Glade Road Multi-Family PRD Development

RZN19-0005/ORD 1906 - Rezoning request to rezone 2.869 acres of property at 900 and 1002 Glade Road (Tax Map Nos. 225-A-5; 225-A-6; 225-A-7) from RR-1 Rural Residential 1 zoning district to PR Planned Residential zoning district for Multi-Family Housing and Townhomes by Craig Stipes of Broad Street Partners, LLC (applicant/contract purchaser) on behalf of the Ruth Epperly Life Estate and Kevin Gilbarte (owners).

Staff contact: Kinsey O'Shea, Planner

11/5/2019  

(Recommendation: Denial with vote of 7-0)

North End Gilbert Street Mixed-Use Redevelopment

The Virginia Tech Foundation has proposed a redevelopment project at the North End Center located along Prices Fork Road, Turner Street and Gilbert Street in Downtown Blacksburg. The Town of Blacksburg has received a number of development applications that together comprise the North End Gilbert Street Mixed - Use Redevelopment project.

Staff contact: Kinsey O’Shea, Planner or Anne McClung, Planning and Building Director

11/5/2019

(Recommendation: Approval with a vote of 5-2)

1310 North Main Street

RZN19-0004/ORD 1904 - Request to rezone a total of 6.15 acres from GC General Commercial and R-5 Transitional Residential to PR Planned Residential at 1310 North Main Street (Tax Map Nos. 196-A 21-23 & 197-A-37) for a mixed use commercial/multi-unit residential development by Pat Bixler on behalf of CDE Properties, LLC (applicant/owner)

Staff contact: Kinsey O'Shea, Planner  

11/5/2019 

(Recommendation: Approval with a vote of 7-0)

Amendment to the Floodplain Overlay District 

Staff contact: Kafi Howard, Town Engineer 

11/12/2019

(Approved with a vote of 5-1)

The Flats At Uptown-Giles Road

RZN19-0006/ORD 1907 - Request to rezone 0.9418 acres at 1401 Giles Road (Tax Map No. 197-3 1) from PR Planned Residential to PR Planned Residential (amended) in a proposal to increase the number of apartments from 14 units totaling 32 bedrooms to 28 units totaling 64 bedrooms and to increase the building height from 2 stories above parking to 4 stories above parking by Steve Semones of Balzer and Associates, LLC (applicant) for Justin Boyle of J3 Properties, LLC (owner).

Staff contact: Paul Patterson, Zoning Administrator  

Proposed Amendment to the Blacksburg Town Charter

In accordance with Virginia Code Section 15.2-202 the Town of Blacksburg is conducting a public hearing about a request to the General Assembly for a Town Charger amendment.  Specifically, the Town is proposing the following change to Charter Section 3.15 (c) which pertains to the adoption of ordinances by deleting the following sentence shown in italics:
An ordinance may only be passed at the same meeting at which the public hearing is held unless the agenda for such meeting indicates that the ordinance will not be acted on at the meeting.    

The following two sentences shown in italics will be added:
If the Council plans to conduct the public hearing but delay action on the ordinance, the date for the delayed vote shall be stated on the agenda.  After conducting and closing the public hearing, the Council may vote to delay action until its next regular meeting.

Staff contact: Larry Spencer, Town Attorney

Scooter Rentals

Ordinance #1909 - An Ordinance Amending Town Code Sections 21-107, 21-115, 21-116, And 21-117, Renumbering Current Town Code Section 21-118 As Section 21-121, And Adding New Code Sections 21-116.5, 21-118, 21-119 And 21-120 To Provide Regulations For Use And Rental Of Motorized Skateboards And Scooters, Electric Personal Assistive Mobility Devices, And Bicycles Or Electric Power-Assisted Bicycles.

Staff contact: Larry Spencer,Town Attorney

Ordinance 1909 - Revised

11/12/2019 

(Approved with a vote of 6-0)

Weed and Trash Abatement Regulations

Ordinance #1913 – Amend Definition of “Weeds” in the Weed and Trash Abatement Regulations.

11/12/2019

(Approved with a vote of 6-0)

CDBG Revenues

Ordinance #1914 - An Ordinance To Amend The FY2019/2020 Operating Budget By Reappropriating Prior Year CDBG And Home Revenues And Appropriating Additional CDBG And Home Revenues.

Staff contact: Susan Kaiser, Director of Finance

Memo to Ordinance 1914 CDBGHOME

11/12/2019 

(Approved with a vote of 6-0)

General Fund 

Ordinance #1915 - An Ordinance To Amend The FY2019/2020 Operating Budget To Accept And Appropriate $626,384 In VDOT FY18 Primary Extension Paving Funding To The General Fund.

Staff contact: Susan Kaiser, Director of Finance

11/12/2019

(Approved with a vote of 6-0)

The Standard at Blacksburg 

1000 block of North Main Street

RZN19-0001/ORD 1892 - Request to rezone 5.550 acres in the R-5 Transitional Residential and GC General Commercial Zoning Districts to PR Planned Residential Zoning District on the 1000 block of North Main Street (Tax Map Nos 226-20 9-11; 226-A 284-290; 226-A 293; 226-3 1-4) for the development of a mixed use multi-family and commercial development by John Neel of Gay and Neel, Inc. (applicant) for Landmark Properties, Inc. (contract purchaser).

Staff contact: Kinsey O'Shea, Planner

7/2/2019

(Continuation TBD)