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At a City Council meeting on April 7, 2003, residents opposed a rezoning of 1417 Burgess Lane from R-2 to M-2 so a plumbing, heating and air conditioning firm could operate there. The Planning Commission had recommended denial. Woolen Mills resident [[Bill Emory]]
At a City Council meeting on April 7, 2003, residents opposed a rezoning of 1417 Burgess Lane from R-2 to M-2 so a plumbing, heating and air conditioning firm could operate there. The Planning Commission had recommended denial. Woolen Mills resident [[Bill Emory]]
said that he would like to see the land use plan come into with the existing zoning on the property. [[Victoria Dunham]] said that her house, which is located in the County's portion of the Woolen Mills neighborhood, had become almost entirely surrounded by industrial uses. <ref>Charlottesville City Council Minutes.  7 Apr. 2003. City of Charlottesville, Virginia. 24 Mar. 2009 <http://weblink.charlottesville.org/DocView.aspx?id=195914>.</ref> Several neighborhood residents spoke out against the rezoning, but Councilor Blake Caravati made a motion to rezone the property to B-3.  
said that he would like to see the land use plan come into with the existing zoning on the property. [[Victoria Dunham]] said that her house, which is located in the County's portion of the Woolen Mills neighborhood, had become almost entirely surrounded by industrial uses. <ref>Charlottesville City Council Minutes.  7 Apr. 2003. City of Charlottesville, Virginia. 24 Mar. 2009 <http://weblink.charlottesville.org/DocView.aspx?id=195914>.</ref> Several neighborhood residents spoke out against the rezoning, but Councilor Blake Caravati made a motion to rezone the property to B-3.  
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Revision as of 17:16, 24 March 2009

The Woolen Mills neighborhood is bordered by the Rivanna river to the east, railroad tracks to the south, and Meade Avenue to the west. Riverview park, and Meade park, which hosts a Wednesday evening farmer's market in the summer months, are within the neighborhood. The historic Woolen Mills are located at the intersection of the river and the railroad tracks.

Neighborhood seeks to remove industrial classification

Many residents of the Woolen Mills have been asking the City to remove language in the Comprehensive Plan that they claim encourages industrial development in their neighborhood. The section on the Woolen Mills neighborhood contains this line:

“The challenge with Industrial land is finding somewhere to place it; no one wants to have it in their backyard.”

At a City Council meeting on April 7, 2003, residents opposed a rezoning of 1417 Burgess Lane from R-2 to M-2 so a plumbing, heating and air conditioning firm could operate there. The Planning Commission had recommended denial. Woolen Mills resident Bill Emory said that he would like to see the land use plan come into with the existing zoning on the property. Victoria Dunham said that her house, which is located in the County's portion of the Woolen Mills neighborhood, had become almost entirely surrounded by industrial uses. [1] Several neighborhood residents spoke out against the rezoning, but Councilor Blake Caravati made a motion to rezone the property to B-3.

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External links

Historic Woolen Mills

Woolen Mills Neighborhood from the Charlottesville Community Design Center

Notes

  1. Charlottesville City Council Minutes. 7 Apr. 2003. City of Charlottesville, Virginia. 24 Mar. 2009 <http://weblink.charlottesville.org/DocView.aspx?id=195914>.