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The goals of the establishing Growth Areas are to:
The goals of the establishing Growth Areas are to:
1. Accommodate new growth in the County within Development Areas.
1. Accommodate new growth in the County within Development Areas.
2. Encourage greater utilization of land in designated Development Areas by achieving higher
2. Encourage greater utilization of land in designated Development Areas by achieving higher
gross densities for residential and non-residential development than in the past.
gross densities for residential and non-residential development than in the past.
3. Encourage infill development of vacant lands and development of under-used areas within the
3. Encourage infill development of vacant lands and development of under-used areas within the
designated Development Areas.
designated Development Areas.
4. Development Areas shall not encroach into water supply watersheds, except for the Crozet
4. Development Areas shall not encroach into water supply watersheds, except for the Crozet
Community that shall not be expanded beyond the watershed boundary of the Lickinghole
Community that shall not be expanded beyond the watershed boundary of the Lickinghole
Creek detention basin.
Creek detention basin.
5. Avoid development of "Significant Areas" as designated in the Open Space Plan.
5. Avoid development of "Significant Areas" as designated in the Open Space Plan.
6. Discourage extensive linear style development along major roads.
6. Discourage extensive linear style development along major roads.
7. All Development Areas shall be served by public sewer and water.
7. All Development Areas shall be served by public sewer and water.
8. Plan for a system of transportation and community facilities and services that support and
8. Plan for a system of transportation and community facilities and services that support and
enhance the Development Areas.<ref>[http://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/forms_center/departments/community_development/forms/Comprehensive_Plan/LAND_USE_PLAN_04_Land_Use_Plan_Amended_07_10_02.pdf Land Use Plan]</ref>
enhance the Development Areas.<ref>[http://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/forms_center/departments/community_development/forms/Comprehensive_Plan/LAND_USE_PLAN_04_Land_Use_Plan_Amended_07_10_02.pdf Land Use Plan]</ref>

Revision as of 14:47, 23 March 2009

Albemarle County's Land Use Plan, a section of the County's Comprehensive Plan, designates 35 square miles of the County as Development Areas.

The goals of the establishing Growth Areas are to:

1. Accommodate new growth in the County within Development Areas.

2. Encourage greater utilization of land in designated Development Areas by achieving higher gross densities for residential and non-residential development than in the past.

3. Encourage infill development of vacant lands and development of under-used areas within the designated Development Areas.

4. Development Areas shall not encroach into water supply watersheds, except for the Crozet Community that shall not be expanded beyond the watershed boundary of the Lickinghole Creek detention basin.

5. Avoid development of "Significant Areas" as designated in the Open Space Plan.

6. Discourage extensive linear style development along major roads.

7. All Development Areas shall be served by public sewer and water.

8. Plan for a system of transportation and community facilities and services that support and enhance the Development Areas.[1]

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