The Blacksburg Planning and Building Department has received a request to rezone approximately three acres from a mix of Planned Residential (PR) with conditions and Low Density Multiunit Residential (RM-27) to PR with amended conditions. This area was previously subject of RZN14-0006, which has been withdrawn. The current request is being made by the same applicant as the previous request. The land is located in the 500 block of Warren Street, and in the 600 block of Green Street. Additionally, there is a companion request to vacate approximately 0.4 acres of town-owned right-of-way along Warren Street, and in the alley north of Warren Street.The applicant seeks the rezoning and right-of-way vacation in order to develop a multi-family development of 298 bedrooms (72.8 bedrooms per acre) of purpose-built student housing.  Additionally, the development will include surface parking, residential amenities, stormwater management, and other improvements.  

Additionally, there is an accompanying request to vacate approximately 0.42 acres of right-of-way in Warren Street and in unbuilt alleys along the north and western property line of the proposed rezoning parcel.  The applicant will be dedicating 0.145 acres of right-of-way to the town.

The following meetings have been scheduled to consider this application:

Neighborhood Meeting
Monday, June 18, 2018, 6:30 p.m.
Blacksburg Motor Company Building
400 S. Main St. 

Planning Commission Work Session
Tuesday, July 17, 2018, 5 p.m. 
Blacksburg Motor Company Building
400 S. Main St. 

Planning Commission Public Hearing         
Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018,  7:30 p.m.
Roger E. Hedgepeth Chambers, Second Floor
Blacksburg Municipal Building, 300 S. Main St.

For more information, visit http://www.blacksburg.gov/town-council/meetings/public-hearings/rzn17-0003-stadium-view-planned-residential-district or call the Planning and Building Department at 540-443-1300.