Blacksburg Planning Commission Work Session and Regular Meeting - June 4, 2019
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Blacksburg Planning Commission Work Session and Regular Meeting - June 4, 2019
The Blacksburg Planning Commission held a work session at 6:00 PM followed by a regular meeting at 7:30 PM on June 4, 2019, in the Roger E. Hedgepeth Chambers of the Blacksburg Municipal Building. The work session featured an update on the Standard multi-family and commercial development at the 1000 block of North Main Street. The regular meeting addressed a consent agenda consisting of five items, all of which were approved unanimously, and included reports from committee members.
Consent Calendar
- Zoning Ordinance Amendment #44: A request to amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow additional building height and limited educational facilities in the Downtown Commercial (DC) district by Conditional Use Permit (CUP). Scheduled for public hearing on July 2, 2019.
- RZN19-0002 (Ordinance 1895): Rezoning of approximately 36.50 acres of the former Blacksburg High School at 520 Patrick Henry Drive from R-5 and GC to Planned Residential (PR) by Jeanne Stosser of SAS Builders on behalf of HS Development, LLC. Scheduled for public hearing on July 2, 2019.
- RZN19-0003 (Ordinance 1896): Amendment of Ordinance 1840 for Stonegate II Apartments at 509 Broce Drive (2.22 acres) by Matthew Tomlinson of Gay and Neel, Inc. for BSD Broce Partners, LLC. Scheduled for public hearing on July 2, 2019.
- RZN19-0001 (Ordinance 1892): Rezoning of5.550 acres on the1000 block of North Main Street to PR for a mixed-use student-oriented multi-family and commercial development by John Neel of Gay and Neel, Inc. for Landmark Properties, Inc. The public hearing scheduled for June 4, 2019 was canceled and rescheduled for July 2, 2019.
- Comprehensive Plan Review (Virginia Code §15.2-2232): Proposed connection of Graves Avenue to serve a subdivision in Montgomery County. The public hearing scheduled for June 4 was canceled and rescheduled for July 2, 2019.
The consent agenda was approved by a vote of 7-0 (Commissioner Davis absent).
Public Comments & Testimony
No members of the public spoke during the citizen comment period.
Discussion Items
- Work Session (6:00 PM –7:20 PM): Commissioners and staff held an update discussion on the Standard multi-family and commercial development (RZN19-0001/ORD 1892). No specific details of the update were recorded.
- Zoning Ordinance Review Committee: Commissioner Moneyhun reported that the committee is working on a Zoning Ordinance amendment for the Downtown Commercial district, which would allow increased building height and limited educational facilities by CUP. This originated from the redevelopment of the Buffalo Wild Wings commercial area.
- Montgomery County Planning Commission: Commissioner Langrehr reported attending the May meeting of the Montgomery County Planning Commission, where they reviewed and approved a site plan for a proposed subdivision at the top of Graves Avenue (above the golf course) consisting of 59 homes. This relates to the Comprehensive Plan Review scheduled for July.
- Town Council Report: Commissioner Sutphin provided an update on Town Council activities, noting two upcoming public hearings on June 11, 2019: (1) the rezoning for "The View" (Carpenter and Javan's proposal) and (2) an appeal regarding a Historic District decision where an individual demolished two chimneys and was denied a retroactive demolition permit by the Historic and Design Review Board (HDR), now appealed to Town Council.
Key Outcomes
- Approved consent agenda (7-0), scheduling public hearings for July 2, 2019 for the first three items and rescheduling the latter two items from June 4 to July 2.
- Received an update on the Standard development during the work session.
- Heard committee reports; no additional actions taken.
- The meeting adjourned at 7:36 PM.
Meeting Transcript
Welcome to uh the regular meeting of the Blacksburg Planning Commission, which are held here on the first Tuesday of each month at the Hedge Path Chambers of Blacksburg Municipal Building. We will call this meeting to order with a roll call. Mr. Collie? Here. Mr. Davis is absent. Mr. Jones? Here. Ms. Jones? Here. Mr. Castle. Present. Mr. Langreer? Present. Ms. Money Hunt is here. Mr. Sutton? Here. We have a quorum. Great. Well, our first order of business will be the consent agenda, which is quite long tonight. I would like to point out that two of the public hearings that were to be held tonight are now on consent agenda and uh will be rescheduled for the July 2nd public hearing. The consent agenda consists of a zoning ordinance amendment 44, request to amend the town of Blacksburg zoning ordinance to allow requests for additional building height and limited educational facilities in downtown commercial district by conditional use permit. Also on the consent agenda is rezoning 1900 two, a request to rezone 37.5 acres of land, formerly known as the Blacksburg High School at 520 Patrick County Drive. Also we'll be uh rezoning 1903, a request to amend ordinance 1840 for Stone Gate 2 apartments at Boroughs Drive. Also, we'll be rezoning 1901, ordinance 1892 request to rezone 5.5 acres in the R5 Transitional Residential and General Commercial Zoning Districts to Planned Residential Zoning District on North Main Street. That was to be heard tonight and will be rescheduled for July 2nd. Also a comprehensive plan review pursuant to Virginia Code 15.2 2232 of the proposed connection of Graves Avenue within the town of Blacksburg to serve a proposed subdivision of Gummery County. That was also scheduled for tonight and will be rescheduled for July 2nd. Do we have a motion? I'll move approved. Second. All those in favor? Aye. Great. Moving on. We have no public hearing for tonight. Both the hearings were rescheduled for the second. Again, that's the 5.5 acres on North Main Street to Planned Residential and the Comprehensive Plan Review on Graves Avenue. Moving on to citizen comments. Seeing no citizens present tonight, we'll move on to unfinished business. The zoning ordinance review committee. We have been meeting and we will be bringing the zoning ordinance amendment proposal to you at the next work session as stated in the consent agenda. It involves allowing greater building height and limited education facilities for colleges and universities in the downtown commercial district by uh conditional use permit.
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