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CITY OF LEXINGTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
AN APPLICATION BY THE CITY OF LEXINGTON PROPOSING A PRELIMINARY SUBDIVISION PLAT (BOUNDARY LINE ADJUSTMENT) FOR PARCELS LOCATED AT 140 EVERGREEN PLACE (TAX PARCELS # 31 1-1) AND 108 EVERGREEN PLACE (TAX PARCEL # 25-1-9) IN LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA A public hearing will be conducted by the Lexington Planning Commission at a meeting to begin at 5:00 P.M. on Thursday, September 28, 2023 in the first floor meeting room of the Rockbridge County Administrative Offices, 150 South Main Street, to allow persons to appear and present their views in response to an application by the City of Lexington requesting the application of a preliminary subdivision plat (boundary line adjustment) to adjust the boundary line to add a 1.855 acre portion of Tax Parcel # 31-1-1 to Tax Parcel # 25-1-9.
A copy of the application, case number PS 2023-05 is available for public review and examination between 8:00 A.M. and 5:00 P.M. in the Planning and Development Department located on the second floor of Lexington City Hall, 300 East Washington Street.
Arne Glaeser Director of Planning and Development [email protected]
BUENA VISTA CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING October 5th 2023
Pursuant to Code of Virginia Sections 15.2-2204 and 15.2-1800, and the City of Buena Vista Land Development Regulations, notice is given that the City Council of the City of Buena Vista will hold a public hearing to receive comment on the following matters.
1. Abandonment of City Right of Way: 200 feet in the 200 block of Poplar Avenue The Public Hearing will be held in Council Chambers, City Hall, 2039 Sycamore Ave, Buena Vista VA 24416. The meeting begins at 6:00 PM on Thursday, October 5th 2023. Staff reports for each matter, and a copy of the Comprehensive Plan, are available from the Director of Community Development, Thomas Roberts, 2039 Sycamore Avenue, Buena Vista VA 24416 or (540) 2618607 or [email protected] or buenavistava.org/planning.
City of Lexington NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ORDINANCE ORD 202309 AMENDING CITY CODE SECTION 366-17 REGARDING LODGING TAX
The City Council of Lexington will conduct a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, October 5, 2023during its regular meeting, held in the first floor meeting room of the Rockbridge County Administrative Offices, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia, concerning Ordinance 2023-09. The proposed ordinance will amend Section 366-17 of the Code of the City of Lexington, extending the 1% Lodging tax that supports the Virginia Horse Center for an additional five fiscal years through June 30, 2029. Citizen comments are welcome at the meeting or you may submit public comments in writing to the following email address: jhostetter@lexingtonva. gov, by US Mail to City Manager’s Office, 300 East Washington Street, Lexington VA, 24450, or by leaving it in the City’s drop box at the rear of the building (facing the parking lot) and addressed to the City Manager’s Office. Comments will be distributed to City Council and entered into the minutes as public record.
City of Lexington Notice of Public Hearings 626 Waddell Street Purchase, Sale, and Development Agreement First Amendment to Spotswood Purchase, Sale, and Development Agreement
The City Council of the City of Lexington, Virginia (“City Council”) will conduct public hearings during its regular meeting on October 5, 2023, at 7:00 p.m., or as soon thereafter as the matters may be heard, in the first-floor meeting room of the Rockbridge County Administrative Offices, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia, on the following: 1. Pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 15.2-1800(B) and 15.2-2100, City Council will receive public comment on the proposed sale of City of Lexington Tax Map # 351-12, also known as 626 Waddell Street, to Echelon Resources, Inc. and Urban Core Realty, LLC. The parcels proposed for sale also are labeled as “Parcel #3,” “Parcel #4,” and “City of Lexington” on that “Survey for City of Lexington Virginia Department of Transportation Old Lexington Residency Lot City of Lexington,” prepared by Randall E. Trout, L.S., of Trout Land Surveying, dated January 17, 2020, and last revised on February 14, 2022 (“Survey”). The terms of the proposed sale of Tax Map # 35-1-12 are contained in the proposed Purchase, Sale, and Development Agreement among the City, Echelon Resources, and Urban Core. The Survey, the proposed Agreement, and the proposed Ordinance approving the Agreement and authorizing the sale of the above-referenced property are available for inspection in the City Manager’s Office at 300 E. Washington Street, Lexington, Virginia 34450 or online at: https://www.lexingtonva.gov/ government/departments/citymanager/ economic-development/ waddell-street-property-old-vdotproperty.
2. Pursuant to Virginia Code §§ 15.2-1800(B) and 15.2-2100, City Council will receive public comment on a proposed First Amendment to the Agreement of Purchase, Sale, and Development with Echelon Resources, Inc. for City of Lexington Tax Map # 291-31, also known as 0 Spotswood Drive. The proposed First Amendment will extend the Study Period under the original Spotswood Purchase, Sale, and Development Agreement to conform to the Study Period under the Waddell Purchase, Sale, and Development Agreement. The proposed First Amendment also will align other terms and conditions between the Spotswood Purchase, Sale, and Development Agreement and the Waddell Purchase, Sale, and Development Agreement, and it will ratify other provisions of the Spotswood Purchase, Sale, and Development Agreement. The proposed First Amendment to the Spotswood Purchase, Sale, and Development Agreement and the proposed Ordinance approving the Amendment and authorizing the sale of the above-referenced property may be viewed in the City Manager’s Office at 300 E. Washington Street, Lexington, Virginia 34450 or online at: https://www.lexingtonva.gov/ government/departments/citymanager/ economic-development/ spotswood-property.
Individuals requiring special assistance to attend and participate in the public hearing, or requiring additional information about the public hearings, should contact the City Manager’s Office, at 300 E. Washington Street, Lexington, Virginia 24450 or by calling (540) 462-3700.
Jani Hostetter, Clerk of Council
ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
Notice is hereby given per Section 15.2-2204 of the Code of Virginia and Section 808 of the County of Rockbridge Land Development Regulations (the Regulations) that public hearings will be held by the Rockbridge County Planning Commission on Wednesday, October 11, 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 to consider the following applications: 1) USS Hilltop Solar LLC c/o Environmental Resources Management Inc., 919 East Main Street, Richmond Virginia, 23219 has made an application for a Special Exception Permit to develop a 3.00-MW (AC) solar project. The property is identified as 331 Lloyd Tolley Road, Natural Bridge Station, Virginia 24579 and is located on the west side of the intersection of Lloyd Tolley Road (Route 773) and Gilmores Mill Road (Route 708). The property is owned by Douglas E. and Joan E. Bradford Trustees, 331 Lloyd Tolley Road, Natural Bridge Station, Virginia 24579, and is further identified as tax map number 113-5-D. The property is located in the Agricultural and General Uses (A-2) Zoning District and the Agricultural Transitional (A-T) Zoning District.
Per section 603.03-9 of the Regulations, Public Utilities are a use by special exception in the A-2 District. Per section 603B.03-14 of the Regulations, Public Utilities are a use by special exception in the A-T District. The property is located in the Natural Bridge Magisterial District. 2) Volcano Energy LLC, 19890 State Line Road, South Bend, Indiana,46637 has made an application for a Special Exception Permit to develop a 5.00-MW (AC) solar project. The property is located on the southside of Moores Trail (Route 794), approximately 0.41 miles west of the intersection of Moores Trail and Steeles Fort Road (Route 706). The property is owned by Sylvia G. Moore, 13801 York Road M14, Cockeysville Maryland, 21030 and is further identified as tax map number 40-A-1. The property is located in the Agricultural and General Uses (A-2) Zoning District and in the Agricultural Transitional (A-T) Zoning District. Per section 603.03-9 of the Regulations, Public Utilities are a use by special exception in the A-2 District. Per section 603B.03-14 of the Regulations, Public Utilities are a use by special exception in the A-T District. The property is located in the South River Magisterial District.
3) Virginia Electric & Power Company DBA Dominion Energy Virginia, 5000 Dominion Blvd, 3rd Floor SW, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 has made an application for a Special Exception Permit for the storage of materials and equipment in Zone AE Hatched (Floodway) of the Special Flood Hazard Area. The properties are located on the east side of River Road (Route 663) approximately 1.58 miles west of the southern intersection of River Road (Route 663) and Glasgow Highway (Route 501). The properties are owned by Keith W. and Penny G. Holland, 80 Forge Road, Lexington, Virginia 24450 and are further identified as tax map numbers 108-3-A, 108-3-B, and 98-16-1. The properties are located in the Agricultural and General Uses (A-2) Zoning District and are within the Flood Hazard [Overlay] District (FH-1). Per section 608.11-2(6) of the Regulations, the storage of materials and equipment in Zone AE Hatched (Floodway) of the Special Flood Hazard Area is a use by Special Exception in the FH-1 Overlay District. The properties are located in the Natural Bridge Magisterial District.
4) Virginia Electric & Power Company DBA Dominion Energy Virginia, 5000 Dominion Blvd, 3rd Floor SW, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 has made an application for a Special Exception Permit to develop a private heliport. The properties are located on the east side of River Road (Route 663) approximately 1.58 miles west of the southern intersection of River Road (Route 663) and Glasgow Highway (Route 501). The properties are owned by Keith W. and Penny G. Holland, 80 Forge Road, Lexington, Virginia 24450 and are further identified as tax map numbers 108-3-A, 108-3-B, and 98-161. The properties are located in the Agricultural and General Uses (A-2) Zoning District. Per section 603.03-4 of the Regulations, private, non-commercial landing strips, or heliports are a use by special exception in the A-2 Zoning District. The properties are located in the Natural Bridge Magisterial District.
5) Virginia Electric & Power Company DBA Dominion Energy Virginia, 5000 Dominion Blvd, 3rd Floor SW, Glen Allen, Virginia 23060 has made an application for a Special Exception Permit to develop a transmission pole staging and assembly area (Public Utilities). The properties are located on the east side of River Road (Route 663) approximately 1.58 miles west of the southern intersection of River Road (Route 663) and Glasgow Highway (Route 501). The properties are owned by Keith W. and Penny G. Holland, 80 Forge Road, Lexington, Virginia 24450 and are further identified as tax map numbers 108-3-A, 108-3-B, and 98-16-1. The properties are located in the Agricultural and General Uses (A-2) Zoning District. Per section 603.03-9 of the Regulations, Public Utilities are a use by special exception in the A-2 Zoning District. The properties are located in the Natural Bridge Magisterial District. 6) John E. and Alexandra L. Byers, 499 South River Road, Buena Vista, Virginia 24416 have made an application for a Special Exception Permit for the construction of an accessory structure in Zone AE Hatched (Floodway) in the Special Flood Hazard Area. The properties are located on the north side of South River Road (Route 608) approximately 0.12 miles west of the intersection of South River Road (Route 608) and Old Buena Vista Road (Route 631). The properties are owned by John E. and Alexandra L. Byers (above address) and are further identified as tax map numbers 773-3A, 77-3-3B, 77-3-3C, and 773-3D1. The properties are located in the Agricultural and General Uses (A-2) Zoning District and are within the Flood Hazard [Overlay] District (FH-1). Per section 608.11-2(1) of the Regulations, structures accessory to residential uses in Zone AE Hatched (Floodway) of the Special Flood Hazard Area is a use by Special Exception in the FH-1 Overlay District. The properties are located in the South River Magisterial District.
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.gov
