850 Estes
850-854 Estes Street and 212-218 9th Street SW, also known as McGinnis Row,[1] are a set of 17 townhomes built in Fifeville in 2013. The 3.75-story homes were constructed by Estes Street Partners, a development group led by Rick & Rich Carter of Southland Homes. A special use permit was approved on City Council's consent agenda in October 2010[2] after the Planning Commission recommended approval at its September 14 meeting. The approval came several months after a zoning text amendment removing density restrictions on townhomes, allowing them to be regulated by the less strict density restrictions specified by their zone.[3][4]
The project was originally conceived in 2005 as a four-story, 27-unit condominium project.[5] The proposal drew opposition from neighbors Catarina Krizancic and Jason Pearson,[6] a married couple residing on nearby Nalle Street.[7] The Planning Commission deferred the SUP on October 11, 2005[8] before unanimously recommending denial on December 15.[9] City Council later rejected the special use permit.
In 2006, developers submitted a new by-right application, also for 27 units, with 1.89% of the building designated office space, taking advantage of a loophole in the Cherry Avenue Corridor zoning code that permitted additional density for mixed-use projects without a minimum on non-residential floor area.[10] In an extraordinary action, the Planning Commission voted unanimously to deny the by-right site plan on August 8 (after an earlier deferral on July 11).[6][11] This prompted a lawsuit against the city, which was settled with an approval of the project and a letter of apology.[5] The loophole was later closed, via a zoning text amendment approved concurrently with the townhome density ZTA.[4]
Pearson, by then chair of the Planning Commission after joining in 2008, recused himself from the final SUP vote.
References
- ↑ Web. McGinnis Row Neighborhood Guide, Nest Realty, retrieved 2022-12-21.
- ↑ Web. Charlottesville City Council meeting minutes, .pdf, Council Chambers, City of Charlottesville, October 4, 2010.
- ↑ Web. Charlottesville Planning Commission meeting minutes, Council Chambers, City of Charlottesville, June 8, 2010, retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Web. Charlottesville City Council meeting minutes, .pdf, Council Chambers, City of Charlottesville, August 2, 2010.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Web. On Estes Street, size matters, Will Goldsmith, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, September 28, 2010, retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Web. Charlottesville Planning Commission meeting minutes, .pdf, City of Charlottesville, August 8, 2006.
- ↑ Web. Letters to the Editor: Respect the code!, Jason Pearson, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, August 28, 2006, retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ↑ Web. Charlottesville Planning Commission meeting minutes, .pdf, City of Charlottesville, October 11, 2005.
- ↑ Web. Charlottesville Planning Commission meeting minutes, .pdf, City of Charlottesville, December 15, 2005.
- ↑ Web. Planners deny, defer two Fifeville projects, Will Goldsmith, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, July 17, 2006, retrieved 2019-01-19.
- ↑ Web. City planning commission rejects Fifeville project, Will Goldsmith, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, August 14, 2006, retrieved 2019-01-19.
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