We need your voice.

Send an email today to support a better zoning code
AND A MOre affordable charlottesville

The City of Charlottesville is taking feedback on Modules 1 & 2 of the Zoning Code Rewrite until April 30th, 2023. Pro-housing voices need to speak up!

What you can do:

  • Pick an option below to send an email to Charlottesville City Council (council@charlottesville.gov), Charlottesville Planning Commission (planningcommission@charlottesville.gov), and Cville Plans Together (engage@cvilleplanstogether.com)

Tips when emailing:

  1. Being respectful and offering constructive feedback will be received well

  2. Consider including a brief personal story about how the housing affordability crisis has impacted you or someone you know if possible. 

  3. Consider mentioning where where you live and whether you’re a renter or homeowner

Option 1

Click here to open a draft email in your own email client. Hit send. It’s that easy. ***

Or, if you have an extra moment, personalize the email as per above guidelines. Thank you!

*** If for some reason your web browser and email client don’t like the draft email link, you can find the full text of the draft email at this link.

Option 2

Draft a personal email to

Here are our suggested talking points to use in your personalized email:

  1. We believe Modules 1&2 are a good start and important steps toward Charlottesville accomplishing the visions of the Comprehensive Plan, Affordable Housing Plan, and Climate Action Plan. 

  2. We are asking the city to go even further by:

    • Providing more flexibility to ensure housing and more types of housing are built. This should include increasing height allowed in R-A and R-B, expand medium intensity districts, reducing setbacks, and expanding lot coverage for missing middle housing. 

    • Encouraging development of designated affordable homes across all residential districts by using all available tools such as financial incentives, vouchers, expedited review, and density bonuses.

  3. We strongly support the elimination of parking mandates proposed in Module 2. Parking mandates are a barrier to affordability, not equitable, bad for the environment, and prevent quality in-fill development. 

    • Elimination of parking mandates should be paired with investments in transit, re-evaluation of on-street parking management, and prioritization of low-income resident transit needs. 

  4. Reduce car-dependency and promote public health by allowing neighborhood-scale commercial uses in all residential districts.