PLANNING COMMISSION WORK SESSION AGENDA
SPECIAL MEETING
June 30, 2020
5:00PM Roger E. Hedgepeth Chambers, 2nd Floor Municipal Bullding, 300 South Main Street.
Appropriate Public Health Emergency provisions addressing social distancing will be in place.
I. CALL TO ORDER
II. ROLL CALL
III. DISCUSSION ITEMS
A. RZN 20-0001/ORD 1932- Request for a Special Signage District in the DC-Downtown Commercial Zoning District at the Lyric Theatre on 0.2415 acres at 135 College Avenue
(Tax Map No. 256-A90) by Greg Boatwright (applicant) for Lester Properties (property owner). **
a. Staff presentation-Emma Martin
b. Applicant presentation-Greg Boatwright
c. Discussion & Questions
B. RZN 20-0002/ORD 1933-Request for an amendment to previous rezoning RZN 17-0006 on 22.96 acres at the Midtown Development (former Old Blacksburg Middle School) site at 501
South Main Street (Tax Map Nos. 257-A-94A; 257-A-94; 257-A-217; 257-A-218; 257-A188 & 257-25C) by Steve Semones of Balzer and Associates (applicant) for Midtown Redevelopment
Partners, LLC and the Town of Blacksburg (property owners).**
a. Staff presentation-Anne McClung
b. Applicant presentation-Jim Cowan, Steve Semones, Ian Friend
c. Discussion & Questions
C. CUP20-0003-Request for additional height above 60 feet in the DC-Downtown Commercial Zoning District on 1.77 acres in the Midtown Development at 401 Church Street SE
(part of Tax Map No. 257-A94) by Steve Semones of Balzer and Associates (applicant) for Midtown Redevelopment Partners, LLC (property owner). **
a. Staff presentation-Anne McClung
b. Applicant presentation-Jim Cowan, Steve Semones, Ian Friend
c. Discussion & Questions
D. RZN 20-00003-Request for a Special Signage District on 22.96 acres at the Midtown Development (former Old Blacksburg Middle School) site at 501 South Main Street
(Tax Map Nos. 257-A-94A; 257-A-94; 257-A-217; 257-A-218; 257-A188 & 257-25C) by Steve Semones of Balzer and Associates (applicant) for Midtown Redevelopment Partners, LLC
and the Town of Blacksburg (property owners). This application is on hold and will be discussed at a future work session.
E. Zoning Ordinance Amendment #51-Amendment to consider allowed residential uses on the ground floor in the DC-Downtown Commercial Zoning District under limited
circumstances-This application will be on the July 21, 2020 Planning Commission Work Session Agenda. **
F. General Meeting Follow Up
a. Planning Commission appointments
b. Planning Commission election
**Discussion items scheduled for additional discussion at the July 21, 2020 Work Session and scheduled for Planning Commission Public Hearing on August 4, 2020.
IV. ADJOURNMENT OF WORK SESSION
