Shopping center parking reduction hearing
Town of AmherstVirginia- Detected
- Oct 14, 2026
- 19 days ago
- Sector
- Legal & Compliance
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From the meeting
Staff asked council to set a public hearing on a zoning amendment that would lower shopping center parking requirements from 1 space per 300 square feet to 1 space per 400 square feet. The trigger was a request for information tied to a stand-alone drive-through coffee business at Ambriar Shopping Center. The Planning Commission had already set its own hearing for November.
This signals an open land-use change that could unlock tenant fit-out and site design work.
- Meeting date
- October 14, 2026
- Agency
- Town of Amherst
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