The Blacksburg Town Council will hold a public hearing on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, at 6:30 p.m. in the Roger E. Hedgepeth Chambers of the Blacksburg Municipal Building, 300 S. Main St., Blacksburg, regarding the following items:
Ordinance 1994: An ordinance rezoning 3.08± acres of land at 1800 Whipple Dr. from Transitional Residential to Planned Residential Zoning (RZN 22-0002).
This is a request to rezone approximately 3.08 acres of land at 1800 Whipple Dr. from R-5 Transitional Residential to PR Planned Residential. The proposal consists of 34 two-story townhomes with a total of 98 bedrooms. The proposed maximum residential density is 11 units per acre or 32 bedrooms per acre. The Future Land Use Designation for the property is Medium Density Residential, which allows for up to 20 bedrooms per acre. The proposed project represents an increase over the residential density envisioned in the future land use designation.
Ordinance 1999: An ordinance to repeal existing Article Five of Town Code Chapter Eighteen regarding sewer use standards and adopt new §§ 18-500, 18-501 and 18-502.
This ordinance adopts the Pretreatment Rules and Regulations of Blacksburg-Virginia Polytechnic Institute Sanitation Authority, dated Nov. 26, 2019, as the town’s sewer use standards.
All persons affected by or interested in the proposed items above may appear and present their views. After each public hearing, the Blacksburg Town Council will consider action on the item. Copies of materials related to the above items are on file and can be obtained in the Office of the Town Clerk, 300 S. Main St., Blacksburg, weekdays between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. For land use matters, copies of applications and all related items may also be found online at www.blacksburg.gov/publichearings or reviewed in person at the Blacksburg Planning and Building Department, 400 S. Main St., Blacksburg, Virginia. Individuals with disabilities who require special assistance to attend and participate in this meeting should contact Lorraine Spaulding, Town Clerk at (540) 443-1025 or 443-1000 (voice or TDD).
