Tuesday,
September 5, 2023.
Notice is hereby given that
the Planning Commission of
the Town of Blacksburg will
conduct a public
hearing on Tuesday,
September 5, 2023 during
its meeting beginning at
6:30 PM in the Roger E.
Hedgepeth Council
Chamber, 300 South Main
St, Blacksburg, VA on the
following item:
ROW 23-0001/ORD 2036-
Request to vacate
approximately 20,439
square feet of Town-owned
Right-of- Way known as
Rimrock Drive (adjacent to
Tax Parcel 347-8 1) at 2600
Research Center Drive by
Snyder- Hunt Company,
LLP (owner).
A request to vacate
approximately 20,439
square feet (0.47 acres) of
Town-owned Right-of-Way
known as Rimrock Drive
from Research Center Drive
to its termination at Route
460 Bypass. The application
states that the vacated
property will be absorbed
into Tax Parcel 347-8 1 and
used as a private driveway
to access the Blue Ridge
Cancer Center. Rimrock
Drive ROW is a built street
and includes sidewalk and
utilities.
RZN 23-0002/ORD 2035-
Request to rezone
approximately 1.1 acres
from R-4 Low Density
Residential to
PR Planned Residential in
the 1200 block of Airport
Road (Tax Map Number
317-2 31, 32, 34A &
317-2 32A, 33, 34) by
Habitat for Humanity of the
New River Valley (contract
purchaser) for Blacksburg
Fire Safety Foundation
(owner).
A request to rezone
approximately 1.1 acres of
land from R-4 Low Density
Residential to PR Planned
Residential for the
development of 11 incomerestricted townhomes with
33 bedrooms total in the
1200-block of Airport Road.
Townhomes will be sold to
buyers earning between
30%-80% of Area
Median Income (AMI). The
Future Land Use
Designation for this parcel is
Medium-Density
Residential.
This development request
represents an increase in
the allowable bedroom
density above the Future
Land Use density of 20
bedrooms per acre.
ROW 23-0002/ORD 2032-
Request to vacate
approximately 0.13 and
0.09 acres (total of 0.22
acres) of
Town-owned Right-of-Way
in the 1200 block of Airport
Road by Habitat for
Humanity of the New River
Valley (contract purchaser).
This is a request
accompanying RZN 23-
0002 to vacate
approximately 0.22 acres of
unbuilt Town-owned
Right-of-Way adjacent to
Tax Map Number 317-2 31,
32, 34A and Tax Map
Number 317-2 32A, 33, 34
known as unbuilt Airport
Drive and unbuilt Virginia
Street. The land to be
vacated would be
incorporated in the
proposed Habitat for
Humanity townhome
development as driveway
and rear yard
space.
Persons affected by or
interested in the rezoning
request and right-of-way
vacation requests may
appear and present their
views. After the hearing, the
Planning Commission will
take action. Copies of
the request and all related
items may be found online
at
www.blacksburg.gov/public
hearings or reviewed in
person at the Blacksburg
Planning and Building
Department, 400 South
Main Street, Blacksburg,
Virginia. You may also call
the office at (540) 443-1300
for more information.
Individuals with disabilities
who require special
assistance to attend and
participate in the public
hearing on the above
should contact the Planning
& Building Department
at (540) 443-1300, or (540)-
443-1000-TDD.
