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:Following the resignation of [[Jim Tolbert]], [[Alexander Ikefuna]] was hired by [[City Manager]] [[ | :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 | *[[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> | :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> |
Revision as of 22:26, 18 February 2020
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.
The department is undergoing a transformation in the first year of Dr. Tarron Richardson's tenure as city manager. Director Alexander Ikefuna has been demoted to serve as deputy director of zoning and assistant director Missy Creasy will become deputy director of planning. A new director will be hired. [1]
Some functions of the department are being moved to the Department of Public Works. [2]
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."[3]
The department is charged with assisting developers seeking to build in the City of Charlottesville.
Contact
The office is located on the 2nd Floor of City Hall, entrance is off Main Street (the entrance on Market Street is closed). The mailing address is:
- Neighborhood Development Services
- 610 East Market Street
- P.O. Box 911
- Charlottesville, VA 22902
- 434-970-3182; 434-970-3359 (fax)
Director
Position vacant (as of February 2020)
- City Manager, Tarron Richardson, announced on February 15, 2020 that a new director will be hired.[4]
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.[5]
- Jim Tolbert, 1999-2015
- Tolbert left to take a job as Assistant City Manager for Planning and Neighborhood Services in Georgia. [5]
Staff
- Vacant, Director (as of February 2020)
- Missy Creasy, Deputy Director for Planning (as of February 2020)
- Alexander Ikefuna, Deputy Director for Zoning (as of February 2020)
- Tony Edwards, Development Services Manager (as of February 2020)
ADMINISTRATION
Office Administrator
- Sharon D. Patterson
Permit Technician
- Deronda Eubanks
- Lisa Barmore
Assistant to NDS Boards and Commissions
==BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS== (moving to public works)
Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator
- Amanda Poncy, AICP
Safe Routes to School Coordinator
ADA Coordinator / Planner
- Vacant
BUILDING INSPECTIONS
Building Official
- Tom Elliott, CBO
Deputy Code Official & Plans Examiner
Building Inspector
- Gerald Soriano
- Robert Schwagerl]]
ENGINEERING
City Engineer
- Jack Dawson, PE
Assistant City Engineer
- Chris Sibold, PE
Civil Engineer
- Hugh Blake, PE
- Vacant
City Traffic Engineer
- Brennen Duncan, PE
Assistant Traffic Engineer
- Vacant
Capital Projects Coordinator
- Eric Morris
Project Inspector
- Steve Wright
Survey Technician
- Bradley Lamb
VSMP ENS Specialist
GIS Analyst
- Bob Brown
GIS Technician
- Pamela Murray
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
Historic Preservation & Design Planner
Historic Preservation Assistant
- Camie Mess
HOUSING
Housing Development Specialist
- Vacant
Grants and Section 3 Coordinator
- Vacant
PLANNING
Principal Planner
- Brian Haluska, AICP
Urban Designer
- Carrie Rainey, RLA
Neighborhood Planners
- Matt Alfele, AICP
- Joey Winter
Former Neighborhood Planners
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
Property Maintenance Code Official
- Patricia Carrington
Property Maintenance Inspector
- Matt Fichter
ROADWAY PROJECTS
Urban Construction Initiative Program Manager
- Jeanette Janiczek
ZONING
Zoning Administrator
Assistant Zoning Administrator
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References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Web. City of Charlottesville Operations, Presentation, City of Charlottesville, October 16, 2019, retrieved January 31, 2020.
- ↑ Charlottesville Neighborhood Development Services
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Web. Sandy Springs names James Tolbert assistant city manager, Reporter Newspapers, Reporter Newspapers, January 8, 2015, retrieved January 10, 2015. Cite error: Invalid
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