COUNTY OF ALBEMARLE 2000 DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY REPORT i
Prepared by County of Albemarle Department of Planning and Community Development Office of Mapping, Graphics and Information Resources 401 McIntire Road, Charlottesville, VA 22902 (434) 296-5823 ii
STATISTICAL ABSTRACT Residential Building Permits Residential building permits issued in 2000 totaled 650 dwelling units. This number is somewhat lower than the level of building activity observed since 1990. The lowest level of activity occurred in 1995 when only 596 building permits were issued. Of the 650 new housing starts in 2000, 369 dwelling units (57%) were located in Designated Development Areas and 231 dwelling units (43%) were located in the Rural Areas. Residential building permits issued in 2000 were composed of the following types of dwelling units: - 83 % conventional single-family detached - 10 % single-family attached - 1 % single-family townhouse - 0 % multi-family units - 4 % mobile homes located throughout the County - 2 % accessory apartments Of the 540 single-family detached units created from new building permits issued, 287 (53%) were located in the Development Areas and 253 (47%) were located in the Rural Areas. Mobile homes accounted for 6% (17 total) of all building permits issued for dwelling units in the Rural Areas down from 8% in 1999. Accessory apartments accounted for less than 2% (13 total) of building permits issued for dwelling units in 2000. Residential Subdivisions 98 subdivision plats were signed in 2000 creating 567 new lots. Of the 567 new lots created, 320 (56%) were located in the Development Areas and 247 (43%) were located in the Rural Areas. 196 (79%) of new Rural Area lots were development right lots of less than 21 acres. iii
The average lot size of the 567 new lots created in 2000 decreased significantly to 13.04 acres from 23.18 acres in 1999. In 2000, the average new lot size in the Designated Development Areas (302 lots) decreased to 1.12 acres, and the average new lot size in the Rural Areas (247 lots) decreased to 23.49 acres. This is due to a significant decrease in the number of lots created in new subdivisions. Site Development Plans One major residential site development plan, Woods Edge, was signed in 2000, representing 90 units. 40 major non-residential site development plans were signed in 2000. These plans represented 146,945 square feet of commercial/retail services space, 19,288 square feet of industrial space, 267,005 square feet of office space, and 109,810 square feet of public/institutional space. Land Use Taxation and Agricultural/Forestal Districts Landowners have enrolled 21% of the Designated Development Areas, and 68% of the Rural Areas in the land use taxation program as of December 31, 2000. The total area in the land use taxation program comprises approximately 66% of Albemarle County. As of December 31 st, 2000, the land area voluntarily enrolled by rural landowners in agricultural and forestal districts represented approximately 15% of the acreage in Albemarle County s Rural Areas. Zoning A total of 84.18 acres were rezoned in 2000. Glenmore, in Rivanna Village, accounted for 38 acres of the total rezoned acreage. iv
TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION... 1 II. RESIDENTIAL ACTIVITY... 2 A. BUILDING PERMIT ACTIVITY... 2 1. OVERVIEW... 2 2. BUILDING PERMITS BY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DEVELOPMENT AREA... 2 3. BUILDING PERMITS BY DWELLING UNIT TYPE... 5 4. BUILDING PERMITS BY MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT... 5 5. RESIDENTIAL BUILDING ACTIVITY COMPARISON... 5 B. SUBDIVISION ACTIVITY... 10 1. OVERVIEW... 10 2. ANALYSIS OF SIGNED PLATS... 10 3. HISTORIC COMPARISON OF SUBDIVISION ACTIVITY - SIGNED PLATS... 13 4. SIGNED PLATS - PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE ROADS... 13 5. RURAL PRESERVATION DEVELOPMENT... 17 C. SITE PLAN ACTIVITY... 18 III. INVENTORY OF LAND USE... 22 IV. ZONING AND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MODIFICATIONS... 29 A. 2000 REZONING ACTIVITY... 29 B. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN MODIFICATIONS IN 2000... 31 V. APPENDIX... 32 v
LIST OF TABLES Table 2-1: Comprehensive Plan Area - Actual Dwellings Summary, 1996-2000...3 Table 2-2: Dwelling Units by Comprehensive Plan Area by Building Permits Issued in 2000...4 Table 2-3: Number of Dwelling Units by Magisterial District by Building Permits Issued in 2000...7 Table 2-4: Building Permit Activity Comparison, 1993-2000...8 Table 2-5: Total Number of New Dwelling Units from Building Permits Issued, 1981-2000...9 Table 2-6: Residential Subdivision Activity in 2000 - Signed Plats...11 Table 2-7: Distribution by Size (Acreage) Based on Signed Plats Located in the Rural Areas, 1998-2000...12 Table 2-8: Changes in Subdivision Activity, 1989-2000 - Signed Plats...14 Table 2-9: Rural Area Average Lot Size, 1997-2000 (Development Right Lots)...15 Table 2-10: 2000 Signed Plats - New Public and Private Roads...16 Table 2-11: Rural Preservation Developments, 1990-2000...19 Table 2-12: Major Residential Site Plans Approved in 2000...20 Table 2-13: Major Non-residential Site Plans Approved in 2000...21 Table 3-1: Residential Land Use Summary, 2000...23 Table 3-2: Commercial and Industrial Land Use Summary, 2000...24 Table 3-3: Acreage in Land Use Taxation by Year and Land Use Type, 1982-2000...25 Table 3-4: Estimate of Distribution of County Land Under Land Use, 2000...26 Table 3-5: Agricultural/Forestal Districts...27 Table 4-1: Approved Zoning Map Amendments, 2000...30 vi
I. INTRODUCTION The Development Activity Report is an annual review of the residential, commercial, and industrial development applications approved by the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors, Planning Commission, Board of Zoning Appeals, Department of Planning and Community Development, and Building Codes and Zoning Services. This review in no way represents actual development in the County, it simply reflects serious development interests. Throughout the year, numerous actions are taken regarding building permits, subdivision plats, site development plans, and changes to zoning regulations. This report tracks these actions and analyzes where trends of two or more years are occurring. The location of new residential and commercial interest is not only important to planners, but is also useful information for those involved in rural preservation, commercial development, or marketing activities. In June of 1996, the Albemarle County Board of Supervisors adopted the 1996-2016 Land Use Plan. This Land Use Plan is similar in many ways to the previous Plan. However, the Villages of Earlysville and North Garden were eliminated in the Plan as Designated Development Areas. Development information for these eliminated areas has been incorporated in information about Rural Areas 1 and 3, respectively. It is important to point out that an amendment to the Plan, approved in December of 1989, created the Village of Rivanna Development Area. In this report, some of the data previously attributed to Rural Area 4 is now shown as belonging to the Rivanna Village. Additions have also been made to the Development Areas of Piney Mountain and Hollymead. Piney Mountain was upgraded from a Village designation to a Community. It is also important to note that the Community of Scottsville Development Area was eliminated with the adoption of the 1996-2016 Comprehensive Land Use Plan since a significant portion of the Area was incorporated into the Town of Scottsville by boundary adjustment on January 1, 1994. This report is divided into three major sections. The first section addresses residential development by analyzing where building permit, subdivision, and site plan activity has occurred. The next section describes inventories of residential, commercial, and industrial zoned land along with the distribution of County land in preferential land use taxation. The third section presents zoning map amendments and amendments to the Comprehensive Plan. As in past reports, one purpose of the Development Activity Report is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance, adopted December 10, 1980. An objective of the Zoning Ordinance is to encourage development in the Designated Development Areas (these specific Development Areas are described in detail in the Comprehensive Plan). While the Comprehensive Plan outlines goals and objectives for effectively managing Albemarle County's growth, the Zoning Ordinance provides the legal structure by which the goals and objectives are accomplished. For the purposes of this report, 2000 development activity comparisons will be made to the 1996-2016 Land Use Plan. 1
A. BUILDING PERMIT ACTIVITY 1. Overview II. RESIDENTIAL ACTIVITY The annual number of new residential dwelling units is an important indicator of growth in a locality. For this report, the number of building permits issued for new residential structures is a measure of new dwelling units to be built in Albemarle County. Though the total level of activity from one year to the next is ascertained from building permit volumes, the distribution of new housing by location and by type can also be analyzed from information provided on a permit. The location and type of dwelling relative to existing utilities, public facilities, and infrastructure provides direction for long-term planning efforts. 2. Building Permits by Comprehensive Plan Development Area In 2000, the number of new dwelling units from building permits totaled 650 (see Table 2-1). This total represents a decrease of 120 dwelling units from the 1999 total of 770. Overall the total number of building permits issued has decreased steadily since 1997. Designated Development Areas (Urban Areas, Communities, and Villages) accounted for 57% (369) of all new dwelling units in 2000. The Urban Area, consisting of Urban Neighborhoods 1-7, accounted for 29% (189 units) of the total 650 new dwelling units in 2000, nearly thirty less than last year. Of the 189 new units located in the Urban Area, 74 were located in Urban Neighborhood 2 (see Table 2-2). The amount of activity in the Communities decreased slightly. The average number of new dwelling units since 1990 is 162 per year. In 2000, the Communities represented 180 units or 20% of the total number of new units in the County. The Community of Hollymead once again showed a noteworthy amount of new dwelling unit building activity. In 2000, Hollymead accounted for 75 (12%) of the County's total new dwelling units. This made it the largest concentration of new building activity in the Designated Development Areas. The adoption of the revised Land Use Plan component of the Comprehensive Plan in June 1996 eliminated two Village designations leaving only one Village in the Plan (Rivanna). The number of dwelling units from building permits in the Village of Rivanna, mainly due to the continued development of the Glenmore subdivision, accounted for 50 units or 8% of the total new dwelling units permitted. In the Rural Areas, the percentage of dwelling units created from new building permits issued accounted for 43% (281 units) of all permits issued within the County. This is about average for the last seven years. Although building activity was focused in the Designated Development Areas in 2000, the total number of building permits issued throughout the County in 2000 was low. 2
TABLE 2-1 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AREA - ACTUAL DWELLINGS SUMMARY 1996-2000 ACTUAL DWELLINGS AND DISTRIBUTION (from Building Reports) COMP PLAN AREA 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 Urban Areas 401 48% 376 42% 367 42% 218 28% 189 29% Communities 140 17% 195 22% 158 18% 167 22% 130 20% Villages 63 8% 62 7% 63 7% 49 6% 50 8% Rural Areas 231 28% 272 30% 286 33% 336 44% 281 43% TOTAL 835 100% 905 100% 874 100% 770 100% 650 100% 3
TABLE 2-2 DWELLING UNITS BY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AREA BY BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED IN 2000 % OF COMP PLAN AREA SF SFA SF/TH DUP MF MH AA TOTAL UNITS TOTAL URBAN RURAL UNITS Urban Neighborhood 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0% Urban Neighborhood 2 58 10 6 0 0 0 0 74 11.4% Urban Neighborhood 3 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 3.4% Urban Neighborhood 4 22 20 0 0 0 0 0 42 6.5% Urban Neighborhood 5 38 8 0 0 0 0 0 46 7.1% Urban Neighborhood 6 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4 0.6% Urban Neighborhood 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.2% Crozet Community 51 2 0 0 0 0 0 53 8.2% Hollymead Community 44 21 0 0 0 9 1 75 11.5% Piney Mountain Community 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.3% Rivanna Village 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 7.7% DEVELOPMENT AREA SUBTOTAL 287 65 6 0 0 9 2 369 56.8% Rural Area 1 61 0 0 0 0 5 1 67 10.3% Rural Area 2 54 0 0 0 0 0 3 57 8.8% Rural Area 3 79 0 0 0 0 5 3 87 13.4% Rural Area 4 59 0 0 0 0 7 4 70 10.8% RURAL AREA SUBTOTAL 253 0 0 0 0 17 11 281 43.2% TOTAL 540 65 6 0 0 26 13 650 100.0% KEY TO TYPES OF HOUSING: SF- Single-Family (includes Modular) DUP- Duplex AA-Accessory Apartment SFA- Single-Family Attached MF- Multi-Family SF/TH- Single-Family Townhouse MH- Mobile Home 4
3. Building Permits by Dwelling Unit Type As in previous years, the highest percentage of 2000 residential building permit activity occurred in the category of single-family detached homes, including modular homes (see Table 2-2). In 2000, 83% (540 units) of all building permits issued for dwelling units were for single-family homes. Singlefamily detached homes as a percentage of total dwelling units increased by 6% from 1999. In the Rural Areas, 90% of all dwelling units were single-family detached homes. In the Designated Development Areas, 77% of all dwelling units were single-family detached homes. The total number of single-family attached dwelling units decreased from 81 units in 1999 to 65 units in 2000. Neighborhood 4 in the Urban Areas accounted for 20% of the 65 new single-family attached units. Of all building permits issued for new dwelling units in Albemarle County, 10% were for singlefamily attached units. The total number of single-family townhouses decreased to 6 units in 2000 from 58 units in 1999. Of all building permits issued for dwelling units in Albemarle County, only 1% were for single-family townhouses. As in 1999, there were no multi-family permits issued in 2000. Building permits were issued in 1998 for 184 multi-family dwelling units. In 1997, building permits were issued for 208 units; in 1996, building permits were issued for 226 units; no multi-family permits were issued in 1995. 4. Building Permits by Magisterial District The magisterial district boundaries used in this report are those which were revised on May 15, 1991, as a result of the release of the Census Bureau population figures for Albemarle County (see reference map in Appendix). Of the six magisterial districts, the Rivanna district recorded the highest level of residential building activity in 2000 with 244 permits issued for new dwelling units, accounting for 38% of all new dwelling units (see Table 2-3). The White Hall district recorded the second highest level of residential building activity in 2000 with 129 permits issued for new dwelling units, accounting for 20% of all new dwelling units. The Samuel Miller district closely followed this with 119 permits issued for new dwelling units, representing 18% of the new dwellings units in the County. The Jack Jouett district had the lowest level of residential building permits with less than 2% (12 units) of the total number of new dwelling units in Albemarle County in 2000. 5. Residential Building Activity Comparison The average number of total dwelling units for which building permits were issued between 1993 and 2000 was 797 units (see Table 2-4). The 2000 total of 650 units represents a below average year for building activity as compared to the eight-year average. In the Urban Area (Neighborhoods 1-7), Neighborhood 2 accounts for the largest amount of building activity. Among the Communities, the Community of Hollymead continues to account for the majority of the residential building activity. On average, over an eight-year period, the Community of Hollymead has accounted for 64% of all residential building activity in the Communities. In 1999, Neighborhood 2 and the Community of Hollymead accounted for 40% of all residential growth in the Designated Development Areas. The total number of permits issued for new residential dwelling units located in the Rural Areas of the County decreased from 336 in 1999 to 201 in 2000. This decrease represents an erratic trend, 5
during the last decade, in which the number of new dwelling units in the Rural Areas has varied from year to year. Total dwelling units in the Rural Areas have totaled between 231 and 286 dwelling units annually, since 1993, with the exception of 1999. Overall, the 650 building permits issued in 2000 for residential dwelling units represents a below average year for housing permit activity over the last twenty years (see Table 2-5) as from 1981 to 2000 an average of 781 permits were issued annually. 6
TABLE 2-3 NUMBER OF DWELLING UNITS BY MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT BY BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED IN 2000 MAGISTERIAL SF SFA SF/TH DUP MF MH AA TOTAL % OF TOTAL DISTRICTS UNITS UNITS Rio 42 0 0 0 0 0 1 43 7% Jack Jouett 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 12 2% Rivanna 192 33 6 0 0 10 3 244 38% Samuel Miller 101 10 0 0 0 3 5 119 18% Scottsville 76 20 0 0 0 6 1 103 16% White Hall 119 2 0 0 0 7 1 129 20% TOTAL 540 65 6 0 0 26 13 650 100% KEY TO TYPES OF HOUSING: SF- Single-Family (includes Modular) SFA-Single-Familty Attached SF/TH-Single-Family Townhouse DUP-Duplex MF-Multi-Family MH-Mobile Home AA- Accessory Apts 7
TABLE 2-4 BUILDING PERMIT ACTIVITY COMPARISON 1993-2000 COMP PLAN AREA 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 TOTAL % OF #UNITS #UNITS #UNITS #UNITS #UNITS #UNITS #UNITS #UNITS #UNITS TOTAL Urban Neighborhood 1 60 0 0 0 48 23 1 0 132 2% Urban Neighborhood 2 85 210 97 99 234 69 86 74 954 15% Urban Neighborhood 3 1 4 0 20 5 177 41 22 270 4% Urban Neighborhood 4 85 219 48 264 48 48 44 42 798 13% Urban Neighborhood 5 20 14 11 15 36 36 44 46 222 3% Urban Neighborhood 6 2 2 2 3 5 14 2 4 34 1% Urban Neighborhood 7 12 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 14 0% URBAN AREAS SUBTOTAL 265 450 158 401 376 367 218 189 2,424 38% Crozet Community 72 40 35 37 59 48 56 53 400 6% Hollymead Community 122 123 94 91 134 96 95 75 830 13% Piney Mountain Community 1 10 8 12 2 14 16 2 65 1% COMMUNITIES SUBTOTAL 195 173 137 140 195 158 167 130 1,295 20% Rivanna Village 77 77 48 63 62 63 49 50 489 8% VILLAGE SUBTOTAL 77 77 48 63 62 63 49 50 489 8% DEVELOPMENT AREA TOTAL 537 700 343 604 633 588 434 369 4,208 66% Rural Area 1 63 65 68 57 77 79 67 67 543 9% Rural Area 2 52 51 39 45 46 53 89 57 432 7% Rural Area 3 80 68 69 75 66 81 108 87 634 10% Rural Area 4 73 55 77 54 83 73 72 70 557 9% RURAL AREA TOTAL 268 239 253 231 272 286 336 281 2,166 34% 805 939 596 835 905 874 770 650 6,374 100% 8
TABLE 2-5 TOTAL NUMBER OF NEW DWELLING UNITS FROM BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED 1981-2000 YEAR NUMBER OF # CHANGE FROM DWELLING UNITS PREVIOUS YEAR 1981 598 1982 482-116 1983 1,063 581 1984 725-338 1985 714-11 1986 737 23 1987 654-83 1988 673 19 1989 1,309 636 1990 804-505 1991 614-190 1992 866 252 1993 805-61 1994 939 134 1995 596-343 1996 835 239 1997 905 70 1998 874-31 1999 770-104 2000 650-120 TOTAL 15,613 Average 1981-1990: Average 1991-2000: Average 1981-2000: 775.9 Dwelling Units/Year 785.4 Dwelling Units/Year 780.7 Dwelling Units/Year 9
B. SUBDIVISION ACTIVITY 1. Overview As the County of Albemarle continues to experience growth, there will be continued residential development in the area. The best mechanism for tracking developments is through the analysis of subdivision activity, given that a precursor to a residential development is most commonly the subdividing of land into multiple lots for individual dwelling unit construction. For the purposes of this report, the definition of a subdivision is limited to the division of a parcel of land, including re-divisions, which results in at least one (1) new residential building lot. The creation of condominium lots is separated from that of other residential lots in the analysis of this report. Condominium lots do not include acreage as part of the individual lot; therefore, it would be misleading to include them in calculations such as average lot size. This section of the 2000 Development Activity Report examines the characteristics of new residential building lots through subdivision activity during the year and includes data for plats signed for recordation. Not all subdivision plats approved by the Planning Department are subsequently recorded in the Courts, therefore, adding together all current and historical new lots reported in this, and prior, Development Activity Reports, would result in an over-estimation or double counting of the actual number of lots in the County. Also, properties may be subject to repeated subdivision activity and therefore current and historical acreage subdivided cannot be added, since this would result in over-estimation of total acreage divided in the County. 2. Analysis of Signed Plats In 2000, 98 residential subdivision plats were signed and 567 new lots were created (see Table 2-6). The Designated Development Areas accounted for 19% of the signed plats, 56% of the new residential building lots created, and 5% of the total acres subdivided in 2000. The major subdivisions in the Designated Development Areas that contributed a significant number of new lots were Glenmore (72 lots) and Waylands Grant (49 lots). The Rural Areas accounted for 81% of the total number of residential subdivision plats signed, 44% of the new lots created, and 95% percent of the total acreage subdivided in 2000 (see Table 2-6). The 79 new subdivisions in the Rural Areas in 2000 is among the lower levels of subdivision activity that the County has experienced since 1986. The number of new lots in the Rural Areas was lower than has been observed in the last two years, (98 lots in 1998 and 95 lots in 1999.) However, the total acreage subdivided in the Rural Areas increased from 6,487 acres in 1999 to 7,038 acres in 2000. This is mostly due to several rural divisions in the Rural Areas. In many of these divisions, several hundreds of acres were divided into one or two parcels. Therefore these numbers grossly inflated the total acreage, and consequently increase the average acreage size. The distribution of new Rural Area lots by size is shown in Table 2-7. Thirty percent of new lots created were between 2 and 9.99 acres in size. A total of 44 new lots were created in the 2 to 4.99- acre range, representing 18% of the total lots created in 2000. In the 5 to 9.99 acre range, 28 new lots were created, accounting for 11% of the total. The percentage of new lots created in 2000 in excess of 21 acres (21%) showed a marked decrease from those created in 1999 (42%). 10
TABLE 2-6 RESIDENTIAL SUBDIVISION ACTIVITY IN 2000 - SIGNED PLATS COMP PLAN AREA SUBDIVISIONS NEW LOTS TOTAL ACREAGE # % # % Acres % Urban Neighborhood 1 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0.00 0.00% Urban Neighborhood 2 2 2.0% 32 5.6% 16.95 0.23% Urban Neighborhood 3 5 5.1% 34 6.0% 111.00 1.50% Urban Neighborhood 4 1 1.0% 3 0.5% 4.91 0.07% Urban Neighborhood 5 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0.00 0.00% Urban Neighborhood 6 1 1.0% 1 0.2% 0.33 0.00% Urban Neighborhood 7 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0.00 0.00% SUBTOTAL 9 9.2% 70 12.3% 133.19 1.80% Crozet Community 4 4.1% 98 17.3% 78.38 1.06% Hollymead Community 5 5.1% 80 14.1% 79.23 1.07% Piney Mountain Community 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0.00 0.00% SUBTOTAL 9 9.2% 178 31.4% 157.62 2.13% Rivanna Village 1 1.0% 72 12.7% 66.47 0.90% SUBTOTAL 1 1.0% 72 12.7% 66.47 0.90% DEVELOPMENT AREA SUBTOTAL 19 19.4% 320 56.4% 357.27 4.83% Rural Area 1 25 25.5% 71 12.5% 1,702.95 23.03% Rural Area 2 17 17.3% 70 12.3% 2,008.38 27.16% Rural Area 3 14 14.3% 26 4.6% 607.16 8.21% Rural Area 4 23 23.5% 80 14.1% 2,719.70 36.78% RURAL AREA SUBTOTAL 79 80.6% 247 43.6% 7,038.20 95.17% TOTAL 98 100.0% 567 100.0% 7,395.47 100.00% 11
TABLE 2-7 DISTRIBUTION BY SIZE (ACREAGE) BASED ON SIGNED PLATS AS DESIGNATED IN THE 1996 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN LOCATED IN THE RURAL AREAS, 1998-2000 1998 1999 2000 RANGE IN ACRES NEW LOTS % OF TOTAL NEW LOTS % OF TOTAL NEW LOTS % OF TOTAL CREATED RURAL LOTS CREATED RURAL LOTS CREATED RURAL LOTS Under 2.0 1 1% 13 9% 0 0% 2.0 to 4.99 43 23% 15 10% 44 18% 5.0 to 9.99 26 14% 38 26% 28 11% 10.0 to 20.99 33 17% 20 14% 124 50% 21.0 and Over 88 46% 62 42% 51 21% TOTAL 191 100% 148 100% 247 100% 12
3. Historic Comparison of Subdivision Activity - Signed Plats The comparison of subdivision activity in 2000 to that of previous years is a useful tool for identifying growth patterns (see Table 2-8). In 2000, there was a decrease in the total number of new residential subdivision plats signed from 122 in 1999 to 97 (see Table 2-8). But there was also a noticeable increase in the total number of new residential building lots created through subdivision activity from 301 new lots in 1999 to 567 lots in 2000. The Designated Development Areas accounted for 320 of the 567 new lots in 2000, which represents an increase of 109% since 1999. These account for 56% of total lots, a slight increase from 51% in 1999. The total acreage subdivided in the Development Areas decreased from 491 acres in 1999 to 357 acres in 2000. This decrease in acreage subdivided and increase in the number of new lots created has resulted in a lower average lot size for 2000 (1.12 acres vs. 3.21 acres in 1999). This new average is consistent with 1997-1998. Urban Neighborhoods 1-7 accounted for 70 new lots, the Communities accounted for 178 new lots, and Rivanna Village accounted for 72 new lots in 2000. In the Rural Areas, the 247 new lots created in 2000 represent an increase of 67% from the 1999 total of 148 new lots. The 247 new lots created by signed plat in 2000 are higher than the established trend observed in previous years in the Rural Areas. From 1987 to 1998, many of the Rural Area subdivisions created only one (1) or two (2) new lots each, and the average lot size tended to be larger, ranging from 7 to nearly 15 acres (see Table 2-8). In the years prior to 1987, the number of new lots created per subdivision was relatively high (3 to 5 lots per subdivision), and the resulting average lot size tended to be smaller. In 1995, the average lot size in the Rural Areas was 14.5 acres (the third largest after 1999 and 2000). The average lot size in the Rural Areas for 2000 was 28.49 acres. The new average lot sizes for new Rural Area lots created with development rights (which exclude lots greater than or equal to 21 acres), from 1997 to 2000 appear in Table 2-9. Average lot sizes of those lots created with development rights in the Rural Areas have increased in Rural Areas 1, 2 & 4. Meanwhile, lot sizes have decreased in Rural Area 3. 4. Signed Plats - Public vs. Private Roads Effective January 1, 1984, the provisions in the Subdivision Ordinance regarding private roads were substantially amended to state that private roads would be the exception to public road construction in subdivision developments. Prior to this amendment, the number of subdivisions on private roads was higher than the number with public roads. After the amendment was enacted, the distribution of subdivisions on public roads versus private roads generally began to favor public road development. In 2000, public road access for new lots exceeded private road access with 45% of all new lots utilizing public roads while 28% involved private roads. Twelve percent of new lots created in 2000 utilized both public and private roads (see Table 2-10). 13
TABLE 2-8 CHANGES IN SUBDIVISION ACTIVITY 1989-2000 SIGNED PLATS COMP PLAN AREA 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 URBAN AREA Subdivisions 15 17 26 26 32 28 20 21 15 14 7 10 New Lots 200 162 190 234 191 171 162 179 129 55 75 70 Acreage 144.00 348.00 48.00 160.00 130.00 100.76 218.00 91.95 297.24 222.24 176.72 133.19 * Average Lot Size 0.72 2.15 0.25 0.68 0.68 0.59 1.35 0.51 2.30 4.04 2.36 1.90 COMMUNITIES Subdivisions 7 3 12 12 18 12 14 11 15 13 18 7 New Lots 42 14 125 127 272 135 208 40 143 138 76 178 Acreage 23.60 6.00 118.00 82.00 75.00 50.00 81.00 20.61 90.83 48.57 195.21 157.62 * Average Lot Size 0.56 0.43 0.94 0.65 0.28 0.37 0.39 0.52 0.64 0.35 2.57 0.89 VILLAGES Subdivisions 2 2 4 5 3 2 8 3 3 1 2 1 New Lots 2 27 16 314 20 2 73 82 42 51 2 72 Acreage 4.17 14.00 11.00 169.00 9.00 43.00 46.00 64.00 13.51 22.13 119.04 66.47 * Average Lot Size 2.09 0.52 0.69 0.54 0.45 21.50 0.63 0.78 0.32 0.43 59.52 0.92 TOTAL DEVELOPMENT AREAS Subdivisions 24 22 42 43 53 42 42 35 33 28 27 18 New Lots 244 203 331 675 483 308 443 301 314 244 153 320 Acreage 171.77 368.00 177.00 411.00 214.00 193.76 345.00 176.56 401.58 292.94 490.96 357.27 * Average Lot Size 0.70 1.81 0.53 0.61 0.44 0.63 0.78 0.59 1.28 1.20 3.21 1.12 RURAL AREA 1 Subdivisions 29 31 18 20 33 30 26 18 22 26 18 25 New Lots 59 82 42 27 70 87 37 28 26 38 25 71 Acreage 993.35 584.00 316.00 150.00 930.00 315.00 708.00 272.00 210.09 399.24 912.40 1702.67 * Average Lot Size 16.84 7.12 7.52 5.56 13.29 3.62 19.14 9.71 8.08 10.51 36.50 23.98 RURAL AREA 2 Subdivisions 26 27 25 25 21 21 13 18 17 20 20 17 New Lots 51 48 30 38 36 36 20 33 75 27 38 70 Acreage 785.64 672.00 510.00 280.00 428.00 428.00 294.00 416.00 502.67 245.48 789.87 2008.38 * Average Lot Size 15.40 14.00 17.00 7.37 11.89 11.89 14.70 12.61 6.70 9.09 20.79 28.69 RURAL AREA 3 Subdivisions 34 37 34 44 34 33 28 27 33 29 23 14 New Lots 87 65 68 76 92 37 69 42 52 100 42 26 Acreage 862.12 733.00 550.00 873.00 460.00 794.00 732.00 313.00 461.89 1499.63 1606.02 607.16 * Average Lot Size 9.91 11.28 8.09 11.49 5.00 21.46 10.61 7.45 8.88 15.00 38.24 23.35 RURAL AREA 4 Subdivisions 25 33 37 37 35 11 33 29 28 23 34 23 New Lots 72 50 48 50 75 19 56 45 43 26 43 80 Acreage 591.00 880.00 848.00 593.00 1387.00 254.00 910.00 546.00 366.72 276.44 3179.35 2719.70 * Average Lot Size 8.21 17.60 17.67 11.86 18.49 13.37 16.25 12.13 8.53 10.63 73.94 34.00 TOTAL RURAL AREAS Subdivisions 114 128 114 126 123 95 100 92 100 98 95 79 New Lots 269 245 188 191 273 179 182 148 196 191 148 247 Acreage 3232.11 2869.00 2224.00 1896.00 3205.00 1791.00 2644.00 1547.00 1541.37 2420.79 6487.65 7037.92 * Average Lot Size 12.02 11.71 11.83 9.93 11.74 10.01 14.53 10.45 7.86 12.67 43.84 28.49 GRAND TOTAL Subdivisions 138 150 156 169 176 137 142 127 133 126 122 97 New Lots 513 448 519 866 756 487 625 449 510 435 301 567 Acreage 3403.88 3237.00 2401.00 2307.00 3419.00 1985.00 2989.00 1723.56 1942.95 2713.73 6978.61 7395.20 * Average Lot Size 6.64 7.23 4.63 2.66 4.52 4.08 4.78 3.84 3.81 6.24 23.18 13.04 * Average Lot Size is not an indication of density. For each subdivision approved by the Planning Department, "Average Lot Size was determined by summing open space acres and acreage in lots and dividing by the total number of new lots thereby resulting in a higher density than may actually exist. 14
TABLE 2-9 RURAL AREA AVERAGE LOT SIZE, 1997-2000* (Development Right Lots) COMPREHENSIVE 1997 1998 1999 2000 CHANGE AREA FROM 99-00 Rural Area 1 3.53 ac. 5.49 ac. 5.00 ac. 7.29 ac. 2.29 ac. Rural Area 2 4.91 ac. 5.27 ac. 3.43 ac. 5.88 ac. 2.45 ac. Rural Area 3 5.88 ac. 8.84 ac. 10.64 ac. 10.12 ac. -0.51 ac. Rural Area 4 4.34 ac. 4.29 ac. 6.58 ac. 7.80 ac. 1.22 ac. * Average Lot Size is not an indication of density. For each subdivision approved by the Planning Department, "Average Lot Size was determined by summing open space acres and acreage in lots and dividing by the total number of new lots thereby resulting in a higher density than may actually exist. 15
TABLE 2-10 NEW PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ROADS 2000 NEW LOTS BASED ON SIGNED PLATS # OF CLASSIFICATION OF ROADS NEW % LOTS Public Roads 255 44.97 Private Roads 157 27.69 Public / Private Roads 70 12.35 No Roads 85 14.99 TOTAL 567 100.00 16
5. Rural Preservation Development The Rural Preservation Development was created as an alternative to the conventional development subdivision provisions set forth in Section 10 (Rural Areas District) of the Albemarle County Zoning Ordinance. The Rural Preservation Development option, added to the Zoning Ordinance in November 1989, is intended to encourage more effective land usage in terms of the goals and objectives for the Rural Areas as set forth in the Comprehensive Plan. Therefore, in addition to the standard subdivision provisions, which appear in the Zoning Ordinance, applications for Rural Preservation Developments are reviewed for the preservation of agricultural and forestal lands and activities; water supply protection; and/or conservation of natural, scenic, or historic resources. There were no rural preservation developments approved in 2000. (see Table 2-11). 17
C. SITE PLAN ACTIVITY The approval of site development plans is another measure of growth in Albemarle County. This section of the Development Activity Report examines the site development plans that were signed in 2000. In 2000, one major residential site development plan, for Woods Edge Apartments, totaling 90 new multi-family dwelling units, was signed (see Table 2-12). The 90 units approved by site development plan in 2000, was consistent with the 96 new units approved in 1999. Major non-residential site development plans signed in 2000 appear in Table 2-13. Major site development plans included in the table, with the exception of public/institutional plans, exceed 15,000 sq. ft. A total of 17 major non-residential site development plans were signed creating 548,094 square feet of commercial/retail, industrial, or public/institutional construction. Of the total square footage approved, 116,823 square feet was for commercial/retail services (as compared to 346,944 square feet approved in 1999); 0 square feet for industrial (as compared to 22,510 square feet in 1999); 259,900 square feet for office services (as compared to 272,660 square feet approved in 1999); and 171,371 square feet for public/institutional services (as compared to 140,960 square feet approved in 1999). Four of the seventeen development plans approved in 2000 were located within Rural Areas, this is an increase from the three approved in the Rural Areas in 1999. 18
TABLE 2-11 RURAL PRESERVATION DEVELOPMENTS, 1990-2000 COMP PLAN AREA 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 TOTAL RURAL AREA 1 Total Acreage 172.53 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 172.53 Number of Dev. Lots 37.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00-1.11 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 35.89 Ave. Acreage of Dev. Lots 2.58 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 RPT Acreage 80.60 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 1.11 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 81.71 Common Open Space Acreage 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 RURAL AREA 2 Total Acreage 0.00 0.00 132.90 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 132.90 Number of Dev. Lots 0.00 0.00 13.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 13.00 Ave. Acreage of Dev. Lots 0.00 0.00 5.79 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 RPT Acreage 0.00 0.00 57.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 57.70 Common Open Space Acreage 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 RURAL AREA 3 Total Acreage 332.05 0.00 84.13 521.91 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 198.45 0.00 1,136.54 Number of Dev. Lots 30.00 0.00 7.00 40.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 16.00 0.00 93.00 Ave. Acreage of Dev. Lots 5.05 0.00 5.26 2.94 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 5.30 0.00 RPT Acreage 166.52 0.00 47.33 385.43 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 113.92 0.00 713.20 Common Open Space Acreage 7.36 0.00 0.00 19.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 26.56 RURAL AREA 4 Total Acreage 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Number of Dev. Lots 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Ave. Acreage of Dev. Lots 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 RPT Acreage 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 Common Open Space Acreage 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 TOTAL Total Acreage 504.58 0.00 217.03 521.91 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 198.45 0.00 1,441.97 Number of Dev. Lots 67.00 0.00 20.00 40.00 0.00 0.00-1.11 0.00 0.00 16.00 0.00 141.89 Ave. Acreage of Dev. Lots 7.53 0.00 10.85 13.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 12.40 0.00 RPT Acreage 247.12 0.00 105.03 385.43 0.00 0.00 1.11 0.00 0.00 113.92 0.00 852.61 Common Open Space Acreage 7.36 0.00 0.00 19.20 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 26.56 19
TABLE 2-12 MAJOR RESIDENTIAL SITE PLANS APPROVED IN 2000 PROJECT NAME COMP PLAN AREA TYPE OF DWELLINGS NUMBER OF DWELLINGS Woods Edge Hollymead Multi-Family 90 TOTAL 90 20
PROJECT NAME TABLE 2-14 MAJOR NON-RESIDENTIAL SITE PLANS APPROVED IN 2000 USE AREA (SQ FT) MAG DISTRICT COMP PLAN AREA COMMERCIAL/ RETAIL SERVICES Rosewood Village Assisted living facility 44,711 Rio Neighborhood 2 International Auto Sport Warehouse and office space 40,000 Rivanna Neighborhood 2 Brown Auto Group Minor Car wash 16,000 Rivanna Rural Area 2 Shadwell Antiquares Antique sales and restaurant 16,112 Rivanna Rural Area 2 INDUSTRIAL SUBTOTAL 116,823 SUBTOTAL 0,000 OFFICE Whitewood Office Park Office park 30,000 Rio Neighborhood 1 North Fork Town Center Office Building 69,900 Rivanna Piney Mtn Community Value America Office building 160,000 Rivanna Piney Mtn Community SUBTOTAL 259,900 PUBLIC/INSTITUTIONAL Northwoods at Four Seasons Pool 384 Jack Jouett Neighborhood 1 Charlottesville Catholic School Private School 42,000 Rivanna Neighborhood 2 Still Meadow Swim & Tennis Club Swim and Tennis Facility 990 Rio Neighborhood 2 Blue Ridge Juvenile Detention Fac. Juvenile correctional facility 28,726 Scottsville Neighborhood 3 Peabody School Add. & Alt. School 11,295 Scottsville Neighborhood 4 Covenant School - Upper Campus Private school 57,251 Scottsville Neighborhood 5 Trinity Presbyterian Church Church youth fellowship facility 17,500 Samuel Miller Neighborhood 5 Boars Head Inn Spa Addition Spa 4,225 Samuel Miller Neighborhood 6 Olivet Presbyterian Church Church expansion 2,400 Samuel Miller Rural Area 1 Kenwood Library Library 6,600 Scottsville Rural Area 4 SUBTOTAL 171,371 TOTAL 548,094 21
III. INVENTORY OF LAND USE An inventory of residential, commercial, and industrial land was conducted to identify population and commercial centers in Albemarle County (see Tables 3-1 and 3-2) in 2000. The analysis of the County's data was facilitated by the identification and grouping of developed and undeveloped properties in residential, commercial, and industrial categories. The purpose of this inventory is to examine the distribution of land uses in specific areas of the County. The inventory of residential, commercial, and industrial development was assembled with the assistance of the County s Comprehensive Information System (CIS); a database which stores parcel related data. The data represented in Tables 3-1 and 3-2 were revised for the 2000 Development Activity Report to reflect Zoning Map Amendments approved in 2000. The data in these tables does not incorporate changes due to development of parcels previously listed in the 1999 Development Activity Report as undeveloped. Therefore, these totals may over-estimate undeveloped property. Also included in this section of the Development Activity Report is an inventory of land currently in the Land Use Assessment Program (see Table 3-3 and 3-4). This program was created in 1971 when the Virginia General Assembly enacted a law permitting localities to adopt special assessments for properties in agriculture, forest, horticulture, and/or open space. The County land use ordinance was adopted in 1975. Since rural area preservation has been an expressed concern in Albemarle County, the inventory of parcels in land use is an estimate of at least part of the acreage currently being maintained in agriculture, forest, horticulture, and open space. The percentage of acreage in land use in 2000 accounts for 66% (see Table 3-3) of the total acreage within Albemarle County. Twenty-one percent of the total acreage within the Designated Development Areas is in land use (see Table 3-4). This represents no change from 1999. Sixty-eight percent of the total acreage of the Rural Areas is in land use, the same percentage as in 1999. In addition to enrollment in the Land Use Assessment Program, rural landowners also have the option of joining an Agricultural and Forestal District. Agricultural and Forestal Districts are created voluntarily by landowners. By joining an Agricultural and Forestal District, the landowner agrees not to subdivide or develop their property to a more intensive non-agricultural use during the period in which the property remains within a District. The Districts are approved for a period of 4 to 10 years, after which time they are eligible for re-approval. Increased activity in the creation of new Agricultural and Forestal Districts, as well as additions made to existing districts, prompted the listing of these districts in the Development Activity Report for the first time in 1987. The total acreage for all districts was 31,779 acres as of December 31, 1987. As of December 31 st, 2000, a total of 64,470.53 acres were dedicated to Agricultural and Forestal Districts (see Table 3-5). This represents 14.56% of the area in the Rural Areas of Albemarle County, as designated by the 1996 Comprehensive Plan, a level consistent with 1999. 22
TABLE 3-1 RESIDENTIAL LAND USE SUMMARY, 2000 (in acres) COMP PLAN AREA Neighborhood 1 Neighborhood 2 Neighborhood 3 Neighborhood 4 Neighborhood 5 Neighborhood 6 Neighborhood 7 ZONING DESIGNATION RA VR R-1 R-2 R-4 R-6 R-10 R-15 PUD/PRD TOTAL DEV UNDEV DEV UNDEV DEV UNDEV DEV UNDEV DEV UNDEV DEV UNDEV DEV UNDEV DEV UNDEV DEV UNDEV DEV UNDEV 23 27 0 0 0 0 164 1 110 18 148 102 252 113 70 47 118 40 886 356 3 31 0 0 172 360 675 342 330 887 213 126 0 0 40 38 31 240 1,465 2,025 50 399 0 0 51 443 0 0 1 0 0 63 15 34 4 28 21 29 142 996 5 246 0 0 70 561 0 131 108 71 0 0 0 0 8 94 248 249 439 1,375 3 51 0 0 33 283 0 152 14 13 30 10 0 0 0 161 47 201 127 850 10 61 0 0 310 1,744 47 31 33 17 0 0 0 1 17 12 70 25 489 1,892 6 260 0 0 0 64 146 75 198 95 0 0 136 31 29 18 52 25 567 569 SUBTOTAL 101 1,076 0 0 637 3,456 1,033 733 794 1,101 391 301 404 179 169 398 587 808 4,115 8,061 Crozet Hollymead Piney Mountain 11 407 0 0 76 610 329 204 71 244 38 270 0 0 117 37 266 113 908 1,885 74 865 0 0 103 581 81 45 197 89 13 4 12 6 0 11 132 312 612 1,913 4 106 0 0 0 0 0 0 121 26 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 255 129 387 SUBTOTAL 89 1,378 0 0 178 1,190 409 249 390 360 52 274 12 6 117 49 402 679 1,648 4,185 Rivanna 71 421 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 167 1,064 238 1,453 SUBTOTAL 1,453 TOTAL 190 2,454 0 0 815 4,646 1,442 982 1,184 1,460 443 575 416 185 285 447 988 1,487 5,764 13,699 23
TABLE 3-2 COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL LAND USE SUMMARY, 2000 (in acres) ZONING DESIGNATION COMP PLAN AREA C-1 CO HC PD-SC PD-MC LI HI PD-IP TOTAL DEV UNDEV DEV UNDEV DEV UNDEV DEV UNDEV DEV UNDEV DEV UNDEV DEV UNDEV DEV UNDEV DEV UNDEV Neighborhood 1 61.955 35.544 12.3 5.46 119.47 71.2 46.92 4.32 6.46 1.96 69.54 39.15 0 0 0 0 317 158 Neighborhood 2 43.64 22.96 19.902 11.191 23.057 29.23 73.58 16.47 1.21 9.88 0 0 0 0 0 0 161 90 Neighborhood 3 12.435 39.06 40.502 163.52 75.441 30.73 52.532 12.94 37.54 175.52 0 0 0 0 0 0 218 422 Neighborhood 4 2 5 0 0 5 5 0 5 0 0 173 267 0 0 0 0 180 282 Neighborhood 5 2 1 8 14 16 19 0 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 0 26 43 Neighborhood 6 36.72 18.18 75.11 56.56 21.54 11.01 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 133 86 Neighborhood 7 5.1 7.42 4.23 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 8 13.09 0 0 0 27 15 SUBTOTAL 164 129 160 250 260 166 173 39 45 187 248 323 13 0 0 0 1,063 1,095 Crozet 13 8 0 3 12 19 1 2 0 0 59 35 15 4 0 0 100 71 Hollymead 11 14 2 8 20 2 12 0 0 52 157 8 22 9 517 84 751 Piney Mountain 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65 47 0 5 0 0 65 52 SUBTOTAL 24 22 2 11 12 40 3 14 0 0 175 239 24 31 9 517 248 874 Rivanna 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SUBTOTAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Rural Area 1 Rural Area 2 Rural Area 3 Rural Area 4 8 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59 559 0 0 0 0 70 563 4 16 0 0 25 2 0 0 0 0 32 40 0 0 0 0 61 57 33 15 3 10 10 11 0 0 0 0 60 48 25 11 0 0 131 95 0 0 0 0 3 14 7 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 11 14 SUBTOTAL 45 34 7 10 38 27 7 0 0 0 153 647 25 11 0 0 274 729 TOTAL 232 185 169 271 310 233 182 53 45 187 576 1,209 62 42 9 517 1,585 2,698 24
TABLE 3-3 ACREAGE IN LAND USE TAXATION BY YEAR AND LAND USE TYPE, 1982-2000 LAND USE TYPE PERCENTAGE YEAR OPEN TOTAL OF TOTAL AGRICULTURE HORTICULTURE FORESTRY SPACE COUNTY ACREAGE 1982 121,917 1,868 227,915 0 351,700 75.6% 1984 108,519 1,919 207,243 9 317,690 68.3% 1985 109,051 1,931 209,312 9 320,303 68.9% 1986 107,832 1,921 208,259 8 318,020 68.4% 1987 110,036 1,952 210,653 8 322,649 69.4% 1988 109,283 1,985 211,489 8 322,765 69.4% 1989 110,236 2,195 216,036 8 328,475 70.6% 1990 109,541 2,306 215,221 6 327,074 70.3% 1991 109,440 2,506 216,389 6 328,341 70.6% 1992 109,932 2,521 218,936 6 331,395 71.3% 1993 110,736 2,447 219,593 6 332,782 71.6% 1994 101,819 2,392 200,950 63 305,224 65.6% 1995 106,571 2,393 211,753 87 320,804 69.0% 1996 105,484 2,412 213,165 134 321,195 69.1% 1997 103,803 2,416 207,138 134 313,491 67.4% 1998 101,925 2,296 202,370 108 306,699 66.0% 1999 107,090 2,026 195,824 126 305,066 65.6% 2000 107,058 2,026 195,683 126 304,893 65.6% Note: Totals for 1983 are not available. Estimated total acreage of Albemarle County is 465,040. This estimate was calculated digitally in March 1998. Previous years were re-calculated to reflect this estimate. 25
TABLE 3-4 ESTIMATE OF DISTRIBUTION OF COUNTY LAND UNDER LAND USE, 2000 ACREAGE ACREAGE IN NOT IN TOTAL LAND USE LAND USE Development Areas 4,752 17,544 22,296 Rural Areas 300,141 142,603 442,744 TOTAL 304,893 160,147 465,040 Notes: 1. Total County land area is based on a total area of 726.625 square miles x 640 acres per square mile = 465,040 acres. Approximately 14,000 acres of Rural Areas land, not in land use, is owned by the Federal government (Shenandoah National Park). 2. These estimates were calculated digitally. 26
TABLE 3-5 ALBEMARLE COUNTY AGRICULTURAL/FORESTAL DISTRICTS NAME DATE ACTION/ACREAGE (As of December 31st, 2000) CURRENT ACREAGE PARCELS 1. Totier Creek 06-29-83 District Created/6,070.77 acres 10 years REVIEW PERIOD 06-29-91 District Reviewed/7,246.52 acres 10 years 09-16-92 Addition/1,392.22 acres 10 years 07-10-95 Withdrawal/764.08 10 years 09-11-00 Addition/174.084 10 years REVIEW 06-20-01 Review/ - 781.837 acres 7,007.79 10 years 06-29-2011 2. Hatton 06-29-83 District Created/2,913.69 acres 10 years 12-19-84 Withdrawal/40 acres 10 years 06-29-91 District Reviewed/2,824.22 acres 10 years 07-10-95 Withdrawal/2,035.68 10 years 06-20-01 Review/ - 3.741acres 641.42 10 years 06-29-2011 3. Eastham 10-02-85 District Created/764.75 acres 10 years 10-13-93 District Reviewed/587.30ac 10 years 12-08-93 Addition/135.19ac 10 years 05-11-94 District Reviewed(Cont.)/178.09 ac 900.58 10 years 10-13-2003 4. Blue Run 06-18-86 District Created /1,136.08 acres 8 years 01-04-89 Addition/2,998.67 acres 8 years 07-13-94 District Reviewed/3,634.89 acres 8 years 04-12-95 Addition/60.21 acres 3,695.10 8 years 06-18-2002 5. Keswick 09-03-86 District Created/5,223.11 acres 10 years 09-07-88 Addition/699.01 acres 10 years 01-16-91 Addition/263.00 acres 10 years 10-12-94 District Reviewed/6,063.81 acres 10 years 10-12-94 Addition/320.52 acres 10 years 04-12-95 Addition/17.38 acres 10 years 08-13-97 Addition/190.872 6,592.58 10 years 09-03-2004 6. Kinloch 09-03-86 District Created/1,586.60 acres 10 years 05-02-90 Addition/63.40 acres 10 years 04-14-93 Addition/34.17 acres 10 years 11-17-93 Addition/3.81 acres 10 years 10-12-94 District Reviewed/1,683.96 acres 10 years 10-12-94 Additon/393.16 acres 10 years 09-13-00 Additon/8.85 acres 2,085.97 10 years 09-03-2004 7. Moorman's River 12-17-86 District Created/8,035.98 acres 10 years 09-07-88 Addition/2,269.03 acres 10 years 01-04-89 Addition/173.69 acres 10 years 05-02-90 Addition/443.44 acres 10 years 04-14-93 Addition/170.45 acres 10 years 12-21-94 District Reviewed/9,989.36 10 years 04-12-95 Addition/330.00 acres 10 years 08-09-95 Addition/59.92 acres 10 years 08-13-97 Addition/242.38 10 years 05-12-99 Addition/110.44 acres 10 years 04-19-00 Addition/81.45 acres 10,813.55 10 years 12-17-2004 8. Hardware 11-04-87 District Created/6,023.94 acres 10 years 05-03-89 Addition/206.88 acres 10 years 11-12-97 Review/3856.031 acres 10 years 05-13-98 Addition/11.97 acres 10 years 07-12-00 Addition/153.48 acres 4,021.48 10 years 11-12-2007 9. Jacob's Run 01-06-88 District Created/727.28 acres 6 years 05-03-89 Addition/500.43 acres 6 years DATE 27
03-02-94 District Reviewed/1,124.99 acres 6 years 09-10-96 Withdrawal/107.73 acres 6 years 04-19-00 Review/1017.26 acres 1,017.26 10 years 01-06-2010 10. Carter's Bridge 04-20-88 District Created/7,969.72 acres 10 years 10-31-90 Addition/3,692.36 acres 10 years 05-21-97 Addition/262.75 acres 10 years 09-09-98 District Reviewed/ 9,004.16 acres 10 years 02-10-99 Addition/ 42.00 acres 10 years 05-12-99 Addition/117.69 acres 9,163.85 10 years 04-20-2008 11. Lanark 04-20-88 District Created/996.05 acres 10 years 09-16-92 Addition/4,625.89 acres 10 years 09-09-98 District Reviewed/5,633.52 acres 10 years 02-10-99 Addition/ 39.71 acres 10 years 04-20-2008 10-06-99 Addition/154.638 acres 5,827.87 10 years 12. Panorama 04-20-88 District Created/1,066.11 acres 10 years 06-14-95 Addition/42.40 acres 10 years 09-09-98 District Reviewed/265.40 acres 10 years 03-17-99 Addition/7.12 acres 272.52 10 years 04-20-2008 13. Free Union 09-21-88 District Created/1,394.60 acres 10 years 01-04-89 Addition/30.01 acres 10 years 05-15-91 Addition/716.37 acres 10 years 09-09-98 District Reviewed/1,379.27 1,379.27 10 years 09-21-2008 14. Ivy Creek 11-02-88 District Created/578.03 acres 7 years 04-14-93 Withdrawal/55.17 acres 7 years 02-14-96 Review/494.860 acres 494.86 7 years 02-14-2003 15. Buck Mountain 01-04-89 District Created/633.35 acres 10 years 04-12-95 Addition/26.89 acres 10 years 01-13-99 Review/488.92 acres 10 years 10-06-99 Addition/13.55 acres 502.47 10 years 01-04-2009 16. Yellow Mountain 03-08-89 District Created/975.52 acres 10 years 06-24-96 Withdrawal/275.55 acres 10 years 01-13-99 Review/681.29 acres 10 years 05-12-99 Addition/43.77 acres 10 years 05-12-99 Withdrawal/84.00 acres 641.06 10 years 03-08-2009 17. Chalk Mountain 09-06-89 District Created/1,272.47 acres 10 years 10-06-99 Review/1,272.47 acres 10 years 04-19-00 Addition/48.06 acres 1,320.53 10 years 09-06-2009 18. Sugar Hollow 09-06-89 District Created/2,581.97 acres 10 years 08-01-90 Addition/697.72 acres 10 years 04-14-93 Addition/1,524.32 acres 10 years 11-17-93 Addition/55.79 acres 10 years 10-06-99 Review/4,729.14 acres 4,729.14 10 years 09-06-2009 19. Batesville 05-02-90 District Created/906.51 acres 10 years 04-19-00 Review/633.78 acres 10 years 09-13-00 Addition/38.499 acres 672.28 10 years 05-02-2010 20. High Mowing 01-16-91 District Created/622.44 acres 10 years 06-20-01 Review 622.44 10 years 01-16-2011 21. Pasture Fence Mtn 11-17-93 District Created/870.42 acres 10 years 07-13-94 Addition/453.50 acres 1,323.92 10 years 11-17-2003 22. N.Fork Moorman's River 11-17-93 District Created/270.48 acres 270.48 10 years 11-17-2003 23. Nortonsville Local 10-06-99 District Created/92.575 acres 92.58 8 years 10-06-2007 24. South Garden 10-06-99 District Created/2,033.33 acres 2,033.33 7 years 10-06-2006 TOTAL 64,470.53 acres 13.86% of 465,040 acres in Albemarle County 28