Monthly Archives: January 2020

Crozet Master Plan Phase 2 Events

January 23, 2020

Crozet 2020 Master Plan
Phase 2 – Events

ImagineCrozet logo/graphic

Phase 2 of the Master Plan Update (Focus Areas & Design Strategies) will run through June with a number of opportunities to get involved. The goals for this phase include workshopping focus areas and specific topics, identifying an implementation framework and strategies, and designing the Master Plan’s policies and projects with the community.

What’s Next?

Albemarle County has partnered with Retail Strategies to undertake a market study for Downtown Crozet. Jenn Gregory, President of Downtown Strategies for Retail Strategies, will facilitate two sessions and will collect information and collaborate with stakeholders on the future of Downtown Crozet. Please be prepared to share ideas, goals, concerns, challenges, and thoughts as we work together on planning for Downtown Crozet’s future.

If you’d like to attend, please click on the link  for one of the following dates:

Tuesday, January 28 6:00-8:00 PM at Piedmont Place 
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/focused-conversations-about-downtown-crozet-piedmont-place-tickets-89779114749

Wednesday, January 29 12:00-1:30 at Crozet Library Meeting Room
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/focused-conversations-about-downtown-crozet-crozet-library-tickets-89781720543

Retail Strategies will be assessing topics, including Downtown Crozet’s vision, community image, economic diversification & commerce, commercial and residential growth, and future roadblocks and challenges. The final deliverable will be a strategic plan with recommendations for growth, economic impact, and progress.

Please note that the intent of a focused conversation is to provide an opportunity for in-depth, focused dialogue with the stakeholders most affected by this issue. If you’re unable to make it, an online feedback opportunity will be available afterwards.

Again, if you’d like to attend, please RSVP for one of the dates above.

 Share your expertise and viewpoint with Albemarle County Planners

Participate in the online conversation by going to https://www.publicinput.com/imaginecrozet by Tuesday, January 28, 2020!

Save the Dates!
Upcoming Community Conversations

Upcoming Community Workshops

  • Thursday, February 6th — Character & Land Use Workshop #2: Housing & Residential Land Use, from 6:30 – 8:00 pm at Western Albemarle High School Cafeteria
  • Friday, February 21st — Housing Focused Conversation (TBD)
  • Friday, March 27th — Architecture & Historic Preservation Focused Conversation (TBD)
  • Wednesday, April 22nd  — Connectivity Workshop, 6:30 to 8:00 PM, Western Albemarle High School  Cafeteria
  • Week of April 27th (TBD) —  Downtown Crozet Focused Conversation #2
  • Wednesday, May 27th — Conservation Workshop, 6:30 to 8:00 PM, Western Albemarle High School Cafeteria
  • Wednesday, June 24 — Implementation and Summary Recommendations Workshop, 6:30 to 8:00 PM, Western Albemarle High School  Cafeteria

Stay up-to-date on upcoming meetings and events. Sign up for the Crozet Master Plan A-mail list.

Do you have questions about the Crozet Master Plan? They’d love to hear from you. Please send your questions or comments to Neighborhood Planner, Andrew Knuppel

  View Phase 1 Public Input by clicking here.

A Retrospective of the Community Visioning Phase 

CCAC Meeting Agenda 8 January 2020

January 7, 2020

CROZET COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CCAC) Meeting at the Crozet Library
Wednesday, January 8 from 7:00 to 8:45 PM

Click here for PDF (printable) version of the agenda.

Agenda

1.  Introductions and Agenda Review. (Allie Pesch – CCAC chair)

2.  Approval of Minutes (Draft minutes of the November meeting)

3.  Growth Management Report & Demographics Presentation (Andrew Knuppel/Albemarle County Community Development– 30 minutes)

4.   Crozet Master Plan Phase 2 Process Update (Andrew Knuppel/Albemarle County Community Development – 10 minutes)

5.  Items Not Listed on the Agenda

6. Announcements

7.  Future Agenda Items
– Bamboo Grove Rezoning Application Community Meeting
– Crozet Sports SUP Application Community Meeting

Note: CCAC meets on the 2nd Wednesday of the month

The CCAC’s role and “charter” doc’s are found here:
General CCAC info:  http://www.albemarle.org/department.asp?department=cdd&relpage=4422
CCAC Overview & Duties:  http://www.albemarle.org/upload/images/webapps/boards/bc/showrecs.asp?ID=12

CCA Meeting Agenda January 9, 2020

January 7, 2020

Crozet Community Association Meeting Agenda
January 9, 2020
7:30 PM at the Field School

(Click here for PDF version of the agenda)

Welcome

Agenda Review / Changes and additions from the floor.
Approval of the CCA’s last meeting’s minutes (November 14, 2019; Click here for PDF version of the minutes)
Treasurer’s Report  (2020 Dues: Still just $10 annual contribution)
Albemarle County Police Department (ACPD) may visit and give an update. (Evening Patrol Division)

A Moment in Crozet History – Phil James

Presentation: About the Blue Ridge Tunnel project and opening.  (Bob Dombrowe and Wayne Nolde (Claudius Crozet Blue Ridge Tunnel Foundation board members.  http://blueridgetunnel.org/)

Update and News from Ann Mallek, our county supervisor

 

 Old Business:

  • $6,000 donated to local civic groups from the 2019 Crozet Independence Day Celebration event.
    The 2020 event is Saturday, July 4! (that’s right!)
  • Updates from the ACPD Blue Ridge Citizen Advisory Team meeting.

New Business:

  • Election of CCA officers for 2020. Nominations are open for President, Vice President, Secretary, and Treasurer. Current officers are: President: Tim Tolson, Vice-President: Lisa Goehler, Secretary: Jo Ann Perkins, and Treasurer: Emery Taylor. Candidates must be present at the January 9 meeting or have spoken with a current officer about their willingness to serve if elected

Announcements –   

  • Master Plan Revision Phase 2: Monday, January 13, 6:30 to 8:00 PM at Western Albemarle High School (WAHS). Character & Land Use Workshop #1: Commercial Centers & Development Area Edges.   Additional information at: http://www.albemarle.org/department.asp?department=cdd&relpage=24060

 The next CCA meeting is March 12, 2020 at 7:30 PM at the Field School
Join our email list by signing up at: http://CrozetCommunity.org/contact-us/
This email list is moderated, so you cannot get spam because only approved email messages are sent out.  Volume is usually 4-6 emails a month, all related to Crozet & Western Albemarle events and concerns.

Crozet Master Plan Update – Phase 2 Workshop #1

January 7, 2020

Crozet 2020 Master Plan Update
Phase 2 – Character and Land Use Workshop
Monday, January 13, 2020 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
at Western Albemarle High School (WAHS)

This workshop does NOT assume you have been to any of the other workshops. Come if this is your first Crozet Master Plan Revision Workshop or your second or third. What matters is you come and give your opinion and learn about the Crozet Master Plan.

The Purpose of the Event

During this workshop, we’ll work with community members to review and update the 2010 land use recommendations for Crozet’s centers of activity (such as Downtown, ACME/Starr Hill, Old Trail and Clover Lawn) and Crozet’s boundaries. Together, we’ll work to clarify how these areas should look and be used over time.

What Will We Talk About?

We’ll look to Crozet community members to respond to these questions:
  • After reflecting on the 2010 Master Plan’s recommendations for each center, should anything be added or updated to reflect Crozet today?
  • How should Crozet’s centers of activity relate or transition to the neighborhoods around them?
  • How should Crozet’s centers of activity be used in the future? What should they look like?
  • What are the appropriate uses and intensities of development along Crozet’s Route 250 edge?
  • Should any adjustments be made to Crozet’s Development Area boundary?

How Will We Use Your Input?

Staff will utilize community feedback to update land use designations and supporting recommendations for areas in and around Crozet’s Centers of activity. Any potential Development Area boundary adjustments will be included for review at the February workshop.
If you are unable to attend this workshop, we will have an online opportunity for you to provide feedback. We will send out an email and a facebook notice when that is available.

Learn more about the Crozet Master Plan.

Stay up-to-date on upcoming meetings and events. Sign up for the Crozet Master Plan A-mail list.

Do you have questions about the Crozet Master Plan? They’d love to hear from you. Please send your questions or comments to Neighborhood Planner, Andrew Knuppel

What’s Next In Phase 2?

Phase 2 of the Master Plan Update (Focus Areas & Design Strategies) will run through June with a number of opportunities to get involved. The goals for this phase include workshopping focus areas and specific topics, identifying an implementation framework and strategies, and designing the Master Plan’s policies and projects with the community.

Save the Dates!
Upcoming Community Conversations

Upcoming Community Workshops

  • Thursday, February 6th — Character & Land Use Workshop #2: Housing & Residential Land Use, from 6:30 – 8:00 pm at Western Albemarle High School Cafeteria
  • Wednesday, April 22nd tentative — Connectivity Workshop (TBD)
  • May — Conservation Workshop (TBD)
  • June — Implementation and Summary Recommendations Workshop (TBD)

Upcoming Focused Conversations

  • Wednesday, January 29th — Downtown Crozet Focused Conversation #1 (TBD)
  • February — Housing Focused Conversation (TBD)
  • March — Architecture & Historic Preservation Focused Conversation (TBD)
  • April — Downtown Crozet Focused Conversation #2 (TBD)

  View Phase 1 Public Input by clicking here.

A Retrospective of the Community Visioning Phase