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[[image:Proposed_NDS_Organizational_Chart_-_2018.JPG|right|thumb|450px|Proposed NDS Organizational Structure, 2018]]
[[image:Proposed_NDS_Organizational_Chart_-_2018.JPG|right|thumb|450px|Proposed NDS Organizational Structure, 2018]]


[[Charlottesville]]'s '''Department of Neighborhood Development Services''' manages planning, zoning, and development in the city. The department in its {{as of|2014|02|17|alt=current form}} was created in 1998 through a consolidation of several other departments.  
[[Charlottesville]]'s '''Department of Neighborhood Development Services''' manages planning, zoning, and development in the city. The department in its {{as of|2014|02|17|alt=current form}} was created in [[1998]] through a consolidation of several other departments.  
 
[[James Freas]] has been director since September 2021. <ref>{{cite-infocville|title=Freas hired to run Charlottesville planning department|url=https://infocville.com/2021/08/04/freas-hired-to-run-charlottesville-planning-department/|author=|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=August 4, 2021|accessdate=May 29, 2022}}</ref>
 
==Functional areas==
==Functional areas==
Neighborhood Development Services’ functional areas include planning, zoning enforcement, housing code enforcement, engineering, surveying, GIS and mapping, building permits and inspections, bridge inspections, transportation planning, traffic engineering, traffic calming, stormwater design, sidewalk design, water and wastewater design, contract and specification writing, construction management and inspection, VDOT projects technical liaison, historic preservation, affordable housing initiatives, neighborhood preservation, community development, development processes, urban design, and site plan review and approvals. Additional duties include overseeing grants and federally funded programs, such as the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), as well as coordinating staffing for the City Planning Commission, Board of Architectural Review, and various other city boards and task forces.
Neighborhood Development Services’ functional areas include planning, zoning enforcement, housing code enforcement, engineering, surveying, GIS and mapping, building permits and inspections, bridge inspections, transportation planning, traffic engineering, traffic calming, stormwater design, sidewalk design, water and wastewater design, contract and specification writing, construction management and inspection, VDOT projects technical liaison, historic preservation, affordable housing initiatives, neighborhood preservation, community development, development processes, urban design, and site plan review and approvals. Additional duties include overseeing grants and federally funded programs, such as the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), as well as coordinating staffing for the City Planning Commission, Board of Architectural Review, and various other city boards and task forces.


The department is located in [[City Hall]].  
The department is located in [[City Hall]].  
==Funding and Staffing Summary==
*FY2020 (General Fund) Budget - $3,981,475<ref>https://www.charlottesville.org/departments-and-services/departments-a-g/budget-and-performance-management/fy-2020-adopted-budget</ref>
*FY2020 Staffing (Full Time Equivalents) - 39
::A [[Support Services Manager]] position was added in FY2020, to be effective January 1, 2020, at a cost of $56,670.
==2018 NDS Review Report==
In 2017, The [[Novak Consulting Group]] completed an efficiency study of all City departments. Following the [[Efficiency Study]], the City of Charlottesville hired the Novak Consulting Group to conduct a more in-depth review of NDS. The stated purpose of this study was to "better understand the Department’s operations in the context of customer service expectations, and to identify more specific recommendations for improving the Department’s management structure, services, and operations. The results of this examination into NDS and its role in the development process are the focus of this report"<ref>https://www.charlottesville.org/home/showdocument?id=61299</ref>.
==2020 Re-organization==
The department is undergoing a transformation in the first year of Dr. [[Tarron Richardson]]'s tenure as [[City Manager]]. A new Director will be hired. Current director [[Alexander Ikefuna]] will serve as [[Deputy Director of Zoning]] and assistant director, [[Missy Creasy]], will fill the position of [[Deputy Director of Planning]] - both positions are new. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=City department head demoted in reorganization|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/city-department-head-demoted-in-reorganization/article_a6594f42-242f-538c-b22c-320e3d1cf391.html|author=Nolan Stout|pageno=A1|printdate=February 15, 2020|publishdate=February 15, 2020|accessdate=February 18, 2020}}</ref>


Some functions of the department are being moved to the [[Department of Public Works]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=City of Charlottesville Operations|url=https://cvillepedia.org/File:2019_10_03_CADRe_Ops_Portfolio_Presentation.pdf|author=|work=Presentation|publisher=City of Charlottesville|location=|publishdate=October 16, 2019|accessdate=January 31, 2020}}</ref>
==Mission Statement==
 
"To safeguard the interests and wellbeing of Charlottesville's neighborhoods through world-class customer services that provide community-oriented engineering, proactive code enforcement, and collaborative neighborhood planning."<ref name="nds">[http://www.charlottesville.org/index.aspx?page=31 Charlottesville Neighborhood Development Services]</ref>
==Director==
[[Alexander Ikefuna]], interim
:[[City Manager]], [[Tarron Richardson]], announced on February 15, 2020 that a new director will be hired.<ref>{{cite-progress|title=City department head demoted in reorganization|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/city-department-head-demoted-in-reorganization/article_a6594f42-242f-538c-b22c-320e3d1cf391.html|author=Nolan Stout|pageno=A1|printdate=February 15, 2020|publishdate=February 15, 2020|accessdate=February 18, 2020}}</ref>
 
===Former Directors===
*[[Alexander Ikefuna]], 2015-2020
:Following the resignation of [[Jim Tolbert]], [[Alexander Ikefuna]] was hired by City Manager [[Maurice Jones]], and took over in [[2015]].<ref name="reporter">{{cite web|title=Sandy Springs names James Tolbert assistant city manager|url=http://www.reporternewspapers.net/2015/01/08/sandy-springs-names-james-tolbert-assistant-city-manager/|author=Reporter Newspapers|work=|publisher=Reporter Newspapers|location=|publishdate=January 8, 2015|accessdate=January 10, 2015}}</ref>
*[[Jim Tolbert]], 1999-2015
:Tolbert left to take a job as Assistant City Manager for Planning and Neighborhood Services in Georgia. <ref name="reporter">{{cite web|title=Sandy Springs names James Tolbert assistant city manager|url=http://www.reporternewspapers.net/2015/01/08/sandy-springs-names-james-tolbert-assistant-city-manager/|author=Reporter Newspapers|work=|publisher=Reporter Newspapers|location=|publishdate=January 8, 2015|accessdate=February 18, 2020}}</ref>


==Department Personnel==
*[[Alexander Ikefuna]], Interim Director
: As part of the 2020 Department re-organization, Alexander Ikefuna, will fill the new office of [[Deputy Director for Zoning]]
*[[Missy Creasy]], Assistant Director
: As part of the 2020 Department re-organization, Missy Creasy will fill the new position of [[Deputy Director for Planning]]
*[[Tony Edwards]], Development Services Manager
===ADMINISTRATION===
*Sharon D. Patterson, Office Administrator
*Deronda Eubanks, Permit Technician
*Lisa Barmore, Permit Technician
===Assistant to NDS Boards and Commissions===
*[[Kari Spitler]]


===BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS=== 
==Staff==
(Note: Dept. moving to [[Department of Public Works]])
*[[Amanda Poncy]], Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator
===Safe Routes to School Coordinator===
*[[Kyle Rodland]], Safe Routes to School Coordinator
===ADA ===
*Vacant
===BUILDING INSPECTIONS===
*[[Tom Elliott]], Building Official
*[[Francis Vineyard]], Deputy Code Official & Plans Examiner
*[[Gerald Soriano]], Building Inspector
*[[Robert Schwagerl]], Building Inspector
===ENGINEERING===
*Jack Dawson, City Engineer
*Chris Sibold, Assistant City Engineer
*Hugh Blake, Civil Engineer
*Jessica Akers, Civil Engineer
*Brennen Duncan, City Traffic Engineer
*Jerry Allen, Assistant Traffic Engineer
*Eric Morris, Capital Projects Coordinator
*Steve Wright, Project Inspector
*Bradley Lamb, Survey Technician
*David Frazier, VSMP E&S Specialist
===GIS===
*Bob Brown, GIS Analyst
*Bob Brown, GIS Analyst
*Pamela Murray, GIS Technician  
*Pamela Murray, GIS Technician  
===HISTORIC PRESERVATION===
*[[Jeff Werner]], Historic Preservation & Design Planner
*[[Jeff Werner]], Historic Preservation & Design Planner
*Camie Mess, Assistant Historic Preservation & Design Planner
====Former Historic Preservation & Design Planner====
*[[Mary Joy Scala]], January 2003–December 2017
===HOUSING===
*John Sales, Housing Program Coordinator
*Erin Atak, Grants Coordinator
===PLANNING===
*[[Brian Haluska]], Principal Planner
*[[Brian Haluska]], Principal Planner
*[[Carrie Rainey]], Urban Designer
*[[Carrie Rainey]], Urban Designer
*[[Matt Alfele]], Neighborhood Planner
*[[Matt Alfele]], Neighborhood Planner
*[[Joey Winter]], Neighborhood Planner
*Patricia Carrington, Property Maintenance Code Official
====Former Neighborhood Planners====
*Matt Fichter, Property Maintenance Inspector
*Matt McCracken, Property Maintenance Inspector
*[[Read Brodhead]], Zoning Administrator
*[[Craig Fabio]], Assistant Zoning Administrator
 
 
===Former Directors===
*[[Jim Tolbert]], 1999-2015
 
:Tolbert left to take a job as Assistant City Manager for Planning and Neighborhood Services in Georgia. <ref name="reporter" />
 
*[[Alexander Ikefuna]], 2015-2020
 
:Following the resignation of [[Jim Tolbert]], [[Alexander Ikefuna]] was hired by City Manager [[Maurice Jones]], and took over in [[2015]].<ref name="reporter">{{cite web|title=Sandy Springs names James Tolbert assistant city manager|url=http://www.reporternewspapers.net/2015/01/08/sandy-springs-names-james-tolbert-assistant-city-manager/|author=Reporter Newspapers|work=|publisher=Reporter Newspapers|location=|publishdate=January 8, 2015|accessdate=January 10, 2015}}</ref> Ikefuna was demoted by City Manager [[Tarron Richardson]] in a email from [[February 15]], [[2020]]. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=City department head demoted in reorganization|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/city-department-head-demoted-in-reorganization/article_a6594f42-242f-538c-b22c-320e3d1cf391.html|author=Nolan Stout|pageno=A1|printdate=February 15, 2020|publishdate=February 15, 2020|accessdate=March 28, 2023}}</ref>
 
At this, many of the functions of NDS were transferred to the Department of Public Works. Other functions were later transferred to the [[Office of Community Solutions]].
 
===Former Neighborhood Planners===
 
*[[Heather Newmyer]]
*[[Heather Newmyer]]
*[[Ebony Walden]]
*[[Ebony Walden]]
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*[[Michael Smith]]
*[[Michael Smith]]
*[[Ashley Cooper]]
*[[Ashley Cooper]]
===PROPERTY MAINTENANCE===
*[[Joey Winter]], Neighborhood Planner
*Patricia Carrington, Property Maintenance Code Official
 
*Matt Fichter, Property Maintenance Inspector
===Historical information about the department===
*Matt McCracken, Property Maintenance Inspector
====2018 NDS Review Report====
===ROADWAY PROJECTS===
In 2017, The [[Novak Consulting Group]] completed an efficiency study of all City departments. Following the [[Efficiency Study]], the City of Charlottesville hired the Novak Consulting Group to conduct a more in-depth review of NDS. The stated purpose of this study was to "better understand the Department’s operations in the context of customer service expectations, and to identify more specific recommendations for improving the Department’s management structure, services, and operations. The results of this examination into NDS and its role in the development process are the focus of this report"<ref>https://www.charlottesville.org/home/showdocument?id=61299</ref>.
*Jeanette Janiczek, Urban Construction Initiative Program Manager
====2020 Re-organization====
===ZONING===
The department underwent a transformation in the first year of Dr. [[Tarron Richardson]]'s tenure as [[City Manager]] when Ikefuna was demoted. He became Deputy Director of Zoning and assistant director Missy Creasy became [[Deputy Director of Planning]]. <ref>{{cite-progress|title=City department head demoted in reorganization|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/city-department-head-demoted-in-reorganization/article_a6594f42-242f-538c-b22c-320e3d1cf391.html|author=Nolan Stout|pageno=A1|printdate=February 15, 2020|publishdate=February 15, 2020|accessdate=February 18, 2020}}</ref>
*[[Read Brodhead]], Zoning Administrator
 
*[[Craig Fabio]], Assistant Zoning Administrator
Some functions of the department were moved to the [[Department of Public Works]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=City of Charlottesville Operations|url=https://cvillepedia.org/File:2019_10_03_CADRe_Ops_Portfolio_Presentation.pdf|author=|work=Presentation|publisher=City of Charlottesville|location=|publishdate=October 16, 2019|accessdate=January 31, 2020}}</ref>  
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==Mission Statement==
"To safeguard the interests and wellbeing of Charlottesville's neighborhoods through world-class customer services that provide community-oriented engineering, proactive code enforcement, and collaborative neighborhood planning."<ref name="nds">[http://www.charlottesville.org/index.aspx?page=31 Charlottesville Neighborhood Development Services]</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*City website
**[http://www.charlottesville.org/Index.aspx?page=31 about]
**[http://www.charlottesville.org/Index.aspx?page=1278 staff]


[[Category:Charlottesville offices and departments|Neighborhood Development]]
[[Category:Charlottesville offices and departments|Neighborhood Development]]
[[Category:Development]]
[[Category:Development]]
[[Category:1998 establishments]]
[[Category:1998 establishments]]

Latest revision as of 12:03, 28 September 2023

2018-City Government Organizational Chart
Department Organizational Chart, FY2015
Department Organizational Chart, FY2018
Proposed NDS Organizational Structure, 2018

Charlottesville's Department of Neighborhood Development Services manages planning, zoning, and development in the city. The department in its current form was created in 1998 through a consolidation of several other departments.

James Freas has been director since September 2021. [1]

Functional areas

Neighborhood Development Services’ functional areas include planning, zoning enforcement, housing code enforcement, engineering, surveying, GIS and mapping, building permits and inspections, bridge inspections, transportation planning, traffic engineering, traffic calming, stormwater design, sidewalk design, water and wastewater design, contract and specification writing, construction management and inspection, VDOT projects technical liaison, historic preservation, affordable housing initiatives, neighborhood preservation, community development, development processes, urban design, and site plan review and approvals. Additional duties include overseeing grants and federally funded programs, such as the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), as well as coordinating staffing for the City Planning Commission, Board of Architectural Review, and various other city boards and task forces.

The department is located in City Hall.

Mission Statement

"To safeguard the interests and wellbeing of Charlottesville's neighborhoods through world-class customer services that provide community-oriented engineering, proactive code enforcement, and collaborative neighborhood planning."[2]


Staff

  • Bob Brown, GIS Analyst
  • Pamela Murray, GIS Technician
  • Jeff Werner, Historic Preservation & Design Planner
  • Brian Haluska, Principal Planner
  • Carrie Rainey, Urban Designer
  • Matt Alfele, Neighborhood Planner
  • Patricia Carrington, Property Maintenance Code Official
  • Matt Fichter, Property Maintenance Inspector
  • Matt McCracken, Property Maintenance Inspector
  • Read Brodhead, Zoning Administrator
  • Craig Fabio, Assistant Zoning Administrator


Former Directors

Tolbert left to take a job as Assistant City Manager for Planning and Neighborhood Services in Georgia. [3]
Following the resignation of Jim Tolbert, Alexander Ikefuna was hired by City Manager Maurice Jones, and took over in 2015.[3] Ikefuna was demoted by City Manager Tarron Richardson in a email from February 15, 2020. [4]

At this, many of the functions of NDS were transferred to the Department of Public Works. Other functions were later transferred to the Office of Community Solutions.

Former Neighborhood Planners

Historical information about the department

2018 NDS Review Report

In 2017, The Novak Consulting Group completed an efficiency study of all City departments. Following the Efficiency Study, the City of Charlottesville hired the Novak Consulting Group to conduct a more in-depth review of NDS. The stated purpose of this study was to "better understand the Department’s operations in the context of customer service expectations, and to identify more specific recommendations for improving the Department’s management structure, services, and operations. The results of this examination into NDS and its role in the development process are the focus of this report"[5].

2020 Re-organization

The department underwent a transformation in the first year of Dr. Tarron Richardson's tenure as City Manager when Ikefuna was demoted. He became Deputy Director of Zoning and assistant director Missy Creasy became Deputy Director of Planning. [6]

Some functions of the department were moved to the Department of Public Works. [7]

References

  1. Web. Freas hired to run Charlottesville planning department, News Article, Town Crier Productions, August 4, 2021, retrieved May 29, 2022.
  2. Charlottesville Neighborhood Development Services
  3. 3.0 3.1 Web. Sandy Springs names James Tolbert assistant city manager, Reporter Newspapers, Reporter Newspapers, January 8, 2015, retrieved January 10, 2015.
  4. Web. City department head demoted in reorganization, Nolan Stout, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, February 15, 2020, retrieved March 28, 2023. Print. February 15, 2020 page A1.
  5. https://www.charlottesville.org/home/showdocument?id=61299
  6. Web. City department head demoted in reorganization, Nolan Stout, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, February 15, 2020, retrieved February 18, 2020. Print. February 15, 2020 page A1.
  7. Web. City of Charlottesville Operations, Presentation, City of Charlottesville, October 16, 2019, retrieved January 31, 2020.

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