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Blacksburg Planning Commission Meeting - February 7, 2024

Planning Commission — Wednesday, February 7, 2024
BodyBlacksburg, Virginia
SessionPlanning Commission
DateWednesday, February 7, 2024
StatusFILED
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Transcript — Verbatim
1:08

Welcome to the regular meeting of the Blacksburg Planning Commission, which are held here on the first Tuesday of each month at 6 30 p.m.

1:14

in the Roger Endgepath Chambers of the Blacksburg Municipal Building at 300 South Main Street.

1:28

And at this point, we will call the meeting to order.

1:31

May we have a roll call, please?

1:33

Mr.

1:33

Britt, here.

1:34

Mr.

1:34

Erman, Mr.

1:35

Ford, here.

1:36

Mr.

1:36

Herbine.

1:36

Here.

1:37

Ms.

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Jones.

1:37

Mr.

1:38

Cass.

1:38

Present.

1:39

Ms.

1:39

Reinhardt.

1:40

Ms.

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Walker.

1:41

I'm here.

1:42

We have a corner.

1:43

Excellent.

1:43

Thank you.

1:44

Tonight's consent agenda has three items.

1:47

One is the approval of the planning commission minutes from January 2nd, 2020.

1:51

The action is to approve.

1:53

The second is zoning ordinance amendment ZOA sixty-one, an amendment to the town of Blacksburg zoning ordinance to create a new small lot development option in the R4 low resident uh R4 Low Density Residential Zoning District to allow for smaller lot sizes.

2:11

And the action there is to schedule a public hearing for March 5th, 2024.

2:17

The last item is C UP 234 conditional use permit request for multifamily residential use on the ground floor in the general commercial zoning district on three point nine four acres of an eight point four four acre parcel at two zero three country club drive.

2:34

And the action there is to cancel tonight, February uh February sixth, twenty twenty-four public hearing and reschedule for April 2nd, 2024.

2:44

Do we have a motion?

2:46

I move approval of the consent agenda as presented.

2:49

Second.

2:50

All those in favor?

2:52

All right.

2:54

We'll move on to the public hearing, uh, which is CUP twenty-three four conditional use permit requests for multifamily residential use on the ground floor of the general commercial zoning district.

3:05

And as described in the consent agenda, that public hearing has been canceled and rescheduled for April 2nd, 2024.

3:15

We will skip the uh citizens' comment.

3:18

So we have no citizens present.

3:20

We'll move on to unfinished business.

3:22

The zoning ordinance review committee.

3:25

We have not met the historic or design review board.

3:30

There's nothing to report.

3:32

The Montgomery County Planning Commission.

3:38

No one in attendance.

3:39

All right.

3:40

Uh any additional items from planning commissioners.

3:45

Okay, hearing none, we'll move on to new business.

3:48

Chair's report.

3:49

I have none.

3:50

The planning director's report.

3:52

I have none.

3:53

The town council report.

3:55

I just wanted to report that two weeks ago, the end of January, we did approve the uh the capital improvement program, which we in the planning commission got a a say in that.

4:05

Uh next stop, we move on to the budget.

4:08

Uh last Tuesday, the town council had their biannual council retreat.

4:12

We have that every every January after an election, uh, where we talked about town council strategic goals and uh some of those goals uh will be near and dear to our hearts on the planning commission, including transportation, housing, downtown and economic development, uh, expanding recreational opportunities, and continuing to work on our uh community well-being and an engaged community.

4:37

Uh the town council strategic goals ultimately will be posted on the website.

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Summary of Proceedings

Blacksburg Planning Commission Meeting - February 7, 2024

The Blacksburg Planning Commission held its regular meeting on February 7, 2024, in Council Chambers at the Blacksburg Municipal Building, 300 S. Main St. Note: The agenda and minutes identify the meeting date as February 6, 2024, while the date provided for this summary is February 7, 2024. The meeting was called to order at 6:30 p.m. and adjourned at 6:35 p.m. Commissioners present were B. Britt, T. Colley, M. Ermann, J. Ford Jr., J. Herbein, A. Kassoff, and L. Walker (arrived at 6:32 p.m.); M. Jones and S. Rinehart were absent. Acting Planning Director Kali Casper also attended.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved the Planning Commission minutes from January 2, 2024.
  • Scheduled a public hearing for ZOA #61, an amendment to create a new Small Lot Development Option in the R-4 Low Density Residential Zoning District to allow smaller lot sizes, for March 5, 2024.
  • Cancelled the February 6, 2024 public hearing for CUP 23-4, a conditional use permit request for multi-family residential use on the ground floor in the GC-General Commercial zoning district on 3.94 acres of an 8.44-acre parcel at 203 Country Club Drive SW, and rescheduled it for April 2, 2024.
  • Jerry Ford Jr. moved to approve the Consent Agenda; Tim Colley seconded. The motion passed 6-0, with all voting yes and none no or abstaining. Latanya Walker arrived after the vote.

Public Hearings

  • The public hearing for CUP 23-4 was cancelled as noted in the Consent Agenda; no public hearing was held.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No citizens were present, and the citizen comment period was skipped.

Discussion Items

  • No reports were given for the Zoning Ordinance Review Committee, Historic or Design Review Board, Montgomery County Planning Commission, or additional items from Planning Commissioners.
  • Under the Town Council Report, Jerry Ford Jr. reported that Town Council had approved the Capital Improvement Program (CIP), which the Planning Commission had input on, and that the next step is moving to the budget. He also summarized strategic goals from the January 2024 Town Council retreat: transportation, housing, downtown and economic development, expanding recreational opportunities, and continuing work on community well-being and an engaged community. He noted the strategic goals would be posted on the town website.

Key Outcomes

  • Consent Agenda approved 6-0.
  • ZOA #61 public hearing scheduled for March 5, 2024.
  • CUP 23-4 public hearing rescheduled to April 2, 2024.
  • Meeting adjourned at 6:35 p.m.

Meeting Transcript

Welcome to the regular meeting of the Blacksburg Planning Commission, which are held here on the first Tuesday of each month at 6 30 p.m. in the Roger Endgepath Chambers of the Blacksburg Municipal Building at 300 South Main Street. And at this point, we will call the meeting to order. May we have a roll call, please? Mr. Britt, here. Mr. Erman, Mr. Ford, here. Mr. Herbine. Here. Ms. Jones. Mr. Cass. Present. Ms. Reinhardt. Ms. Walker. I'm here. We have a corner. Excellent. Thank you. Tonight's consent agenda has three items. One is the approval of the planning commission minutes from January 2nd, 2020. The action is to approve. The second is zoning ordinance amendment ZOA sixty-one, an amendment to the town of Blacksburg zoning ordinance to create a new small lot development option in the R4 low resident uh R4 Low Density Residential Zoning District to allow for smaller lot sizes. And the action there is to schedule a public hearing for March 5th, 2024. The last item is C UP 234 conditional use permit request for multifamily residential use on the ground floor in the general commercial zoning district on three point nine four acres of an eight point four four acre parcel at two zero three country club drive. And the action there is to cancel tonight, February uh February sixth, twenty twenty-four public hearing and reschedule for April 2nd, 2024. Do we have a motion? I move approval of the consent agenda as presented. Second. All those in favor? All right. We'll move on to the public hearing, uh, which is CUP twenty-three four conditional use permit requests for multifamily residential use on the ground floor of the general commercial zoning district. And as described in the consent agenda, that public hearing has been canceled and rescheduled for April 2nd, 2024. We will skip the uh citizens' comment. So we have no citizens present. We'll move on to unfinished business. The zoning ordinance review committee. We have not met the historic or design review board. There's nothing to report. The Montgomery County Planning Commission. No one in attendance. All right. Uh any additional items from planning commissioners. Okay, hearing none, we'll move on to new business.

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