Government Notices

CITY OF LEXINGTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING PROPOSED DOG PARK-MCCORKLE

A Public Hearing will be conducted by the Lexington City Council at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, February 1, 2024, to solicit public comment on the proposed dog park on Mc-Corkle Drive. More information will be available in the upcoming City Council meeting packet on the City Council portal: https://lexingtonva.civicweb.

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Citizen comments are welcome at the meeting or you may submit public comments in writing to the following email address: [email protected], 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.

Jani L. 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 the following public hearings will be held by the Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors on Monday, February 12, 2024, at or after 6:00 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) Scott and Jessica Andrew, 66 Wind View Lane, Fairfield, VA 24435 have made an application for a special exception permit to develop and operate a special event venue. The properties are owned by Scott and Jessica Andrew (above address) and are located on the east side of Borden Grant Trail (Route 706), east of the intersection of Borden Grant Trail (Route 706), and Jonestown Road (Route 707). The properties are in the Agricultural and General Uses (A-2) Zoning District. Per Section 603.03-24 of the Regulations, Special Events are a use by special exception in the A-2 Zoning District. The properties are further identified as tax map numbers 39-22-B and 39-22-B1 (Total 57.99 ac. – per tax records). The properties are in the South River Magisterial District.

2) Regina D. Donald, 2766 Brownsburg Turnpike, Brownsburg, Virginia 24415 has made an application for a conditional zoning map amendment. The property is owned by Regina D. Donald (address above) and is located on the northeast side of the intersection of Brownsburg Turnpike (Route 252) and Sterrett Road (Route 724). The property is currently in the General Residential (R-1) Zoning District. The application is to rezone the property to the Agricultural and General Uses (A-2) Zoning District, with acceptance of potential proffers. The property is further identified as tax map number 26A-A-12 (2.091 ac. – per tax records). The property is in the Walkers Creek Magisterial District.

3) Rockbridge County, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia 24450, has made an application for zoning text amendments (ZTA) to modify Sections 602: Agricultural and Limited Uses (A-1) Zoning District, 603:Agricultural and General Uses (A-2) Zoning District, 603B: Agricultural Transitional (A-T) Zoning District, 604: General Residential (R-2) Zoning District, 605: Residential Mixed (R-2) Zoning District of the Regulations to remove the provisions for “Parks and playgrounds, as part of an approved subdivision” as a permitted use in the Zoning Districts. The proposed ZTA includes modifications to Section 302.00: Specific Definitions to define Recreation, Indoor. The proposed ZTA also includes modifications to Section 603B.03 to provide for Recreation, Indoor as a use by special exception in the A-T District, as well as modifications to Section 605.02 to provide for Recreation, Indoor as a permitted use in the B-1 District. 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. gov

CITY OF LEXINGTON NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING TO REVIEW A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CITY OF LEXINGTON ZONING ORDINANCE

A public hearing will be conducted by the Lexington City Council at 7:00 P.M. on Thursday, February 1, 2024 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 a proposal to amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow accessory dwelling units in Lexington’s residential zoning districts. The proposal is to amend Article III to add Accessory Dwelling Unit – Detached as a conditional use in the R-1, R-2, R-M, and R-LC zoning districts; to amend Article IV to add lot requirements for accessory dwelling units; to amend Article XI to add use and design standards for accessory dwelling units; and to amend Article XX to delete the definition for accessory apartment, to amend the definition for building accessory, and to add definitions for accessory dwelling unit – attached and accessory dwelling unit – detached.

A copy of the draft Zoning Ordinance Amendment, case number ZOA 2023-01, 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

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Rockbridge County Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing at its meeting on Monday, February 12, 2024, at 6:00 p.m.,

or as soon thereafter as the matter may be heard, in the Board Meeting Room on the 1st floor of the County Administrative Offices, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, VA, 24450, to consider adoption of the following: Ordinance Authorizing and Approving Execution of Land Lease Agreement with Betty F. Bryant to Lease County-Owned Property Acquired in Connection With the South River Flood Mitigation Project, Being a .464-Acre Lot, Shown as Parcel A, New Tax Id #64-A-27A1, and a 0.549-Acre Lot, Shown as Parcel B, New Tax Id #64-A-27A2, on Plat of Record in Plat Cabinet 4, Slide 61, in the South River Magisterial District of Rockbridge County All interested citizens are invited to attend the public hearing to express their views on the proposed Ordinance. While the Board meeting will be open to the public, citizens will have several options for remotely participating in the public hearing by following the instructions on the meeting agenda to be posted on BoardDocs at: https://go.boarddocs.com/va/rcva/ Board.nsf/Public. Citizens may also submit comment in writing by U.S. Mail to Board of Supervisors, Citizen Comment, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, VA; by email to citizencomment@rockbridgecountyva.

gov; or by placing in the dropbox located at the entrances to the County Administrative Office Building.

A copy of the proposed ordinance is on file in the Office of the County Administrator, County Administration Building, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia 24450, for public inspection. Please call 463-4361 to request a copy or email a request to bwhitten@rockbridgecountyva. gov. By: Spencer H. Suter County Administrator

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 the following public hearings will be held by the Rockbridge County Planning Commission on Wednesday, February 14, 2024, 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) Chirstopher and Kelly Johannsen 3952 Brattons Run, Goshen, Virginia, 24439 have made an application for a Special Exception Permit to develop and operate a campground in the Agricultural Transitional (A-T) Zoning District. The properties are owned by Chirstopher and Kelly Johannsen (above address) and are located on the south side of Brattons Run (Route 780), approximately 0.55 miles west of the intersection of Brattons Run (Route 780) and Maury River Road (Route 39). Per Section 603B.03-8 of the Regulations, a Campground is a use by special exception in the A-T Zoning District. The properties are further identified as tax map number 12-1-B(2ac. – per tax records). The properties are in the Walkers Creek Magisterial District.

2) Charles R Flint Sr. and Rebecca L. Flint, 193 Parsons Lane, Natural Bridge, VA 24578 have made an application for a Special Exception Permit to place a manufactured home in the General Business (B-1) Zoning District. The properties are located on the north side of Wert Faulkner Highway (Route 130), approximately 95’ west of the intersection of Glades Lane (Private Road) and Wert Faulkner Highway (Route 130). The properties are owned by Charles R Flint Sr. and Rebecca L. Flint and are further identified as tax map numbers 108A2-1-5143,108A2-1-51-45, and 108A21-51-47. The properties were formerly identified as 11 Glades Lane, Glasgow, Virginia 24555. Per section 605.03-13 of the Regulations, manufactured homes are a use by Special Exception in the B-1 District. The properties are in the Natural Bridge Magisterial District.

3) Rockbridge County, 150 South Main Street, Lexington, Virginia 24450, has made an application for Zoning Text Amendments (ZTA) to modify Sections 302: Specific Definitions, to define Carwashes and modifications to Section 605.00 to provide for carwashes as a permitted use in the B-1 District. 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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VIRGINIA: IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY BETTY S. TROVATO, PETITIONER IN RE: TREASURER OF THE COUNTY OF ROCKBRIDGE, VIRGINIA

NOTICE FOR HEARING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT, Betty S. Trovato, Treasurer of the County of Rockbridge, Virginia from the 1st day of January, 2012, to the 31st day of December, 2023, has filed her petition with this Court requesting that she be released of liability and granted her final discharge as Treasurer as set forth in §58.1-3145 and §58.1 -3146 of the Virginia Code.

Should you know of any reason why the aforesaid Treasurer should not be released from liability, you should file an objection to release from liability or appear in Court on the 27th day of February, 2024, at 3:00 p.m., on the 3rd floor of the Rockbridge County Courthouse located at 20 South Randolph Street, Lexington, VA 24450. The County of Rockbridge, Virginia By: Vickie Huffman Of Counsel