Tubbs, Charlottesville Tomorrow, June 22, 2010, retrieved March 29, 2012.
  6. Web. Planners tour Cherry Avenue in advance of hotel groundbreaking, Sean Tubbs, News Article, Charlottesville Tomorrow, June 29, 2016, retrieved January 11, 2017.
  7. Web. Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission packet for October 5, 2017 meeting, Meeting packet, Thomas Jefferson Planning District Commission, retrieved October 8, 2017.
  8. Web. King Street zoning change approved by City Planning Commission, Talia Wiener, Charlottesville Tomorrow, June 16, 2017, retrieved June 26, 2017.
  9. Web. Fifeville zoning change receives positive feedback from City Council, Talia Wiener, News Article, Charlottesville Tomorrow, July 5, 2017, retrieved July 11, 2017.