The Blacksburg Planning and Building Department has received a request to rezone approximately 1.39 acres of vacant land at 400 Broce Drive from the RM-48 Medium Density Multi-Unit Residential zoning district to PR Planned Residential zoning district for multi-family dwelling and townhouse use.
The applicant proposes one 4-story apartment building with four 4-bedroom units per story for a total of 64 bedrooms. The applicant also proposes four townhomes units with a mix of 3-4 bedrooms per unit. The maximum number of bedrooms is 78 bedrooms (56.1 bedroom/acre), and the proposed parking ratio is 0.81 spaces per bedroom.
The following meetings have been scheduled to consider this request.
The first is a neighborhood meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020 at 6:00 pm in the Blacksburg Motor Company Building at 400 S. Main St. This is an informal meeting that will give the applicant the opportunity to present the plans and provide attendees with the opportunity to ask questions. A staff member from the planning department will forward the notes from the meeting to the planning commission and the town council.
A planning commission work session has been scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 5:00 p.m. in the Motor Company Building at 400 S. Main St. At this meeting, the planning commission will review the request and the staff report. There will be an opportunity for the applicant to present the proposal. The public is welcome to attend; however, this is not a public hearing, and there will not be an opportunity for public comment.
A planning commission public hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020 at 7:30 p.m. in the council chambers of the municipal building at 300 S. Main St. After this meeting, the planning commission will make a recommendation to the town council. There will be an opportunity for the applicant and the public to comment.
The next meeting in the process will be a town council work session with the date and time to be determined. The council will review the request, the staff report and the planning commission’s recommendation. There will be an opportunity for the applicant to present the proposal. The public is welcome to attend; however this is also not a public hearing and there will not be an opportunity for public comment
The final step in the process is a town council public hearing, date and time to be determined.
At this hearing, the council will take final action. There will be an opportunity for the applicant and the public to comment.
The full application, the meeting schedule and all relevant documents may be found on the Town of Blacksburg website at www.blacksburg.gov/publichearings. The website will be updated as new meetings are scheduled or documents added.
For more information, contact town planner Kinsey O’Shea at koshea@blacksburg.gov or 540-443-1300.