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Community Developments
Issue 10, May 2010
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UPCOMING MEETINGS
Planning Commission
May 4 @ 4PM
May 18 @ 6PM
Board of Supervisors
May 11 @ 3PM
May 25 @ 3PM*
Greenways Commission
May 26 @ 4PM
Peters Creek/Hollins Community Meeting
May 19/20 @ 6:30PM
*Work Session
Time, Public Hearing at 7PM
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Greetings!
This May join the Department of Community Development in recognizing Building Safety Month.
Every year, countless accidents still occur in homes across the U.S. and globally where codes are poorly understood or used improperly. The purpose of this month-long campaign is to expand opportunities and increase awareness about the
critical importance of building and designing safe, sustainable and
green structures in the United States and worldwide.
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COMMUNITY MEETING
PETERS CREEK/HOLLINS COMMUNITY PLAN
The County of Roanoke is holding its first set of Community Meetings* regarding the Peters Creek/Hollins Community Plan on May 19th and 20th in the Mountain View Elementary School Gymnasium and Northside Middle School Auditorium, respectively.
Mountain View Elementary School
Gymnasium
Date: Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Time: Open House at 6:30 pm
Presentation to begin at 7:00 pm
Northside Middle School
Auditorium
Date: Thursday, May 20, 2010
Time: Open House at 6:30 pm
Presentation to begin at 7:00 pm
A future component of the Roanoke County Comprehensive Plan, the Peters Creek/Hollins Community Plan will
aid decision-making for future development throughout the Peters
Creek/Hollins community of North County. The study area encompasses the majority of the developed portions of North County,
bounded by the City of Roanoke, the City of Salem, Botetourt County and
Brushy Mountain.
* Each Community Meeting will be identical in style and content.
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CATAWBA SUSTAINABILITY CENTER
"A partnership-based center offering opportunities for education, training, business development and research in sustainable land management and low impact living."
The Catawba Sustainability Center is a 377-acre tract of scenic farm and forest land located near Route 311 in northwestern Roanoke County. Deeded to Virginia Tech in 1988, the farm was first used for research and educational purposes by the College of Agriculture. After a decade of limited use, Virginia Tech partnered with landowner-led Catawba Landcare in 2007 to provide an example of the benefits of sustainable farming and the promotion of environmental stewardship in the community.
To address issues of sustainability and continue serving the community and university, the Catawba Sustainability Center employs a 3-pronged approach that includes 1) community engagement and outreach, 2) learning and discovery and 3) land-based business incubation (VT EarthWorks). 
VT EarthWorks has partnered with Catawba Valley General Store to host a weekly farmers' market on Thursdays from 3:30-7:00PM. The Farmers' Market opens May 27, 2010.
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TIMBERBROOK PUBLIC HEARINGS POSTPONED
The
May public hearings with the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors
to consider the rezoning request of Timberbrook Properties IX, LLC, and
Fincastle Equipment Company, L.C. have been postponed indefinitely until
additional information is received from the applicant. The request is to rezone 3 parcels from
AR, Agricultural Residential District, to C-2, General Commercial District, and
CVOD, Clearbrook Village Overlay District, to construct a commercial center on
about 9 acres located on Clearbrook Lane at the intersection of Clearbrook
Lane and Clearbrook Village Lane.
A community meeting was held on Monday, April 12th,
at Clearbrook Elementary School to
discuss the project. The applicants,
VDOT staff and Roanoke County staff attended the meeting with about 25 citizens
to discuss the project and to answer questions. Several of the questions asked pertained to anticipated stormwater
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Roanoke
County Staff has been preparing draft private road standards for the last
several months to replace the existing standards included in the Zoning
Ordinance. Private roads are allowed in
Cluster Subdivisions, Planned Residential Developments, and other locations
such as townhouse  developments that the Zoning Ordinance permits private
roads. The Planning Commission will
visit three residential subdivisions with private roads and review the most
recent draft of the document at their May 4th Work Session.
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PLANNING COMMISSION UPDATE
For the April 20, 2010 Work Session Planning Commissioners toured the Koppers Roanoke plant off of West Main Street in Glenvar. Opened in 1955, the Koppers Roanoke Plant produces over 1 million railroad ties annually while maintaining an excellent safety and environmental record. Following the tour of the facility, Commissioners were given a van tour of several residential neighborhoods and other places of interest in the Glenvar Community.
The Planning Commission's next work session is scheduled for May 4, 2010 in Roanoke County Administration Center. The work session will include a tour and discussion of private roads.
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Until Next Month,
Amanda Micklow
Planner II
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