Department of Neighborhood Development Services

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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]



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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."[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, with an entrance on Market Street. 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

City Manager, Tarron Richardson, announced on February 15, 2020 that a a new director will be hired.[4]

Former Directors

following the resignation of Jim Tolbert, Alexander Ikefuna was hired by City Manager Morice Jones, and took over in 2015. Tolbert took a job in Georgia. [5]

Staff

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

Safe Routes to School Coordinator

ADA Coordinator / Planner

  • Vacant

BUILDING INSPECTIONS

Building Official

Deputy Code Official & Plans Examiner

Building Inspector

ENGINEERING

City Engineer

  • Jack Dawson, PE

Assistant City Engineer

  • Chris Sibold, PE

Civil Engineer

  • Hugh Blake, PE
  • Vacant

City Traffic Engineer

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

Urban Designer

Neighborhood Planners

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



References

  1. 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.
  2. Web. City of Charlottesville Operations, Presentation, City of Charlottesville, October 16, 2019, retrieved January 31, 2020.
  3. Charlottesville Neighborhood Development Services
  4. 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. Web. Sandy Springs names James Tolbert assistant city manager, Reporter Newspapers, Reporter Newspapers, January 8, 2015, retrieved January 10, 2015.

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