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City of Buena Vista Planning Commission Public Hearing July 11th 2023
Pursuant to Code of Virginia Section 15.2-2204 and the City of Buena Vista Land Development Regulations, notice is given that the Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to receive comment on the following matters.
1. Conditional Use Permit for converting existing building to multifamily dwelling at 2424 Magnolia Avenue. The Public Hearing will be held in the City Council Chambers located in the Municipal Building located at 2039 Sycamore Avenue in Buena Vista during the regular monthly Planning Commission meeting at approximately 7:00 PM on Tuesday, July 11th 2023. Staff reports for each matter, and a copy of the Comprehensive Plan, are available from the Director of Community and Economic Development, Thomas Roberts, 2039 Sycamore Avenue, Buena Vista VA 24416 or (540) 261-8607 or [email protected] or buenavistava.org/ planning.
ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
Notice is hereby given per Section 15.2-2204 of the Code of Virginia and Section 802.03, 04 and 05 of the County of Rockbridge Land Development Regulations (the Regulations) that public hearings will be held by the Rockbridge County Planning Commission on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, at or after 7:00 p.m. in the Board of Supervisors Meeting Room in the County Administration Building, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia 24450, followed by public hearings by the Board of Supervisors on Monday, July 24th 2023, at or after 6:00 p.m. at the same location to consider the following applications: 1) Bella Property 8 LLC, 118 Tobias Road, Vinton, Virginia 24179, has made an application for a zoning map amendment to rezone a portion of a parcel of land from the General Residential (R-1) Zoning District to the General Business (B-1) Zoning District. The property under consideration is identified as 686 Long Hollow Road, Buena Vista, Virginia 24416 and is located on the east side of Long Hollow Road (Route 631) approximately 0.18 miles north of the intersection of Long Hollow Road and Middle Road (Route 704). The property is further identified as tax map number 77A-5-A. The property is located in the South River Magisterial District.
2) Natural Bridge Christian Fellowship, DBA The Bridge Christian Academy, 21 Gilmores Mill Road, Natural Bridge Station, Virginia, 24579, has made an application to amend a condition associated with the special exception permit for the existing private school (Natural Bridge Christian Academy) in the General Residential (R-1) Zoning District. A condition in the current special exception permit limits the total number of students to fifty (50) or less. The application is to amend the condition to allow for up to one hundred (100) students. The property (above address) is located on the southside of Gilmores Mill Road (Route 708) and Wert Faulkner Highway (Route 130). The property is further identified as tax map numbers 113E1-1-B3 and 113E1-1-B4. The property is located in the Natural Bridge Magisterial District. 3) Virginia Electric and Power Company DBA Dominion Energy Virginia, 5000 Dominion Blvd, 3rd Floor Glen Allen, Virginia 23060, has made an application for a special exception permit in order to rebuild a portion of their 115kV transmission line that runs west from the Balcony Falls Substation (Located at 4115 Glasgow Highway, Glasgow, Virginia 24555) to the Rockbridge/Amherst County Line. The existing right-of-way is located in the Agricultural and General Uses (A-2) Zoning District. Per section 603.03-9 of the County of Rockbridge Land Development Regulations, public utilities are a use by special exception in the A-2 District. The existing right-of-way meanders on the north and southsides of Glasgow Highway (Route 501). All rebuild work will be within the right-of-way with four existing galvanized steel lattice towers proposed to be replaced with steel monopole structures. One new monopole structure is proposed.
4) Rockbridge County, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia 24450, has made an application for a zoning text amendment to modify Section 302.00: Definitions and Section 605: General Industrial (I-1) Zoning District, of the Regulations. The proposed text amendments will define a train station and train depot and provide for the uses as permitted uses in the I-1 District. The full text of the draft amendments can be obtained by contacting the Office of Community Development (contact information below). 5) Rockbridge County, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia 24450, has made an application for a zoning text amendment to modify Section 608: Flood Hazard (FH-1) Overlay District, of the Regulations. The proposed text amendment to Section 608.11-2; Uses Permitted by Special Exception (in Zone AE Hatched (Floodway)in the Special Flood Hazard Area) will provide for Special Event Venues as a Use by Special Exception in the Floodway. The full text of the draft amendments can be obtained by contacting the Office of Community Development (contact information below).
6) Rockbridge County, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia 24450, has made an application for a zoning text amendment to modify Section 302.00: Definitions and Section 702.00: Additional Buildings on Single Lot, of the Regulations. The proposed text amendments will define a Garage Apartment/ Dwelling and amend Section 702: Additional Buildings on Single Lot, to provide for Garage Apartment/Dwelling as an accessory structure. The full text of the draft amendments can be obtained by contacting the Office of Community Development (contact information below). Information on these applications is available in the Rockbridge County Office of Community Development, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia, by phone at 540-464-9662 or by email at cslaydon@rockbridgecountyva.
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Board of Equalization Hearings:
Please take notice that the Rockbridge County Board of Equalization will meet on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 from 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Hearings will be held in the Board Meeting Room located on the first floor of the Rockbridge County Administrative Office Building at 150 South Main Street in Lexington, Virginia. To schedule a hearing, please call 540-463-1152 Monday through Friday 8:30am – 5:00pm.
