DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT MASTER PLANNING Community Development > Master Planning > Places29 Master Plan Homepage Places29 Master Plan The Places29 Draft Master Plan covers the four Development Areas north of the City of Charlottesville: Neighborhood 1 (map), Neighborhood 2 (map), the Community of Hollymead (map), and the Community of Piney Mountain (map). When adopted, this Master Plan will be a component of the Land Use section of the County’s Comprehensive Plan. The draft plan, including the Vision and Guiding Principles, has been developed with extensive citizen input, starting in 2005 with a series of public workshops and open houses. Vision for the Places29 Master Plan "Albemarle County’s four Northern Development Areas will feature compact development consisting of residential and employment neighborhoods that are organized around centers, as defined by the Neighborhood Model.  These neighborhoods and their centers will be pedestrian-oriented and mixed-use; they will offer a variety of housing choices, retail environments, office types, and employment opportunities. They will be connected by an attractive, efficient, and accessible multimodal transportation system. Integrated into this urban-style development, parks and open spaces will provide a sense of respite and contribute to an overall excellent quality of life."   Stay Informed Sign up for Places29 e-news from A-Mail Contact Us What's New New! BOS Work Session 1/13/10 9:30 a.m. Click here for agenda information...

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Board Draft of the Places29 Master Plan – January 2010  Board Draft of the Places29 Master Plan (This draft supercedes all previous draft versions of the Plan) Note:  Many of these files are very large and may take time to download.  If you have a low-speed connection, one option is to save the files to your disk and view them offline. If you're planning to print any of these files, please note that some of the diagrams and tables are designed for 11x17 pages. If you are unable to download the files, you can review printed copies at the Community Development Lobby at 401 McIntire Road or at the Northside Library in Albemarle Square Shopping Center.  CDs are also available at no charge, and printed copies are available for the cost of preparation ($56.00 each). Please email Judy Wiegand or call 434-296-5832  to order a printed copy, which will be available the next day.   New to the Places29 Master Plan? Just want the highlights of the Plan? Start with: 10 Things You Need to Know about the Places29 Master Plan                   Get to Know your Places29 Master Plan - Vision and Guiding Principles The Complete Master Plan Draft: Title Page   (34KB) Table of Contents   (98KB) Chapter 1 -- Introduction   (208KB) Chapter 2 -- The Vision and Guiding Principles    (190KB) Chapter 3 -- Existing Conditions and Future Trends  (244KB) Chapter 4 -- Future Land Use Plan and Transportation Network   (792KB) Chapter 4 -- Figure 4.8 Transportation Network  (236KB) Chapter 4 -- Figure 4-9 Transit Network   (593KB) Chapter 4 -- Future Land Use Map North   (1.8MB) Chapter 4 -- Future Land Use Map South   (2.2MB) Chapter 4 -- Parks and Green Systems Map North   (3.2MB) Chapter 4 -- Parks and Green Systems Map South   (4.4MB) Chapter 4 -- Table LU1 Land Uses in Centers   (139KB) Chapter 4 -- Table LU2 Land Use Designations in Areas around Centers   (101KB) Chapter 5-- Place Types   (449KB) Chapter 5 -- Figure 5-1   (66KB) Chapter 6 -- Community Facilities and Services   (103KB) Chapter 7 -- Design Guidelines for the Places29 Area    (683KB) Chapter 7 -- Frontage Conditions Map    (5.5MB) Chapter 7 -- Boundary Conditions Map    (5.5MB) Chapter 8 -- Implementation   (518KB) Chapter 8 -- List of Implementation Projects   (225KB) Appendix 1 -- Glossary of Terms Used in the Plan   (97KB) Appendix 2 -- Implementation Project Descriptions Part 1   (732KB) Appendix 2 -- Implementation Project Descriptions Part 2   (388KB) Appendix 2 -- Implementation Project Descriptions Part 3  (623KB) Appendix 3 -- Public Participation Program Events and Summary   (77KB) Appendix 4 -- Roadway Cross Sections   (324KB) Appendix 4 -- Transportation Map with Cross Sections   (541KB)

Background Information

September 8, 2009 - Community Open House 4:00-5:45 p.m. - 2nd Floor Lobby, County Office Building on McIntire Road September 10, 2009 - Community Open House 4:30-6:30 p.m. - Hollymead Fire Station Community Room July 14, 2009 - Planning Commission Worksession Revisions to Chapter 8 - Implementation:  Memo to PC  June 16, 2009 - Planning Commission Worksession  Staff Report for Chapter 7  and the Staff Memo for Chapter 4 . May 12, 2009 - Planning Commission Worksession for the Places 29 Master Plan Worksession 2 for Chapter 8 - Implementation  Click here for the revision reviewed at the May 12 worksession At its May 12 work session, the Planning Commission considered staff's proposed format for the new List of Implementation Projects that will be placed at the end of Chapter 8, as well as a new Appendix 2, Implementation Project Descriptions. Staff provided a mockup of the new List of Implementation Projects showing two sample projects. For those same two examples, staff also provided mockups of pages from a new Appendix that gave a detailed description of each implementation project. April 14, 2009 - Planning Commission Worksession for the Places 29 Master Plan Download Planning Commission Staff Report Summary for Chapter 8 Implementation Table March 31, 2009 -- Planning Commission Worksession for the Places 29 Master Plan Download Planning Commission Staff Report Summary for Chapter 1-6 Tables & Maps Download Planning Commission Staff Report Summary for Chapter 8 Implementation (Text) February 10, 2009 -- Planning Commission Worksession on Revised Chapters 1-6                                       Staff Report                                       Planning Commission Action Memo  December 18, 2007 -- Planning Commission Worksession (Places29 at end of meeting) November 27, 2007 -- Planning Commission Worksession (Places29 at end of meeting) October 23, 2007-- Planning Commission Public Comment Worksession DRAFT Minutes July 31, 2007 -- Planning Commission Public Comment Worksession DRAFT Minutes March 8, 2007 --  Neighborhoods 1 & 2 Meeting Summary March 5, 2007 --  Hollymead & Piney Mountain -- Neighborhood Meeting Summary  February 26, 2007 -- Preferred Framework Meeting Summary (3.5 MB) May 20, 2006 -- Places29 Public Workshop Comments Groups 3, 5 & 6 Groups 7, 8 & 10 Groups 12, 13 & 14 plus comments received after the workshop May 18,2006 -- Places29 Open House Workshop Comments March 1, 2006 --  Revised Vision Statement and Guiding Principles as endorsed by the Board of Supervisors November 3, 2005 --  Summary of the November 3, 2005 Public Workshop November 3, 2005 --  Audio Recording of the November 3, 2005 Public Workshop  November 1, 2005 -- Summary of the Open House, November 1, 2005  Additional information about the US 29N Corridor Study (the transportation portion of Places29) is available on the TJPDC US 29 North Corridor Transportation Study web page, http://www.tjpdc.org/transportation/places_29.asp   May 25, 2005 -- Small Group Breakout Sessions (Click here to view archived summaries)    May 12, 2005 -- Citizens Planning Academy - Summary   May 3, 2005 --  Invitation Letter for Citizens Planning Academy and First Public Meeting

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Publications As part of the Places29 Master Plan project, we have published a series of fact sheets on topics related to land use and transportation to inform the public. We realize that the Places29 plan area is a large and complex one, with many important issues to consider, and we hope that these fact sheets will be useful in helping people get a good foundation.

Places29 Overview Transportation Fact Sheet   Transit and Transportation Operation Solutions Fact Sheet   Street Types Fact Sheet Land Use and Urban Design Fact Sheet Place Types Fact Sheet   Open Space and Natural Resources Fact Sheet  Economics Fact Sheet  Implementation Fact Sheet

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Maps This section under construction....

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Places29 Master Plan Archives

Go to Archived Documents and Maps: Places29 Master Plan Archived Information

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Contact Information Please email  Judy Wiegand with questions or call (434) 296-5832.