Department of Neighborhood Development Services
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 located in City Hall and is charged with assisting developers seeking to build in the City of Charlottesville.
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."[1]
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. [2]
Some functions of the department are being moved to the Department of Public Works. [3]
Director
Alexander Ikefuna, interim
- 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]
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
BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN ACCESS
(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
- Pamela Murray, GIS Technician
HISTORIC PRESERVATION
- Jeff Werner, Historic Preservation & Design Planner
- Camie Mess, Assistant Historic Preservation & Design Planner
HOUSING
- John Sales, Housing Program Coordinator
- Erin Atak, Grants Coordinator
PLANNING
- Brian Haluska, Principal Planner
- Carrie Rainey, Urban Designer
- Matt Alfele, Neighborhood Planner
- Joey Winter, Neighborhood Planner
Former Neighborhood Planners
PROPERTY MAINTENANCE
- Patricia Carrington, Property Maintenance Code Official
- Matt Fichter, Property Maintenance Inspector
- Matt McCracken, Property Maintenance Inspector
ROADWAY PROJECTS
- Jeanette Janiczek, Urban Construction Initiative Program Manager
ZONING
- Read Brodhead, Zoning Administrator
- Craig Fabio, Assistant Zoning Administrator
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References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Web. City of Charlottesville Operations, Presentation, City of Charlottesville, October 16, 2019, retrieved January 31, 2020.
- ↑ 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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