801 West Street Individually Protected Property Designation
Charlottesville
Description
Companion zoning text and map amendments were scheduled for public hearing to designate 801 West Street as individually protected property.
Impact summary
The house gets permanent protection from unreviewed demolition or major alteration; the neighborhood keeps a tangible piece of its African American heritage.
Applicant
- Address
- 801 West Street, Charlottesville, VA
At a glance
- Hearings
- 2
- Public comments
- 1
- Total mentions
- 3
Last vote · Planning Commission
A recommendation. The council’s outcome is not on record here.
Last discussed Aug 3, 2026.
Meeting timeline (3)
City Council - Aug 3, 2026
Two companion measures — a zoning text amendment and a zoning map amendment — would designate 801 West Street as individually protected property, subjecting it to extra demolition safeguards.
City Council - Jul 20, 2026
Companion zoning text and map amendments were scheduled for public hearing to designate 801 West Street as individually protected property.
Planning Commission - May 12, 2026
Zoning map and text amendments to add the 1905 Hunt family home to the city's list of Individually Protected Properties, adding BAR review while keeping RN-A zoning. The Commission recommended approval to City Council.
Related issues (1)
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