"Charlottesville has settled a lawsuit with several homeowners who filed in January 2024, claiming the city didn't follow proper procedure when it passed an ordinance in December 2023 that ended single-family zoning. The city, while not admitting wrongdoing, agreed to conduct traffic and infrastructure studies that the owners argued officials should have completed under state law before they approved the ordinance."
"Neighboring Alexandria recently won a two-year legal battle over a sweeping zoning overhaul that eliminated single-family zoning. With the new zoning fully in force, developers will now face other code obstacles, such as the requirement that 10% of development be affordable at 60% of area median income for 99 years. It's not something that is bankable, Charlie Armstrong, vice president at Southern Development Homes, told The Builder's Daily. You can't get the underwriting to make it work."
Charlottesville settled a lawsuit brought by homeowners who challenged a December 2023 ordinance that ended single-family zoning, arguing required studies were not completed. The city did not admit wrongdoing but agreed to perform traffic and infrastructure studies that plaintiffs said state law required. A June default judgment briefly put the zoning code in limbo before a judge reversed that decision in late August. Similar legal challenges are occurring elsewhere in Virginia, including Arlington and Alexandria. Developers now face an added 10% affordability requirement at 60% of AMI for 99 years, which developers say is difficult to underwrite.
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