The Planning Commission Work Session is held every 3rd Tuesday of the month at 5:00 pm.  Until further notice, it will be held in the Roger E. Hedgepeth Chambers on the 2nd floor of the Blacksburg Municipal building at 300 South Main Street.

Agendas will be posted when the date gets closer.

Please contact the Planning and Building Department at 540-443-1300 for more information.

PLANNING COMMISSION WORK SESSION AGENDA
Tuesday, October 18, 2022

5:00 pm               Roger E. Hedgepeth Chambers, 2nd Floor Municipal building, 300 South Main Street.

I.                CALL TO ORDER

II.              ROLL CALL

III.             DISCUSSION ITEMS:

                  A.  ZOA #60/ORD #2001-Zoning Ordinance Amendment to create a new Downtown Northwest zoning district for the area bounded by North Main Street, Turner Street and Prices Fork Road.
                        a.  Staff presentation-Anne McClung and Chris Jennette, Camiros, Ltd.
                        b.  Discussion & Questions.

                  B.  2022 Comprehensive Plan Amendment to add text to the Land Use chapter and a map to the Land Use Map Series related to preferred high density student housing
                        locations as well as housekeeping items including amendments to the Transportation chapter, Land Use chapter, Housing chapter and the Future Land Use map.
                        a.  Staff presentation- Maeve Gould.
                        b.  Discussion & Questions.

IV.             GENERAL MEETING FOLLOWUP.

V.              ADJOURNMENT OF WORK SESSION.

VI.            CLOSED MEETING:

                  Closed Meeting as permitted by the consultation with legal counsel exemption contained at Virginia Code Section 2.2-3711 (A) (8) for the provision of advice from the Town Attorney
                  on specific legal issues associated with the regulation of student housing through zoning.