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 

CCA Meeting Agenda November 14, 2019

November 12, 2019

Crozet Community Association Meeting Agenda
November 14, 2019
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 (September 12, 2019; Click here for PDF version of the minutes)
Treasurer’s Report  (2019 Dues: $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: Downtown Crozet Initiative (DCI) update on the Barnes Lumber/Milestone Partner Phase 1 project (Dave Stoner, DCI)

 Old Business:

  • Candidate forum was well attended and went well. Special thanks to Spectrum Integrators, 2171 Ivy Road (https://spectrumintegrators.com) who donated the rental cost of the sound equipment for the forum!
  • Master Plan Revision events upcoming.     Information at: https://tinyurl.com/yxl8wchb
    • Thursday, November 21, 2019 from 8:00 to 10:00 AM at Green House Coffee, meet and discuss the master plan revision with county staff.
    • Learn more, and share your thoughts at http://www.publicinput.com/imaginecrozet
      This questionnaire will be available until Friday, November 22nd at 5:00 PM

New Business:

  • Election of CCA officers occurs at our next meeting, January 9, 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 –   

  • Downtown Crozet Initiative (DCI) meeting, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM at the Crozet Library. Tentative agenda at: https://www.downtowncrozetinitiative.com/events
  • Crozet Volunteer Fire Department Christmas Parade Sunday, December 3 at 3:00 PM. Lineup is at 2:00 PM on Wayland Drive in Crozet. Organized by the Crozet Volunteer Fire Department. Parade starts at Wayland Drive (near Green House Coffee) and turns left at the 4-way stop, ending at the fire department.
  • Crozet Park Winter Brews Festival, December 7, 2019 from 11AM to 5:00 PM. Tickets are available now!  Special perks available for the first 300 tickets sold!  Live music, food trucks & more. Information at: http://www.crozetbeerfest.com/

 The next CCA meeting is January 9, 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.

CCAC Meeting Agenda 13 November 2019

November 12, 2019

CROZET COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CCAC) Meeting at the Crozet Library
Wednesday, November 13 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 October meeting)

3.  Yancey Lumber Company–Special Exception Requests (Valerie Long, Williams Mullen – 45 minutes)

4.  CIP Check-in/Crozet Elementary Expansion Funding (Joe Fore, CCAC – 10 min)

5.  Crozet Master Plan Update Check-In#3 (Andrew Knuppel, Albemarle County Community Development – 10 min)

6.   Items Not Listed on the Agenda

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

Crozet Master Plan Update – Community Workshop #3

November 6, 2019

Crozet 2020 Master Plan Update
Community Workshop #3
Thursday, November 7, 2019 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
at the Field School (1408 Crozet Avenue)

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.

Agenda (TENTATIVE 11/4/2019)

  1. Welcome, Meeting Overview, Phase 1 Recap & Phase 2 Next Steps (15 minutes)
  2. Presentation: What We’ve Heard & Existing Conditions (15 minutes)
  3. Self-Guided Activity/Open House: Proposed Guiding Principles & Goals (60 minutes)
    • Connectivity
    • Character
    • Conservation
    • Implementation

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

Save the Dates!
Upcoming Community Conversations

Thursday, November 21, 2019 from 8:00-10:00 AM
at Green House Coffee – Albemarle County staff “office hours”.

Results from the first two workshops

Community Workshop #1: Introduction to the Master Plan

View the presentation slides from the event

Feedback given at  Workshop 1: (click on each to download the information)
Summary | All Responses (.xls) | Google Map (What’s one thing you would change today?)

Community Workshop #2: Community Character & Connections

View the presentation slides from the event

Feedback given at Workshop 2: (click on each to download the information)
Summary | All Responses (.xls) | Google Map (Centers & Connectivity)

A Retrospective of the Community Visioning Phase 

Candidate Forum

October 25, 2019

Candidate Forum, Tuesday, October 29
at  7:30 PM at the Field School

The Crozet Community Association (CCA) will host a candidates forum on Tuesday, October 29, 2019 from 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM at the Field School.  All the local candidates for the White Hall district have been invited and most  have said they can attend.  These include:

Va Senate – 25th District
R.Creigh Deeds (D)   [attending]
Elliott M.Harding (I) [attending]

Va Delegates – 25th District 
Chris S. Runion (R)   [not attending]
Jennifer L. Kitchen (D)  [attending]
Janice L. Allen (I) [attending]

Supervisors – White Hall District
Steve Harvey II (R)    [attending]
Ann Huckle Mallek (D)   [attending]

Commonwealth Attorney
Robert N. Tracci   [attending]
Jim M. Hingeley  [sending a representative]

Sheriff
Chan R. Bryant  [no reply]
Ronnie R. Roberts [attending]

School Board – At Large Member
J.S. “Jonno” Alcaro [attending]
Anne Elizabeth Oliver [attending]

School Board – White Hall District
David Dean Oberg [attending]

Soil & Water Conservation Director (Vote for 2)
Lonnie M. Murray [no reply]
Steven G. Meeks [no reply]

The format for the evening will be opening remarks by each candidate for three minutes, then written questions submitted online beforehand and then written questions submitted from the audience. We reserve the right to moderate questions.  We will have a moderator to keep the evening flowing smoothly.
Audience questions can be answered by all candidates in a race, with candidates taking turns answering first or follow up. Two-minute answers will keep us all concise.

You are invited to fill out a candidate question form before the Tuesday forum.   Click this link to submit your question in advance for the Crozet Community Association (CCA) Candidate Forum, October 29 at 7:30 PM

Please try to write a question that will be of interest to many people. If it’s for a particular set of candidates, such as school board or supervisor, please indicate that as well. We will present these submitted questions first and then as many written questions from the audience as we can in the allotted time.

Opportunities for Crozet Master Plan Revision Input

October 8, 2019

 

Imagine Crozet logo for 2019 Crozet Master Plan Update

Save the Dates!
Upcoming Community Conversations about
the Crozet Master Plan Revision

Chat with County Staff on Thursday, October 17, 2019
from 8:00 to 10:00 AM at Grit Coffee in Old Trail

Community Character & Connections Tour on Saturday, October 26, 2019
from 10:00 to 11:30 AM – Meet at The Square
Facilitated tour & discussion of Crozet’s character and connectivity.
Transportation mode TBD.

Community Workshop #3: Guiding Principles & Phase 2 Focus Areas on Thursday, November 7, 2019
from 6:30-8:00 PM at the Field School (1408 Crozet Avenue)

Chat with County Staff  on Thursday, November 21, 2019
from 8:00 to 10:00 AM at Green House Coffee

Did you miss out on the first Crozet Master Plan workshop? Don’t worry – here are three online opportunities to share your vision and input with the county:

1. Complete a Crozet Libs by clicking here or on the image:

Crozet Master Plan "Lib" A kind of "fill-in the blank"

2. Instagram Challenge
Join the community photo album. Snap a pic, write a caption that describes the photo and why it represents your Crozet experience.

 

3. 2010 Vision and Guiding Principles Feedback
Take a look at the 2010 version of the Crozet Master Plan Vision and Guidelines and let us know what holds up and what should be changed.

CCAC Meeting Agenda 9 October 2019

October 8, 2019

CROZET COMMUNITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CCAC) Meeting at the Crozet Library
Wednesday, October 9 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 September meeting – September 11 and September 12)

3.   Crozet Connect Bus Schedule Update (15 minutes – Stephen Johnson, Planning Manager, JAUNT)

4.    Western Feeder Pattern School Discussion (45 minutes – Crozet, Brownsville, Henley PTO representatives and committee). Background information from Roslyn Schmitt, Chief Operating Officer of ACPS.

5.    CIP Budget Schedule Discussion (15 minutes – All)

6.    Crozet Master Plan Update Check-in (Andrew Knuppel and Staff – 15 minutes)

7.    Items Not Listed on the Agenda

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

Crozet Master Plan Update – Community Workshop #2

September 29, 2019

Crozet 2020 Master Plan Update
Community Workshop #2
Tuesday, October 1, 2019 from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm
Western Albemarle High School Cafeteria

Agenda (TENTATIVE 9/26/2019)

  1. Welcome, Meeting Overview, Workshop #1 Recap (10 min)
  2. Presentation – Defining a Small Town (10-15 min)
  3. Continue to refine the Master Plan’s Guiding Principles from the first Community Workshop
    – Breakout Activity (55 min)

    • Small town look and feel: Beginning to define Crozet’s “small town feel” – including its architectural heritage and community.
    • Centers & Connections: Identifying Crozet’s important places and centers, and how they connect to their surrounding areas.
    • Living & Working in Crozet: Understanding how to support opportunities for persons of all means to live & work in Crozet.
  4. Report Out (5 min)
  5. Next Steps (5 min)

Child care and dinner (pizza) will be available at the workshop.  Child care will be an activity center for the children (Lego Challenges and drawing stuff) with an aide or two there to assist.  It will  be in the WAHS Cafeteria, where all parts of the workshop will also take place, including the breakout sessions around the sides of the room, where parents can keep an eye on their children.

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

Save the Dates!
Upcoming Community Conversations:
Thursday, November 7th from 6:30-8:00 pm at Field School
Click here for tentative schedule for the Crozet Master Plan Revision

Electronics Recycling Day at Ivy Material Utilization Center (IMUC)

September 29, 2019

Electronics Recycling Day at IVY MUC for Charlottesville & Albemarle Residents
Saturday, October 26, 2019 – 9 am to 3 pm
PRE-Registration required.

Rules for the e-Waste Event:

  • Print the confirmation email or save it to your phone to show the attendant for proof of registration. You will not be allowed to participate if you do not have your confirmation email.
  • Free disposal of electronic waste for residents of Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville only
    • Proof of Residency will be required
    • This event is for residents only, no commercial participation will be allowed
  • Only electronic waste will be accepted
    • Computer systems and accessories, printers, copies, scanners, fax machines, VCRs, camcorders, stereos, and televisions
    • Other electronic items, such as vacuums, hair dyers, etc. will not be accepted during this evening.
  • No more than two (2) tube-style TVs or monitors per person
  • No more than ten (10) total items, per person
  • Please request a time window
    • We will do our best to accommodate time window requests, however times will be filled in the order in which they are received. If your preferred time is full, but you are within the first 350 to register, we will move you to the next closest, open time
    • Final time window assignments will be designated in your confirmation email
      • The confirmation email will be sent AFTER the time window is full

For questions, please call 434-977-2970.

Registration:

Will begin at 8am on Tuesday, October 1, 2019

The available time windows will be:

  • 9 – 10:30am
  • 10:30am – 12pm
  • 12 – 1:30pm
  • 1:30 – 3pm

Household Hazardous Waste and Bulky Waste Days – Fall 2019

September 23, 2019

Rivanna Solid Waste Authority (RWSA)
Hazardous Waste and Bulk Waste Amnesty Days

Starts  Thursday, September 26 with business collection requiring pre-registration.
Qualifying businesses* must pre-register with MXI Environmental by September 16th to obtain an appointment. To register, call or email: Scott Shaw at scotts@mxiinc.com or 540-818-4261.

There is a fee associated with disposal.

*This event is only open to qualifying Albemarle County and City of Charlottesville Businesses and commercial establishments. Qualifications are defined by federal law to include businesses that (1) generate no more than 100 kilograms (220 pounds) hazardous waste in a month, (2) generate no more than 1 kilogram (2.2 pounds) acutely hazardous waste in a month, and (3) store not more than 1,000 kilograms (2,200 pounds) hazardous waste.

 

Household Hazardous Waste Collection
at the Ivy Materials Utilization Center 
is scheduled as follows:

Friday, September 27, 2019:   9am-2pm
Saturday, September 28, 2019: 9am-2pm

Find out the Household Hazardous Waste ACCEPTED ITEMS here.

and then the next three Saturdays in October are the Fall Bulky Waste Amnesty Days.

Amnesty Item Collection Date
Furniture/Mattresses October 5, 2019
Appliances October 12, 2019
Tires October 19, 2019

Details on the Rivanna Water & Sewer Authority (RWSA) website:  http://www.rivanna.org/hhw/

Note: normal daily paint collection will NOT be accepted on HHW Days due to logistical limitations. But remember, you don’t have to wait for HHW collection to dispose of your 1 gallon and 5 gallon latex and oil-based paints in their original containers! This is a daily service at the Ivy MUC.