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anokeCounty
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Roanoke County
Board of Supervisors
July 8, 2025
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Good afternoon and welcome to our meeting for July 8, 2025. Regular meetings are
held on the second and fourth Tuesday at 2:00 p.m. Public hearings are held at 6:00
p.m. on the fourth Tuesday of each month. Deviations from this schedule will be
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A. OPENING CEREMONIES
1. Roll Call
B. REQUESTS TO POSTPONE, ADD TO OR CHANGE THE ORDER OF AGENDA
ITEMS
C. PROCLAMATIONS, RESOLUTIONS, RECOGNITIONS, AND AWARDS
1. Recognition of Roanoke County’s VDOT Salem District Locality of the Year
award. (Richard L. Caywood, County Administrator)
D. FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE
1. Ordinance amending Articles I, II, III, IV and V of the Roanoke County Zoning
Ordinance. (Philip Thompson, Director of Planning) (First Reading and Request
for Second Reading and Public Hearing)
E. CONSENT AGENDA
ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED BY
THE BOARD TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE RESOLUTION
IN THE FORM OR FORMS LISTED BELOW. IF DISCUSSION IS DESIRED, THAT
ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND WILL BE
CONSIDERED SEPARATELY
Roanoke County
Board of Supervisors
Agenda
July 8, 2025
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1. Approval of minutes – June 24, 2025
2. Ordinance amending Chapter 8.1 (Erosion and Stormwater Management
Program) of the Roanoke County Code, to incorporate new lot drainage
requirements on site plans and plot plans. (Second Reading)
3. Ordinance authorizing the County Administrator to enter into a lease
agreement with Ride Source to lease two (2) parking spaces at the
General Services Building on Kessler Mill Drive. (Second Reading)
4. Ordinance authorizing the conveyance of a permanent utility easement
and a temporary construction easement at 7415 Wood Haven Road to the
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) for construction of the
Valleypointe Parkway Realignment project, Hollins Magisterial District.
(Second Reading)
5. Request to accept and allocate funds in the amount of $19,184.82 to the
Clerk of the Circuit Court from the Commonwealth of Virginia for
Technology Trust Funds.
F. CITIZENS' COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
This time has been set aside for Roanoke County citizens, County property owners,
and County business owners to address the Board on matters of interest or concern.
While the Board desires to hear from all who desire to speak, this agenda item is
limited to a duration of 30 minutes, Each individual speaker shall be afforded 3
minutes to speak.
G. REPORTS
1. Unappropriated Balance, Board Contingency and Capital Reserves Report
2. Outstanding Debt Report
H. REPORTS AND INQUIRIES OF BOARD MEMBERS
1. Tammy E. Shepherd
2. Phil C. North
3. Martha B. Hooker
4. Paul M. Mahoney
5. David F. Radford
I. CLOSED MEETING, pursuant to the Code of Virginia as follows:
1. Section 2.2-3711(A)(1) of the Code of Virginia to conduct the annual
performance evaluations of the County Administrator and County Attorney.
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J. CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION
K. ADJOURNMENT
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ACTION NO.
ITEM NO. C.1
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER
MEETING DATE: July 8, 2025
AGENDA ITEM: Recognition of Roanoke County’s VDOT Salem District
Locality of the Year award.
SUBMITTED BY: Richard L. Caywood
County Administrator
APPROVED BY: Richard L. Caywood
County Administrator
ISSUE:
This time has been set aside to recognize Roanoke County's VDOT Salem District
Locality of the Year award.
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ACTION NO.
ITEM NO. D.1
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER
MEETING DATE: July 8, 2025
AGENDA ITEM: Ordinance amending Articles I, II, III, IV and V of the
Roanoke County Zoning Ordinance
SUBMITTED BY: Philip Thompson
Director of Planning
APPROVED BY: Richard L. Caywood
County Administrator
ISSUE:
First reading of an ordinance to amend the Roanoke County Zoning Ordinance
regarding wireless communication facilities, broadcast towers, accessory apartments,
mini-warehouses, temporary portable storage units, solar energy systems, and official
zoning map.
BACKGROUND:
As part of its work plan for 2025, the Planning Commission has an on-going process to
review, evaluate, and develop appropriate amendments to the County's Zoning
Ordinance. These amendments generally: correct inconsistencies; clarify issues or
standards; add or amend definitions and uses; add or amend uses within certain zoning
districts; develop or amend standards for existing or new uses; and create or revise
development standards dealing with landscaping, parking, signage, lighting, or other
development regulations. These amendments are typically developed over several
months (usually 6 months) before going through the public hearing and adoption
process. This is the first process of two amendment processes proposed for 2025
DISCUSSION:
The Planning Commission held a public hearing on the proposed amendments to the
Zoning Ordinance on July 1, 2025. The proposed amendments would: amend Sec. 30 -1
(Authority and Citation) in Article I (General Provisions); add or amend definitions
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dealing with broadcast tower, wireless communication facility, and temporary portable
storage containers in Sec. 30-28 (Definitions) and Sec. 30-29 (Use Types; Generally) in
Article II (Definitions and Use Types); amend Article III (District Regulations) by adding
wireless communication facility, Class 1, Class 2, and/or Class 3 as a permitted use
and/or as a special use in agricultural zoning districts (AG-3, AG-1, AR, AV), residential
zoning districts (R-1, R-2, R-3, R-4), commercial zoning districts (C-1, C-2), industrial
zoning districts (I-1, I-2), and the EP (Explore Park) zoning district, and amend the site
development regulations of the EP zoning district; amend and/or add use and design
standards for accessory apartments, mini-warehouse, broadcasting tower, wireless
communication facility, class 1, class 2, and class 3, and temporary portable storage
containers as a residential accessory use in Article IV (Use and Design Standards); and
amend the development standards for ground-mounted and pole-mounted solar energy
systems in Sec. 30-100-13 (Solar energy systems) in Article V (Development
Standards).
No citizens spoke during the public hearing. The Planning Commission had a general
discussion on the proposed amendments. The Planning Commission voted to
recommend approval of the Zoning Ordinance amendments.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact on this agenda item.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve the first reading of an
ordinance to amend the Roanoke County Zoning Ordinance and schedule the second
reading of the ordinance and public hearing for the Board's July 22, 2025, meeting.
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ARTICLE I – GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 30-1. AUTHORITY AND CITATION.
(A) The provisions of this ordinance are adopted pursuant to sections 15.2-2280 and 15.2-
2281, of the Code of Virginia, as amended. This ordinance, and all provisions contained
herein, together with the official zoning map, a copy of which is on file in the department
of development services, shall be known as the Roanoke County Zoning Ordinance, and
may be cited as such, or as the "Zoning Ordinance." The ordinance and official zoning
map may be kept in either hardcopy or digital form.
ARTICLE II – DEFINITIONS AND USE TYPES
SEC. 30-28. DEFINITIONS.
(C) For the purposes of this ordinance, the words and phrases listed below in this section
shall have the meanings described below.
Above ground level (AGL): When referring to a support structure or tower, the distance
measured from ground level at the base of the structure to an object or point on the structure such
as an antenna, lightning rod or the top of the structure or tower.
Antenna: Any exterior apparatus designed for telephonic, radio, or television
communications through the sending and/or receiving of electromagnetic waves. Antenna types
include, but are not limited to, omni-directional "whip" antenna, directional panel antenna,
parabolic antenna and other ancillary antenna designs. An antenna does not include the
broadcasting tower or other support structure to which it is attached.
Balloon test: A technique utilizing a balloon to demonstrate the height of a proposed
support structure or tower.
Colocate: To locate with another user on an existing structure such as a tower, power,
phone or light pole; water tank or standpipe, building or steeple, billboard sign or similar
structure.
Micro-wireless facility: A small cell facility that is not larger in dimension than 24 inches
in length, 15 inches in width, and 12 inches in height and that has an exterior antenna, if any, not
longer than 11 inches.
Small cell facility: A wireless facility that meets both of the following qualifications: (i)
each antenna is located inside an enclosure of no more than six (6) cubic feet in volume, or, in
the case of an antenna that has exposed elements, the antenna and all of its exposed elements
could fit within an imaginary enclosure of no more than six (6) cubic feet and (ii) all other
wireless equipment associated with the facility has a cumulative volume of not more than 28
cubic feet, or such higher limit as is established by the Federal Communications Commission.
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The following types of associated equipment are not included in the calculation of equipment
volume: electric meter, concealment, telecommunications demarcation boxes, back-up power
systems, grounding equipment, power transfer switches, cut-off switches, and vertical cable runs
for the connection of power and other services.
Temporary portable storage containers: A purpose-built, fully enclosed, box-like
container with or without signage on one (1) or more of its outer surfaces that is designed for
temporary storage of household goods and/or equipment. Such containers are uniquely designed
for ease of loading to and from a transport vehicle.
SEC. 30-29. USE TYPES; GENERALLY.
Sec. 30-29-7. Miscellaneous Use Types.
Broadcasting tower: Any structure that is designed and constructed primarily for the
purpose of supporting one (1) or more antennas on which an antenna or dish is installed for the
transmission, broadcasting or receiving of radio, television, radar, or microwaves, and similar
types of devices. The term includes but need not be limited to radio and television transmission
towers, microwave towers, common-carrier towers, and cellular telephone and wireless
communication towers. Broadcasting tower types include, but are not limited to monopoles,
lattice towers, wooden poles, and guyed towers. Excluded from this definition are amateur radio
towers and wireless communication facilities, which are described separately.
Wireless communication facility (WCF): All infrastructure and equipment including, but
not limited to, antenna support structures, antennas, transmission cables, equipment shelters,
equipment cabinets, utility pedestals, ground equipment, fencing, signage and other ancillary
equipment associated with the transmission or reception of wireless communications.
Class 1 – Wireless communication facilities with a height less than or equal to eighty
(80) feet above ground level (AGL).
Class 2 – Wireless communication facilities with a height greater than eighty (80) feet
but less than or equal to one hundred twenty (120) feet above ground level (AGL).
Class 3 – Wireless communication facilities with a height greater than one hundred
twenty (120) feet but less than or equal to one hundred ninety-nine (199) feet above
ground level (AGL).
ARTICLE III – DISTRICT REGULATIONS
SEC. 30-32. AG-3 AGRICULTURAL/RURAL PRESERVE DISTRICT.
Sec. 30-32-2. Permitted Uses.
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(A) The following uses are permitted by right subject to all other applicable requirements
contained in this ordinance. An asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more
stringent standards as listed in article IV, use and design standards, for those specific
uses.
6. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1 *
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 2 *
(B) The following uses are allowed only by special use permit pursuant to section 30-19. An
asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more stringent standards as listed in article
IV, use and design standards, for those specific uses.
6. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 3 *
SEC. 30-33. AG-1 AGRICULTURAL/RURAL LOW DENSITY DISTRICT.
Sec. 30-33-2. Permitted Uses.
(A) The following uses are permitted by right subject to all other applicable requirements
contained in this ordinance. An asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more
stringent standards as listed in article IV, use and design standards, for those specific
uses.
5. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1 *
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 2 *
(B) The following uses are allowed only by special use permit pursuant to section 30-19. An
asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more stringent standards as listed in article
IV, use and design standards, for those specific uses.
6. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 3 *
SEC. 30-34. AR AGRICULTURAL/RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
Sec. 30-34-2. Permitted Uses.
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(A) The following uses are permitted by right subject to all other applicable requirements
contained in this ordinance. An asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more
stringent standards as listed in article IV, use and design standards, for those specific
uses.
5. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1 *
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 2 *
(B) The following uses are allowed only by special use permit pursuant to section 30-19. An
asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more stringent standards as listed in article
IV, use and design standards, for those specific uses.
5. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 3 *
SEC. 30-36. AV AGRICULTURAL/VILLAGE CENTER DISTRICT.
Sec. 30-36-2. Permitted Uses.
(A) The following uses are permitted by right subject to all other applicable requirements
contained in this ordinance. An asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more
stringent standards as listed in article IV, use and design standards, for those specific
uses.
6. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1 *
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 2 *
(B) The following uses are allowed only by special use permit pursuant to section 30-19. An
asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more stringent standards as listed in article
IV, use and design standards, for those specific uses.
6. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 3 *
SEC. 30-41. R-1 LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
Sec. 30-41-2. Permitted uses.
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(B) The following uses are allowed only by special use permit pursuant to section 30-19. An
asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more stringent standards as listed in article
IV, use and design standards, for those specific uses.
4. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1 *
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 2 *
SEC. 30-42. R-2 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
Sec. 30-42-2. Permitted Uses.
(B) The following uses are allowed only by special use permit pursuant to section 30-19. An
asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more stringent standards as listed in article
IV, use and design standards, for those specific uses.
4. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1 *
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 2 *
SEC. 30-45. R-3 MEDIUM DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
Sec. 30-45-2. Permitted Uses.
(A) The following uses are permitted by right subject to all other applicable requirements
contained in this ordinance. An asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more
stringent standards as listed in article IV, use and design standards, for those specific
uses.
4. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1 *
(B) The following uses are allowed only by special use permit pursuant to section 30-19. An
asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more stringent standards as listed in article
IV, use and design standards, for those specific uses.
3. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 2 *
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SEC. 30-46. R-4 HIGH DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
Sec. 30-46-2. Permitted Uses.
(A) The following uses are permitted by right subject to all other applicable requirements
contained in this ordinance. An asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more
stringent standards as listed in article IV, use and design standards, for those specific
uses.
4. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1 *
(B) The following uses are allowed only by special use permit pursuant to section 30-19. An
asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more stringent standards as listed in article
IV, use and design standards, for those specific uses.
3. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 2 *
SEC. 30-53. C-1 LOW INTENSITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
Sec. 30-53-2. Permitted Uses.
(A) The following uses are permitted by right subject to all other applicable requirements
contained in this ordinance. An asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more
stringent standards as listed in article IV, use and design standards, for those specific
uses.
5. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1 *
(B) The following uses are allowed only by special use permit pursuant to section 30-19. An
asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more stringent standards as listed in article
IV, use and design standards, for those specific uses.
5. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 2 *
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 3 *
SEC. 30-54. C-2 HIGH INTENSITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
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Sec. 30-54-2. Permitted Uses.
(A) The following uses are permitted by right subject to all other applicable requirements
contained in this ordinance. An asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more
stringent standards as listed in article IV, use and design standards, for those specific
uses.
6. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1 *
(B) The following uses are allowed only by special use permit pursuant to section 30-19. An
asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more stringent standards as listed in article
IV, use and design standards, for those specific uses.
4. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 2 *
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 3 *
SEC. 30-61. I-1 LOW INTENSITY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.
Sec. 30-61-2. Permitted Uses.
(A) The following uses are permitted by right subject to all other applicable requirements
contained in this ordinance. An asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more
stringent standards as listed in article IV, use and design standards, for those specific
uses.
6. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1 *
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 2 *
(B) The following uses are allowed only by special use permit pursuant to section 30-19. An
asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more stringent standards as listed in article
IV, use and design standards, for those specific uses.
3. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 3 *
SEC. 30-62. I-2 HIGH INTENSITY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.
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Sec. 30-62-2. Permitted Uses.
(A) The following uses are permitted by right subject to all other applicable requirements
contained in this ordinance. An asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more
stringent standards as listed in article IV, use and design standards, for those specific
uses.
6. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1 *
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 2 *
(B) The following uses are allowed only by special use permit pursuant to section 30-19. An
asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more stringent standards as listed in article
IV, use and design standards, for those specific uses.
4. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 3 *
SEC. 30-71. EP EXPLORE PARK DISTRICT.
Sec. 30-71-3. Permitted Uses.
(A) The following uses are permitted by right subject to all other applicable requirements
contained in this ordinance. An asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more
stringent standards are listed in Article IV, Use and Design Standards, for those specific
uses.
6. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1 *
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 2 *
(B) The following uses are allowed only by special use permit pursuant to section 30-19. An
asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more stringent standards as listed in article
IV, use and design standards, for those specific uses.
1. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 3 *
Sec. 30-71-4. Site Development Regulations.
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General Standards. For additional, modified, or more stringent standards for specific uses, see
Article IV, Use and Design Standards.
(B) Height. Maximum structure height shall be 45 feet including rooftop mechanical. The
maximum height may be increased provided each required yard (front, side, rear, or
buffer) from an exterior property line is increased two (2) feet for each foot in height over
forty-five (45) feet, up to a maximum height of 125 feet. Zip line towers, and
observation towers, and wireless communication facilities shall be exempt from this
section.
ARTICLE IV – USE AND DESIGN STANDARDS
SEC. 30-82. RESIDENTIAL USES.
Sec. 30-82-1. Accessory Apartments.
(C) General standards in the C-1 and C-2 districts, independent of the general standards
above:
1. The accessory apartment shall be allowed in conjunction with a civic, office, or
commercial, or industrial use type.
2. The civic, office, or commercial, or industrial use type must occupy at least fifty
(50) percent of the gross floor area on the site.
SEC. 30-85. COMMERCIAL USES.
Sec. 30-85-19. Mini-warehouse.
(A) General standards:
5. No door openings for any cubicle shall be constructed facing any residentially
zoned property. Reserved.
SEC. 30-87. MISCELLANEOUS USES.
Sec. 30-87-2. Broadcasting Tower.
(A) Intent:
The intent of these provisions is to regulate the placement of new and replacement
broadcasting towers within Roanoke County. These provisions provide broadcasting
tower applicants, property owners, and all other Roanoke County citizens clear guidance
on the official policies and standards of the County. These policies and standards shall be
used by applicants as a guide when selecting alternative broadcasting tower sites and
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broadcasting tower designs within the county. In addition, the county staff, planning
commission and board of supervisors shall use these policies and standards, the Roanoke
County community plan and the general special use permit criteria found in section 30-19
as a guide for evaluating any future requests for broadcasting towers.
In the interest of preserving and enhancing the scenic and natural beauty of Roanoke
County it is the goal of the county to achieve a long term reduction in the number of
broadcasting towers within the county, and where possible, to achieve a reduction in the
height of existing broadcasting towers throughout the county, with special emphasis on
towers located along or near the ridgetops of major mountains and land forms. In
addition, it is the goal of the county, where possible, to achieve the relocation of existing
broadcasting towers and associated utility and access corridors which have a high visual
impact on scenic resources. To this end, the county will work cooperatively with
broadcasting tower owners and applicants and land owners to achieve these goals.
It is the official policy of the county to encourage and promote the collocation of
antennas on existing public and private structures within the county. To achieve this end,
the county encourages all wireless communication providers to locate new antennas on
existing structures. Permits for new broadcasting towers should only be requested when
no other reasonable alternative exists for locating needed antennas.
When new broadcasting towers are proposed as a last alternative, the requested
broadcasting tower location, height and design should be chosen to protect and enhance
the scenic and natural beauty of Roanoke County. Broadcasting tower locations at
elevations lower than surrounding ridge lines are preferred. The use of stealth designs
should be considered for any new broadcasting tower.
It is the intent of the county to fully comply with all of the applicable provisions of the
federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 and other applicable federal and state laws as
said laws address and preserve Roanoke County's zoning authority and provide to the
communication industry the right and responsibility to provide communication services
within their service areas.
(A) General standards:
1. The maximum height of any proposed broadcasting tower and associated antenna
shall be made as a condition of the special use permit, but in no case shall any
broadcasting tower and antenna exceed one hundred ninety-nine (199) feet in
height. Applicants shall request the lowest broadcasting tower and antenna height
necessary to accomplish their specific communication objectives.
2. The setback for any proposed broadcasting tower shall, at a minimum, conform to
the requirements for principal structures for the proposed zoning district.
However, in no case shall the minimum setback from the base of the broadcasting
tower to any residential structure on an adjoining lot be less than forty (40)
percent of the height of the tower, measured from the closest structural member of
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the broadcasting tower (excluding guy lines). Guy lines shall be exempt from the
minimum setback requirements in side and rear yards for the respective zoning
district, but shall comply with the setback requirements for the front yard.
3. The minimum setback from any property line abutting a road right-of-way for any
other building or structure associated with a broadcasting tower shall be fifty (50)
feet. Such buildings or structures shall be located a minimum of twenty-five (25)
feet from any other property line.
4. More than one (1) broadcasting tower shall be permitted on a lot provided all
applicable requirements have been met including setback requirements.
5. Broadcasting towers shall not be illuminated with any type of lighting apparatus,
unless such lighting is a requirement of the FAA or FCC. When lighting is
proposed to conform to federal requirement, the county shall contact the federal
agency to verify the necessity of lighting, and to determine the minimal amount
and type of lighting necessary to comply with federal guidelines. Security
lighting, or a "down lighting" design may be installed on buildings and structures
associated with a broadcasting tower. In no case shall any lighting violate section
30-94 of this ordinance.
6. Any proposed broadcasting tower within two (2) miles from any general or
commercial airport or located at a ground elevation at or above two thousand
(2,000) feet, average mean sea level, shall be referred to the appropriate regional
office of the FAA for review and comment prior to filing an application for a
special use permit.
7. All broadcasting towers shall comply with any additional requirements
established in the airport overlay district in section 30-72 of this ordinance, and
the emergency communications overlay district in section 30-73
8. Any broadcasting tower approved shall be structurally designed to carry sufficient
loading including any additional equipment necessary from other
vendors/providers who collocate on the broadcasting tower.
9. A monopole broadcasting tower design is recommended. The board may approve
an alternative broadcasting tower design if it finds that an alternative type of
structure has less of a visual impact on the surrounding community and Roanoke
County, and/or based upon accepted technical and engineering data a monopole
design is not technically feasible. Cost shall not be a criteria for determining
broadcasting tower design.
10. By applying and being granted the special use permit, the applicant and the owner
of the land agree to dismantle and remove the broadcasting tower and associated
facilities from the site within ninety days of the broadcasting tower no longer
being used for wireless communications. Dismantling and removal from the site
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shall only be required after notice by the County. A bond or similar performance
guarantee may be required as part of the special use permit approval. Said
guarantee will be in an amount sufficient to ensure removal of the tower and all
associated facilities and the reclamation of the property and road, access and
utility corridors to a condition that existed prior to tower construction.
11. All broadcasting tower structures and associated hardware, antennas, and facilities
shall be a flat matted finish so as to reduce visibility and light reflection unless
otherwise required by the FCC or FAA.
12. No business signs shall be allowed on the property identifying the name of, or
services offered by, any business associated with the broadcasting tower.
13. Antennas may be installed on any existing structure within the county, without the
necessity of obtaining a special use permit, provided said antenna does not meet
the definition of a broadcasting tower, does not increase the height of the existing
structure more than ten (10) feet, and does not result in the structure and antenna
exceeding the maximum structure height for that zoning district.
14. Any temporary broadcasting tower erected for the purpose of system design or
testing provided the temporary broadcasting tower is erected for a period not to
exceed twenty-one (21) days shall be permitted. In addition, in declared local
emergency situations, the county administrator shall be authorized to allow the
temporary installation of a broadcasting tower for the duration of the local
emergency. A zoning permit pursuant to section 30-9 of this ordinance shall be
applied for and approved prior to erecting any temporary or emergency tower.
(B) Applicability:
1. These standards shall apply to all new and replacement broadcasting towers
within Roanoke County with the exception that new and replacement
broadcasting towers and associated antenna not exceeding thirty (30) feet in
height and located within any commercial or industrial zoning district shall be
permitted by right provided:
a. The proposed tower is a monopole type design;
b. The general area of the proposed tower is currently served by above
ground utilities including electric power and telephone poles; and
c. All other use and design standards for the construction of the broadcasting
tower and associated facilities are met.
2. No modification to increase the height, size, type or location of any existing
broadcasting tower or associated facilities, excluding antennas, shall be made
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unless such modification results in the full compliance of the broadcasting tower
and facilities with all of the requirements of this ordinance.
3. Antennas may be installed on any existing structure within the county, without the
necessity of obtaining a special use permit, provided said antenna does not meet
the definition of a broadcasting tower, does not increase the height of the existing
structure more than ten (10) feet, and does not result in the structure and antenna
exceeding the maximum structure height for that zoning district.
4. These provisions shall not apply to any temporary broadcasting tower erected for
the purpose of system design or testing provided the temporary broadcasting
tower is erected for a period not to exceed twenty-one (21) days. In addition, in
declared local emergency situations, the county administrator shall be authorized
to allow the temporary installation of a broadcasting tower for the duration of the
local emergency. A zoning permit pursuant to section 30-9 of this ordinance shall
be applied for and approved prior to erecting any temporary or emergency tower.
(CB) Application requirements:
1. All potential applicants for broadcasting towers shall consult with county
planning staff at least thirty (30) days prior to submitting an application for a
proposed broadcasting tower. During this consultation the applicant shall present
information to the staff on system objectives, proposed coverage areas, and
alternative sites considered and rejected. The staff shall provide the potential
applicant information on Roanoke County policies and standards for broadcasting
towers, and shall discuss with the applicant possible alternatives to broadcasting
tower construction.
2. In addition to the application requirements contained in section 30-19-2 of this
ordinance, all applicants for broadcasting towers shall provide the following at the
time of application:
a. The location of all other proposed broadcasting tower sites considered and
rejected, and the specific technical, legal or other reasons for the rejection.
b. The location of all other possible collocation sites considered and rejected,
and the specific technical, legal or other reasons for the rejection.
c. Accurate, to scale, photographic simulations showing the relationship of
the proposed broadcasting tower and associated antenna to the
surroundings. Photographic simulations shall also be prepared showing the
relationship of any new or modified road, access or utility corridors
constructed or modified to serve the proposed broadcasting tower site. The
number of simulations and the perspectives from which they are prepared,
shall be established with the staff at the consultation required in section
CB.1. above.
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d. A computerized terrain analysis showing the visibility of the proposed
broadcasting tower and antenna at the requested height and location. If
new or modified road, access or utility corridors are proposed, the terrain
analysis shall also show the visibility of these new or modified features.
ed. Information on how the proposed site relates to the applicants existing
communication system, including number of other sites within the
Roanoke Valley, and the location of the antenna at each site.
fe. All broadcasting tower applicants shall be required, at their expense to
conduct an on-site "balloon" or comparable test prior to the planning
commission and board of supervisors hearings on the special use permit.
The purpose of this test shall be to demonstrate the potential visual impact
of the proposed tower. The dates and periods of these tests shall be
established with the applicant at the pre-application consultation.
gf. Written verification that all required submittals to the FAA as required by
section 30-87-2(DA)6 of this ordinance have been submitted.
3. The applicant shall be responsible for all fees associated with the filing of the
application including the reasonable cost of any independent analysis deemed
necessary by the county to verify the need for the new broadcasting tower. The
board of supervisors shall establish these fees, which shall be discussed with the
applicant at the pre-application conference.
(D) General standards:
1. The maximum height of any proposed broadcasting tower and associated antenna
shall be made as a condition of the special use permit, but in no case shall any
broadcasting tower and antenna exceed one hundred ninety-nine (199) feet in
height. Applicants shall request the lowest broadcasting tower and antenna height
necessary to accomplish their specific communication objectives.
2. The setback for any proposed broadcasting tower shall, at a minimum, conform to
the requirements for principal structures for the proposed zoning district.
However, in no case shall the minimum setback from the base of the broadcasting
tower to any residential structure on an adjoining lot be less than forty (40)
percent of the height of the tower, measured from the closest structural member of
the broadcasting tower (excluding guy lines). Guy lines shall be exempt from the
minimum setback requirements in side and rear yards for the respective zoning
district, but shall comply with the setback requirements for the front yard.
3. The minimum setback from any property line abutting a road right-of-way for any
other building or structure associated with a broadcasting tower shall be fifty (50)
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feet. Such buildings or structures shall be located a minimum of twenty-five (25)
feet from any other property line.
4. More than one (1) broadcasting tower shall be permitted on a lot provided all
applicable requirements have been met including setback requirements.
5. Broadcasting towers shall not be illuminated with any type of lighting apparatus,
unless such lighting is a requirement of the FAA or FCC. When lighting is
proposed to conform to federal requirement, the county shall contact the federal
agency to verify the necessity of lighting, and to determine the minimal amount
and type of lighting necessary to comply with federal guidelines. Security
lighting, or a "down lighting" design may be installed on buildings and structures
associated with a broadcasting tower. In no case shall any lighting violate section
30-94 of this ordinance.
6. Any proposed broadcasting tower within two (2) miles from any general or
commercial airport or located at a ground elevation at or above two thousand
(2,000) feet, average mean sea level, shall be referred to the appropriate regional
office of the FAA for review and comment prior to filing an application for a
special use permit.
7. All broadcasting towers shall comply with any additional requirements
established in the airport overlay district in section 30-72 of this ordinance, and
the emergency communications overlay district in section 30-73
8. Any broadcasting tower approved shall be structurally designed to carry sufficient
loading, and the site approved shall be sized to accommodate the additional
equipment necessary for at least three (3) other vendors/providers of
communications services in order to minimize the proliferation of new
broadcasting towers in the vicinity of the requested site. In addition, by applying
and being granted the special use permit, the applicant and the owner of the land
agree to make the broadcasting tower and tower site available for additional leases
within the structural capacity of the broadcasting tower and at reasonable costs
adequate to recover the capital, operating and maintenance costs of the
broadcasting tower location required for the additional capacity.
9. A monopole broadcasting tower design is recommended. The board may approve
an alternative broadcasting tower design if it finds that an alternative type of
structure has less of a visual impact on the surrounding community and Roanoke
County, and/or based upon accepted technical and engineering data a monopole
design is not technically feasible. Cost shall not be a criteria for determining
broadcasting tower design.
10. No broadcasting towers shall be permitted within the critical viewsheds of the
Blue Ridge Parkway or Appalachian Trail as shown on any official map
designating these viewsheds and pre-approved by the board of supervisors. In
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addition, no towers shall be proposed within any other designated area of local
scenic, historical, ecological and cultural importance as designated and approved
by the board of supervisors prior to the filing of a tower application.
11. By applying and being granted the special use permit, the applicant and the owner
of the land agree to dismantle and remove the broadcasting tower and associated
facilities from the site within ninety days of the broadcasting tower no longer
being use for wireless communications. Dismantling and removal from the site
shall only be required after notice by the County. If antennas on any approved
tower are relocated to a lower elevation, the tower shall be shortened to the height
of the highest antenna. A bond or similar performance guarantee may be required
as part of the special use permit approval. Said guarantee will be in an amount
sufficient to ensure removal of the tower and all associated facilities and the
reclamation of the property and road, access and utility corridors to a condition
that existed prior to tower construction.
12. All broadcasting tower structures and associated hardware, antennas, and facilities
shall be a flat matted finish so as to reduce visibility and light reflection unless
otherwise required by the FCC or FAA.
13. No business signs shall be allowed on the property identifying the name of, or
services offered by, any business associated with the broadcasting tower.
(EC) General review policies:
All special use permit requests for new broadcasting towers, including the replacement or
modification of existing broadcasting towers shall be reviewed by the staff, planning
commission and board of supervisors on the basis of the following criteria:
1. The extent to which the broadcasting tower proposal conforms to the general
special use permit criteria in section 30-19 of this ordinance, and the intent,
application requirements, and general standards for broadcasting towers found in
these provisions.
2. The demonstrated willingness of the applicant to evaluate collocation
opportunities within the proposed communication service area, and the
demonstrated history of the applicant choosing collocation sites within the
Roanoke Valley.
3. The base and top elevation of the proposed broadcasting tower relative to
surrounding natural land forms. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
section, broadcasting tower locations below surrounding ridge lines are preferred.
4. Broadcasting tower locations already served by existing roads and utilities are
preferred due to the potential detrimental environmental and visual impacts
resulting from the construction of new road and utility corridors.
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5. Within the needed service area, the availability of other existing structures that
are, based upon independent analysis, of suitable height, design, and location for
the needed antenna.
6. The visibility of the broadcasting tower from the surrounding community and
neighborhood compatibility of the tower as determined by the submitted computer
simulations, terrain analysis and balloon or comparable test.
7. The degree to which the proposed tower location, site design and facilities
including fencing, buildings and other ground mounted equipment and new or
modified road, access or utility corridors are located, designed and constructed to
be compatible with the neighborhood.
Sec. 30-87-8. Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1, Class 2, Class 3.
(A) Intent. The intent of these regulations for wireless communication facilities is:
To encourage and promote the collocation of antennas on existing public and private
structures within the county.
To encourage the location of wireless communication facilities in non-residential areas
and minimize the total number of towers and tower sites throughout the county.
To strongly encourage the joint use of new and existing wireless communication
facilities, and use of the existing utility transmission rights-of-way
To encourage wireless communication facilities to locate in areas where the adverse
impact on the surrounding community is minimal.
To encourage users of wireless communication facilities to locate, design, and configure
them in a way that minimizes their adverse visual impact, and makes them compatible
with surrounding land uses, to the extent possible.
To strongly encourage the use of monopoles and camouflage/stealth techniques for
towers located in or near residential areas.
To expand and improve high-speed broadband access and cell phone service availability
in unserved and underserved areas; and to explore public-private partnerships to
implement Roanoke County’s Rural Broadband Initiative to bring high-speed internet to
homes without broadband access.
(B) Small cell facility:
1. Permitted by right. A small cell facility installed by a wireless service provider
on an existing structure or the installation or construction of a new structure not
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more than 50 feet above ground level containing a small cell facility shall be
permitted by right.
2. Colocation. The wireless services provider or wireless infrastructure provider
shall obtain permission from the owner of the existing structure to colocate the
small cell facility on the existing structure and to colocate the associated
transmission equipment on or proximate to the existing structure.
3. Permit Requests. A wireless services provider or wireless infrastructure provider
may submit up to 35 permit requests for small cell facilities on a single
application.
4. Review process. The review process and approval or disapproval of an
application for small cell facilities shall be in accordance with Sec. 15.2-2316.4 of
the Code of Virginia.
5. Other facilities. Facilities that do not meet the criteria to be deemed a small cell
facility are subject to the regulations for wireless communication facility.
(C) General Standards for wireless communication facilities:
1. Height. The maximum height of any proposed wireless communication facility
and associated antenna shall be made as a condition of the special use permit, but
in no case shall any wireless communication facility and antenna exceed one
hundred ninety-nine (199) feet in height. Applicants shall request the lowest
wireless communication facility and antenna height necessary to accomplish their
specific communication objectives.
2. Facility setbacks. The setback for any proposed wireless communication facility
shall, at a minimum, conform to the requirements for principal structures for the
proposed zoning district. However, in no case shall the minimum setback from the
base of the wireless communication facility to any residential structure on an
adjoining lot be less than forty (40) percent of the height of the tower, measured
from the closest structural member of the wireless communication facility.
3. Building/structure setbacks. The minimum setback from any property line
abutting a road right-of-way for any other building or structure associated with a
wireless communication facility shall be fifty (50) feet. Such buildings or
structures shall be located at a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet from any other
property line.
4. Number of Towers. More than one (1) wireless communication facility shall be
permitted on a lot provided all applicable requirements have been met including
setback requirements.
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5. Lighting. Wireless communication facilities shall not be illuminated with any type
of lighting apparatus, unless such lighting is a requirement of the FAA or FCC.
Security lighting, or a "down lighting" design may be installed on buildings and
structures associated with a wireless communication facility. In no case shall any
lighting violate section 30-94 of this ordinance.
6. FAA Review. Any proposed wireless communication facility within two (2) miles
from any general or commercial airport or located at a ground elevation at or
above two thousand (2,000) feet, average mean sea level, shall be referred to the
appropriate regional office of the FAA for review and comment prior to filing an
application for a special use permit.
7. Zoning Overlay Districts. All wireless communication facilities shall comply with
any additional requirements established in the airport overlay district in section
30-72 of this ordinance, and the emergency communications overlay district in
section 30-73
8. Colocation. Any wireless communication facility approved shall be structurally
designed to carry sufficient loading, and the facility approved shall be sized to
accommodate any additional equipment necessary for other vendors/providers of
communications services, if possible, to minimize the proliferation of new
wireless communication facilities in the vicinity of the requested facility. The
colocation of antennas and equipment on an existing wireless communication
facility shall be permitted by right.
9. Design. A monopole wireless communication facility design is recommended.
The board may approve an alternative wireless communication facility design if it
finds that an alternative type of structure has less visual impact on the surrounding
community and Roanoke County, and/or based upon accepted technical and
engineering data a monopole design is not technically feasible.
10. Removal. By applying for and being granted a special use permit, the applicant
and the owner of the land agree to dismantle and remove the wireless
communication facility and associated facilities from the site within ninety (90)
days of the wireless communication facility no longer being used for wireless
communications. Dismantling and removal from the site shall only be required
after notice by the county. A bond or similar performance guarantee may be
required as part of the special use permit approval. Said guarantee will be in an
amount sufficient to ensure removal of the wireless communication facility and
all associated facilities and the reclamation of the property and road, access and
utility corridors to a condition that existed prior to tower construction.
11. Finish. A flat matte finish is recommended for wireless communication facilities
and its associated hardware, antennas, and facilities so as to reduce visibility and
light reflection unless otherwise required by the FCC or FAA.
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12. Signs. No business signs shall be allowed on the property identifying the name of,
or services offered by, any business associated with the broadcasting tower.
(D) Application requirements:
1. All potential applicants for wireless communication facilities shall consult with
county planning staff prior to submitting an application for a proposed wireless
communication facility. During this consultation the applicant shall present
information to the staff on system objectives, proposed coverage areas, and
alternative sites considered and rejected. The staff shall provide the potential
applicant with information on Roanoke County policies and standards for wireless
communication facilities and shall discuss with the applicant possible alternatives
to wireless communication facility construction.
2. In addition to the application requirements contained in section 30-19-2 of this
ordinance, all applicants for wireless communication facilities shall provide the
following at the time of application:
a. The location of all other proposed wireless communication facility sites
considered and rejected, and the specific technical, legal or other reasons
for the rejection.
b. The location of all other possible colocation sites considered and rejected,
and the specific technical, legal or other reasons for the rejection.
c. Accurate, to scale, photographic simulations showing the relationship of
the proposed wireless communication facility and associated antenna to
the surroundings. Photographic simulations shall also be prepared showing
the relationship of any new or modified road, access or utility corridors
constructed or modified to serve the proposed wireless communication
facility site. The number of simulations and the perspectives from which
they are prepared shall be established with the staff at the pre-application
meeting.
d. Information on how the proposed site relates to the applicants’ existing
communication system, including number of other sites within the
Roanoke Valley, and the location of the antenna at each site.
e. All wireless communication facility applicants shall be required, at their
expense, to conduct an on-site "balloon" or comparable test prior to the
planning commission hearing on the special use permit. The purpose of
this test shall be to demonstrate the potential visual impact of the proposed
facility. The dates and periods of these tests shall be established with the
applicant at the pre-application meeting.
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f. Written verification that all required submittals to the FAA of this
ordinance have been submitted.
3. The applicant shall be responsible for all fees associated with the filing of the
application including the reasonable cost of any independent analysis deemed
necessary by the county to verify the need for the new broadcasting tower.
SEC. 30-88. ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES.
Sec. 30-88-2. Accessory Uses: Residential Use Types.
(A) Residential use types may include the following accessory uses, activities or structures on
the same site or lot:
11. Temporary portable storage containers provided that they meet the following
standards:
(c) All temporary portable storage containers shall may display the container
provider's contact information. Signs shall not contain any other
advertising for any other product or services.
(e) Temporary portable storage containers should be located on a property in
accordance with section 30-100-8, and shall not obstruct vehicular or
pedestrian traffic, or be located within any required landscaped area.
Placement on Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) right of
way property shall require written approval from VDOT.
ARTICLE V – DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
SEC. 30-100. MISCELLANEOUS.
Sec. 30-100-13. Solar energy systems.
(B) Solar energy systems are permitted in any zoning district and may be installed upon
receipt of the necessary permit(s) from the County and subject to the following use and
design standards:
3. Ground-Mounted and Pole-Mounted Solar Energy Systems:
b. The surface area of a ground- or pole-mounted system, regardless of the
mounted angle, shall be calculated as part of the overall lot coverage and
accessory building coverage. The maximum surface area of a ground- or
pole-mounted system shall not constitute more than ten (10) percent of the
allowable lot coverage or one thousand (1,000) square feet, whichever is
less. be allowed as follows:
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One acre or less: 1,000 square feet
Over one acre to five acres: 1,500 square feet
Over five acres: 2,000 square feet
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER
ON TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2025
ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLES I, II, III, IV AND V OF THE
ROANOKE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, as part of its work plan for 2025, the Planning Commission has an on-going
process to review, evaluate, and develop appropriate amendments to the County's Zoning
Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, these amendments generally correct inconsistencies, clarify issues or
standards, add or amend definitions and uses, add or amend uses within certain zoning districts,
develop or amend standards for existing or new uses, and create or revise development standards
dealing with landscaping, parking, signage, lighting, or other development regulations; and
WHEREAS, County staff have identified several proposed amendments to the Roanoke
County Zoning Ordinance in consultation with the Roanoke County Planning Commission which
would: amend Sec. 30-1 (Authority and Citation) in Article I (General Provisions); add or amend
definitions dealing with broadcast tower, wireless communication facility, and temporary portable
storage containers in Sec. 30-28 (Definitions) and Sec. 30-29 (Use Types; Generally) in Article II
(Definitions and Use Types); amend Article III (District Regulations) by adding wireless
communication facility, Class 1, Class 2, and/or Class 3 as a permitted use and/or as a special use
in agricultural zoning districts (AG-3, AG-1, AR, AV), residential zoning districts (R-1, R-2, R-3,
R-4), commercial zoning districts (C-1, C-2), industrial zoning districts (I-1, I-2), and the EP
(Explore Park) zoning district, and amend the site development regulations of the EP zoning
district; amend and/or add use and design standards for accessory apartments, mini-warehouse,
broadcasting tower, wireless communication facility, class 1, class 2, and class 3, and temporary
portable storage containers as a residential accessory use in Article IV (Use and Design Standards);
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and amend the development standards for ground-mounted and pole-mounted solar energy systems
in Sec. 30-100-13 (Solar energy systems) in Article V (Development Standards); and
WHEREAS, on July 1, 2025, the Roanoke County Planning Commission held a public
hearing on the proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and the Planning Commission
recommended approval of the amendments; and
WHEREAS, public necessity, convenience, general welfare, and good zoning practice are
valid public purposes for such recommendations by the Planning Commission and action by the
Board of Supervisors; and
WHEREAS, the first reading of this ordinance was held on July 8, 2025, and the second
reading and public hearing were held on July 22, 2025.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of
Roanoke as follows:
1. The Roanoke County Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended to read and provide as
follows:
ARTICLE I – GENERAL PROVISIONS
SEC. 30-1. AUTHORITY AND CITATION.
(A) The provisions of this ordinance are adopted pursuant to sections 15.2-2280 and 15.2-
2281, of the Code of Virginia, as amended. This ordinance, and all provisions contained
herein, together with the official zoning map, a copy of which is on file in the department
of development services, shall be known as the Roanoke County Zoning Ordinance, and
may be cited as such, or as the "Zoning Ordinance." The ordinance and official zoning
map may be kept in either hardcopy or digital form.
ARTICLE II – DEFINITIONS AND USE TYPES
SEC. 30-28. DEFINITIONS.
(C) For the purposes of this ordinance, the words and phrases listed below in this section
shall have the meanings described below.
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Above ground level (AGL): When referring to a support structure or tower, the distance
measured from ground level at the base of the structure to an object or point on the structure such
as an antenna, lightning rod or the top of the structure or tower.
Antenna: Any exterior apparatus designed for telephonic, radio, or television
communications through the sending and/or receiving of electromagnetic waves. Antenna types
include, but are not limited to, omni-directional "whip" antenna, directional panel antenna,
parabolic antenna and other ancillary antenna designs. An antenna does not include the
broadcasting tower or other support structure to which it is attached.
Balloon test: A technique utilizing a balloon to demonstrate the height of a proposed
support structure or tower.
Colocate: To locate with another user on an existing structure such as a tower, power,
phone or light pole; water tank or standpipe, building or steeple, billboard sign or similar
structure.
Micro-wireless facility: A small cell facility that is not larger in dimension than 24 inches
in length, 15 inches in width, and 12 inches in height and that has an exterior antenna, if any, not
longer than 11 inches.
Small cell facility: A wireless facility that meets both of the following qualifications: (i)
each antenna is located inside an enclosure of no more than six (6) cubic feet in volume, or, in
the case of an antenna that has exposed elements, the antenna and all of its exposed elements
could fit within an imaginary enclosure of no more than six (6) cubic feet and (ii) all other
wireless equipment associated with the facility has a cumulative volume of not more than 28
cubic feet, or such higher limit as is established by the Federal Communications Commission.
The following types of associated equipment are not included in the calculation of equipment
volume: electric meter, concealment, telecommunications demarcation boxes, back-up power
systems, grounding equipment, power transfer switches, cut-off switches, and vertical cable runs
for the connection of power and other services.
Temporary portable storage containers: A purpose-built, fully enclosed, box-like
container with or without signage on one (1) or more of its outer surfaces that is designed for
temporary storage of household goods and/or equipment. Such containers are uniquely designed
for ease of loading to and from a transport vehicle.
SEC. 30-29. USE TYPES; GENERALLY.
Sec. 30-29-7. Miscellaneous Use Types.
Broadcasting tower: Any structure that is designed and constructed primarily for the
purpose of supporting one (1) or more antennas on which an antenna or dish is installed for the
transmission, broadcasting or receiving of radio, television, radar, or microwaves, and similar
types of devices. The term includes but need not be limited to radio and television transmission
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towers, microwave towers, common-carrier towers, and cellular telephone and wireless
communication towers. Broadcasting tower types include, but are not limited to monopoles,
lattice towers, wooden poles, and guyed towers. Excluded from this definition are amateur radio
towers and wireless communication facilities, which are described separately.
Wireless communication facility (WCF): All infrastructure and equipment including, but
not limited to, antenna support structures, antennas, transmission cables, equipment shelters,
equipment cabinets, utility pedestals, ground equipment, fencing, signage and other ancillary
equipment associated with the transmission or reception of wireless communications.
Class 1 – Wireless communication facilities with a height less than or equal to eighty
(80) feet above ground level (AGL).
Class 2 – Wireless communication facilities with a height greater than eighty (80) feet
but less than or equal to one hundred twenty (120) feet above ground level (AGL).
Class 3 – Wireless communication facilities with a height greater than one hundred
twenty (120) feet but less than or equal to one hundred ninety-nine (199) feet above
ground level (AGL).
ARTICLE III – DISTRICT REGULATIONS
SEC. 30-32. AG-3 AGRICULTURAL/RURAL PRESERVE DISTRICT.
Sec. 30-32-2. Permitted Uses.
(A) The following uses are permitted by right subject to all other applicable requirements
contained in this ordinance. An asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more
stringent standards as listed in article IV, use and design standards, for those specific
uses.
6. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1 *
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 2 *
(B) The following uses are allowed only by special use permit pursuant to section 30-19. An
asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more stringent standards as listed in article
IV, use and design standards, for those specific uses.
6. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 3 *
SEC. 30-33. AG-1 AGRICULTURAL/RURAL LOW DENSITY DISTRICT.
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Sec. 30-33-2. Permitted Uses.
(A) The following uses are permitted by right subject to all other applicable requirements
contained in this ordinance. An asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more
stringent standards as listed in article IV, use and design standards, for those specific
uses.
5. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1 *
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 2 *
(B) The following uses are allowed only by special use permit pursuant to section 30-19. An
asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more stringent standards as listed in article
IV, use and design standards, for those specific uses.
6. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 3 *
SEC. 30-34. AR AGRICULTURAL/RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
Sec. 30-34-2. Permitted Uses.
(A) The following uses are permitted by right subject to all other applicable requirements
contained in this ordinance. An asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more
stringent standards as listed in article IV, use and design standards, for those specific
uses.
5. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1 *
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 2 *
(B) The following uses are allowed only by special use permit pursuant to section 30-19. An
asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more stringent standards as listed in article
IV, use and design standards, for those specific uses.
5. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 3 *
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SEC. 30-36. AV AGRICULTURAL/VILLAGE CENTER DISTRICT.
Sec. 30-36-2. Permitted Uses.
(A) The following uses are permitted by right subject to all other applicable requirements
contained in this ordinance. An asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more
stringent standards as listed in article IV, use and design standards, for those specific
uses.
6. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1 *
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 2 *
(B) The following uses are allowed only by special use permit pursuant to section 30-19. An
asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more stringent standards as listed in article
IV, use and design standards, for those specific uses.
6. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 3 *
SEC. 30-41. R-1 LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
Sec. 30-41-2. Permitted uses.
(B) The following uses are allowed only by special use permit pursuant to section 30-19. An
asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more stringent standards as listed in article
IV, use and design standards, for those specific uses.
4. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1 *
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 2 *
SEC. 30-42. R-2 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
Sec. 30-42-2. Permitted Uses.
(B) The following uses are allowed only by special use permit pursuant to section 30-19. An
asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more stringent standards as listed in article
IV, use and design standards, for those specific uses.
4. Miscellaneous Uses
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Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1 *
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 2 *
SEC. 30-45. R-3 MEDIUM DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
Sec. 30-45-2. Permitted Uses.
(A) The following uses are permitted by right subject to all other applicable requirements
contained in this ordinance. An asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more
stringent standards as listed in article IV, use and design standards, for those specific
uses.
4. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1 *
(B) The following uses are allowed only by special use permit pursuant to section 30-19. An
asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more stringent standards as listed in article
IV, use and design standards, for those specific uses.
3. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 2 *
SEC. 30-46. R-4 HIGH DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
Sec. 30-46-2. Permitted Uses.
(A) The following uses are permitted by right subject to all other applicable requirements
contained in this ordinance. An asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more
stringent standards as listed in article IV, use and design standards, for those specific
uses.
4. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1 *
(B) The following uses are allowed only by special use permit pursuant to section 30-19. An
asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more stringent standards as listed in article
IV, use and design standards, for those specific uses.
3. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 2 *
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SEC. 30-53. C-1 LOW INTENSITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
Sec. 30-53-2. Permitted Uses.
(A) The following uses are permitted by right subject to all other applicable requirements
contained in this ordinance. An asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more
stringent standards as listed in article IV, use and design standards, for those specific
uses.
5. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1 *
(B) The following uses are allowed only by special use permit pursuant to section 30-19. An
asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more stringent standards as listed in article
IV, use and design standards, for those specific uses.
5. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 2 *
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 3 *
SEC. 30-54. C-2 HIGH INTENSITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
Sec. 30-54-2. Permitted Uses.
(A) The following uses are permitted by right subject to all other applicable requirements
contained in this ordinance. An asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more
stringent standards as listed in article IV, use and design standards, for those specific
uses.
6. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1 *
(B) The following uses are allowed only by special use permit pursuant to section 30-19. An
asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more stringent standards as listed in article
IV, use and design standards, for those specific uses.
4. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 2 *
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 3 *
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SEC. 30-61. I-1 LOW INTENSITY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.
Sec. 30-61-2. Permitted Uses.
(A) The following uses are permitted by right subject to all other applicable requirements
contained in this ordinance. An asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more
stringent standards as listed in article IV, use and design standards, for those specific
uses.
6. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1 *
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 2 *
(B) The following uses are allowed only by special use permit pursuant to section 30-19. An
asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more stringent standards as listed in article
IV, use and design standards, for those specific uses.
3. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 3 *
SEC. 30-62. I-2 HIGH INTENSITY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT.
Sec. 30-62-2. Permitted Uses.
(A) The following uses are permitted by right subject to all other applicable requirements
contained in this ordinance. An asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more
stringent standards as listed in article IV, use and design standards, for those specific
uses.
6. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1 *
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 2 *
(B) The following uses are allowed only by special use permit pursuant to section 30-19. An
asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more stringent standards as listed in article
IV, use and design standards, for those specific uses.
4. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 3 *
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SEC. 30-71. EP EXPLORE PARK DISTRICT.
Sec. 30-71-3. Permitted Uses.
(A) The following uses are permitted by right subject to all other applicable requirements
contained in this ordinance. An asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more
stringent standards are listed in Article IV, Use and Design Standards, for those specific
uses.
6. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1 *
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 2 *
(B) The following uses are allowed only by special use permit pursuant to section 30-19. An
asterisk (*) indicates additional, modified or more stringent standards as listed in article
IV, use and design standards, for those specific uses.
1. Miscellaneous Uses
Wireless Communication Facility, Class 3 *
Sec. 30-71-4. Site Development Regulations.
General Standards. For additional, modified, or more stringent standards for specific uses, see
Article IV, Use and Design Standards.
(B) Height. Maximum structure height shall be 45 feet including rooftop mechanical. The
maximum height may be increased provided each required yard (front, side, rear, or
buffer) from an exterior property line is increased two (2) feet for each foot in height over
forty-five (45) feet, up to a maximum height of 125 feet. Zip line towers, and
observation towers, and wireless communication facilities shall be exempt from this
section.
ARTICLE IV – USE AND DESIGN STANDARDS
SEC. 30-82. RESIDENTIAL USES.
Sec. 30-82-1. Accessory Apartments.
(C) General standards in the C-1 and C-2 districts, independent of the general standards
above:
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1. The accessory apartment shall be allowed in conjunction with a civic, office, or
commercial, or industrial use type.
2. The civic, office, or commercial, or industrial use type must occupy at least fifty
(50) percent of the gross floor area on the site.
SEC. 30-85. COMMERCIAL USES.
Sec. 30-85-19. Mini-warehouse.
(A) General standards:
5. No door openings for any cubicle shall be constructed facing any residentially
zoned property. Reserved.
SEC. 30-87. MISCELLANEOUS USES.
Sec. 30-87-2. Broadcasting Tower.
(A) Intent:
The intent of these provisions is to regulate the placement of new and replacement
broadcasting towers within Roanoke County. These provisions provide broadcasting
tower applicants, property owners, and all other Roanoke County citizens clear guidance
on the official policies and standards of the County. These policies and standards shall be
used by applicants as a guide when selecting alternative broadcasting tower sites and
broadcasting tower designs within the county. In addition, the county staff, planning
commission and board of supervisors shall use these policies and standards, the Roanoke
County community plan and the general special use permit criteria found in section 30-19
as a guide for evaluating any future requests for broadcasting towers.
In the interest of preserving and enhancing the scenic and natural beauty of Roanoke
County it is the goal of the county to achieve a long term reduction in the number of
broadcasting towers within the county, and where possible, to achieve a reduction in the
height of existing broadcasting towers throughout the county, with special emphasis on
towers located along or near the ridgetops of major mountains and land forms. In
addition, it is the goal of the county, where possible, to achieve the relocation of existing
broadcasting towers and associated utility and access corridors which have a high visual
impact on scenic resources. To this end, the county will work cooperatively with
broadcasting tower owners and applicants and land owners to achieve these goals.
It is the official policy of the county to encourage and promote the collocation of
antennas on existing public and private structures within the county. To achieve this end,
the county encourages all wireless communication providers to locate new antennas on
existing structures. Permits for new broadcasting towers should only be requested when
no other reasonable alternative exists for locating needed antennas.
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When new broadcasting towers are proposed as a last alternative, the requested
broadcasting tower location, height and design should be chosen to protect and enhance
the scenic and natural beauty of Roanoke County. Broadcasting tower locations at
elevations lower than surrounding ridge lines are preferred. The use of stealth designs
should be considered for any new broadcasting tower.
It is the intent of the county to fully comply with all of the applicable provisions of the
federal Telecommunications Act of 1996 and other applicable federal and state laws as
said laws address and preserve Roanoke County's zoning authority and provide to the
communication industry the right and responsibility to provide communication services
within their service areas.
(A) General standards:
1. The maximum height of any proposed broadcasting tower and associated antenna
shall be made as a condition of the special use permit, but in no case shall any
broadcasting tower and antenna exceed one hundred ninety-nine (199) feet in
height. Applicants shall request the lowest broadcasting tower and antenna height
necessary to accomplish their specific communication objectives.
2. The setback for any proposed broadcasting tower shall, at a minimum, conform to
the requirements for principal structures for the proposed zoning district.
However, in no case shall the minimum setback from the base of the broadcasting
tower to any residential structure on an adjoining lot be less than forty (40)
percent of the height of the tower, measured from the closest structural member of
the broadcasting tower (excluding guy lines). Guy lines shall be exempt from the
minimum setback requirements in side and rear yards for the respective zoning
district, but shall comply with the setback requirements for the front yard.
3. The minimum setback from any property line abutting a road right-of-way for any
other building or structure associated with a broadcasting tower shall be fifty (50)
feet. Such buildings or structures shall be located a minimum of twenty-five (25)
feet from any other property line.
4. More than one (1) broadcasting tower shall be permitted on a lot provided all
applicable requirements have been met including setback requirements.
5. Broadcasting towers shall not be illuminated with any type of lighting apparatus,
unless such lighting is a requirement of the FAA or FCC. When lighting is
proposed to conform to federal requirement, the county shall contact the federal
agency to verify the necessity of lighting, and to determine the minimal amount
and type of lighting necessary to comply with federal guidelines. Security
lighting, or a "down lighting" design may be installed on buildings and structures
associated with a broadcasting tower. In no case shall any lighting violate section
30-94 of this ordinance.
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6. Any proposed broadcasting tower within two (2) miles from any general or
commercial airport or located at a ground elevation at or above two thousand
(2,000) feet, average mean sea level, shall be referred to the appropriate regional
office of the FAA for review and comment prior to filing an application for a
special use permit.
7. All broadcasting towers shall comply with any additional requirements
established in the airport overlay district in section 30-72 of this ordinance, and
the emergency communications overlay district in section 30-73
8. Any broadcasting tower approved shall be structurally designed to carry sufficient
loading including any additional equipment necessary from other
vendors/providers who collocate on the broadcasting tower.
9. A monopole broadcasting tower design is recommended. The board may approve
an alternative broadcasting tower design if it finds that an alternative type of
structure has less of a visual impact on the surrounding community and Roanoke
County, and/or based upon accepted technical and engineering data a monopole
design is not technically feasible. Cost shall not be a criteria for determining
broadcasting tower design.
10. By applying and being granted the special use permit, the applicant and the owner
of the land agree to dismantle and remove the broadcasting tower and associated
facilities from the site within ninety days of the broadcasting tower no longer
being used for wireless communications. Dismantling and removal from the site
shall only be required after notice by the County. A bond or similar performance
guarantee may be required as part of the special use permit approval. Said
guarantee will be in an amount sufficient to ensure removal of the tower and all
associated facilities and the reclamation of the property and road, access and
utility corridors to a condition that existed prior to tower construction.
11. All broadcasting tower structures and associated hardware, antennas, and facilities
shall be a flat matted finish so as to reduce visibility and light reflection unless
otherwise required by the FCC or FAA.
12. No business signs shall be allowed on the property identifying the name of, or
services offered by, any business associated with the broadcasting tower.
13. Antennas may be installed on any existing structure within the county, without the
necessity of obtaining a special use permit, provided said antenna does not meet
the definition of a broadcasting tower, does not increase the height of the existing
structure more than ten (10) feet, and does not result in the structure and antenna
exceeding the maximum structure height for that zoning district.
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14. Any temporary broadcasting tower erected for the purpose of system design or
testing provided the temporary broadcasting tower is erected for a period not to
exceed twenty-one (21) days shall be permitted. In addition, in declared local
emergency situations, the county administrator shall be authorized to allow the
temporary installation of a broadcasting tower for the duration of the local
emergency. A zoning permit pursuant to section 30-9 of this ordinance shall be
applied for and approved prior to erecting any temporary or emergency tower.
(B) Applicability:
1. These standards shall apply to all new and replacement broadcasting towers
within Roanoke County with the exception that new and replacement
broadcasting towers and associated antenna not exceeding thirty (30) feet in
height and located within any commercial or industrial zoning district shall be
permitted by right provided:
a. The proposed tower is a monopole type design;
b. The general area of the proposed tower is currently served by above
ground utilities including electric power and telephone poles; and
c. All other use and design standards for the construction of the broadcasting
tower and associated facilities are met.
2. No modification to increase the height, size, type or location of any existing
broadcasting tower or associated facilities, excluding antennas, shall be made
unless such modification results in the full compliance of the broadcasting tower
and facilities with all of the requirements of this ordinance.
3. Antennas may be installed on any existing structure within the county, without the
necessity of obtaining a special use permit, provided said antenna does not meet
the definition of a broadcasting tower, does not increase the height of the existing
structure more than ten (10) feet, and does not result in the structure and antenna
exceeding the maximum structure height for that zoning district.
4. These provisions shall not apply to any temporary broadcasting tower erected for
the purpose of system design or testing provided the temporary broadcasting
tower is erected for a period not to exceed twenty-one (21) days. In addition, in
declared local emergency situations, the county administrator shall be authorized
to allow the temporary installation of a broadcasting tower for the duration of the
local emergency. A zoning permit pursuant to section 30-9 of this ordinance shall
be applied for and approved prior to erecting any temporary or emergency tower.
(CB) Application requirements:
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1. All potential applicants for broadcasting towers shall consult with county
planning staff at least thirty (30) days prior to submitting an application for a
proposed broadcasting tower. During this consultation the applicant shall present
information to the staff on system objectives, proposed coverage areas, and
alternative sites considered and rejected. The staff shall provide the potential
applicant information on Roanoke County policies and standards for broadcasting
towers, and shall discuss with the applicant possible alternatives to broadcasting
tower construction.
2. In addition to the application requirements contained in section 30-19-2 of this
ordinance, all applicants for broadcasting towers shall provide the following at the
time of application:
a. The location of all other proposed broadcasting tower sites considered and
rejected, and the specific technical, legal or other reasons for the rejection.
b. The location of all other possible collocation sites considered and rejected,
and the specific technical, legal or other reasons for the rejection.
c. Accurate, to scale, photographic simulations showing the relationship of
the proposed broadcasting tower and associated antenna to the
surroundings. Photographic simulations shall also be prepared showing the
relationship of any new or modified road, access or utility corridors
constructed or modified to serve the proposed broadcasting tower site. The
number of simulations and the perspectives from which they are prepared,
shall be established with the staff at the consultation required in section
CB.1. above.
d. A computerized terrain analysis showing the visibility of the proposed
broadcasting tower and antenna at the requested height and location. If
new or modified road, access or utility corridors are proposed, the terrain
analysis shall also show the visibility of these new or modified features.
ed. Information on how the proposed site relates to the applicants existing
communication system, including number of other sites within the
Roanoke Valley, and the location of the antenna at each site.
fe. All broadcasting tower applicants shall be required, at their expense to
conduct an on-site "balloon" or comparable test prior to the planning
commission and board of supervisors hearings on the special use permit.
The purpose of this test shall be to demonstrate the potential visual impact
of the proposed tower. The dates and periods of these tests shall be
established with the applicant at the pre-application consultation.
gf. Written verification that all required submittals to the FAA as required by
section 30-87-2(DA)6 of this ordinance have been submitted.
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3. The applicant shall be responsible for all fees associated with the filing of the
application including the reasonable cost of any independent analysis deemed
necessary by the county to verify the need for the new broadcasting tower. The
board of supervisors shall establish these fees, which shall be discussed with the
applicant at the pre-application conference.
(D) General standards:
1. The maximum height of any proposed broadcasting tower and associated antenna
shall be made as a condition of the special use permit, but in no case shall any
broadcasting tower and antenna exceed one hundred ninety-nine (199) feet in
height. Applicants shall request the lowest broadcasting tower and antenna height
necessary to accomplish their specific communication objectives.
2. The setback for any proposed broadcasting tower shall, at a minimum, conform to
the requirements for principal structures for the proposed zoning district.
However, in no case shall the minimum setback from the base of the broadcasting
tower to any residential structure on an adjoining lot be less than forty (40)
percent of the height of the tower, measured from the closest structural member of
the broadcasting tower (excluding guy lines). Guy lines shall be exempt from the
minimum setback requirements in side and rear yards for the respective zoning
district, but shall comply with the setback requirements for the front yard.
3. The minimum setback from any property line abutting a road right-of-way for any
other building or structure associated with a broadcasting tower shall be fifty (50)
feet. Such buildings or structures shall be located a minimum of twenty-five (25)
feet from any other property line.
4. More than one (1) broadcasting tower shall be permitted on a lot provided all
applicable requirements have been met including setback requirements.
5. Broadcasting towers shall not be illuminated with any type of lighting apparatus,
unless such lighting is a requirement of the FAA or FCC. When lighting is
proposed to conform to federal requirement, the county shall contact the federal
agency to verify the necessity of lighting, and to determine the minimal amount
and type of lighting necessary to comply with federal guidelines. Security
lighting, or a "down lighting" design may be installed on buildings and structures
associated with a broadcasting tower. In no case shall any lighting violate section
30-94 of this ordinance.
6. Any proposed broadcasting tower within two (2) miles from any general or
commercial airport or located at a ground elevation at or above two thousand
(2,000) feet, average mean sea level, shall be referred to the appropriate regional
office of the FAA for review and comment prior to filing an application for a
special use permit.
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7. All broadcasting towers shall comply with any additional requirements
established in the airport overlay district in section 30-72 of this ordinance, and
the emergency communications overlay district in section 30-73
8. Any broadcasting tower approved shall be structurally designed to carry sufficient
loading, and the site approved shall be sized to accommodate the additional
equipment necessary for at least three (3) other vendors/providers of
communications services in order to minimize the proliferation of new
broadcasting towers in the vicinity of the requested site. In addition, by applying
and being granted the special use permit, the applicant and the owner of the land
agree to make the broadcasting tower and tower site available for additional leases
within the structural capacity of the broadcasting tower and at reasonable costs
adequate to recover the capital, operating and maintenance costs of the
broadcasting tower location required for the additional capacity.
9. A monopole broadcasting tower design is recommended. The board may approve
an alternative broadcasting tower design if it finds that an alternative type of
structure has less of a visual impact on the surrounding community and Roanoke
County, and/or based upon accepted technical and engineering data a monopole
design is not technically feasible. Cost shall not be a criteria for determining
broadcasting tower design.
10. No broadcasting towers shall be permitted within the critical viewsheds of the
Blue Ridge Parkway or Appalachian Trail as shown on any official map
designating these viewsheds and pre-approved by the board of supervisors. In
addition, no towers shall be proposed within any other designated area of local
scenic, historical, ecological and cultural importance as designated and approved
by the board of supervisors prior to the filing of a tower application.
11. By applying and being granted the special use permit, the applicant and the owner
of the land agree to dismantle and remove the broadcasting tower and associated
facilities from the site within ninety days of the broadcasting tower no longer
being use for wireless communications. Dismantling and removal from the site
shall only be required after notice by the County. If antennas on any approved
tower are relocated to a lower elevation, the tower shall be shortened to the height
of the highest antenna. A bond or similar performance guarantee may be required
as part of the special use permit approval. Said guarantee will be in an amount
sufficient to ensure removal of the tower and all associated facilities and the
reclamation of the property and road, access and utility corridors to a condition
that existed prior to tower construction.
12. All broadcasting tower structures and associated hardware, antennas, and facilities
shall be a flat matted finish so as to reduce visibility and light reflection unless
otherwise required by the FCC or FAA.
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13. No business signs shall be allowed on the property identifying the name of, or
services offered by, any business associated with the broadcasting tower.
(EC) General review policies:
All special use permit requests for new broadcasting towers, including the replacement or
modification of existing broadcasting towers shall be reviewed by the staff, planning
commission and board of supervisors on the basis of the following criteria:
1. The extent to which the broadcasting tower proposal conforms to the general
special use permit criteria in section 30-19 of this ordinance, and the intent,
application requirements, and general standards for broadcasting towers found in
these provisions.
2. The demonstrated willingness of the applicant to evaluate collocation
opportunities within the proposed communication service area, and the
demonstrated history of the applicant choosing collocation sites within the
Roanoke Valley.
3. The base and top elevation of the proposed broadcasting tower relative to
surrounding natural land forms. Notwithstanding any other provision of this
section, broadcasting tower locations below surrounding ridge lines are preferred.
4. Broadcasting tower locations already served by existing roads and utilities are
preferred due to the potential detrimental environmental and visual impacts
resulting from the construction of new road and utility corridors.
5. Within the needed service area, the availability of other existing structures that
are, based upon independent analysis, of suitable height, design, and location for
the needed antenna.
6. The visibility of the broadcasting tower from the surrounding community and
neighborhood compatibility of the tower as determined by the submitted computer
simulations, terrain analysis and balloon or comparable test.
7. The degree to which the proposed tower location, site design and facilities
including fencing, buildings and other ground mounted equipment and new or
modified road, access or utility corridors are located, designed and constructed to
be compatible with the neighborhood.
Sec. 30-87-8. Wireless Communication Facility, Class 1, Class 2, Class 3.
(A) Intent. The intent of these regulations for wireless communication facilities is:
To encourage and promote the collocation of antennas on existing public and private
structures within the county.
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To encourage the location of wireless communication facilities in non-residential areas
and minimize the total number of towers and tower sites throughout the county.
To strongly encourage the joint use of new and existing wireless communication
facilities, and use of the existing utility transmission rights-of-way
To encourage wireless communication facilities to locate in areas where the adverse
impact on the surrounding community is minimal.
To encourage users of wireless communication facilities to locate, design, and configure
them in a way that minimizes their adverse visual impact, and makes them compatible
with surrounding land uses, to the extent possible.
To strongly encourage the use of monopoles and camouflage/stealth techniques for
towers located in or near residential areas.
To expand and improve high-speed broadband access and cell phone service availability
in unserved and underserved areas; and to explore public-private partnerships to
implement Roanoke County’s Rural Broadband Initiative to bring high-speed internet to
homes without broadband access.
(B) Small cell facility:
1. Permitted by right. A small cell facility installed by a wireless service provider
on an existing structure or the installation or construction of a new structure not
more than 50 feet above ground level containing a small cell facility shall be
permitted by right.
2. Colocation. The wireless services provider or wireless infrastructure provider
shall obtain permission from the owner of the existing structure to colocate the
small cell facility on the existing structure and to colocate the associated
transmission equipment on or proximate to the existing structure.
3. Permit Requests. A wireless services provider or wireless infrastructure provider
may submit up to 35 permit requests for small cell facilities on a single
application.
4. Review process. The review process and approval or disapproval of an
application for small cell facilities shall be in accordance with Sec. 15.2-2316.4 of
the Code of Virginia.
5. Other facilities. Facilities that do not meet the criteria to be deemed a small cell
facility are subject to the regulations for wireless communication facility.
(C) General Standards for wireless communication facilities:
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1. Height. The maximum height of any proposed wireless communication facility
and associated antenna shall be made as a condition of the special use permit, but
in no case shall any wireless communication facility and antenna exceed one
hundred ninety-nine (199) feet in height. Applicants shall request the lowest
wireless communication facility and antenna height necessary to accomplish their
specific communication objectives.
2. Facility setbacks. The setback for any proposed wireless communication facility
shall, at a minimum, conform to the requirements for principal structures for the
proposed zoning district. However, in no case shall the minimum setback from the
base of the wireless communication facility to any residential structure on an
adjoining lot be less than forty (40) percent of the height of the tower, measured
from the closest structural member of the wireless communication facility.
3. Building/structure setbacks. The minimum setback from any property line
abutting a road right-of-way for any other building or structure associated with a
wireless communication facility shall be fifty (50) feet. Such buildings or
structures shall be located at a minimum of twenty-five (25) feet from any other
property line.
4. Number of Towers. More than one (1) wireless communication facility shall be
permitted on a lot provided all applicable requirements have been met including
setback requirements.
5. Lighting. Wireless communication facilities shall not be illuminated with any type
of lighting apparatus, unless such lighting is a requirement of the FAA or FCC.
Security lighting, or a "down lighting" design may be installed on buildings and
structures associated with a wireless communication facility. In no case shall any
lighting violate section 30-94 of this ordinance.
6. FAA Review. Any proposed wireless communication facility within two (2) miles
from any general or commercial airport or located at a ground elevation at or
above two thousand (2,000) feet, average mean sea level, shall be referred to the
appropriate regional office of the FAA for review and comment prior to filing an
application for a special use permit.
7. Zoning Overlay Districts. All wireless communication facilities shall comply with
any additional requirements established in the airport overlay district in section
30-72 of this ordinance, and the emergency communications overlay district in
section 30-73
8. Colocation. Any wireless communication facility approved shall be structurally
designed to carry sufficient loading, and the facility approved shall be sized to
accommodate any additional equipment necessary for other vendors/providers of
communications services, if possible, to minimize the proliferation of new
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wireless communication facilities in the vicinity of the requested facility. The
colocation of antennas and equipment on an existing wireless communication
facility shall be permitted by right.
9. Design. A monopole wireless communication facility design is recommended.
The board may approve an alternative wireless communication facility design if it
finds that an alternative type of structure has less visual impact on the surrounding
community and Roanoke County, and/or based upon accepted technical and
engineering data a monopole design is not technically feasible.
10. Removal. By applying for and being granted a special use permit, the applicant
and the owner of the land agree to dismantle and remove the wireless
communication facility and associated facilities from the site within ninety (90)
days of the wireless communication facility no longer being used for wireless
communications. Dismantling and removal from the site shall only be required
after notice by the county. A bond or similar performance guarantee may be
required as part of the special use permit approval. Said guarantee will be in an
amount sufficient to ensure removal of the wireless communication facility and
all associated facilities and the reclamation of the property and road, access and
utility corridors to a condition that existed prior to tower construction.
11. Finish. A flat matte finish is recommended for wireless communication facilities
and its associated hardware, antennas, and facilities so as to reduce visibility and
light reflection unless otherwise required by the FCC or FAA.
12. Signs. No business signs shall be allowed on the property identifying the name of,
or services offered by, any business associated with the broadcasting tower.
(D) Application requirements:
1. All potential applicants for wireless communication facilities shall consult with
county planning staff prior to submitting an application for a proposed wireless
communication facility. During this consultation the applicant shall present
information to the staff on system objectives, proposed coverage areas, and
alternative sites considered and rejected. The staff shall provide the potential
applicant with information on Roanoke County policies and standards for wireless
communication facilities and shall discuss with the applicant possible alternatives
to wireless communication facility construction.
2. In addition to the application requirements contained in section 30-19-2 of this
ordinance, all applicants for wireless communication facilities shall provide the
following at the time of application:
a. The location of all other proposed wireless communication facility sites
considered and rejected, and the specific technical, legal or other reasons
for the rejection.
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b. The location of all other possible colocation sites considered and rejected,
and the specific technical, legal or other reasons for the rejection.
c. Accurate, to scale, photographic simulations showing the relationship of
the proposed wireless communication facility and associated antenna to
the surroundings. Photographic simulations shall also be prepared showing
the relationship of any new or modified road, access or utility corridors
constructed or modified to serve the proposed wireless communication
facility site. The number of simulations and the perspectives from which
they are prepared shall be established with the staff at the pre-application
meeting.
d. Information on how the proposed site relates to the applicants’ existing
communication system, including number of other sites within the
Roanoke Valley, and the location of the antenna at each site.
e. All wireless communication facility applicants shall be required, at their
expense, to conduct an on-site "balloon" or comparable test prior to the
planning commission hearing on the special use permit. The purpose of
this test shall be to demonstrate the potential visual impact of the proposed
facility. The dates and periods of these tests shall be established with the
applicant at the pre-application meeting.
f. Written verification that all required submittals to the FAA of this
ordinance have been submitted.
3. The applicant shall be responsible for all fees associated with the filing of the
application including the reasonable cost of any independent analysis deemed
necessary by the county to verify the need for the new broadcasting tower.
SEC. 30-88. ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES.
Sec. 30-88-2. Accessory Uses: Residential Use Types.
(A) Residential use types may include the following accessory uses, activities or structures on
the same site or lot:
11. Temporary portable storage containers provided that they meet the following
standards:
(c) All temporary portable storage containers shall may display the container
provider's contact information. Signs shall not contain any other
advertising for any other product or services.
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(e) Temporary portable storage containers should be located on a property in
accordance with section 30-100-8, and shall not obstruct vehicular or
pedestrian traffic, or be located within any required landscaped area.
Placement on Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) right of
way property shall require written approval from VDOT.
ARTICLE V – DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS
SEC. 30-100. MISCELLANEOUS.
Sec. 30-100-13. Solar energy systems.
(B) Solar energy systems are permitted in any zoning district and may be installed upon
receipt of the necessary permit(s) from the County and subject to the following use and
design standards:
3. Ground-Mounted and Pole-Mounted Solar Energy Systems:
b. The surface area of a ground- or pole-mounted system, regardless of the
mounted angle, shall be calculated as part of the overall lot coverage and
accessory building coverage. The maximum surface area of a ground- or
pole-mounted system shall not constitute more than ten (10) percent of the
allowable lot coverage or one thousand (1,000) square feet, whichever is
less. be allowed as follows:
One acre or less: 1,000 square feet
Over one acre to five acres: 1,500 square feet
Over five acres: 2,000 square feet
2. That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon adoption.
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A T A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
CENTER ON TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2025
RESOLUTION APPROVING AND CONCURRING IN CERTAIN ITEMS SET
FORTH ON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AGENDA FOR THIS DATE
DESIGNATED AS ITEM E - CONSENT AGENDA
BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, as
follows:
That the certain section of the agenda of the Board of Supervisors for July 8, 2025,
designated as Item E - Consent Agenda be, and hereby is, approved and concurred in as
to each item separately set forth in said section designated Items 1 through 5 inclusive, as
follows:
1. Approval of minutes – June 24, 2025
2. Ordinance amending Chapter 8.1 (Erosion and Stormwater Management
Program) of the Roanoke County Code, to incorporate new lot drainage
requirements on site plans and plot plans. (Second Reading)
3. Ordinance authorizing the County Administrator to enter into a lease
agreement with Ride Source to lease two (2) parking spaces at the General
Services Building on Kessler Mill Drive. (Second Reading)
4. Ordinance authorizing the conveyance of a permanent utility easement and a
temporary construction easement at 7415 Wood Haven Road to the Virginia
Department of Transportation (VDOT) for construction of the Valleypointe
Parkway Realignment project, Hollins Magisterial District. (Second Reading)
5. Request to accept and allocate funds in the amount of $19,184.82 to the
Clerk of the Circuit Court from the Commonwealth of Virginia for Technology
Trust Funds.
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Please Note: there is no 6:00 p.m. evening session because there are no public
hearings scheduled.
The Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia met this day at the Roanoke
County Administration Center, this being the second regularly scheduled meeting of the
month of June 2025. Audio and video recordings of this meeting will be held on file for
a minimum of five (5) years in the office of the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors.
Before the meeting was called to order, an invocation/a moment of silence was
observed. The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by all present.
A. OPENING CEREMONIES
1. Remote Participation Approval
It was confirmed that Supervisor Shepherd and Supervisor Mahoney’s request
for remote participation were in accordance with the Roanoke County Policy and
their request for remote participation was approved.
Ayes: Supervisors Hooker, North, Radford
Nays: None
Abstain/No Vote: Supervisors Shepherd, Mahoney
2. Roll Call
Present: Supervisors Hooker, North, Mahoney, Shepherd, Radford
Absent: None
Staff Present: Richard L. Caywood, County Administrator; Rebecca
Owens, Deputy County Administrator; Doug Blount,
Assistant County Administrator; Rachel Lower, Deputy
County Attorney; Madeline Hanlon, Community Engagement
Director; Amy Whittaker, Public Information Officer and
Rhonda D. Perdue, Chief Deputy Clerk to the Board
Staff Absent: Peter S. Lubeck, County Attorney
Roanoke County
Board of Supervisors
Minutes
June 24, 2025 – 2:00 p.m.
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B. REQUESTS TO POSTPONE, ADD TO OR CHANGE THE ORDER OF AGENDA
ITEMS
C. PROCLAMATIONS, RESOLUTIONS, RECOGNITIONS, AND AWARDS
Action No. 062425-1 Item C.1
1. Resolution congratulating Matthew Neale for being named the 2026 Virginia
Teacher of the Year. (David F. Radford, Supervisor, Windsor Hills Magisterial
District)
Supervisor Hooker moved to adopt the resolution. Supervisor North seconded the
motion. Motion approved.
Ayes: Supervisors Hooker, North, Mahoney, Shepherd, Radford
Nays: None
Action No. 062425-2 Item C.2
2. Proclamation declaring June 16 through 24, 2025 as National Waste and
Recycling Workers Week in the County of Roanoke. (Ashley King, Director of
General Services)
Supervisor North moved to approve the proclamation. Supervisor Hooker seconded
the motion. Motion approved.
Ayes: Supervisors Hooker, North, Mahoney, Shepherd, Radford
Nays: None
D. PUBLIC HEARING
Action No. 062425-3 Item D.1
1. Public Hearing to receive comments on the proposals submitted for the
redevelopment of the Hollins Library located at 6624 Peters Creek Road in the
County of Roanoke (Tax Id: 27.14-01-03.00-0000). (Rachel Lower, Deputy
County Attorney)
No citizens were present.
E. FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE
Action No. 062425-4 Item E.1
1. Ordinance amending Chapter 8.1 (Erosion and Stormwater Management
Program) of the Roanoke County Code, to incorporate new lot drainage
requirements on site plans and plot plans (Doug Blount, Assistant County
Administrator and Tarek Moneir, Director of Development Services) (First
Reading and Request for Second Reading)
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Supervisor Hooker moved to approve the first reading of this ordinance and
scheduling the second reading for July 8, 2025. Supervisor North seconded the
motion. Motion approved.
Ayes: Supervisors Hooker, North, Mahoney, Shepherd, Radford
Nays: None
F. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE
Action No. 062425-5 Item F.1
1. Ordinance Authorizing employee bonuses totaling $1,082,392 funded from
reimbursements from the Commonwealth of Virginia and amending the General
Fund Fiscal Year 2025 And 2026 Operating Revenues and Expenditures.
(Richard Caywood, County Administrator) (Second Reading)
Supervisor North moved to approve the ordinance. Supervisor Hooker seconded the
motion. Motion approved.
Ayes: Supervisors Hooker, North, Mahoney, Shepherd, Radford
Nays: None
G. SECOND READINGS OF ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARINGS
Action No. 062425-6 Item G.1
1. Ordinance to adjust the salaries of the Members of the Board of Supervisors of
Roanoke County by applying a three percent inflation factor, pursuant to Section
3.07 of the Roanoke County Charter and Section 15.2-1414.3 of the Code of
Virginia. (Rachel Lower, Deputy County Attorney) (Second Reading and Public
Hearing)
No speakers were present.
Supervisor Mahoney moved to approve the ordinance. Supervisor North seconded
the motion. Motion approved.
Ayes: Supervisors North, Mahoney, Shepherd, Radford
Nays: Supervisor Hooker
Action No. 062425-7 Item G.2
2. Ordinance amending Article V (Development Standards) of the Roanoke County
Zoning Ordinance regarding lot drainage requirements on site plans and plot
plans. (Doug Blount, Assistant County Administrator and Rachel Lower, Deputy
County Attorney) (Second Reading and Public Hearing)
No speakers were present.
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Supervisor North moved to approve the ordinance. Supervisor Radford seconded
the motion. Motion approved.
Ayes: Supervisors Hooker, North, Mahoney, Shepherd, Radford
Nays: None
H. APPOINTMENTS
Action No. 062425-8 Item H.1
1. Roanoke County Towing Advisory Board
Commander Pat Pascoe, Sgt. Spencer Hoopes, Charles Brown and Jeffrey
Robertson, Joseph Wood, and P. Jason Peters all to four (4) year terms to expire
June 30, 2029.
Supervisor Hooker moved to approve all appointments. Supervisor North seconded
the motion. Motion approved.
Ayes: Supervisors Hooker, North, Mahoney, Radford
Nays: None
Abstain: Supervisor Shepherd
I. CONSENT AGENDA
Action No. 062425-9.a-m Item I.1-13
ALL MATTERS LISTED UNDER THE CONSENT AGENDA ARE CONSIDERED BY
THE BOARD TO BE ROUTINE AND WILL BE ENACTED BY ONE RESOLUTION
IN THE FORM OR FORMS LISTED BELOW. IF DISCUSSION IS DESIRED, THAT
ITEM WILL BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA AND WILL BE
CONSIDERED SEPARATELY
Action No. 062425-9.a Item I.1
1. Approval of minutes – June 10, 2025
Action No. 062425-9.b Item I.2
2. Ordinance appropriating new funds in the amount of $1,514,496 to Roanoke
County Public Schools (RCPS) for a Bonus from the Commonwealth of Virginia
and authorizing a transfer of funds between categories within the RCPS Fiscal
Year 2024-2025 Budget. (Second Reading)
Action No. 062425-9.c Item I.3
3. Ordinance accepting and appropriating $328,811 from the Virginia Department of
Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) for use by the Roanoke County Police
Department for eight School Resource Officers. (Second Reading)
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Action No. 062425-9.d Item I.4
4. Ordinance accepting and appropriating $322,675 from the Virginia Department of
Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) for use by the Roanoke County Police
Department for eight School Resource Officers. (Second Reading)
Action No. 062425-9.e Item I.5
5. Ordinance to appropriate funds in the amount of $48,272 from the
Commonwealth of Virginia for the County of Roanoke Clerk of the Circuit Court
for fiscal year 2026 and adding one Deputy Clerk position to the Compensation
and Pay Plan. (Second Reading)
Action No. 062425-9.f Item I.6
6. Ordinance authorizing the execution of a lease agreement with Tinker Top, LLC
for property to locate communication towers upon which is situated on Tinker
Mountain approximately 3.7 miles north of Roanoke, Virginia in the County of
Botetourt, Virginia. (Second Reading)
Action No. 062425-9.g Item I.7
7. Ordinance approving an agreement with the City of Salem, Virginia for the
continuation of the McAfee Knob Trailhead Shuttle. (Second Reading)
Action No. 062425-9.h Item I.8
8. Resolution requesting the U.S. Department of Transportation fund an application
to Implement the Roanoke County Safe Streets and Roads for All
Comprehensive Safety Action Plan.
Action No. 062425-9.i Item I.9
9. The petition of Shelley Friend to rezone approximately 4.51 acres from R-2,
Medium Density Residential District, to AR, Agricultural/Residential District, to
allow for a private stable located at 1709 Mayfield Drive, Vinton Magisterial
District. (First Reading and Request for Second Reading and Public Hearing)
Action No. 062425-9.j Item I.10
10. The petition of Craighead & Associates to obtain a special use permit to operate
a car wash on approximately 0.71 acre on land zoned C-2, High Intensity
Commercial District, located at 3664 Colonial Avenue, Cave Spring Magisterial
District. (First Reading and Request for Second Reading and Public Hearing)
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Action No. 062425-9.k Item I.11
11. The petition of Challenge, LLC to obtain a special use permit to construct 28
townhouses on approximately 3.0 acres of land zoned R-2, Medium Density
Residential District, located at 5811 Cove Road, Catawba Magisterial District.
(First Reading and Request for Second Reading and Public Hearing)
Action No. 062425-9.l Item I.12
12. Ordinance authorizing the County Administrator to enter into a lease agreement
with Ride Source to lease two (2) parking spaces at the General Services
Building on Kessler Mill Drive. (First Reading and Request for Second Reading)
Action No. 062425-9.m Item I.13
13. Ordinance authorizing the conveyance of a permanent utility easement and a
temporary construction easement at 7415 Wood Haven Road to the Virginia
Department of Transportation (VDOT) for construction of the Valleypointe
Parkway Realignment project, Hollins Magisterial District. (First Reading and
Request for Second Reading)
Supervisor North moved to adopt all matters on the consent agenda. Supervisor
Hooker seconded the motion. Motion approved.
Ayes: Supervisors Hooker, North, Mahoney, Shepherd, Radford
Nays: None
J. CITIZENS' COMMENTS AND COMMUNICATIONS
This time has been set aside for Roanoke County citizens, County property owners,
and County business owners to address the Board on matters of interest or concern.
While the Board desires to hear from all who desire to speak, this agenda item is
limited to a duration of 30 minutes, Each individual speaker shall be afforded 3
minutes to speak.
No citizens were present.
K. REPORTS
Action No. 062425-10 Item K.1-6
1. Unappropriated Balance, Board Contingency and Capital Reserves Report
2. Outstanding Debt Report
3. Comparative Statement of Budgeted and Actual Revenues as of May 31, 2025
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4. Comparative Statement of Budgeted and Actual Expenditures and
Encumbrances as of May 31, 2025
5. Accounts Paid – May 2025
6. Statement of the Treasurer’s Accountability per Investment and Portfolio Policy,
as of May 31, 2025
Supervisor Hooker moved to receive and file the reports that have been included
with the agenda under Item K. Supervisor North seconded the motion. Motion
approved.
Ayes: Supervisors Hooker, North, Mahoney, Shepherd, Radford
Nays: None
L. REPORTS AND INQUIRIES OF BOARD MEMBERS
1. Paul M. Mahoney
2. Tammy E. Shepherd
3. Phil C. North
4. Martha B. Hooker
5. David F. Radford
Supervisors were offered the opportunity to share comments and provide updates to
their peers and the public on items of interest to them.
M. WORK SESSIONS
1. Work session to review key economic development partners and their roles in
supporting Roanoke County businesses. (Megan Baker, Director of Economic
Development)
2. Work session to discuss maintenance and beautification of Roanoke County’s
Gateways. (Doug Blount, Assistant County Administrator)
N. CLOSED MEETING, pursuant to the Code of Virginia as follows:
Action No. 062425-11
1. Section 2.2-3711(A)(5) of the Code of Virginia, for discussion concerning a
prospective business or industry or the expansion of an existing business or
industry where no previous announcement has been made of the business’ or
industry’s interest in locating or expanding its facilities in the community.
Specifically, the Board will discuss potential business location or expansion in the
five magisterial districts.
Supervisor Radford moved to go to closed session. Supervisor Hooker seconded
the motion. Motion approved.
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Ayes: Supervisors Hooker, North, Mahoney, Shepherd, Radford
Nays: None
Supervisor Shepherd departed the meeting. Supervisor Mahoney did not participate in
the work session but rejoined the meeting and participated in the closed session.
O. CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION
Action No. 062425-12
In the closed session just concluded, nothing was discussed except the matter which
was identified in the motion to convene in closed session. Only those matters
lawfully permitted to be discussed under the Virginia Freedom of Information Act
were discussed.
Supervisor Radford moved to adopt the certification resolution. Supervisor North
seconded the motion. Motion approved.
Ayes: Supervisors Hooker, North, Mahoney, Radford
Nays: None
Absent: Supervisor Shepherd
P. ADJOURNMENT
Action No. 062425-13
Supervisor North moved to adjourn the meeting. Supervisor Hooker seconded the
motion. Motion approved.
Ayes: Supervisors Hooker, North, Mahoney, Radford
Nays: None
Absent: Supervisor Shepherd
Submitted by: Approved by:
__________________________ __________________________
Richard L. Caywood David F. Radford
Clerk to the Board of Supervisors Chairman
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ACTION NO. _________
ITEM NO. E.2
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER
MEETING DATE: July 8, 2025
AGENDA ITEM: Ordinance amending Chapter 8.1 (Erosion and Stormwater
Management Program) of the Roanoke County Code, to
incorporate new lot drainage requirements on site plans and
plot plans
SUBMITTED BY: Tarek Moneir
Director of Development Services
APPROVED BY: Richard L. Caywood
County Administrator
ISSUE:
Second Reading to amend Chapter 8.1 of Roanoke County Erosion and Stormwater
Management (ESWM) Ordinance to incorporate lot drainage requirements for site plans
and plot plans.
BACKGROUND:
On July 9, 2024, the Board of Supervisors adopted an ordinance amending Chapter 8.1
of the Roanoke County Code and repealed Chapter 23, creating a consolidated Erosion
and Stormwater Management Program Ordinance.
At that time, the Board requested staff to collaborate with the Roanoke Regional
Homebuilders Association (RRHBA) and the development community to draft language
addressing common citizen complaints related to lot drainage.
On June 24, 2025, the Board of Supervisors approved a first reading of this ordinance
and established July 8, 2025, for a second reading of this ordinance.
There have been no changes since the first reading held on June 24, 2025.
DISCUSSION:
Following a work session about lot drainage on July 9, 2024, the Board asked staff to
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work with RRHBA to revise existing lot drainage requirements. Staff collaborated over
several months to develop changes that will benefit homeowners and remain
reasonable for builders.
The main focus has been on plot plan development, especially addressing drainage
issues in neighborhoods and on lots with steep slopes. While subdivision drainage has
improved over the past three years, challenges persist with the development of single
lots in established neighborhoods; particularly on lots with steep slopes.
Proposed changes:
1. Finished Floor Elevation
• Must be documented on the site plan or plot plan.
2. Plot Plans
• Shall demonstrate positive drainage away from permanent structures.
• Shall require an adequate and current field survey:
• If the development disturbs more than 5,000 sq. ft., plans must be
prepared by a licensed professional (engineer, architect, land surveyor, or
landscape architect registered in Virginia).
• Developments disturbing 10,000 sq. ft. or more on parcels ≥1 acre are
exempt from this survey requirement unless otherwise directed by the
Director of Development Services.
3. Steep Slopes
• Development on steep slopes must adhere to the Stormwater Management
Design Manual.
• An as-built survey by a licensed professional is required for all steep slopes with:
a) A vertical height of 20 feet or more.
b) A slope of 2:1 or steeper (regardless of height). ⦁ Stormwater management on steep slopes must include:
a) Water diversions at the slope top to keep stormwater off steep slopes.
b) Collection of runoff through reverse benches (installed at intervals not
exceeding 20 ft of vertical height).
c) Conveyance systems directing stormwater to an appropriate outfall. ⦁ There shall be no more than two reverse benches per parcel.
In support of these changes:
• RRHBA supports these proposed changes.
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• The lot drainage standards are integrated into the Zoning Ordinance (Sec. 30-90
and Sec. 30-100).
• The Board of Supervisors approved the corresponding Zoning Ordinance
amendment on June 24, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact on this agenda item.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve the second reading of an
ordinance to amend Chapter 8.1 of Roanoke County Erosion and Stormwater
Management Ordinance with the effective date August 1, 2025.
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AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY,
VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER ON TUESDAY,
JULY 8, 2025
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 8.1 (EROSION AND SEDIMENT
CONTROL PROGRAM) OF THE ROANOKE COUNTY CODE, REGARDING
LOT DRAINAGE REQUIREMENTS ON SITE PLANS AND PLOT PLANS
WHEREAS, Roanoke County staff have worked with the Planning Commission and the Roanoke
Regional Homebuilders Association in developing proposed amendments to the Roanoke County Code,
dealing with site plans and plot plans; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendments would amend the information required on site plans and
plot plans to address individual lot drainage, stormwater management, and erosion and sediment control;
and
WHEREAS, on June 3, 2025, the Roanoke County Planning Commission held a public hearing on
the proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and the Planning Commission recommended approval
of the amendments with minor changes; and
WHEREAS, public necessity, convenience, general welfare, and good zoning practice are valid
public purposes for such recommendations by the Planning Commission and action by the Board of
Supervisors; and
WHEREAS, the first reading of the proposed amendments to the zoning ordinance was held on
June 10, 2025, and the second reading and public hearing were held on June 24, 2025; and
WHEREAS, in addition to amending the zoning ordinance, companion provisions in Chapter 8.1
(Erosion and Sediment Control Program) of the County Code also must be amended in order to be consistent
with the proposed changes to the zoning ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the first reading of this ordinance was held on June 24, 2025 and the second reading
was held on July 8, 2025.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Roanoke
that:
1. Chapter 8.1 of the Roanoke County Code is amended as follows:
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CHAPTER 8.1 - EROSION AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
Pursuant to § 62.1-44.15:27 of the Code of Virginia, this ordinance is adopted as part of an
initiative to integrate the County of Roanoke stormwater management requirements with the
County of Roanoke erosion and sediment control requirements into a consolidated erosion and
stormwater management program. The erosion and stormwater management program is intended
to facilitate the submission and approval of plans, issuance of permits, payment of fees, and
coordination of inspection and enforcement activities for land-disturbing activities into a more
convenient and efficient manner for both the County of Roanoke and those responsible for
compliance with these programs.
Section 8.1-1 TITLE, PURPOSE, AND AUTHORITY.
A.This ordinance shall be known as the “Erosion and Stormwater Management Ordinance of
the County of Roanoke.”
B.The purpose of this ordinance is to ensure the general health, safety, and welfare of the
citizens of the County of Roanoke to protect the quality and quantity of state waters
from the potential harm of unmanaged stormwater and soil erosion, including protection
from a land disturbing activity causing unreasonable degradation of properties, water
quality, stream channels, steep slopes, and other natural resources, and to establish
procedures whereby stormwater requirements related to water quality and quantity shall
be administered and enforced.
C.This ordinance is authorized by § 62.1-44.15:27 of the Code of Virginia.
D.Applicability of chapter in Town of Vinton: The provisions of this chapter shall be
applicable within the corporate limits of the Town of Vinton. Administrative procedures
and review fees may be established to accommodate the review of plans for development
located within the Town.
Section 8.1-2 DEFINITIONS.
The following words and terms, when used in this ordinance, shall have the following
meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
“Adequate channel” means a channel that will convey the designated frequency storm event
without overtopping the channel bank nor causing erosive damage to the channel bed or banks.
“Agreement in lieu of a plan” means a contract between the County of Roanoke and the owner
or permittee that specifies methods that shall be implemented to comply with the requirements of
the VESMA and this ordinance for the construction of a (i) single-family detached residential
structure or (ii) farm building or structure on a parcel of land with a total impervious cover
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percentage, including the impervious cover from the farm building or structure to be constructed,
of less than five percent, or (iii) other regulated land disturbing activities that disturb less than
10,000 square feet; such contract may be executed by the County of Roanoke in lieu of a soil
erosion control and stormwater management plan.
“Administrator” means the County of Roanoke’s County Administrator or his or her designee
who shall administer the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program established by
this Ordinance.
“Applicant” means any person submitting a soil erosion control and stormwater management
plan to a VESMP authority for approval to obtain authorization to commence a land-disturbing
activity.
“Best management practice” or “BMP” means schedules of activities, prohibitions of
practices, maintenance procedures, and other management practices, including both structural and
nonstructural practices, to prevent or reduce the pollution of surface waters and groundwater
systems.
1.“Nonproprietary best management practice” means both structural and nonstructural
practices to prevent or reduce the pollution of surface waters and groundwater systems
that are in the public domain and are not protected by trademark, patent, or copyright.
2.“Proprietary best management practice” means both structural and nonstructural
practices to prevent or reduce the pollution of surface waters and groundwater systems
that are privately owned and controlled and may be protected by trademark , patent, or
copyright.
“Board” means the State Water Control Board.
“Causeway” means a temporary structural span constructed across a flowing watercourse or
wetland to allow construction traffic to access the area without causing erosion damage.
“Channel” means a natural stream or manmade waterway.
“Clean Water Act” or “CWA” means the federal Clean Water Act (33 USC § 1251 et seq.),
formerly referred to as the Federal Water Pollution Control Act or Federal Water Pollution Control
Act Amendments of 1972, Public Law 92-500, as amended by Public Law 95-217, Public Law 95-
576, Public Law 96-483, and Public Law 97-117, or any subsequent revisions thereto.
“Cofferdam” means a watertight temporary structure in a river, lake, etc., for keeping the water
from an enclosed area that has been pumped dry so that bridge foundations, dams, etc., may be
constructed.
“Common plan of development or sale” means a contiguous area where separate and distinct
construction activities may be taking place at different times on different schedules.
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“Comprehensive stormwater management plan” means a plan, which may be integrated with
other land use plans or regulations that specifies how the stormwater quality components, quantity
components, or both are to be managed based on an entire watershed or a portion thereof. The plan
may also provide for the remediation of erosion, flooding, and water quality and quantity problems
caused by prior development.
“Constructed Ssteep Sslopes” means steep slopes that are created, or made steeper, by
construction activities.
“Construction activity” means any clearing, grading, or excavation associated with large
construction activity or associated with small construction activity.
“Control measure” means any BMP, stormwater facility, or other method used to minimize
the discharge of pollutants to state waters.
“CWA and regulations” mean the Clean Water Act and applicable regulations published in
the Code of Federal Regulations promulgated thereunder. For the purposes of this ordinance, it
includes state program requirements.
“Dam” means a barrier to confine or raise water for storage or diversion, to create a hydraulic
head, to prevent gully erosion, or to retain soil, rock, or other debris.
“Denuded” means land that has been physically disturbed and no longer supports vegetative
cover.
“Department” or “DEQ” means the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality.
“Development” means land disturbance and the resulting landform associated with the
construction of residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, recreational, transportation-
related, or utility facilities or structures or the clearing of land for non-agricultural or non-
silvicultural purposes. The regulation of discharges from development, for purposes of stormwater
management, does not include the exclusions found in 9VAC25-875-860.
“Dike” [or “levee”] means an earthen embankment constructed to confine or control water,
especially one built along the banks of a river to prevent overflow of lowlands.
“Discharge” when used without qualification, means the discharge of a pollutant.
“Discharge of a pollutant” means:
1.Any addition of any pollutant or combination of pollutants to state waters from any
point source; or
2.Any addition of any pollutant or combination of pollutants to the waters of the
contiguous zone or the ocean from any point source other than a vessel or other floating
craft which is being used as a means of transportation.
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This definition includes addition of pollutants into surface waters from: surface runoff that
is collected or channeled by man; discharges through pipes, sewers, or other conveyances
owned by a state, municipality, or other person that do not lead to a treatment works; and
discharges through pipes, sewers, or other conveyances, leading into privately owned
treatment works. This term does not include an addition of pollutants by any indirect
discharger.
“District” or “soil and water conservation district” means a political subdivision of the
Commonwealth organized in accordance with the provisions of Article 3 (§ 10.1 -506 et seq.) of
Chapter 5 of Title 10.1 of the Code of Virginia.
“Diversion” means a channel with a supporting ridge on the lower side constructed across or
at the bottom of a slope for the purpose of intercepting surface runoff.
“Dormant” means denuded land that is not actively being brought to a desired grade or
condition.
“Drainage area” means a land area, water area, or both from which runoff flows to a common
point.
“Energy dissipator” means a non-erodible structure which reduces the velocity of
concentrated flow to reduce its erosive effects.
“Environmental Protection Agency” or “EPA” means the United States Environmental
Protection Agency.
“Erosion and sediment control plan” means a document containing material for the
conservation of soil and water resources of a unit or group of units of land. It may include
appropriate maps, an appropriate soil and water plan inventory and management information with
needed interpretations, and a record of decisions contributing to conservation treatment. The plan
shall contain all major conservation decisions to ensure that the entire unit or units of land will be
so treated to achieve the conservation objectives.
“Erosion impact area” means an area of land that is not associated with a current land-
disturbing activity but is subject to persistent soil erosion resulting in the delivery of sediment onto
neighboring properties or into state waters. This definition shall not apply to any lot or parcel of
land of 10,000 square feet or less used for residential purposes or to shorelines where the erosion
results from wave action or other coastal processes.
“ESC” means erosion and sediment control.
“ESM plan” means a soil erosion control and stormwater management plan, commonly
referred to as the erosion control and stormwater management plan.
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“Farm building or structure” means the same as defined in § 36-97 of the Code of Virginia
and includes any building or structure used for an agritourism activity, as defined in § 3.2-6400 of
the Code of Virginia, and any related impervious services including roads, driveways, and parking
areas.
“Flood fringe” means the portion of the floodplain outside the floodway that is usually covered
with water from the 100-year flood or storm event. This includes the flood or floodway fringe
designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
“Flooding” means a volume of water that is too great to be confined within the banks or walls
of the stream, water body, or conveyance system and that overflows onto adjacent lands, thereby
causing or threatening damage.
“Floodplain” means the area adjacent to a channel, river, stream, or other water body that is
susceptible to being inundated by water normally associated with the 100-year flood or storm
event. This includes the floodplain designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
“Flood-prone area” means the component of a natural or restored stormwater conveyance
system that is outside the main channel. Flood -prone areas may include the floodplain, the
floodway, the flood fringe, wetlands, riparian buffers, or other areas adjacent to the main channel.
“Floodway” means the channel of a river or other watercourse and the adjacent land areas,
usually associated with flowing water, that must be reserved to discharge the 100-year flood or
storm event without cumulatively increasing the water surface elevation more than one foot. This
includes the floodway designated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
“Flume” means a constructed device lined with erosion-resistant materials intended to convey
water on steep grades.
“General permit” means a permit authorizing a category of discharges under the CWA and
the VESMA within a geographical area.
“Geotechnical Report” means a report prepared by a professional engineer that communicates
site conditions; and recommends design, construction methods, and construction inspection.
1. The geotechnical report shall include information as determined by thea professional
engineer, or as required by the Aadministrator, as follows:
a. Summary of all subsurface exploration data, including subsurface soil profile;,
b. exploration logs, laboratory or in situ test results, and groundwater information;
c. Interpretation and analysis of the subsurface data;
d. Specific engineering recommendations for design, construction, and
construction inspection;
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e. Discussion of conditions for solution of anticipated problems; and
f. Recommended geotechnical special provisions.
2. The professional engineer may refer to the applicable sections of the “Checklist and
Guidelines for Review of Geotechnical Reports and Preliminary Pl ans and
Specifications” contained in the U. S. Department of Transportation, Federal Highway
Administration Publication No. FHWA ED-88-053, latest edition.
3. When required by the Administrator, the geotechnical report shall be submitted and
approved prior to the issuance of a permit.
“Hydrologic Unit Code” or “HUC” means a watershed unit established in the most recent
version of Virginia's 6th Order National Watershed Boundary Dataset unless specifically identified
as another order.
“Impervious cover” means a surface composed of material that significantly impedes or
prevents natural infiltration of water into soil.
“Incorporated place” means a city, town, township, or village that is incorporated under the
Code of Virginia.
“Inspection” means an on-site review of the project’s compliance with any applicable design
criteria, or an on-site review to obtain information or conduct surveys or investigations necessary
in the implementation or enforcement of the VESMA and applicable regulations.
“Karst area” means any land area predominantly underlain at the surface or shallow
subsurface by limestone, dolomite, or other soluble bedrock regardless of any obvious surface
karst features.
“Karst features” means sinkholes, sinking and losing streams, caves, large flow springs, and
other such landscape features found in karst areas.
“Land disturbance” or “land-disturbing activity” means a manmade change to the land
surface that may result in soil erosion or has the potential to change its runoff characteristics,
including construction activity such as the clearing, grading, excavating, or filling of land.
“Land-disturbance approval” means an approval allowing a land-disturbing activity to
commence as issued by the VESMP authority after the requirements of § 62.1-44.15:34 of the
Code of Virginia have been met.
“Large construction activity” means construction activity including clearing, grading, and
excavating, except operations that result in the disturbance of less than five acres of total land area.
Large construction activity also includes the disturbance of less than five acres of total land area
that is a part of a larger common plan of development or sale if the larger common plan will
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ultimately disturb five acres or more. Large construction activity does not include routine
maintenance that is performed to maintain the original line and grade, hydraulic capacity, or
original purpose of the facility.
“Linear development project” means a land-disturbing activity that is linear in nature such as,
but not limited to, (i) the construction of electric and telephone utility lines, and natural gas
pipelines; (ii) construction of tracks, rights-of-way, bridges, communication facilities and other
related structures of a railroad company; (iii) highway construction projects; (iv) construction of
stormwater channels and stream restoration activities; and (v) water and sewer lines. Private
subdivision roads or streets shall not be considered linear development projects.
“Live watercourse” means a definite channel with bed and banks within which concentrated
water continuously flows.
“Locality” means the County of Roanoke.
“Localized flooding” means smaller scale flooding that may occur outside of a stormwater
conveyance system. This may include high water, ponding, or standing water from stormwater
runoff, which is likely to cause property damage or unsafe conditions.
“Main channel” means the portion of the stormwater conveyance system that contains the base
flow and small frequent storm events.
“Manmade” means constructed by man.
“Minimize” means to reduce or eliminate the discharge of pollutants to the extent achievable
using stormwater controls that are technologically available and economically practicable.
“Minor modification” means modifications and amendments not requiring extensive review
and evaluation including changes in EPA promulgated test protocols, increasing monitoring
frequency requirements, changes in sampling locations, and changes to compliance dates within
the overall compliance schedules. A minor permit modification or amendment does not
substantially alter permit conditions, substantially increase or decrease the amount of surface water
impacts, increase the size of the operation, or reduce the capacity of the facility to protect human
health or the environment.
“Natural channel design concepts” means the utilization of engineering analysis and fluvial
geomorphic processes to create, rehabilitate, restore, or stabilize an open conveyance system for
the purpose of creating or recreating a stream that conveys its bank-full storm event within its
banks and allows larger flows to access its bank-full bench and its floodplain.
“Natural stream” means a tidal or nontidal watercourse that is part of the natural topography.
It usually maintains a continuous or seasonal flow during the year and is characterized as being
irregular in cross-section with a meandering course. Constructed channels such as drainage ditches
or swales shall not be considered natural streams; however, channels designed utilizing natural
channel design concepts may be considered natural streams.
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“Non-erodible” means a material that will not experience surface wear due to natural forces,
such as riprap, concrete, plastic, etc.
“Nonpoint source pollution” means pollution such as sediment, nitrogen, phosphorous,
hydrocarbons, heavy metals, and toxics whose sources cannot be pinpointed but rather are washed
from the land surface in a diffuse manner by stormwater.
“Operator” means the owner or operator of any facility or activity subject to the VESMA and
this ordinance. In the context of stormwater associated with a large or small construction activity,
operator means any person associated with a construction project that meets either of the following
two criteria: (i) the person has direct operational control over construction plans and specifications,
including the ability to make modifications to those plans and specifications or (ii) the person has
day-to-day operational control of those activities at a project that are necessary to ensure
compliance with a stormwater pollution prevention plan for the site or other permit or VESMP
authority permit conditions (i.e., they are authorized to direct workers at a site to carry out activities
required by the stormwater pollution prevention plan or comply with other permit conditions).
“Owner” means the same as defined in § 62.1-44.3 of the Code of Virginia. For a regulated
land-disturbing activity that does not require a permit, “owner” also means the owner or owners
of the freehold of the premises or lesser estate therein, mortgagee or vendee in possession, assignee
of rents, receiver, executor, trustee, lessee, or other person, firm, or corporation in control of a
property.
“Peak flow rate” means the maximum instantaneous flow from a prescribed design storm at a
particular location.
“Percent impervious” means the impervious area within the site divided by the area of the site
multiplied by 100.
“Permit” or “Construction General Permit (CGP)” means the General VPDES Permit for
Discharges of Stormwater from Construction Activities found at 9VAC25-880-70. Coverage
under this permit is issued by the Department pursuant to § 62.1-44.15 of the Code of Virginia for
stormwater discharges from a land-disturbing activity.
“Permittee” means the person to whom the permit is issued.
“Person” means any applicant, owner, individual, partnership, firm, association, joint venture,
public or private corporation, trust, estate, commission, board, public or private institution, utility,
cooperative, county, city, town, or other political subdivision of the Commonwealth, governmental
body, including a federal or state entity as applicable, any interstate body, or any other legal entity.
“Plot plan” means a detailed drawing that shows the existing layout of a property and any
proposed improvements and meets the requirements of the County of Roanoke’s Zoning
Ordinance (County of Roanoke Code Section 30-100-1).
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“Point of discharge” means a location at which concentrated stormwater runoff is released.
“Point source” means any discernible, confined, and discrete conveyance including any pipe,
ditch, channel, tunnel, conduit, well, discrete fissure, container, rolling stock, concentrated animal
feeding operation, landfill leachate collection system, vessel, or other floating craft from which
pollutants are or may be discharged. This term does not include return flows from irrigated
agriculture or agricultural stormwater runoff.
“Pollutant discharge” means the average amount of a particular pollutant measured in pounds
per year or another standard reportable unit as appropriate, delivered by stormwater runoff.
“Pollution” means such alteration of the physical, chemical, or biological properties of any
state waters as will or is likely to create a nuisance or render such waters (a) harmful or detrimental
or injurious to the public health, safety, or welfare, or to the health of animals, fish, or aquatic life;
(b) unsuitable with reasonable treatment for use as present or possible future sources of public
water supply; or (c) unsuitable for recreational, commercial, industrial, agricultural, or other
reasonable uses, provided that (i) an alteration of the physical, chemical, or biological property of
state waters, or a discharge or deposit of sewage, industrial wastes, or other wastes to state waters
by any owner which by itself is not sufficient to cause pollution, but which, in combination with
such alteration of, or discharge or deposit to state waters by other owners, is sufficient to cause
pollution; (ii) the discharge of untreated sewage by any owner into state waters; and (iii)
contributing to the contravention of standards of water quality duly established by the State Water
Control Board, are “pollution” for the terms and purposes of this ordinance.
“Post-development” refers to conditions that reasonably may be expected or anticipated to
exist after completion of the land development activity on a specific site or tract of land.
“Predevelopment” refers to the conditions that exist at the time that plans for the land-
disturbing activity are submitted to the VESMP authority. Where phased development or plan
approval occurs (preliminary grading, demolition of existing structures, roads, and utilities, etc.),
the existing conditions at the time prior to the commencement of land-disturbing activity shall
establish predevelopment conditions.
“Prior developed land” means land that has been previously utilized for residential,
commercial, industrial, institutional, recreational, transportation-related, or utility facilities or
structures, and that will have the impervious areas associated with those uses altered during a land-
disturbing activity.
“Qualified personnel” means a person knowledgeable in the principles and practices of
erosion and sediment control and stormwater management who possesses the skills to assess
conditions at the construction site for the operator that could impact stormwater quality and
quantity and to assess the effectiveness of any erosion and sediment control measures or
stormwater management facilities selected to control the quality and quantity of stormwater
discharges from the construction activity.
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“Responsible land disturber” or “RLD” means an individual holding a certificate issued by
the department who is responsible for carrying out the land-disturbing activity in accordance with
the approved erosion and sediment control plan or ESM plan. The RLD may be the owner,
applicant, permittee, designer, superintendent, project manager, contractor, or any other project or
development team member. The RLD must be designated on the erosion and sediment control
plan, ESM plan, or permit as defined in this ordinance as a prerequisite for engaging in land
disturbance.
“Runoff” or “stormwater runoff” means that portion of precipitation that is discharged across
the land surface or through conveyances to one or more waterways.
“Runoff characteristics” includes maximum velocity, peak flow rate, volume, and flow
duration.
“Runoff volume” means the volume of water that runs off the land development project from
a prescribed storm event.
“Sediment basin” means a temporary impoundment built to retain stormwater, sediment, and
debris with a controlled stormwater release structure.
“Sediment trap” means a temporary impoundment built to retain stormwater, sediment, and
debris which is formed by constructing an earthen embankment with a stone outlet.
“Sheet flow” (also called “overland flow”) means shallow, unconcentrated, and irregular flow
down a slope. Overland flow usually does not exceed 200 feet under natural conditions.
“Shoreline erosion control project” means an erosion control project approved by local
wetlands boards, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, the Department, or the United States
Army Corps of Engineers and located on tidal waters and within non-vegetated or vegetated
wetlands as defined in Title 28.2 of the Code of Virginia.
“Site” means the land or water area where any facility or land-disturbing activity is physically
located or conducted, including adjacent land used or preserved in connection with the facility or
land-disturbing activity. Areas channelward of mean low water in tidal Virginia shall not be
considered part of a site.
“Site hydrology” means the movement of water on, across, through, and off the site as
determined by parameters including soil types, soil permeability, vegetative cover, seasonal water
tables, slopes, land cover, and impervious cover.
“Slope drain” means a pipe, tube, or conduit made of nonerosive material extending from the
top to the bottom of a cut or fill slope with an energy dissipator at the outlet end for the purpose of
carrying stormwater down the slope in a non-erosive manner.
“Small construction activity” means:
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1. Construction activities including clearing, grading, and excavating that result in land
disturbance that is equal to or greater than one acre and less than five acres. Small
construction activity also includes the disturbance of less than one acre of total land
area that is part of a larger common plan of development or sale if the larger common
plan will ultimately disturb equal to or greater than one and less than five acres. Small
construction activity does not include routine maintenance that is performed to
maintain the original line and grade, hydraulic capacity, or original purpose of the
facility. The department may waive the otherwise applicable requirements in a general
permit for a stormwater discharge from construction activities that disturb less than five
acres where stormwater controls are not needed based on an approved “total maximum
daily load” (TMDL) that addresses the pollutants of concern or, for nonimpaired waters
that do not require TMDLs, an equivalent analysis that determines allocations for small
construction sites for the pollutants of concern or that determines that such allocations
are not needed to protect water quality based on consideration of existing in-stream
concentrations, expected growth in pollutant contributions from all sources, and a
margin of safety. The pollutants of concern include sediment or a parameter that
addresses sediment (such as total suspended solids, turbidity, or siltation) and any other
pollutant that has been identified as a cause of impairment of any water body that will
receive a discharge from the construction activity. The operator shall certify to the
Department that the construction activity will take place, and stormwater discharges
will occur, within the drainage area addressed by the TMDL or provide an equivalent
analysis. As of the start date in Table 1 of 9VAC25-31-1020, all certifications
submitted in support of the waiver shall be submitted electronically by the owner or
operator to the Department in compliance with this subdivision and 40 CFR Part 3
(including, in all cases, 40 CFR Part 3 Subpart D), 9VAC25-875-940, and Part XI
(9VAC25-31-950 et seq.) of the Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
(VPDES) Permit Regulation. Part XI of 9VAC25-31 is not intended to undo existing
requirements for electronic reporting. Prior to this date, and independent of Part XI of
9VAC25-31, permittees may be required to report electronically if specified by a
particular permit.
2. Any other construction activity designated by either the Department or the EPA
regional administrator, based on the potential for contribution to a violation of a water
quality standard or for significant contribution of pollutants to surface waters.
“Soil erosion” means the movement of soil by wind or water into state waters or onto lands in
the Commonwealth.
“Soil erosion control and stormwater management plan,” commonly referred to as the erosion
control and stormwater management plan, or “ESM plan” means a document describing methods
for controlling soil erosion and managing stormwater in accordance with the requirements adopted
pursuant to the VESMA. The ESM plan may consist of aspects of the erosion and sediment control
plan and the stormwater management plan as each is described in this ordinance.
“Stabilized” means land that has been treated or protected to withstand normal exposure to
natural forces without incurring erosion damage.
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“State” means the Commonwealth of Virginia.
“State application” or “application” means the standard form or forms, including any
additions, revisions, or modifications to the forms, approved by the Administrator and the
Department for applying for a permit.
“State Water Control Law” means Chapter 3.1 (§ 62.1-44.2 et seq.) of Title 62.1 of the Code
of Virginia.
“State waters” means all water, on the surface and under the ground, wholly or partially within
or bordering the Commonwealth or within its jurisdiction, including wetlands.
“Steep slope” means a slope greater than 3:1, or thirty-three and one-third (33.3) percent.
“Storm sewer inlet” or “storm drainage inlet” means a structure through which stormwater is
introduced into an underground conveyance system.
“Stormwater,” for the purposes of the VESMA, means precipitation that is discharged across
the land surface or through conveyances to one or more waterways and that may include
stormwater runoff, snow melt runoff, and surface runoff and drainage.
“Stormwater conveyance system” means a combination of drainage components that are used
to convey stormwater discharge, either within or downstream of the land-disturbing activity. This
includes:
1. “Manmade stormwater conveyance system” means a pipe, ditch, vegetated swale, or
other stormwater conveyance system constructed by man except for restored
stormwater conveyance systems;
2. “Natural stormwater conveyance system” means the main channel of a natural stream
and the flood-prone area adjacent to the main channel; or
3. “Restored stormwater conveyance system” means a stormwater conveyance system
that has been designed and constructed using natural channel design concepts. Restored
stormwater conveyance systems include the main channel and the flood-prone area
adjacent to the main channel.
“Stormwater detention” means the process of temporarily impounding runoff and discharging
it through a hydraulic outlet structure to a downstream conveyance system.
“Stormwater management facility” means a control measure that controls stormwater runoff
and changes the characteristics of that runoff including the quantity and quality, the period of
release, or the velocity of flow.
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“Stormwater management plan” means a document containing material describing methods
for complying with the requirements of the VESMP.
“Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan” or “SWPPP” means a document that is prepared in
accordance with good engineering practices and that identifies potential sources of pollutants that
may reasonably be expected to affect the quality of stormwater discharges. A SWPPP required
under the VESMP for construction activities shall identify and require the implementation of
control measures and shall include or incorporate by reference an approved erosion and sediment
control plan, an approved stormwater management plan, and a pollution prevention plan.
“Subdivision” means the same as defined in § 15.2-2201 of the Code of Virginia.
“Surface waters” means:
1. All waters that are currently used, were used in the past, or may be susceptible to use
in interstate or foreign commerce, including all waters that are subject to the ebb and
flow of the tide;
2. All interstate waters, including interstate wetlands;
3. All other waters such as intrastate lakes, rivers, streams (including intermittent
streams), mudflats, sandflats, wetlands, sloughs, prairie potholes, wet meadows, playa
lakes, or natural ponds for which the use, degradation, or destruction would affect or
could affect interstate or foreign commerce including any such waters:
a. That are or could be used by interstate or foreign travelers for recreational or other
purposes;
b. From which fish or shellfish are or could be taken and sold in interstate or foreign
commerce; or
c. That are used or could be used for industrial purposes by industries in interstate
commerce;
4. All impoundments of waters otherwise defined as surface waters under this definition;
5. Tributaries of waters identified in subdivisions 1 through 4 of this definition;
6. The territorial sea; and
7. Wetlands adjacent to waters (other than waters that are themselves wetlands) identified
in subdivisions 1 through 6 of this definition.
Waste treatment systems, including treatment ponds or lagoons designed to meet the
requirements of the CWA and the law, are not surface waters. Surface waters do not include
prior converted cropland. Notwithstanding the determination of an area’s status as prior
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converted cropland by any other agency, for the purposes of the CWA, the final authority
regarding the CWA jurisdiction remains with the EPA.
“SWM” means stormwater management.
“Temporary vehicular stream crossing” means a temporary non-erodible structural span
installed across a flowing watercourse for use by construction traffic. Structures may include
bridges, round pipes, or pipe arches constructed on or through non-erodible material.
“Ten-year storm” means a storm that can produce rainfall expected to be equaled or exceeded
on the average of once in 10 years. It may also be expressed as an exceedance probability with a
10% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year.
“Total maximum daily load” or “TMDL” means the sum of the individual wasteload
allocations for point sources, load allocations (LAs) for nonpoint sources, natural background
loading, and a margin of safety. TMDLs can be expressed in terms of either mass per time, toxicity,
or other appropriate measure. The TMDL process provides for point versus nonpoint source trade-
offs.
“Town” means an incorporated town.
“Two-year storm” means a storm that can produce rainfall expected to be equaled or exceeded
on the average of once in two years. It may also be expressed as an exceedance probability with a
50% chance of being equaled or exceeded in any given year.
“Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act” or “VESMA” means Article 2.3 (§ 62.1-
44.15:24 et seq.) of Chapter 3.1, State Water Control Law, of Title 62.1 of the Code of Virginia.
“Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program” or “VESMP” means a program
established by the VESMP authority for the effective control of soil erosion and sediment
deposition and the management of the quality and quantity of runoff resulting from land-disturbing
activities to prevent the unreasonable degradation of properties, stream channels, waters, and other
natural resources. The program shall include such items as local ordinances, rules, requirements
for permits and land-disturbance approvals, policies and guidelines, technical materials, and
requirements for plan review, inspection, and enforcement consistent with the requirements of the
VESMA.
“Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program Authority” or “VESMP Authority”
means the County of Roanoke as approved by the Department to operate the VESMP.
“Virginia Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (VPDES) permit” or “VPDES permit”
means a document issued by the department pursuant to the State Water Control Law authorizing,
under prescribed conditions, the potential or actual discharge of pollutants from a point source to
surface waters.
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“Virginia Stormwater BMP Clearinghouse” means a website collection that contains detailed
design standards and specifications for control measures that may be used in Virginia to comply
with the requirements of the VESMA and associated regulations.
“Virginia Stormwater Management Handbook” means a book collection of pertinent
information that provides general guidance for compliance with the VESMA and associated
regulations and is developed by the Department with advice from a stakeholder advisory
committee.
“Wasteload allocation” or “wasteload” means the portion of a receiving surface water’s
loading or assimilative capacity allocated to one of its existing or future point sources of pollution.
Wasteload allocation is a type of water quality-based effluent limitation.
“Water quality technical criteria” means standards set forth in regulations adopted pursuant
to the VESMA that establish minimum design criteria for measures to control nonpoint source
pollution.
“Water quantity technical criteria” means standards set forth in regulations adopted pursuant
to the VESMA that establish minimum design criteria for measures to control localized flooding
and stream channel erosion.
“Watershed” means a defined land area drained by a river or stream, karst system, or system
of connecting rivers or streams such that all surface water within the area flows through a single
outlet. In karst areas, the karst feature to which water drains may be consi dered the single outlet
for the watershed.
“Wetlands” means those areas that are inundated or saturated by surface water or groundwater
at a frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under normal circumstances do support,
a prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in saturated soil conditions. Wetlands
generally include swamps, marshes, bogs, and similar areas.
Section 8.1-3 ADMINISTRATION OF CHAPTER IN CONJUNCTION WITH
SUBDIVISION AND ZONING ORDINANCES.
This chapter shall be administered, where applicable, in conjunction with the County of Roanoke’s
subdivision and zoning ordinances wherein such apply to the development and subdivision of land
within the County of Roanoke or where such apply to development on previously subdivided land
within the County of Roanoke.
Section 8.1-4 VIRGINIA EROSION AND STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM
ESTABLISHED.
Pursuant to § 62.1-44.15:27 of the Code of Virginia, the County of Roanoke hereby establishes a
Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Program for land-disturbing activities and adopts
the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Regulation that specifies standards and
specifications for VESMPs promulgated by the State Water Control Board for the purposes set
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out in Section 1.1 of this Ordinance. The County of Roanoke hereby designates the County
Administrator or his or her designee as the Administrator of the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater
Management Program established by this Ordinance.
The County of Roanoke will utilize the policies, criteria, and information contained within the
County of Roanokeits Stormwater Management Design Manual for proper implementation of the
requirements of this chapter. This manual will be periodically updated subject to the authorization
and approval of the Board of Supervisors by resolution.
Section 8.1-5 REGULATED LAND DISTURBING ACTIVITIES.
A. Land-disturbing activities that meet one of the criteria below are regulated as follows:
1. Land-disturbing activity that disturbs 2,500 square feet or more, is less than one acre,
and is subject to criteria defined in Article 2 (9VAC25-875-540 et seq.) and Article 3
(9VAC25-875-570 et seq.) of Part V unless Article 4 (9VAC25-875-670 et seq) of Part
V of the Regulation is applicable, as determined in accordance with 9VAC25 -875-480
and 9VAC25-875-490.
2. Land-disturbing activity that disturbs less than one acre, but is part of a larger common
plan of development or sale that disturbs one acre or more, is subject to criteria defined
in Article 2 (9VAC25-875-540 et seq.) and Article 3 (9VAC25-875-570 et seq.) of Part
V unless Article 4 (9VAC25-875-670 et seq) of Part V of the Regulation is applicable,
as determined in accordance with 9VAC25-875-480 and 9VAC25-875-490.
3. Land-disturbing activity that disturbs one acre or more is subject to criteria defined in
Article 2 (9VAC25-875-540 et seq.) and Article 3 (9VAC25-875-570 et seq.) of Part V
unless Article 4 (9VAC25-875-670 et seq.) of Part V is applicable, as determined in
accordance with 9VAC25-875-480 and 9VAC25-875-490.
B. Land-disturbing activities exempt per 9VAC25-875-90 are not required to comply with the
requirements of the VESMA unless otherwise required by federal law.
Section 8.1-6 REVIEW AND APPROVAL OF PLANS; PROHIBITIONS.
A. A person who wishes to conduct a land-disturbing activity in the County of Roanoke shall
submit a soil erosion control and stormwater management plan (ESM) that is consistent
with the requirements of the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act (VESMA).
Activities not required to comply with the VESMA are defined in 9VAC25-875-90.
B. A person shall not conduct any land-disturbing activity in the County of Roanoke until:
1. Such person submits an application that includes a permit registration statement, if
required, a soil erosion control and stormwater management plan or an executed
agreement in lieu of a plan, if required, to the County of Roanoke;
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2.Such person submits the name of the individual who will be assisting them in carrying
out the activity and this individual shall hold a Responsible Land Disturber certificate
pursuant to § 62.1-44.15:30 of the Code of Virginia. Failure to provide the name of an
individual holding a Responsible Land Disturber certificate prior to engaging in land-
disturbing activities may result in revocation of the land-disturbance approval and shall
subject the owner to the penalties provided by the VESMA; and
3.The County of Roanoke has issued its land-disturbance approval.
C.The County of Roanoke may require changes to an approved ESM plan in the following
cases:
1.Where inspection has revealed that the plan is inadequate to satisfy applicable
regulations or ordinances; or
2.Where the owner finds that because of changed circumstances or for other reasons the
plan cannot be effectively carried out, and proposed amendments to the plan, consistent
with the requirements of the Act, are agreed to by the VESMP authority and the owner.
D.To prevent further erosion, the County of Roanoke may require approval of an erosion and
sediment control plan and a stormwater management plan for any land it identifies as an
erosion impact area, pursuant to § 62.1-44.15:34 of the Code of Virginia.
E.As a part of the land-disturbance approval process, the County of Roanoke may require the
applicant to submit a reasonable performance bond with surety, cash escrow, letter of
credit, any combination thereof, or such other legal arrangement acceptable to the County
of Roanoke, to ensure that it can take measures at the applicant’s expense should he/she
fail, after proper notice, within the time specified to comply with the conditions it imposes
as a result of his/her land-disturbing activity. If the County of Roanoke takes such action
upon such failure by the applicant, it may collect from the applicant the difference should
the amount of the reasonable cost of such action exceed the amount of the security held. If
the applicant fulfills the VESMP authority’s conditions, the County of Roanoke will refund
to the applicant or terminate, as applicable, such bond, cash escrow, letter of credit, or other
legal arrangement, or the unexpended or unobligated portion thereof.
F.Exceptions
1.The applicant may request the County of Roanoke to grant an exception to waive or
modify any of the erosion and sediment control requirements of Article 2 (9VAC25-
875-540 et seq.) of Part V (9VAC25-875-470 et seq.) that are deemed inappropriate or
too restrictive for site conditions under these conditions:
a.At the time of plan submission, an applicant may request an exception to become
part of the approved erosion and sediment control plan. The applicant shall explain
the reasons for requesting exceptions in writing and shall provide adequate studies
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or other documentation. Specific exceptions which are allowed by the County of
Roanoke shall be documented in the plan.
b. During construction, the person responsible for implementing the approved plan
may request an exception in writing from the County of Roanoke. If the County of
Roanoke does not approve an exception in writing within 10 days of receipt of the
request, the request shall be disapproved. Following disapproval, the applicant may
resubmit an exception request with additional studies or other documentation.
2. The applicant may request the County of Roanoke to grant an exception to the
provisions of Article 3 (9VAC25-875-570 et seq.) of Part V. An exception may be
granted by the County of Roanoke provided that (i) the exception is the minimum
necessary to afford relief, (ii) reasonable and appropriate conditions shall be imposed
as necessary upon any exception granted so that the intent of the VESMA is preserved,
(iii) granting the exception will not confer any special privileges that are denied in other
similar circumstances, and (iv) exception requests are not based upon conditions or
circumstances that are self-imposed or self-created.
3. Economic hardship alone is not a sufficient reason to grant an exception from the
requirements of this chapter.
4. Under no circumstance shall the applicant be granted an exception (i) to the
requirement that the land-disturbing activity obtain required permits, or (ii) for the use
of a BMP not found through the Virginia Stormwater BMP Clearinghouse, except as
allowed under Article 4 (9VAC25-875-670 et seq.) of Part V of this chapter.
5. No exception to or waiver of post-development nonpoint source nutrient runoff
compliance requirements shall be granted unless offsite options have been considered
and found not available in accordance with subsection D of § 62.1-44.15:35 of the Code
of Virginia.
6. A record of all exceptions granted shall be maintained by the County of Roanoke in
accordance with allwith all applicable laws.
Section 8.1-7 STORMWATER PERMIT REQUIREMENT; EXEMPTIONS.
A. Except as provided herein, no person may engage in any land-disturbing activity until the
County of Roanoke has granted land disturbance approval in accordance with the
provisions of this ordinance and the Regulation.
B. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this ordinance, the following activities are not
required to comply with the requirements of this ordinance unless otherwise required by
federal law:
1. Minor land-disturbing activities, including home gardens and individual home
landscaping, repairs, and maintenance work;
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2. Installation, maintenance, or repair of any individual service connection;
3. Installation, maintenance, or repair of any underground utility line when such activity
occurs on an existing hard surfaced road, street, or sidewalk, provided the land-
disturbing activity is confined to the area of the road, street, or sidewalk that is hard
surfaced;
4. Installation, maintenance, or repair of any septic tank line or drainage field unless
included in an overall plan for land-disturbing activity relating to construction of the
building to be served by the septic tank system;
5. Permitted surface or deep mining operations and projects, or oil and gas operations and
projects conducted pursuant to Title 45.2 of the Code of Virginia;
6. Clearing of lands specifically for bona fide agricultural purposes; the management,
tilling, planting, or harvesting of agricultural, horticultural, or forest crops; livestock
feedlot operations; agricultural engineering operations, including construction of
terraces, terrace outlets, check dams, desilting basins, dikes, ponds, ditches, strip
cropping, lister furrowing, contour cultivating, contour furrowing, land drainage, and
land irrigation; or as additionally set forth by the Board in regulations. However, this
exception shall not apply to harvesting of forest crops unless the area on which
harvesting occurs is reforested artificially or naturally in accordance with the provisions
of Chapter 11 (§ 10.1-1100 et seq. of the Code of Virginia) or is converted to bona fide
agricultural or improved pasture use as described in subsection B of § 10.1-1163 of the
Code of Virginia;
7. Installation of fence and signposts or telephone and electric poles and other kinds of
posts or poles;
8. Shoreline erosion control projects on tidal waters when all of the land-disturbing
activities are within the regulatory authority of and approved by local wetlands boards,
the Virginia Marine Resources Commission, or the United States Army Corps of
Engineers; however, any associated land that is disturbed outside of this exempted area
shall remain subject to the VESMA and the regulations adopted pursuant thereto;
9. Repair or rebuilding of the tracks, rights-of-way, bridges, communication facilities, and
other related structures and facilities of a railroad company;
10. Land-disturbing activities in response to a public emergency where the related work
requires immediate authorization to avoid imminent endangerment to human health or
the environment. In such situations, the person conducting the land-disturbing activity
shall advise the County of Roanoke of the disturbance within seven days of
commencing the land-disturbing activity and shall comply with the administrative
requirements of subsection A within 30 days of commencing the land-disturbing
activity; and
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11.Discharges to a sanitary sewer or a combined sewer system that are not from a land -
disturbing activity.
C.Notwithstanding this ordinance and in accordance with the Virginia Erosion and
Stormwater Management Act, Article 2.3 (§ 62.1-44.15:24 et seq.) of Chapter 3.1 of Title
62.1 of the Code of Virginia, the following activities are required to comply with the soil
erosion control requirements but are not required to comply with the water quantity and
water quality technical criteria, unless otherwise required by federal law:
1.Activities under a state or federal reclamation program to return an abandoned property
to an agricultural or open land use;
2.Routine maintenance that is performed to maintain the original line and grade,
hydraulic capacity, or original construction of the project. The paving of an existing
road with a compacted or impervious surface and reestablishment of existing associated
ditches and shoulders shall be deemed routine maintenance if performed in accordance
with this subsection; and
3.Discharges from a land-disturbing activity to a sanitary sewer or a combined sewer
system.
Section 8.1-8 STORMWATER POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN; CONTENTS OF
PLANS.
A.A stormwater pollution prevention plan shall include, but not be limited to, an approved
erosion and sediment control plan, an approved stormwater management plan, a pollution
prevention plan for regulated land-disturbing activities, and a description of any additional
control measures necessary to address a TMDL pursuant to subsection D of this section.
B.A soil erosion control and stormwater management (ESM) plan consistent with the
requirements of the Virginia Erosion and Stormwater Management Act (VESMA) and
regulations must be designed and submitted to and approved by the County of Roanoke
prior to land disturbance in accordance with the VESMA, this ordinance, and attendant
regulations. This plan shall be implemented during construction as approved or modified
by the County of Roanoke.
C.A stormwater pollution prevention plan that identifies potential sources of pollutants that
may reasonably be expected to affect the quality of stormwater discharges from the
construction site and describe control measures that will be used to minimize pollutants in
stormwater discharges from the construction site must be developed before land
disturbance commences.
D.In addition to the other requirements of thisof this section, if a specific wasteload allocation
for a pollutant has been established in an approved TMDL and is assigned to stormwater
discharges from a construction activity, additional control measures must be identified and
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implemented by the operator so that discharges are consistent with the assumptions and
requirements of the wasteload allocation.
E. The stormwater pollution prevention plan (SWPPP) must address the following
requirements as specified in 40 CFR 450.21, to the extent otherwise required by state law
or regulations and any applicable requirements of a state permit:
1. Control stormwater volume and velocity within the site to minimize soil erosion;
2. Control stormwater discharges, including both peak flow rates and total stormwater
volume, to minimize erosion at outlets and to minimize downstream channel and stream
bank erosion;
3. Minimize the amount of soil exposed during construction activity;
4. Minimize the disturbance of steep slopes;
5. Minimize sediment discharges from the site. The design, installation, and maintenance
of erosion and sediment controls must address factors such as the amount, frequency,
intensity and duration of precipitation, the nature of resulting stormwater runoff, and
soil characteristics, including the range of soil particle sizes expected to be present on
the site;
6. Provide and maintain natural buffers around surface waters, direct stormwater to
vegetated areas to increase sediment removal and maximize stormwater infiltration,
unless infeasible;
7. Minimize soil compaction and, unless infeasible, preserve topsoil;
8. Stabilization of disturbed areas must, at a minimum, be initiated immediately whenever
any clearing, grading, excavating, or other earth disturbing activities have permanently
ceased on any portion of the site, or temporarily ceased on any portion of the site and
will not resume for a period exceeding 14 calendar days. Stabilization must be
completed within a time frame determined by the VESMP authority. In arid, semiarid,
and drought-stricken areas where initiating vegetative stabilization measures
immediately is infeasible, alternative stabilization measures must be employed as
specified by the County of Roanoke; and
9. Utilize outlet structures that withdraw water from the surface, unless infeasible, when
discharging from basins and impoundments.
F. The SWPPP shall be amended whenever there is a change in design, construction,
operation, or maintenance that has a significant effect on the discharge of pollutants to state
waters and that has not been previously addressed in the SWPPP. The SWPPP must be
maintained at a central location onsite. If an onsite location is unavailable, notice of the
SWPPP’s location must be posted near the main entrance at the construction site.
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Section 8.1-9 STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PLAN; CONTENTS OF PLAN.
A. A stormwater management plan shall be developed and submitted to the County of
Roanoke. The stormwater management plan shall be implemented as approved or modified
by the County of Roanoke and shall be developed in accordance with the following:
1. A stormwater management plan for a land-disturbing activity shall apply the
stormwater management technical criteria set forth in this ordinance and Article 4
(9VAC25-875-670 et seq) of Part V of the Regulation to the entire land-disturbing
activity. Individual lots in new residential, commercial, or industrial developments,
including those developed under subsequent owners, shall not be considered separate
land-disturbing activities.
2. A stormwater management plan shall consider all sources of surface runoff and all
sources of subsurface and groundwater flows converted to surface runoff.
B. A complete stormwater management plan shall include the following elements:
1. Information on the type of and location of stormwater discharges, information on the
features to which stormwater is being discharged including surface waters or karst
features, if present, and predevelopment and post-development drainage areas;
2. Contact information including the name, address, telephone number, and email address
of the owner and the tax reference number and parcel number of the property or
properties affected;
3. A narrative that includes a description of current site conditions and final site conditions
or if allowed by the VESMP authority, the information provided and documented
during the review process that addresses the current and final site conditions;
4. A general description of the proposed stormwater management facilities and the
mechanism through which the facilities will be operated and maintained after
construction is complete;
5. Information on the proposed stormwater management facilities, including (i) detailed
narrative on the conversion to a long-term stormwater management facility if the
facility was used as a temporary ESC measure; (ii) the type of facilities; (iii) location,
including geographic coordinates; (iv) acres treated; and (v) the surface waters or karst
features into which the facility will discharge;
6. Hydrologic and hydraulic computations, including runoff characteristics;
7. Documentation and calculations verifying compliance with the water quality and
quantity requirements of these regulations;
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8. A map of the site that depicts the topography of the site and includes:
a. All contributing drainage areas;
b. Existing streams, ponds, culverts, ditches, wetlands, other water bodies, and
floodplains;
c. Soil types, geologic formations if karst features are present in the area, forest cover,
and other vegetative areas;
d. Current land use including existing structures, roads, and locations of known
utilities and easements;
e. Sufficient information on adjoining parcels to assess the impacts of stormwater
from the site on these parcels and to assess the impacts of stormwater from the
adjoining parcels on the site;
f. The limits of clearing and grading, and the proposed drainage patterns on the site;
g. Proposed buildings, roads, parking areas, utilities, and stormwater management
facilities; and
h. Proposed land use with tabulation of the percentage of surface area to be adapted
to various uses, including planned locations of utilities, roads, and easements;
9. Plans and plot plans shall be designed from a current topographic field survey that is
referenced to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1988 and North American Datum
1983, and such plans shall be prepared by a licensed professional. The survey must
meet the minimum requirements of the Roanoke County of Roanoke Stormwater
Management Design Manual. Plot plans whose associated with site development plans
that were previously approved using a different survey datum shall use the datums of
the approved site development plans. Plot plans for development that disturbs less than
10,000 square feet on lots of one acre or larger are exempt from the requirement to
provide a topographic field survey, unless required by the aAdministrator.
9.10. If an operator intends to meet the requirements established in 9VAC25-875-580 or
9VAC25-875-600 using off-site compliance options, where applicable, then a letter of
availability from the off-site provider must be included; and.
10.11. If the County of Roanoke requires payment of a fee with the stormwater
management plan submission, the fee and the required fee form in accordance with
Section 5-8 of this ordinance must have been submitted.
C. All final plan elements, specifications, or calculations of the stormwater management plans
whose preparation requires a license under Chapter 4 (§ 54.1-400 et seq.) or Chapter 22 (§
54.1- 2200 et seq.) of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia shall be appropriately signed and
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sealed by a professional who is licensed to engage in practice in the Commonwealth of
Virginia. Nothing in this subsection shall authorize any person to engage in practice outside
his area of professional competence.
Section 8.1-10 POLLUTION PREVENTION PLAN; CONTENTS OF PLANS.
A. A plan for implementing pollution prevention measures during construction activities shall
be developed, implemented, and updated as necessary. The pollution prevention plan shall
detail the design, installation, implementation, and maintenance of effective pollution
prevention measures as specified in 40 CFR 450.21(c) to address dewatering requirements
and in 40 CFR 450.21(d) to minimize the discharge of pollutants. At a minimum, such
measures must be designed, installed, implemented, and maintained to:
1. Minimize the discharge of pollutants from equipment and vehicle washing, wheel wash
water, and other wash waters. Wash waters must be treated in a sediment basin or
alternative control that provides equivalent or better treatment prior to discharge;
2. Minimize the exposure of building materials, building products, construction wastes,
trash, landscape materials, fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, detergents, sanitary waste,
and other materials present on the site to precipitation and to stormwater; and
3. Minimize the discharge of pollutants from spills and leaks and implement chemical
spill and leak prevention and response procedures.
B. The pollution prevention plan shall include effective best management practices to prohibit
the following discharges in accordance with 40 CFR 450.21(e):
1. Wastewater from washout of concrete, unless managed by an appropriate control;
2. Wastewater from washout and cleanout of stucco, paint, form release oils, curing
compounds, and other construction materials;
3. Fuels, oils, or other pollutants used in vehicle and equipment operation and
maintenance; and
4. Soaps or solvents used in vehicle and equipment washing.
C. The pollution prevention plan shall include appropriate controls for the discharge from
dewatering activities, including discharges from dewatering trenches in accordance with
40 CFR 450.21(c).
Section 8.1-11 EROSION AND SEDIMENT CONTROL PLAN; CONTENTS OF PLANS
A. An erosion and sediment control plan, which is a component of the ESM plan, shall be
filed for a development and the buildings constructed within, regardless of the phasing of
construction. The erosion and sediment control plan shall contain all major conservation
decisions to ensure that the entire unit or units of land will be so treated to achieve the
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erosion and sediment control criteria, techniques, and methods (i.e., the minimum
standards) in 9VAC25-875-560. The erosion and sediment control plan may shall include:
1. PAll plans and plot plans shall be shall be designed from a current topographic field
survey that is referenced to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1988 and North
American Datum 1983, and such plans shall be prepared by a licensed professional.
The survey must meet the minimum requirements of the Roanoke County of Roanoke
Stormwater Management Design Manual. Plot plans whose associated with site
development plans that were previously approved using a different survey datum shall
use the datums of the approved site development plans. Plot plans for development
that disturbs less than 10,000 square feet on lots of one acre or larger are exempt from
the requirement to provide a topographic field survey, unless required by the
aAdministrator;.
1.2.Appropriate maps;
2.3.An appropriate soil and water plan inventory and management information with needed
interpretations; and
3.4.A record of decisions contributing to conservation treatment.
B. The person responsible for carrying out the plan shall provide the name of an individual
holding a Responsible Land Disturber (RLD) certificate who will oversee and be
responsible for carrying out the land-disturbing activity to the County of Roanoke.
C. If individual lots or sections in a residential development are being developed by different
property owners, all land-disturbing activities related to the building construction shall be
covered by an erosion and sediment control plan or an "Agreement in Lieu of a Plan" signed
by the property owners.
Section 8.1-12 TECHNICAL CRITERIA FOR REGULATED LAND DISTURBING
ACTIVITIES.
A. To protect the quality and quantity of state waters from the potential harm of unmanaged
stormwater runoff resulting from land-disturbing activities, the County of Roanoke hereby
adopts the technical criteria for regulated land-disturbing activities set forth in Part V of
9VAC25-875 expressly to include 9VAC25-875-580 (water quality design criteria
requirements); 9VAC25-875-590 (water quality compliance); 9VAC25-875-600 (water
quantity); 9VAC25-875-610 (offsite compliance options); 9VAC25-875-620 (design
storms and hydrologic methods); 9VAC25-875-630 (stormwater harvesting); 9VAC25-
875-640 (linear development projects); 9VAC25-875-650 (stormwater management
impoundment structures or facilities), the Virginia Stormwater Management Handbook, as
amended, and those more stringent local criteria which the County Board of Supervisors
may adopt by resolution and incorporate into the manual of regulations and policies entitled
“Stormwater Management Design Manual” and “Design and Construction Standards
Manual,” which shall apply to all land-disturbing activities regulated pursuant to this
ordinance, except as expressly set forth in Subsection B of this Section.
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B. Steep Slopes; Positive Drainage.
1. All development that requires an erosion and sediment control plan or an Agreement
in Lieu of a Plan shall address the following requirements:
a. If the grade of a site is more than thirty-three and one-third (33.3) percent, the site
design must comply with the International Building Code, Chapter 18, as amended,
for foundation clearances from slopes.
b. Development on steep slopes shall meet the requirements contained in the Countgy
County of Roanoke Stormwater Management Design Manual.
b. Concentrated stormwater flows shall be kept off of steep slopes by water diversions
placed at the top of the slope , or by other means. Constructed steep slopes shall
collect stormnwaterstormwater runoff on the slope by the provision of reverse
benches placed at intervals not to exceed twenty (20) vertical feet with an adequate
stormwater conveyance system to collect the stormwater and convey it to an
adequate outfall at the bottom of the slope. No more than two reverse benches shall
be required on any one parcel. .Cut slopes or fill slopes shall not be greater than 2:1
(horizontal: vertical), unless a geotechnical report is provided for the proposed
slopes.
c. Cut slopes or fill slopes shall not be greater than twenty-five (25) vertical feet in
height, unless a geotechnical report is provided for the proposed slopes. Cut slopes
or fill slopes less than or equal to 3:1 (horizontal: vertical) may exceed twenty-five
(25) vertical feet in height and shall not require a geotechnical report.
c.
d. An aAs-built plans consisting of a field survey certified by thean appropriate design
professional , shall be submitted to the County of Roanoke for all constructed steep
slopes that have a vertical height of twenty (20) feet or more. Additionally,
Additionall, all constructed steep slopes with a slope of 2:1 or steeper shall
providehave a certified as-built plan , regardless of vertical height, ; and constructed
steep slopes with a slope of 2:5:1 or steeper, but less than 2:1 shall providehave a
certified as-built plan , if the vertical height is five (5) feet or greater.For any cut
slopes or fill slopes greater than or equal to 2:1 (horizontal: vertical) or greater than
or equal to twenty-five (25) vertical feet in height with a slope greater than 3:1
(horizontal: vertical), an as-built plan showing that the finished geometry, based on
a field survey performed by a licensed surveyor, is in substantial conformity with
the design shall be provided to the County of Roanoke.
d.
e. Fill materials, compaction methods, and density specifications shall be indicated on
the plan. Fill areas intended to support structures shall also be indicated on the plan.
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2.Any plan for a new subdivision shall show proposed lot grades to ensure positive
drainage away from all permanent structures.
C.Stream buffers.
1.Except as provided in this section, each regulated land-disturbing activity shall provide
for stream buffers for the purposes of retarding runoff, preventing stream bank erosion,
and filtering nonpoint source pollution from runoff.
2.The stream buffer on existing undeveloped land shall extend a minimum of 25 feet on
each side of any perennial stream or contiguous wetlands, measured horizontally from
the edge of the contiguous wetlands or from the ordinary high-water mark if no
wetlands exist.
3.The stream buffer on previously developed land shall either meet the requirements of
(ii) above or extend from the side of any perennial stream or contiguous wetlands,
measured horizontally from the edge of the contiguous wetlands or from the ordinary
high-water mark if no wetlands exist to the edge of existing paved surfaces, structures,
or other hardscape, whichever is less.
4.Each stream buffer shall be retained in as natural a condition as possible. Natural
ground contours and native vegetation shall be preserved to the fullest possible extent.
5.The following types of improvements and activities shall not be required to retain,
establish, or manage a stream buffer, provided that the requirements of this section are
satisfied:
1.The construction, installation, operation, and maintenance of electric, gas and
telephone transmission lines, railroads, and activities of the Virginia Department of
Transportation and their appurtenant structures, which are accomplished in
compliance with § 62.1-44.15:27 (Virginia Programs for Erosion Control and
Stormwater Management) or an erosion and sediment control plan approved by the
Board.
2.The construction, installation, and maintenance by public agencies of storm
drainage, water, and sewer lines.
3.The construction and installation of water and sewer lines constructed by private
interests for dedication to public agencies, if all the following are satisfied:
i.To the extent practical, as determined by the Administrator, the location of the
water or sewer lines, shall be outside of all stream buffer areas.
ii.No more land shall be disturbed than is necessary to construct, install and
maintain the water or sewer lines.
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iii. All construction and installation of the water or sewer lines shall comply with
all applicable federal, state, and local requirements and permits and be
conducted in a manner that protects water quality.
6. The following types of structures, control measures, and activities shall be allowed in
a stream buffer, provided that the requirements of this section are satisfied:
1. Temporary erosion and sediment control measures, provided that to the extent
practical, as determined by the Administrator, the control measures shall be located
outside of the stream buffer and disturbance impacts are minimized. Upon removal
of the temporary measures, grading and plantings shall be provided to reestablish
the stream buffer by restoring pre-development grades and providing appropriate
plantings.
2. Water-dependent facilities, water wells, passive recreation access, such as
pedestrian trails and multi-use paths, historic preservation, and archaeological
activities provided that all applicable federal, state, and local permits are obtained.
3. Storm drainage facilities necessary to drain to the stream, and stormwater
management best management practices, provided that the disturbance to the buffer
is minimized.
4. Roads, streets, and driveways if disturbance to the natural stream channel and
buffer is limited to the minimum reasonably required to develop the site. Whenever
practical, roads, streets, and driveways shall not be constructed parallel to a stream
within the buffer.
5. Selective removal of invasive plants and reestablishment of vegetative buffer using
native plants.
6. Stream drainage improvements that comply with all federal and state permitting
requirements. Where channel improvements are made, stream buffers shall be
reestablished on both sides of the improved channel. There shall be no stream
buffer requirements where streams are replaced with storm drainage pipes.
7. Stream buffers shall be indicated on erosion and sediment control plans and plot plans,
and they shall be physically marked and protected in the field with safety fencing or
other appropriate means prior to the commencement of clearing or grading.
8. Any lot that was platted prior to July 27, 2021, and any land disturbance with an erosion
and sediment control plan that was submitted to the County of Roanoke for review
prior to July 27, 2021, are exempt from the requirements to protect and establish stream
buffers.
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D. Finished floor elevations shall be included on all building plans submitted to the County.
The County will verify finished floor elevations prior to building footing inspections and
will submit in writing to the developer confirming compliance before the footing inspection
takes place.
D.E. Nothing in this section shall preclude an operator from constructing to a more
stringent standard at his/her discretion.
Section 8.1-13 SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LAND-DISTURBING ACTIVITIES THAT
DISTURB LESS THAN 10,000 SQUARE FEET.
A. Land-disturbing activity of less than 2,500 square feet on individual lots in a residential
development shall not be considered exempt from the provisions of this chapter, if the total
land-disturbing activity in the development is equal to or greater than 2,500 square feet.
B. Land-disturbing activities shall meet all the requirements of this chapter, except that the
technical provisions contained in 9VAC25-875-560 shall not apply to land disturbing
activities that meet the requirements of this section. These include:
1. The adequacy of downstream channels and pipes are not required to be analyzed and
verified.
2. No stormwater management measures to address any flow rate capacity or velocity
requirements for downstream natural or man-made channels shall be required.
C. An agreement in lieu of a plan may, at the discretion of the County of Roanoke, be
substituted for an erosion and sediment control plan if executed by the County of Roanoke.
All the requirements of section 5.1 shall apply. This provision expands the use of an
agreement in lieu of a plan to all land-disturbing activities that disturb less than ten
thousand 10,000 square feet. Additional requirements include:
1. Where the land-disturbing activity from the construction of a single-family residence
results in less than five thousand (5,000) square feet of disturbed area, an “agreement
in lieu of a plan” shall be accompanied by a plot plan that complies with Section 30-90
of the County of Roanoke’s Zoning Ordinance and Chapter 8 of theits Stormwater
Management Design Manualmeets the County building permit plot plan requirements.
2. Where the land-disturbing activity from the construction of a single-family residence
results in 5,000 square feet or more of disturbed area, an “agreement in lieu of a plan”
shall be accompanied by a plot plan that complies with Section 30-90 of the County of
Roanoke’s Zoning Ordinance and Chapter 8 of theits Stormwater Management Design
Manualmeets the County building permit plot plan requirements, and it shall be
prepared by a responsible land disturber, Virginia professional engineer, land surveyor,
landscape architect, architect, or professional soil scientist. A responsible land disturber
must also be provided and identified.
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3. Plot plans shall show positive drainage away from permanent structures and they shall
be designed from a topographic field survey that indicates current site conditions. The
field survey shall be referenced to the National Geodetic Vertical Datum 1988 and
North American Datum 1983 and shall be prepared by a Licensed Professional. The
survey must meet the minimum requirements of the Roanoke County Stormwater
Management Design Manual. Development that disturbs less than 10,000 square feet
on parcels of one acre or larger are exempted from the requirement to provide a field
survey, unless the Administrator determines that a field survey is required.
3.4.The County of Roanoke may require additional information or may decline to execute
an agreement in lieu of a plan and may require an erosion and sediment control plan in
instances where, in the County of Roanoke’sAdministrator’s opinion, it is necessary to
properly protect downstream properties or the environment.
Section 8.1-14 LONG-TERM MAINTENANCE OF PERMANENT STORMWATER
FACILITIES.
A. The operator shall submit a construction record drawing for permanent stormwater
management facilities to the County of Roanoke in accordance with 9VAC25-875-535.
The record drawing shall contain a statement signed by a professional registered in the
Commonwealth of Virginia pursuant to Chapter 4 of Title 54.1 of the Code of Virginia,
stating that to the best of their knowledge, the construction record drawing shows all
adjustments and revisions to the Stormwater Management Plan made during construction,
and it shall serve as a permanent record of the actual location of all constructed elements.
B. The operator shall submit a “Stormwater Facility Maintenance Agreement” that provides
for the long-term responsibility and maintenance of stormwater management facilities and
other techniques specified to manage the quality and quantity of runoff. Such
requirements shall be set forth in an instrument recorded in the local land records prior
to general permit termination or earlier as required by the County of Roanoke and shall at
a minimum:
1. Be submitted to the County of Roanoke for review and approval prior to the approval
of the stormwater management plan;
2. Be stated to run with the land;
3. Provide for all necessary access to the property for purposes of maintenance and
regulatory inspections;
4. Provide for inspections and maintenance and the submission of inspection and
maintenance reports to the County of Roanoke and
5. Be enforceable by all appropriate governmental parties.
C. At the discretion of the County of Roanoke such recorded instruments need not be required
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for stormwater management facilities designed to treat stormwater runoff primarily from
an individual residential lot on which they are located, provided it is demonstrated to
the satisfaction of the County of Roanoke that future maintenance for those facilities will
be addressed through an enforceable mechanism at the discretion of the County of
Roanoke.
Section 8.1-15 MONITORING AND INSPECTIONS.
A. The land-disturbing activity is subject to monitoring and inspections by the County of
Roanoke. These inspections will be used to determine if there is:
1. Compliance with the approved erosion and sediment control plan;
2. Compliance with the approved stormwater management plan;
3. Development, updating, and implementation of a pollution prevention plan; and
4. Development and implementation of any additional control measures necessary to
address a TMDL.
B. The land-disturbing activity is subject to periodic and documented inspections by the
County of Roanoke in accordance with its Department-approved alternative inspection
program.
C. Permanent stormwater management facilities are subject to periodic and documented
inspections by the County of Roanoke to determine if such facilities are adequately
maintained and functioning, as designed.
D. The County of Roanoke may utilize the inspection reports of the owner of a stormwater
management facility as part of an inspection program established in subsection B of this
section if the inspection is conducted by a person who is licensed as a professional engineer,
architect, landscape architect, or land surveyor pursuant to Article 1 (§ 54.1-400 et seq.) of
Chapter 4 of Title 54.1; a person who works under the direction and oversight of the
licensed professional engineer, architect, landscape architect, or land surveyor; or a person
who holds an appropriate certificate of competence from the Department.
E. Stormwater management facilities designed to treat stormwater runoff primarily from an
individual residential lot on which they are located and for which a recorded instrument is
not required pursuant to 9VAC25-875-130, may be subject to periodic inspections by the
County of Roanoke, or the County of Roanoke may conduct homeowner outreach and
education or employ other methods targeted at promoting the long-term maintenance of
such facilities.
Section 8.1-16 HEARINGS.
A. Any applicant or operator, or person subject to the requirements of this ordinance,
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aggrieved by any action of the County of Roanoke taken without a formal hearing, or by
inaction of the County of Roanoke, may demand in writing a formal hearing by the County
Administrator or his or her designee, provided a petition requesting such hearing is filed
with the Administrator within 30 days after notice of such action is given by the
Administrator.
B.The hearings held under this Section shall be conducted by the County Administrator or
his or her designee on behalf of the County of Roanoke Board of Supervisors atSupervisors
at any time and place authorized by the County Administrator or his or her designee, and
such hearings shall be held in a manner consistent with local hearing procedures. In the
event the County Administrator does not designate another individual to be the
Administrator of this Ordinance, then the County Administrator shall designate someone
other than the County Administrator to conduct the hearings held under this Section.
C.A verbatim record of the proceedings of such hearings shall be taken and filed with the
Clerk to the County of Roanoke Board of Supervisors. Depositions may be taken and read
as in actions at law.
D.The County Administrator or his or her designee shall have power to issue subpoenas and
subpoenas duces tecum, and at the request of any party shall issue such subpoenas. The
failure of a witness without legal excuse to appear or to testify or to produce documents
shall be acted upon by the County Administrator or his or her designee, whose action may
include the procurement of an order of enforcement from the circuit court. Witnesses who
are subpoenaed shall receive the same fees and reimbursement for mile age as in civil
actions.
E.During the review, the County Administrator or his or her designee shall consider evidence
presented by all parties. After considering the evidence, the County Administrator’s (or his
or her designee’s) decision shall be final.
Section 8.1-17 APPEALS.
Final decisions of the County Administrator or his or her designee, under this chapter, shall be
conducted in accordance with local appeal procedures and shall be subject to judicial review by
the Roanoke County Circuit Court, provided an appeal is filed within thirty (30) days from the
date of any written decision adversely affecting the rights, duties, or privileges of any permit
applicant, permittee, or person subject to any enforcement action under this chapter.
Section 8.1-18 RIGHT OF ENTRY.
A.Pursuant to all applicable law, the County of Roanoke or any duly authorized agent thereof,
bearing proper credentials and identification, may, at reasonable times and under
reasonable circumstances, enter any establishment or upon any property, public or private,
which has a permit or a maintenance agreement, for the purpose of obtaining information
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or conducting surveys or investigations necessary in the enforcement of the provisions of
this ordinance.
B. If the Administrator has cause to believe an activity regulated under this ordinance is
occurring without a permit, or if the person in charge of the property refuses to allow the
Administrator to enter in accordance with subsection (A), then the Administrator may
present sworn testimony to a magistrate or court of competent jurisdiction and request the
issuance of an inspection warrant to enter the property for the purpose of making such
inspection and investigation. The Administrator shall make a reasonable effort to obtain
consent from the owner or person in charge of the property prior to seeking the issuance of
an inspection warrant under this section.
C. Pursuant to all applicable law, and in accordance with a performance bond with surety,
cash escrow, letter of credit, any combination thereof, or such other legal arrangement, the
County of Roanoke or any duly authorized agent thereof, bearing proper credentials and
identification, may, at reasonable times and under reasonable circumstances, also enter any
establishment or upon any property, public or private, for the purpose of initiating or
maintaining appropriate actions that are required by conditions imposed by the County of
Roanoke on a land-disturbing activity when an owner, after proper notice, has failed to
take acceptable action within the time specified.
Section 8.1-19 ENFORCEMENT.
A. If the Administrator determines that there is a failure to comply with the land disturbance
approval or determines there is an unauthorized discharge, notice shall be served upon the
operator or person responsible for carrying out the conditions of the land disturbance
approval by any of the following: verbal warnings and inspection reports, notices of
corrective action, consent special orders, and notices to comply. Written notices shall be
served by registered or certified mail to the address specified in the application or by
delivery at the site of the development activities to the agent or employee supervising such
activities.
1. The notice shall specify the measures needed to comply with the conditions of the land
disturbance approval and shall specify the time within which such measures shall be
completed. Upon failure to comply within the time specified, a stop work order may be
issued in accordance with Subsection 2 or the permit may be revoked by the
Administrator.
2. If an operator or person responsible for carrying out the conditions of the land-
disturbance approval fails to comply with a notice issued in accordance with this
Section within the time specified, the Administrator may issue a stop work order
requiring the owner, operator, person responsible for carrying out an approved plan, or
the person conducting the land-disturbing activities without an approved plan or
required land disturbance approval to cease all land-disturbing activities until the
violation has ceased, or an approved plan and required land-disturbance approval are
obtained, and specified corrective measures have been completed.
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Such orders shall be issued in accordance with the County of Roanoke’s enforcement
procedures and this ordinance. Such orders shall become effective upon service on the
person by certified mail, return receipt requested, sent to his/her address specified in
the land records of the locality, or by personal delivery by an agent of the
Administrator. However, if the Administrator finds that any such violation is grossly
affecting or presents an imminent and substantial danger of causing harmful erosion of
lands or sediment deposition in waters within the watersheds of the Commonwealth or
otherwise substantially impacting water quality, the Administrator may issue, without
advance notice or hearing, an emergency order directing such person to cease
immediately all land-disturbing activities on the site and shall provide an opportunity
for a hearing, after reasonable notice as to the time and place thereof, to such person,
to affirm, modify, amend, or cancel such emergency order. If a person who has been
issued an order is not complying with the terms thereof, the Administrator
mayAdministrator may institute a proceeding for an injunction, mandamus, or other
appropriate remedy in accordance with Subsection 5.7.C.
B.In addition to any other remedy provided by this Ordinance, if the Administrator or his
designee determines that there is a failure to comply with the provisions of this Ordinance,
they may initiate such informal and/or formal administrative enforcement procedures in a
manner that is consistent with the County of Roanoke’s enforcement procedures and this
ordinance.
C.Any person violating or failing, neglecting, or refusing to obey any rule, regulation,
ordinance, order, approved standard or specification, or any condition of the land-
disturbance approval by the Administrator may be compelled in a proceeding instituted in
the Circuit Court of Roanoke County by the County of Roanoke to obey same and to
comply therewith by injunction, mandamus, or other appropriate remedy.
Section 8.1-20 PENALTIES, INJUNCTIONS, AND OTHER LEGAL ACTIONS.
A.A civil penalty may be imposed and a summons issued for violations that include but are
not limited to the following, in accordance with § 62.1-44.15:63:
1.Commencement of land disturbing activity without Construction General Permit
coverage from Department (i.e., no permit registration statement submitted) ($1,000
per day);
2.Commencement of land disturbing activity without preparation of a SWPPP ($500 per
day);
3.Commencement of land disturbing activity with an incomplete SWPPP, or failure to
properly amend a SWPPP to reflect changes in design, construction, operation, or
maintenance that has a significant effect on the discharge of pollutants to surface waters
and has not been previously addressed in the SWPPP ($300 per day);
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4. State permit registration statement not posted or SWPPP not available for review ($300
per day);
5. Failure to comply with SWPPP requirements ($300 per day);
6. Commencement of land-disturbing activity without an approved erosion and sediment
control plan or land-disturbance approval pursuant to Section 3.2 ($1,000 per day);
7. Failure to install stormwater BMPs or erosion and sediment controls ($300 per day);
8. Failure to comply with the minimum standards in 9VAC25-875-560 ($300 per day);
9. Improperly installed or improperly maintained stormwater BMPs or erosion and
sediment controls ($300 per day);
10. Operational deficiencies ($300 per day);
11. Failure to conduct and document required inspections ($300 per day);
12. Incomplete, improper, or missed inspections, including lack of proper signature ($300
per day);
13. Discharges not in compliance with the requirements of Section 9VAC25-880-70 of the
Construction General Permit ($300 per day);
14. Failure to obey a Stop Work Order ($1,000 per day); and
15. Failure to stop work when permit is revoked ($1,000 per day).
B. Each day during which the violation is found to have existed shall constitute a separate
offense. However, in no event shall a series of specified violations arising from the same
operative set of facts result in civil penalties which exceed a total of ten thousand dollars
($10,000.00), except that a series of violations arising from the commencement of land-
disturbing activities without an approved plan for any site shall not result in civil penalties
which exceed a total of ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00). The assessment of civil penalties
according to this schedule shall be in lieu of criminal sanctions and shall preclude the
prosecution of such violation as a misdemeanor under subsection (a) of this section.
C. The Administrator may issue a summons for collection of the civil penalty and the action
may be prosecuted in the appropriate court.
1. The Administrator, or his or her assignee, shall serve upon any owner or permittee in
violation of this chapter, a summons notifying the owner or permittee of said violation.
If unable to serve the owner or permittee in person, the County may notify by summons
an owner or permittee committing or suffering the existence of a violation by certified,
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return receipt requested mail, of the infraction. The Roanoke County Sheriff’s Office
may also deliver the summons. The summons shall contain the following information:
i. The name and address of the person charged.
ii. The nature of the violation and chapter provision(s) being violated.
iii. The location, date, and time that the violation occurred, or was observed.
iv. The amount of the civil penalty assessed for the violation.
v. The manner, location, and time that the civil penalty may be paid to the
County of Roanoke.
vi. The right of the recipient of the summons to elect to stand trial for the
infraction.
2. The summons shall provide that any person summoned for a violation may, within five
(5) days of actual receipt of the summons or, within ten (10) days from the date of
mailing of the summons, elect to pay the civil penalty by making an appearance in
person, or in writing by mail to the County of Roanoke Treasurer's Office and, by such
appearance, may enter a waiver of trial, admit liability, and pay the civil penalty
established for the violation charged and provide that a signature to an admission of
liability shall have the same force and effect as a judgment in court; however, an
admission shall not be deemed a criminal conviction for any purpose.
3. If a person charged with a violation does not elect to enter a waiver of trial and admit
liability, the County of Roanoke shall cause the sheriff of the County of Roanoke to
serve the summons on the person charged in the manner prescribed by law. The
violation shall be tried in General District Court in the same manner and with the same
right of appeal as provided for in Title 8.01 of the Code of Virginia. In any trial for a
scheduled violation authorized by this section, it shall be the burden of the County of
Roanoke to show the liability of the violator by the preponderance of the evidence. Any
admission of liability or finding of liability shall not be a criminal conviction for any
purpose.
4. The remedies provided for in this section are cumulative, and are not exclusive and,
except as provided above, shall be in addition to any other remedies by law.
5. The owner or permittee may pay the civil penalty to the treasurer prior to the trial date,
provided he also pays necessary court costs in addition to the civil penalty.
6. Within the period prescribed in (c), above, the owner or permittee, may contest the
violation by presenting it to Administrator, who shall certify the contest in writing, on
an appropriate form, to the General District Court.
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7. Failure to pay the civil penalty, or to contest the violation, within the time period
prescribed in (c), above, shall result in the immediate issuance of a stop work order and
the revocation of the permit, if any.
D. The owner of property which has sustained damage, or which is in imminent danger of
being damaged, may apply to the Roanoke County Circuit Court to enjoin a violation or a
threatened violation of Va. Code §§ 62.1-44.15:55, 62.1-44.15:56, without the necessity of
showing that an adequate remedy at law does not exist.
E. Civil penalty enumerated. Without limiting the remedies which may be obtained in this
section, any person violating or failing, neglecting, or refusing to obey any injunction,
mandamus or other remedy obtained pursuant to this section shall be subject, in the
discretion of the court, to a civil penalty not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000.00) for
each violation. A civil action for such violation or failure may be brought by the County of
Roanoke. Any civil penalties assessed by a court shall be paid into the treasury of the
County of Roanoke, except that where the violator is the locality itself, or its agent, the
court shall direct the penalty to be paid into the state treasury
F. With the consent of any person who has violated or failed, neglected, or refused to obey
any regulation or condition of a permit or any provision of this chapter, the County of
Roanoke may provide for the payment of civil charges for violations in specific sums, not
to exceed the limit specified in subsection (b)(2) of this section. Such civil charges shall be
instead of any appropriate civil penalty which could be imposed under subsection (b) or
(e).
G. In addition to the penalties provided under this chapter, any person who violates any
provision of this chapter may be liable to the County of Roanoke in a civil action for
damages.
H. In imposing a civil penalty pursuant to this Subsection, the court may consider the degree
of harm caused by the violation and the economic benefit to the violator from
noncompliance.
I. Any civil penalties assessed by a court because of a summons issued by the County of
Roanoke shall be paid into the treasury of the County of Roanoke to be used for the purpose
of minimizing, preventing, managing, or mitigating pollution of the waters of the locality
and abating environmental pollution therein in such manner as the court may, by order,
direct.
J. Notwithstanding any other civil or equitable remedy provided by this ordinance or by law,
any person who willfully or negligently violates any provision of this ordinance, any order
of the Administrator, any condition of the land-disturbance approval, or any order of a
court shall be guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by confinement in jail for not more than
12 months or a fine of not less than $2,500 nor more than $32,500, or both.
Section 8.1-21 FEES.
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A. Fees to cover costs associated with implementation of a VESMP related to land disturbing
activities and issuance of general permit coverage and VESMP authority permits shall
be imposed in accordance with Table 1. [NOTE: Such fee attributes include the costs
associated with plan review, VESMP registration statement review, permit issuance,
state-coverage verification, inspections, reporting, and compliance activities
associated with land-disturbing activities as well as state program oversight costs.]
When a site or sites has/have been purchased for development within a previously
permitted common plan of development or sale, the applicant shall be subject to fees
(“total fee to be paid by applicant” column) in accordance with the disturbed acreage of
their site or sites according to Table 1.
Table 1: Fees for permit issuance
Fee type
Total fee
to be paid by
applicant
(includes both
the County of
Roanoke and
Department
portions, where
applicable)
Department
portion of
“total fee
to be paid by
applicant”
(based on 28%
of total
fee paid*)
Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act
Land-Disturbing Activity (not subject to General
Permit coverage; sites within designated areas of
Chesapeake Bay Act localities with land-
disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 2,500
square feet and less than 1 acre)
$290
$0
General/Stormwater Management - Small
Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Areas within
common plans of development or sale with land
disturbance acreage less than 1 acre.)
$290
$81
General /Stormwater Management - Small
Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Sites or areas
within common plans of development or sale with
land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 1
acre and less than 5 Acres)
$2,700
$756
General/Stormwater Management - Large
Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Sites or areas
within common plans of development or sale with
land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 5
acres and less than 10 acres)
$3,400
$952
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General/Stormwater Management - Large
Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Sites or areas
within common plans of development or sale with
land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 10
acres and less than 50 acres)
$4,500 $1,260
General/Stormwater Management - Large
Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Sites or areas
within common plans of development or sale with
land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 50
acres and less than 100 acres)
$6,100 $1,708
General/Stormwater Management - Large
Construction Activity/Land Clearing (Sites or areas
within common plans of development or sale with
land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than
100 acres)
$9,600 $2,688
*If the project is completely administered by the Department, such as may be the case for
a state or federal project or projects covered by individual permits, then the entire applicant fee
shall be paid to the Department.
B.Fees for the modification or transfer of registration statements from the general permit issued
by the department shall be imposed in accordance with Table 2. If the general permit
modifications result in changes to stormwater management plans that require additional
review by [Locality], such reviews shall be subject to the fees set out in Table 2. The fee
assessed shall be based on the total disturbed acreage of the site. In addition to the general
permit modification fee, modifications resulting in an increase in total disturbed acreage shall
pay the difference in the initial permit fee paid and the permit fee that would have applied
for the total disturbed acreage in Table 1.
Table 2: Fees for the modification or transfer of registration statements for the General
Permit for Discharges of Stormwater from Construction Activities
Type of Permit Fee Amount
General/Stormwater Management - Small Construction Activity/Land
Clearing (Areas within common plans of development or sale with land
disturbance acreage less than 1 acre)
$20
General/Stormwater Management - Small Construction Activity/Land
Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale
with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 1 and less than 5
acres)
$200
General/Stormwater Management - Large Construction Activity/Land
Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale
with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 5 acres and less
than 10 acres)
$250
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General/Stormwater Management - Large Construction Activity/Land
Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale
with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 10 acres and less
than 50 acres)
$300
General/Stormwater Management - Large Construction Activity/Land
Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale
with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 50 acres and less
than 100 acres)
$450
General/Stormwater Management - Large Construction Activity/Land
Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale
with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 100 acres)
$700
C. The following annual permit maintenance shall be imposed in accordance with Table 3,
including fees imposed on expired permits that have been administratively continued. With
respect to the general permit, these fees shall apply until the permit coverage is terminated.
[NOTE: Fees specified in this Subsection go to the County of Roanoke.]
Table 3: Permit Maintenance Fees
Type of Permit Fee Amount
Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act - Land-Disturbing Activity (not
subject to General Permit coverage; sites within designated areas of
Chesapeake Bay Act localities with land-disturbance acreage equal to or
greater than 2,500 square feet and less than 1 acre)
$50
General/Stormwater Management - Small Construction Activity/Land
Clearing (Areas within common plans of development or sale with land
disturbance acreage less than 1 acre)
$50
General/Stormwater Management - Small Construction Activity/Land
Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale
with land disturbance equal to or greater than 1 acre and less than 5
acres)
$400
General/Stormwater Management - Large Construction Activity/Land
Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale
with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 5 acres and less
than 10 acres)
$500
General/Stormwater Management - Large Construction Activity/Land
Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale
with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 10 acres and less
than 50 acres)
$650
General/Stormwater Management - Large Construction Activity/Land
Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale
with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater than 50 acres and less
than 100 acres)
$900
General/Stormwater Management - Large Construction Activity/Land
Clearing (Sites or areas within common plans of development or sale
with land disturbance acreage equal to or greater 100 acres)
$1,400
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General permit coverage maintenance fees shall be paid annually to the County of Roanoke
by the anniversary date of general permit coverage. No permit will be reissued or
automaticall y continued without payment of the required fee. General permit coverage
maintenance fees shall be applied until a Notice of Termination is effective.
D. The fees set forth in Subsections A through C of this section, shall apply to:
1. All persons seeking coverage under the general permit.
2. All permittees who request modifications to or transfers of their existing registration
statement for coverage under a general permit.
3. Persons whose coverage under the general permit has been revoked shall apply to the
Department for an Individual Permit for Discharges of Stormwater from Construction
Activities.
E. Permit and permit coverage maintenance fees outlined under Section 5.8 may apply to each
general permit holder.
F. No general permit application fees will be assessed to:
1. Permittees who request minor modifications to general permits as defined in Section
1.2 of this ordinance. Permit modifications at the request of the permittee resulting in
changes to stormwater management plans that require additional review by the County
of Roanoke shall not be exempt pursuant to this Section.
2. Permittees whose general permits are modified or amended at the initiative of the
Department, excluding errors in the registration statement identified by the County of
Roanoke orRoanoke or errors related to the acreage of the site.
G. All incomplete payments will be deemed as non-payments, and the applicant shall be notified
of any incomplete payments. Interest may be charged for late payments at the underpayment
rate set forth in § 58.1-15 of the Code of Virginia and is calculated monthly at the applicable
periodic rate. A 10% late payment fee shall be charged to any delinquent (over 90 days past
due) account. The County of Roanoke shallRoanoke shall be entitled to all remedies
available under the Code of Virginia in collecting any past due amount.
Section 8.1-22 PERFORMANCE BOND.
A. Prior to issuance of any permit, the applicant shall be required to submit a reasonable
performance bond with surety, cash escrow, letter of credit, any combination thereof,
or such other legal arrangement acceptable to the County of Roanoke Attorney, to ensure
that measures could be taken by the County of Roanoke at the applicant’s expense
should he/she fail, after proper notice, within the time specified to initiate or maintain
appropriate actions which may be required of him/her by the permit conditions as a result
of his/her land disturbing activity. If the County of Roanoke takes such action upon such
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failure by the applicant, the County of Roanoke mayRoanoke may collect from the
applicant for the difference should the amount of the reasonable cost of such action
exceed the amount of the security held, if any. Within 60 days of the completion of the
requirements of the permit conditions, such bond, cash escrow, letter of credit or other
legal arrangement, or the unexpended or unobligated portion thereof, shall be refunded to
the applicant or terminated.
2. This ordinance shall be effective on August 1, 2025.
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ACTION NO.
ITEM NO. E.3
MEETING DATE:
AGENDA ITEM:
SUBMITTED BY:
APPROVED BY:
ISSUE:
BACKGROUND:
DISCUSSION:
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Knob Trailhead shuttle service. No vehicles for sale or additional parking is permitted.
The term of the lease is for one (1) year with renewals permitted. The County can
expand or diminish the number of leased spaces at each renewal. Ride Source will pay
rent of $50 per month to lease the parking spaces. Either party can terminate the lease
with 30 days written notice to the other party.
There have been no changes since the first reading held on June 24, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
If approved, Roanoke County will receive $600 annually for the lease.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the ordinance.
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This LEASE AGREEMENT made and entered into this _____ day of __________ 2025, by and
between the BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, a political subdivision
of the Commonwealth of Virginia, its successors and assigns, Grantor, hereinafter referred to as
“Landlord” and RIDE SOURCE, Grantee, hereinafter referred to as “Tenant”.
W I T N E S S E T H
That for and in consideration of the premises and the mutual covenants contained
herein, the parties agree as follows:
1.Leased Premises – Landlord hereby rents and leases to Tenant, in accordance
with the terms and conditions set forth in this Lease Agreement, the following real property,
herein referred to as the “premises”, to-wit:
Two (2) parking spaces across a portion of that tract or parcel of real estate
located at 1204 Kessler Mill Road, Salem, Virginia, said parcel designated as
Roanoke County Tax Map # 036.03-01-00.00-0000, and specifically those two
(2) parking spaces shown on an Exhibit A attached hereto titled “Kessler Mill
Parking.”
2.Term of Lease – The term of this Lease Agreement shall be for a period of one
(1) year beginning on August 01, 2025, and terminating on August 01, 2026. Tenant shall have
the option to renew this Lease Agreement for additional one (1) year lease terms by providing
written notice to Landlord at least sixty (60) days before each annual termination date. The
Landlord reserves the right to expand or diminish the number of leased parking spaces upon
each renewal period. Either party may terminate this lease by providing thirty (30) days written
notice as provided in Section 9.
3.Rent – Tenant shall pay as rent the sum of Fifty Dollars ($50.00) per month,
payable each month in advance by Tenant to Landlord by the 1st of each month.
4.Permitted Uses – It is understood and agreed by the parties that the leased
premises are to be used by Tenant, during the term of this lease, solely for the purpose of
parking the two vehicles that provide the McAfee Knob Trailhead shuttle service. The parking
spaces shall not be used to park motor vehicles for sale by Tenant and shall not be used for
customer parking. Tenant shall have access to occupy and use no more than those agreed upon
parking spaces at any given time. Tenant shall have access to occupy and use the parking spaces
twenty-four hours a day.
5.Condition – Tenant has examined and knows the condition of the premises and
accepts the same in its current condition. Tenant acknowledges that no representation as to the
condition or repair of the premises thereof has been made by Landlord, except as provided for
herein. The premises shall be returned to Landlord at the expiration of this lease in its current
condition and state of repair, with allowance for ordinary wear and tear.
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6.Limitation of Liability – Tenant agrees to hold Landlord harmless for any
damages or injuries caused to any person, vehicle or any personal property left in any vehicle
and hereby specifically agrees that Landlord shall not be responsible for any damage. Tenant
hereby acknowledges and agrees that Landlord is not liable for any special, indirect,
consequential or punitive damages arising out of or relating to this Lease Agreement in any way.
7.Insurance – Tenant covenants that it shall, during the term of this Lease
Agreement, keep in full force and affect a policy of general liability insurance or such
comparable self-insurance as may be authorized by the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia
with limits of at least $1,000,000.00 for personal injury to or death of any one person and
$2,000,000.00 for injury to or death of more than one person in any one occurrence and
$100,000.00 for property damage.
8.Sale of Premises – Landlord may sell or otherwise dispose of the leased
premises for future economic development purposes. The parties agree that in the event of such
a sale that this Lease Agreement shall terminate.
9.Notices – All written notices required or permitted by this Lease Agreement
may be delivered in person or shall be sent by certified mail, return receipt requested (postage
prepaid) to Landlord or Tenant at the following addresses:
Landlord: Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County
Attn: Director of General Services, Parks, Recreation & Tourism
1216 Kessler Mill Road
Salem, VA 24153
Tenant: Ride Source
1337 Hardy Road Suite 18
Vinton, VA 24179
10.Modification – This Lease Agreement represents the entire understanding
between the parties and may not be modified or changed except by written instrument executed
by the parties.
11.Governing Law – This Lease Agreement shall be construed under the laws of
the Commonwealth of Virginia and shall be binding upon the parties hereto, their heirs,
personal representatives, successors and assigns.
12.Authority – This Lease Agreement is executed by the County Administrator of
Roanoke County by authority and on behalf of the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County,
Virginia, pursuant to Ordinance ___________________ adopted by said Board on the __st day of
______________ 2025.
13.Execution – This Lease Agreement shall be executed in duplicate, each of which
shall constitute an original.
WITNESS the following signatures and seals:
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RIDE SOURCE
By___________________________________________________(Seal)
Name: ______________________________________________
Title: _______________________________________________
State of Virginia,
__________ of Roanoke, to-wit:
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ______ day of
_____________________________ 2025, by ____________________________________________ on behalf of Ride
Source, Tenant.
_________________________________________________________
Notary Public
My commission expires: _____________________________________
Approved as to form: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY
_________________________________________ By______________________________________________________
County Attorney Richard Caywood
County Administrator
State of Virginia,
__________ of Roanoke, to-wit:
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this ______ day of
_____________________________ 2025, by Richard Caywood, County Administrator, on behalf of the
Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, Landlord.
_________________________________________________________
Notary Public
My commission expires: _____________________________________
Kessler Mill Parking
X X
X - Two parking spaces
to be leased.
Roanoke County Board of Supervisors
General Services
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
CENTER ON TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2025
ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A LEASE
AGREEMENT WITH RIDE SOURCE, LLC, TO LEASE TWO PARKING
SPACES AT THE GENERAL SERVICES FACILITY AT 1204 KESSLER
MILL ROAD, CATAWBA MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT
WHEREAS, Ride Source, LLC began a contract with the County in September
2022 to provide transportation services for the McAfee Knob Trailhead Shuttle; and
WHEREAS, in May 2025, Ride Source, LLC, approached County Staff with a
request to park two (2) vehicles at 1204 Kessler Mill Road in Salem, Virginia, County-
owned property which formerly housed the Parks, Recreation and Tourism Department;
and
WHEREAS, the County has negotiated an agreement with Ride Source, LLC, for
the lease of two (2) parking spaces for vehicles used to operate the McAfee Knob
Trailhead shuttle services; and
WHEREAS, § 18.04 of the Roanoke County Charter provides that the conveyance
of real estate interests be accomplished by ordinance; the first reading of this ordinance
was held on June 24, 2025, and the second reading was held on July 8, 2025.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County, Virginia, as follows:
1.That the execution of a Lease Agreement for property located at 1204
Kessler Mill Road, Salem, Virginia, as shown on Exhibit A, is hereby
authorized and approved.
2.That the County Administrator, Deputy County Administrator, or Assistant
County Administrator are hereby authorized to execute such documents,
including but not limited to the Lease Agreement (with any changes as
approved by the County Attorney’s Office).
3.That this ordinance shall be in full force and effect upon its passage.
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ACTION NO.
ITEM NO. E.4
MEETING DATE:
AGENDA ITEM:
SUBMITTED BY:
APPROVED BY:
ISSUE:
BACKGROUND:
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with the goals of:
• Realigning Valleypointe Parkway with the entrance to Green Ridge Recreation
Center;
• Widening Valleypointe Parkway to four lanes; and
• Providing sidewalk along Valleypointe Parkway from North Concourse Drive to
connect to the existing sidewalk located at the intersection of Wood Haven Road
and the entrance road to Green Ridge Recreation Center.
The project was submitted for SMART SCALE Round 4 funding in 2020 and was
included in the fiscal year 2022 Six Year Improvement Program in June 2021. VDOT
began preliminary engineering in 2023. The project is currently in the right -of-way phase
with construction anticipated in fiscal year 2026.
DISCUSSION:
VDOT contacted Roanoke County on May 30, 2025, with an offer package of $22,500
for the following components at 7415 Wood Haven Road (Green Ridge Recreation
Center) along the property's Wood Haven Road frontage to facilitate the project:
• Permanent easement for VDOT utilities;
• Temporary easement for construction; and
• Landscaping to be removed.
The proposed easements and landscaping removal are not anticipated to have an
impact on operations at Green Ridge Recreation Center.
There have been no changes since the first reading of the ordinance on June 24, 2025.
FISCAL IMPACT:
VDOT is offering the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors $22,500 for a permanent
easement, a temporary easement and for landscaping to be removed.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the ordinance.
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
Stephen C. Brich, P.E. 731 Harrison Avenue
Commissioner Salem, Virginia (540) 387-5228
May 30, 2025
Transportation Facility: Route: 1947
State Project: 1947-080-952, R201
Federal Project: STP-5128(527)
County: Roanoke
UPC: 119468
RIGHT OF WAY - Property of Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County,
Parcel 010
Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County
PO BOX 29800
Roanoke, VA 24018
Dear Landowner:
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is in the process of acquiring rights of way for the
construction, maintenance and/or operation of the above referenced public transportation facility,
specifically, Route 1947 in Roanoke County, Virginia. The final project plans show that your property is
needed for this transportation facility, and VDOT hereby offers to acquire the property that is needed, as
shown on the enclosed plan sheets.
VDOT seeks to acquire your property to use for the construction, maintenance and/or operation of the
referenced public transportation facility including any components thereof such as, but not limited to,
storm water management systems, drainage systems, traffic control equipment, curbs, gutters, sidewalks
and bike trails. If it is necessary for the construction, maintenance and/or operation of the referenced
transportation facility, your property may be used for the relocation, installation, improvement or
maintenance of a utility service provided by a public utility provider, or for the relocation, installation,
improvement or maintenance of railroad facilities. Pursuant to Section 25.1-204(B) of the Code of
Virginia, the undersigned hereby certifies that the acquisition of your property has been reviewed by the
Commissioner of Highways for purposes of complying with Section 1-219.1 of the Code of Virginia.
VDOT hereby offers to acquire the property and/or property rights needed, as shown on the enclosed
plan sheets, for the total sum of $22,500.00. This offer is based solely upon the valuation referenced
below and in the enclosed valuation report.
VDOT made a study of the real estate market in your area to determine the value of the area needed.
This study is the basis for our offer. After careful inspection and with full consideration of the impact of
the proposed transportation facility on your property, the market value was established at $22,500.00.
A breakdown of this value is as follows:
Letter to The Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia
Page 2
May 30, 2025
Category Description Link Units Size Value
Permanent
Easement
VDOT Utility Easement SF 5,295 12,900
Temporary
Easement
Temporary Construction
Easement
SF 4,816 5,100
Other
Improvements
Landscaping 4,500.00
Total Offer $ 22,500.00
Enclosed is a complete copy of the approved evaluation report and a copy of the title examination of your
property. Plan Sheets 5, 5RW, 5A, 6, 6RW and 6A are enclosed showing specific features highlighted in
the following colors: PINK to represent VDOT Utility Easement and ORANGE to represent Temporary
Construction Easement. Other documents enclosed include a Commonwealth of Virginia Substitute W-9
form (Form W-9) that asks for your Social Security Number or Taxpayer ID and Form N28, an
authorization for your mortgage company allowing us to obtain mortgage lien information on your
property. This information is necessary to expedite closing and our payment to you of money owed.
At your specific request, I am sending these documents to you in advance of our meeting together in
person. When we meet, I will discuss the offer with you, answer any questions, and address any
concerns you may have about the acquisition.
A description of the areas needed are as follows: The proposed VDOT Permanent Utility easement
acquisition, outlined in PINK and containing 5,295 square feet is irregular in shape. This acquisition runs
approximately 200 feet along Route 628 and is approximately 32 feet into the subject property from the
existing State Right of Way. The proposed Temporary Construction Easement outlined in ORANGE and
containing 4,816 square feet is irregular in shape. The proposed temporary construction easement is
approximately 320 feet in length along the property frontage and approximately 43 feet into the subject
property from the existing State Right of Way. The easement is for construction purposes and ceases to
exist when construction is complete.
You may be entitled to a reimbursement or reduction of your real estate taxes, depending on the
circumstances at the time the transfer is concluded. Should you have any questions pertaining to this,
please contact your local treasurer for further details.
Thank you for your consideration of our offer to purchase the needed rights of way. Through your
cooperation, Virginia’s transportation system will remain among the nation’s finest.
Sincerely,
Whitney Proutey
Right of Way Agent
Enclosures
cc: Ms. Lori A. Snider, State Right of Way & Utilities Director
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BASIC ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT (BAR)
RIGHT OF WAY ACQUISITION
Project, Parcel and Ownership Information
Parcel No. 010
Project No. 1947-080-952, R201 County: Roanoke
Federal Project No. STP-5128(527)
UPC No. 119468
Parcel Address 7415 Wood Haven Rd
Parcel City, State and Zip Roanoke, VA 24019
Owner Name The Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia
Owner Address PO Box 29800
Owner City, State and Zip Roanoke, VA 24018
Agent Name Amy Hartman
Zoning, Use and Assessment Information
Tax Map # 026.18-01-15.00-0000 Assessed Land $ 1,507,600.00
Zoning I2C Industrial Assessed Improv. $ 15,637,500.00
Current Use Industrial Total Assessed Value $ 18,656,300.00
Parcel Size Before Acquisition 11.965 AC Parcel Size After Acquisition 11.965 AC
ITEM UNIT SIZE UNIT VALUE
% OF
VALUE
APPLIED
ESTIMATED
VALUE
PERMANENT EASE (Util)SF 5295 3.48$ 70%12,900$
TEMPORARY EASEMENT SF 4816 3.48$ 30%5,100$
0 -$ 0%-$
0 -$ 0%-$
0 -$ 0%-$
0 -$ 0%-$
18,000$
4,500$
22,500$ TOTAL ESTIMATED COMPENSATION
ESTIMATE OF JUST COMPENSATION
Value of Land and Easements
Value of Improvements (List and Comment Below)
Cost to Cure Items (Explanation and Calculation Below)
Comments, Explanations and Calculations (e.g. if any, area of residue acquired)
Utility Easement: $12,900; Temporary Easement $5,100; Landscaping: $4,500
Signatures and Date Approved for Acquisition
Agent Signature
Effective Date 5/21/2025
Manager Signature
Date Approved for Acquisition
Land prices are based on a range of values derived from property transfers in your neighborhood.
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AFFIDAVIT OF AUTHORITY
I, ___________________________________________, first being duly sworn, do swear
or affirm that the following statements are true to the best of my knowledge, information
and belief:
1. That the property, depicted in the attached plan sheet or plat, is owned by
____________________________________, (the “Business Entity.”)
2. That I am ________________________________ of said Business Entity.
3. That I warrant and represent that by virtue of my position I have the full and
unrestricted authority to execute all documents binding upon the Business
Entity described and to waive or claim any rights to which it may be entitled
____________________________ (SEAL)
Date: ________________________
City/County of __________________ )
State of _ ) to-wit
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ______ day of _________________________________,
20__ by , its___________________________________
________________________________ _____________________________
_________________________
Notary Public
My commission expires: _____________________ Registration #: ___________________
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UPC 119468
Parcel 010
PREPARED BY VDOT
UNDER SUPERVISION OF THE
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Exempted from recordation taxes
and fees under Sections 58.1-811(A)(3),
58.1-811(C)(5), 58.1-3315, 25.1-418,
42.1-70, 17.1-266, and 17.1-279(E)
THIS DEED OF EASEMENT, made this _______ day of _________, 2025, by and
between THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VA, a Political
Subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia its successors or assigns, Grantor, and the
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, Department of Transportation, 731 Harrison Avenue,
Salem, VA 24153, Grantee,
WITNESSETH: THAT WHEREAS, it is proposed by the Commonwealth to widen or
improve State Highway Route 1947, Project 1947-080-952, R201, from 0.005 Miles South of
Route 5088 to Route 628 in the County of Roanoke, Virginia; and
WHEREAS, in the improvement it is necessary that the Grantee enter upon the lands of
the Grantor located in the aforesaid county to establish and/or relocate utility facilities on the
lands herein conveyed.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) cash in hand paid
by the Grantee to the Grantor, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which
is hereby acknowledged, the Grantor does hereby grant and convey to the Grantee, its agents,
permittees, successors and assigns, the perpetual right and easement, to install, construct,
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operate, maintain, inspect, improve, relocate, alter, replace or remove one or more of the
following, which shall collectively be referred to as “Utility Facilities”:
(a)communication systems, including, but not limited to telephone, cable television and
high speed internet services, consisting of buried cables, buried wires, posts, terminals,
pedestals, vaults, conduits, manholes, handholes, and related above-ground facilities including,
but not limited to, cables, wires, poles, posts, terminals, location markers, cabinets, equipment
housings, remote terminal units, and other appurtenances as may be from time to time required;
(b)electrical systems for transmitting and distributing electric power by one or more
circuits, telephone and other communications systems relating thereto, and street lighting,
consisting of wires, conduits, poles, cables, transformers, transformer enclosures, concrete
pads, manholes, handholes, connection boxes, accessories and appurtenances desirable in
connection therewith; over, under, through, upon and across the lands and property of the
Grantor adjacent to Route 1947, situated in the County of Roanoke, Virginia, and including the
right of reasonable egress and ingress to these Utility Facilities, said easement being more
particularly bounded and described as follows:
Being as shown on sheets 6, and 6RW of the plans for Route 628, Project 1947-080-
952, R201, beginning on the Northwest (left) side of the Rte. 628 Wood Haven Rd. Const. BL
from a point in the lands of the Grantor opposite Station 36+02.82 to a point in the lands of the
Grantor opposite approximate Station 38+10, containing 5,295 square feet in proposed utility
easement, a copy of which is attached hereto to be recorded herewith in State Highway Plat
Book , Page __________.
Being a part of the same land acquired by the Grantor from English Construction
Company, Inc., a Virginia corporation, by Deed dated March 5, 2008, and recorded on March 7,
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2008 as Instrument Number 200803144 in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Roanoke County, Virginia.
The utility easements and all utility facilities installed thereon as hereinabove described are
subject to the following conditions:
1. The Grantee, its agents, permittees, successors or assigns, and the respective
owners of the utility facilities (“Utility Owners”) shall have full and free use of the
said easement and right of way for the purposes named, and shall have all rights
and privileges reasonably necessary to exercise use of the easement and right of
way as their interests are set forth herein, including the right of reasonable ingress
to and egress from this easement over the remaining land of Grantor by such
private roads as may now or hereafter exist on the property of Grantor. The right,
however, is reserved to Grantor to shift, relocate, close or abandon such private
roads at any time. If there are no public or private roads reasonably convenient to
the easement, then the Grantee, its agents, permittees, successors or assigns,
and the Utility Owners shall have such right of reasonable ingress and egress
over the lands of the Grantor adjacent to the easement.
2. The Grantee, its agents, permittees, successors and assigns, and the Utility
Owners shall each conduct their operations within the easement area in a manner
that does not materially interfere with or is otherwise inconsistent with the other
easements, rights of way or interests in land acquired hereunder. Any material
interference or inconsistency between users of any joint utility easement created
hereunder that is not otherwise resolved by the text of this deed shall be resolved
in favor of the entity that held, prior to the recording date of this deed, the first in
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time easement, right of way, other interest in land or occupancy of land under a
claim of right or with the apparent acquiescence of the Grantor. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, should the operations of the Grantee, its agents, permittees,
successors or assigns necessitate material interference with the easements,
rights of way or interests of land acquired hereunder, the Grantee, its agents,
permittees, successors or assigns shall, in accord with applicable law, have the
right and obligation to provide a replacement easement to, or pay the relocation
costs of, the affected entity, to the extent necessary to resolve such interference,
provided the affected entity held an easement, right of way, other interest in land
or occupancy of land under a claim of right or with the apparent acquiescence of
the Grantor prior to the recording date of this deed.
3. The Grantee, its agents, permittees, successors and assigns, and the Utility
Owners shall have the right to trim, cut and remove trees, shrubbery, fences,
structures, or other obstructions or facilities inside and outside the boundaries of
the easement deemed to interfere with the proper and efficient use of the
easement for the purposes named and/or the safe and proper operation of the
utility facilities; provided, however, the Grantee, its agents, permittees, successors
or assigns, or the Utility Owners, at their own expense, shall restore, as nearly as
possible, the property to its original condition, including the back-filling of
trenches, the replacement of curbing and asphalt pavement, and the reseeding of
grass areas, but not the replacement of structures, trees, or other obstructions.
The right to trim, cut and remove trees or shrubbery inside the boundaries of the
easement shall be in accordance with each Utility Owner’s trimming specification,
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e.g., in compliance with the National Electric Safety Code; Virginia State
Corporation Commission Guidelines on Tree-Trimming; the Virginia Overhead
High Voltage Safety Act, Va. Code §§ 59.1-406 - 59.1-414; ANSI A-300 and ANSI
Z-133. Outside the boundaries of the easement, the Utility Owners may only trim,
cut and remove trees or shrubbery (including but not limited to weak, diseased
and/or dead vegetation) that pose a danger to the safe and reliable operation of
the utility facilities in order to eliminate the hazard. All trees and limbs cut by the
Grantee, its agents, permittees, successors and assigns, or the Utility Owners
shall remain the property of Grantor.
4. The Grantee, its agents, permittees, successors or assigns, and the Utility Owners
shall, consistent with the purposes named, have the right to inspect, rebuild,
repair, remove and relocate their respective utility facilities or any part thereof,
within the easement area, and may make such changes, alterations, substitutions,
additions in and to, or extensions of its facilities as it deems advisable, and
consistent with the purposes named, without the prior consent of the Grantor.
5. The Grantee, its agents, permittees, successors or assigns, and the Utility Owners
shall, subject to the rights acquired herein, repair damage to roads, fences, or
other improvements (a) inside the boundaries of the easement and right of way
and (b) outside the boundaries of the easement caused by the Grantee, its
agents, permittees, successors or assigns, or the Utility Owners in the process of
the construction, inspection, and maintenance of facilities by the Grantee, its
agents, permittees, successors or assigns, and the Utility Owners, or in the
exercise of their right of ingress and egress, provided that Grantor gives written
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notice thereof to Grantee, its agents, permittees, successors or assigns, or the
Utility Owners, as appropriate, within sixty (60) days after such damage occurs.
6.The communications and electrical systems constructed hereunder are and shall
remain the property of the Grantee, its agents, permittees, successors or assigns,
and the Utility Owners. The Grantee, its agents, permittees, successors or
assigns, and the Utility Owners shall, consistent with the purposes named, have
the right to inspect, rebuild, repair, remove and relocate their individual utility
facilities or any part thereof, within the easement area, and may make such
changes, alterations, substitutions, additions in and to, or extensions of their
facilities as they deem advisable, and consistent with the purposes named,
without the prior consent of the Grantor. In making any such changes, alterations,
substitutions, additions in and to, or extensions of its utility facilities after the initial
installations for the Project herein described, the Grantee, its agents, permittees,
successors and assigns, and the Utility Owners shall not install any above ground
pole, cabinet, transformer, fence or appurtenance within any existing paved
parking area or entrance way without the prior consent of the Grantor; such
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld. Manholes, vaults, handholes and
similar types of appurtenances can be installed under paved areas and sidewalks
provided they are load-bearing and are set flush with the existing pavement or
sidewalk.
7. The Grantor, his successors and assigns, may use the easement for any
reasonable purpose not inconsistent with the rights hereby acquired , provided
such use does not interfere with the Grantee, its agents, permittees, successors
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or assigns, or the Utility Owners, in their exercise of any of the rights acquired
hereunder. Grantor shall not have the right to construct any building, structure, or
other above-ground obstruction or to change the existing ground elevation, or to
impound any water, on the easement; provided, however, Grantor may construct
on the easement fences, landscaping (subject, however to the tree trimming rights
in Paragraph 3 hereof), paving, sidewalks, curbing, gutters, street signs, and
below-ground obstructions as long as said fences, landscaping, paving,
sidewalks, curbing, gutters, street signs and below-ground obstructions do not
interfere with the Grantee, its agents, permittees, successors or assigns, or the
Utility Owners, in their exercise of any of its rights acquired hereunder. In the
event such use by the Grantor does interfere with the exercise of any of the rights
acquired by the Grantee, its agents, permittees, successors or assigns, or the
Utility Owners hereunder, the Grantee, its agents, permittees, successors or
assigns, and the Utility Owners may, in their reasonable discretion, relocate such
of its utility facilities as may be practicable to a new site designated by Grantor
and acceptable to the Grantee, its agents, permittees, successors or assigns, and
the Utility Owner. In the event any such facilities are so relocated, Grantor shall
reimburse the Grantee, its agents, permittees, successors or assigns, or the Utility
Owners for the cost thereof and convey to the Grantee, its agents, permittees,
successors or assigns, and the Utility Owners an equivalent easement at the new
site.
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Grantee shall have the right to assign or permit usage of this easement, or portions
thereof, said assignment and usage to be only for the purposes and subject to the limitations set
forth herein.
The Grantor by the execution of this instrument acknowledges that the plans for the
aforesaid project as they affect Grantor’s property have been fully explained to Grantor or
Grantor’s authorized representative.
Grantor covenants that Grantor is seized of the property and has the right to convey the
easement and the rights and privileges herein conveyed to Grantee and that Grantee shall have
quiet and peaceable possession, use and enjoyment of the aforesaid easement and the rights
and privileges hereby granted.
The Grantor covenants and agrees for Grantor, Grantor’s heirs, successors and assigns
that Grantor been made aware of Grantor’s right to receive just compensation for the easement
herein conveyed, and that the considerations aforementioned and paid to Grantor shall be in
lieu of any and all claims to compensation and damages, if any, by reason of the location,
construction, operation and maintenance of the utility facilities described herein.
SIGNATURE AND NOTARY CERTIFICATE ON FOLLOWING PAGE
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WITNESS the following signature and seal:
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
By (SEAL)
Title
STATE OF ______________________________
CITY/COUNTY OF _____________________________
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this _____ day of__________,
2025, by ______________________, _______________________________, The Board of
(Name) (Title)
Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, a Political Subdivision of the Commonwealth of
Virginia, on behalf of the company.
My Commission expires ___________ Notary Registration No.: ________________
Notary Public
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UPC 119468
Parcel 010
PREPARED BY VDOT
UNDER SUPERVISION OF THE
OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Exempted from recordation taxes
and fees under Sections 58.1-811(A)(3),
58.1-811(C)(5), 58.1-3315, 25.1-418,
42.1-70, 17.1-266, and 17.1-279(E)
THIS AGREEMENT, made this _____ day of ______________ 2025, by and between
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, a Political Subdivision
of the Commonwealth of Virginia, its successors or assigns, Grantor, and the
COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA, Department of Transportation, 731 Harrison Avenue,
Salem, VA 24153, Grantee,
WITNESSETH: THAT WHEREAS, it is proposed by the Commonwealth to widen or
improve State Highway Route 1947, Project 1947-080-952, R201, from 0.005 Miles South of
Route 5088 to Route 628 to Route 628 in the County of Roanoke, Virginia; and
WHEREAS, in the improvement it is necessary that the Grantee enter upon the lands of
the Grantor located in the aforesaid county to extend the road slopes, grading and/or other
construction onto the lands, from opposite Station 34+76.82 to opposite Station 37+96.04 as
shown on Sheets 5, 5RW, 6 and 6RW of the plans for the above project on file in the office of
the Department of Transportation, Richmond, Virginia;
NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the premises and of the benefits
accruing or to accrue to the Grantor by reason of such improvement, and for the further
consideration of One Dollar ($1.00) cash in hand paid to the Grantor, receipt of which is hereby
UPC 119468
Parcel 010 - 2 -
acknowledged, the Grantor grants and conveys to the Grantee the temporary right and
easement to use the areas from opposite Station 34+76.82 to opposite Station 37+96.04,
containing 4,816 square feet, more or less, and as shown outlined in ORANGE on a photocopy
of Sheets 5, 5RW, 6, and 6RW for the proper execution of the work, which photocopies are
hereto attached as a part hereof and recorded simultaneously herewith in the State Highway
Plat Book ________, Page ________. This temporary easement will terminate at such time as
the construction of the project is completed.
Being a part of the same land acquired by the Grantor from English Construction
Company, Inc., a Virginia corporation, by Deed dated March 5, 2008, and recorded on March 7,
2008 as Instrument Number 200803144 in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court of
Roanoke County, Virginia.
ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATION:
$22,500.00 in full for temporary construction easement, VDOT permanent utility
easement, any and all appurtenances thereon, any and all damages.
The Grantor by the execution of this instrument acknowledges that the plans for the
project as they affect Grantor’s property have been fully explained to Grantor or Grantor’s
authorized representative.
The Grantor covenants and agrees that the consideration mentioned above and paid to
Grantor shall be in lieu of any and all claims to compensation, including all costs to cure and all
incurable damages to the value of the Grantor’s remaining property caused by this acquisition, if
any.
SIGNATURE AND NOTARY CERTIFICATE ON FOLLOWING PAGE
UPC 119468
Parcel 010 - 3 -
WITNESS the following signature and seal:
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
By (SEAL)
Title
STATE OF ______________________________
CITY/COUNTY OF _____________________________
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this _____ day of__________,
2025, by ______________________, _______________________________, The Board of
(Name) (Title)
Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, a Political Subdivision of the Commonwealth of
Virginia, on behalf of the company.
My Commission expires ___________ Notary Registration No.: ________________
Notary Public
N28
Project No.1947-080-952, R201
UPC No. 119468
Parcel No. 010
Landowner: Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County,
Property Address: 7415 Wood Haven Rd, Roanoke, VA 24019
Landowner Address: PO Box 29800, Roanoke, VA 24018
Name of Bank/Mortgage Co.:
Property Address:
Property Owner(s)/Mortgagee(s):
Loan No.:
Lender’s Mailing Address:
Contact Person at Lender: Phone No.:
Are you currently in bankruptcy? (Circle one) Yes No
To Whom It May Concern:
The above-described property is currently encumbered by an existing mortgage that is held by your
institution. We, the undersigned property owners, hereby authorize the Virginia Department of
Transportation (“VDOT”) and its employees to seek, obtain and review any and all information in your
possession or under your control pertaining to the above referenced mortgage.
Please consider this letter as our official request and authorization for you to disclose and provide all
requested information (including copies) concerning this mortgage transaction to VDOT as they may
request. Copies of this authorization shall be valid as if an original.
SIGNATURE AND NOTARY CERTIFICATE ON FOLLOWING PAGE
N28
WITNESS the following signature and seal:
The Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County,
Virginia, a Political Subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia
By (SEAL)
Title
STATE OF ______________________________
CITY/COUNTY OF _____________________________
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this _ day of ,
2025, by ______________________, _______________________________
(Name) (Title)
The Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, a Political Subdivision of the Commonwealth of
Virginia, on behalf of the company.
My Commission expires ___ __________
Notary Registration No.: __________________
Notary Public
RIGHT OF WAY SURVEY FORM
Pursuant to Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and related nondiscrimination authorities, the
Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) collects responses to the questions below in order to
ascertain the general composition of communities affected by right of way acquisition on highway
construction projects. Disclosure of this information is strictly voluntary and anonymous.
Project Number: 1947-080-952, R201 UPC: 119468
1. Please check the block(s) for the racial or ethnic group with which you identify:
White/Caucasian
Black/African-American
Hispanic
American Indian/Alaskan Native
Asian/Pacific Islander
Indian
Other _______________________________
2. Please indicate your sex:
Male
Female
3. Please check the appropriate age group(s):
18-25
26-39
40-65
Over 65
4. Please indicate the number of individuals living in this household:
1-2
3-4
5 and above
5. Please indicate your average annual household income:
Under $10,000
$10,000 - $30,000
Over $30,000
6. Are you limited English proficient?
Yes No
7. If this is a business, please indicate the ethnicity/race of board:
Woman owned
Minority owned
All other owned
Not a business
8257
1257.45
FNC E
8257
1257.45
FNC E
010
002
For Grading
Easement
Proposed Temporary
For Grading
Proposed Temporary Easement
For Grading
Proposed Temporary Easement
REFERENCES
( PROFILES, DETAIL & DRAINAGE
DESCRIPTION SHEETS, ETC. )
BRIAN HENDRICKS, P.E., (540) 278-2400 (HDR ENGINEERING, INC.)
GARY CAMPBELL, P.E., (757) 499-1895 (JMT, INC.), 11/10/2022
CHRIS HARRAH, L.S. (540) 387-5395 (SALEM DISTRICT)
CHRIS KAKNIS, L.S. (540) 552-5592 (HURT & PROFFITT, INC.) 10/12/2022
VA.
STATE
ROUTE PROJECT
VA.
REVISED
STATE
STATE
ROUTE PROJECT
SHEET NO.
d11946805.dgn
Plotted By: BHENDRIC9:59:30 PM
5/6/2025
PROJECT SHEET NO.
DESIGN FEATURES RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION
OR TO REGULATION AND CONTROL OF TRAFFIC
MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS DEEMED
NECESSARY BY THE DEPARTMENT
SURVEYED BY, DATE
DESIGN BY
SUBSURFACE UTILITY BY, DATE
PROJECT MANAGER
1947 M-501
1947-080-952, RW-201
1947-080-952
HYDRAULIC ENGINEER
Roanoke, Virginia
Mattern & Craig
ROADWAY ENGINEER
Roanoke, Virginia
HDR Engineering, Inc.
THESE PLANS ARE UNFINISHED
AND UNAPPROVED AND ARE NOT
TO BE USED FOR ANY TYPE
OF CONSTRUCTION.
R/W PLANS
DENOTES MILLING AND RESURFACING
DENOTES DEMOLITION OF PAVEMENT
DENOTES PROPOSED ASPHALT
1
6
4
5
St'd. CG-6 Req'd.
St'd. Radial CG-6 Req'd.
St'd. CG-12 Type B Req'd.
Saw Cut Full Depth Req'd.
Denotes Construction Limits in Cuts
Denotes Construction Limits in Fills
C
F
Dot - dashed lines denote Permanent Easements.
Dot - dot - dashed lines denote Temporary Easements.Note:
DENOTES PROPOSED SIDEWALK
Plug and Abandon Existing Drainage Structure
Remove Existing DraInage Structure
A
R
Clean Out Existing Drainage StructureC
7 Proposed 5' Sidewalk
St'd. Radial CG-2 Req'd.
St'd. CG-2 Req'd.2
3
0
SCALE
25'50'
5
5
Wood Haven XS
E&S Control Plan
Drainage Description
Entrance Profile
Mainline Profile
X021-X026
5C
3B
8
5A
MATCH LINE STA. 35+50 SEE SHEET 6
8 Remove Existing Guardrail
4/23/2025
D(1)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)(5)
(6)
(8)
(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
(15)
Wood Haven Rd.
Asphalt
Guardrail
Guardrail
Metal Sign
Metal Sign
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Metal Water
Tank
Rip=Rap
8' Chain Link Fence
Pines
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2 - Sty. Br. Dwl.
#7414
Conc. Patio
Planter
Planter
1 - Sty. Br. Dwl./Bmt.
#7406
Conc. Walk Wooden
Deck
Conc. Patio
12" Stone Wall
12" Stone Wall
Barbed Wire Fence
Small Hardwoods
And Brush
Small Hardwoods
And Brush
Small Hardwoods
And Brush
Planter
Conc. Walk
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(7)
0 25'50'
Conc. Ditch
GrassGrass
Grass
Hardwoods And
Mixed Brush
Hardwoods And
Mixed Brush
6" Dogwood
Asphalt Asphalt
Grass
Grass
Grass
Grass
Asphalt
8' Chain Link Fence
6" Maple
6" Maple
Asphalt
Broken Conc.
Broken Conc.
4' Woven And Barbed Wire Fence
D D
4" PVC Outfall From
Po
o
l
D
r
a
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n
s
With Valve Box
Inv. Out= 1245. 24'
4" PVC Outfall From
Po
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D
r
a
i
n
s
With Valve Box
Inv. Out= 1247. 94'
Conc.
Ent.
Existing R/W Per VDOT Proj.
0081-080-001 And DB 983 PG 579
Existing R/W Per VDOT Proj.
0081-080-001 And Inst.# 200708598
Ip Ip
Ip
Ip
Ip
( N 39°53'21" W
( N 39°53'21" W
( S 68°35'40" W
( S 66°57'29" W
( N 40°01'11" W
( N 38°23'00" W
( N 38°23'00" W
( N 35°19'58" W
( N 40°01'11" W ( S 39°29'50" E
( S 40°57'27" E
( S 36°19'58" E
635. 39' )
671. 64' )
223. 18' )
222. 13' )
207. 57' )
207. 57' )346. 92' )
347. 87' )
50. 00' )
40. 00' )
41. 62' )
Existing R/W Per VDOT
Proj. 0081-080-001
Existing R/W Per VDOT
Proj. 0081-080-001
Existing R/W Per VDOT
Proj. 0081-080-001
And Inst.# 200803143
[80-0002]
WM
AEP No #
WM
WM
WM
AEP No #
AEP #181-23
AEP #181-2251
E
EE
E
No
#
VZN #27 Pole Cut
(RVB)
S
S
Inv. Out = 1245.97'
No
#
No
#
No
#
(RVB)(RVB)(RVB)
AEP #181-7699
FO1
E2
E3
TV1
E1
E4
E4
E4
E5
TV1 E1
FO1
E1
W1
TV1
FO1
T
W
AEP #181-2237
FO3
S3
S3
G3
T2
T1
W1
G3
T1
T2
AEP #181-323
T2
In Pl. SMH
Rim = 1253.39'
Inv. In = 1244.09'
Inv. In (6") = 1244.11'
Inv. Out =1244.09'
In
P
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M
H
Rim = 1253.62'
Inv. In = 1245.10'
Inv. Out = 1245.15'
Tax Map # 026.18-01-06.00
DB 1663 PG 1295 (Parcel 5)
2. 52 AC
Tax Map # 026.18-01-04.00
3. 834 AC
Instr.# 201501254 (Tract 2)
Instr.# 200906027 (PLAT)
Tax Map # 026.18-01-05.00
0. 54 AC
Instr.# 201905734
DB 985 PG 577 (PLAT)
Instr.# 200803144
Tax Map # 026.18-01-15.00
11.965 AC
Tax Map # 026.18-01-04.00
3. 834 AC
Instr.# 201501254 (Tract 2)
Instr.# 200906027 (PLAT)
Tax Map # 026.19-01-59.00
0. 91 AC
Instr.# 201501254 (Tract 7)
Instr.# 200708598 (PLAT)
Tax Map # 026.19-01-58.00
1. 46 Acres
Instr.# 201501254 (Tract 6)
Instr.# 200708598 (PLAT)
WM
AEP No #
WM
WM
WM
AEP No #
AEP #181-23
AEP #181-2251
E
EE
E
No
#
VZN #27 Pole Cut
(RVB)
S
S
Inv. Out = 1245.97'
No
#
No
#
No
#
(RVB)(RVB)(RVB)
AEP #181-7699
FO1
E2
E3
TV1
E1
E4
E4
E4
E5
TV1 E1
FO1
E1
W1
TV1
FO1
T
W
AEP #181-2237
FO3
S3
S3
G3
T2
T1
W1
G3
T1
T2
AEP #181-323
T2
In Pl. SMH
Rim = 1253.39'
Inv. In = 1244.09'
Inv. In (6") = 1244.11'
Inv. Out =1244.09'
In
P
l
.
S
M
H
Rim = 1253.62'
Inv. In = 1245.10'
Inv. Out = 1245.15'
RVP DEVELOPMENT, LLC.
ENGLISH HOLDING
COMPANY, INC.
ENGLISH CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY, INC.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
ENGLISH HOLDING
COMPANY, INC.ENGLISH HOLDING
COMPANY, INC.
ENGLISH HOLDING
COMPANY, INC.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
DAYLIGHT WITH PROPOSED GRADE
MODIFY EXIST. 4" PVC POOL DRAIN TO
1
1
Wood Haven Road Constr. BL
PI = 32+59.24
DELTA = 04°51'56.22" (LT)
D = 01°24'47"
T = 172.28'
L = 344.35'
R = 4,055.00'
PC = 30+86.96
PT = 34+31.31
e = Match Existing
V = 35 MPH
STA. 32+01.99
BEGIN MILLING AND RESURFACING
BEGIN CONSTRUCTION
Existing R/W
R/W
Existing
Sta. 34+51.58
Taper
Channelizing
Begin
Sta. 32+01.99
Taper
End Channelizing
(Route 626)
To Thirlane Rd.
C
C
Rte. 628 Wood Haven Rd.
N64°12'51"E
Sta. 35+
51.00
Begin 100' Taper
N69°04'48"E
30+
86.96
PC
34+
31.31
PT
32+
59.24
PI
30 31 32 33
34
35
30+
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PO
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d119468pro.dgn
Plotted By: BHENDRIC1:12:42 PM
2/19/2025
VA.
STATE
ROUTE PROJECT
VA.
REVISED
STATE
STATE
ROUTE PROJECT
SHEET NO.
DESIGN FEATURES RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION
OR TO REGULATION AND CONTROL OF TRAFFIC
MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS DEEMED
NECESSARY BY THE DEPARTMENT
PROJECT SHEET NO.
SURVEYED BY, DATE
DESIGN BY
SUBSURFACE UTILITY BY, DATE GARY CAMPBELL, P.E., (757) 499-1895 (JMT, INC.), 11/10/2022
Cell Revised 12/11/12
BRIAN HENDRICKS, P.E., (540) 278-2400 (HDR ENGINEERING, INC.)
PROJECT MANAGER
HYDRAULIC ENGINEER
Roanoke, Virginia
Mattern & Craig
1947 M-501
1947-080-952, RW-201
ROADWAY ENGINEER
Roanoke, Virginia
HDR Engineering, Inc.
1947-080-952
CHRIS HARRAH, L.S. (540) 387-5395 (SALEM DISTRICT)
CHRIS KAKNIS, L.S. (540) 552-5592 (HURT & PROFFITT, INC.) 10/12/2022
THESE PLANS ARE UNFINISHED
AND UNAPPROVED AND ARE NOT
TO BE USED FOR ANY TYPE
OF CONSTRUCTION.
R/W PLANS
1200 1200
1205 1205
1210 1210
1215 1215
1220 1220
1225 1225
1230 1230
1235 1235
1240 1240
1245 1245
1250 1250
1255 1255
1260 1260
1265 1265
1270 1270
1275 1275
30+00 31+00 32+00 33+00 34+00 35+00
Ground
Existing
STA. 32+01.99
BEGIN CONSTR. / BEGIN MILLING AND RESURFACING
Milling and Resurfacing
Match Existing
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WOOD HAVEN ROAD
010
002
50.81'
+76.82
37.91'
+89.48
49.85'
+92.48
For Grading
Easement
Proposed Temporary
For Grading
Proposed Temporary Easement
For Grading
Proposed Temporary Easement
Existing R/W Per VDOT Proj.
0081-080-001 And DB 983 PG 579
Ip
Ip
Ip
Ip
( N 39°53'21" W
( N 39°53'21" W
( S 68°35'40" W
( S 66°57'29" W
( N 40°01'11" W
( N 38°23'00" W
( N 38°23'00" W
( N 35°19'58" W
( N 40°01'11" W ( S 39°29'50" E
( S 40°57'27" E
( S 36°19'58" E
635. 39' )
671. 64' )
223. 18' )
222. 13' )
207. 57' )
207. 57' )346. 92' )
347. 87' )
50. 00' )
40. 00' )
41. 62' )
Existing R/W Per VDOT
Proj. 0081-080-001
Existing R/W Per VDOT
Proj. 0081-080-001
Existing R/W Per VDOT
Proj. 0081-080-001
And Inst.# 200803143
Existing R/W Per VDOT Proj.
0081-080-001 And Inst.# 200708598
56.74'
+77.78
42.76'
+20.86
43.33'
+47.62
42.84'
+20.83
Tax Map # 026.18-01-06.00
DB 1663 PG 1295 (Parcel 5)
2. 52 AC
Tax Map # 026.18-01-04.00
3. 834 AC
Instr.# 201501254 (Tract 2)
Instr.# 200906027 (PLAT)
Tax Map # 026.18-01-05.00
0. 54 AC
Instr.# 201905734
DB 985 PG 577 (PLAT)
Instr.# 200803144
Tax Map # 026.18-01-15.00
11.965 AC
Tax Map # 026.18-01-04.00
3. 834 AC
Instr.# 201501254 (Tract 2)
Instr.# 200906027 (PLAT)
Tax Map # 026.19-01-59.00
0. 91 AC
Instr.# 201501254 (Tract 7)
Instr.# 200708598 (PLAT)
Tax Map # 026.19-01-58.00
1. 46 Acres
Instr.# 201501254 (Tract 6)
Instr.# 200708598 (PLAT)
N 69°04'48" E
PI = 32+59.24
DELTA = 04°51'56.22" (LT)
D = 01°24'47"
T = 172.28'
L = 344.35'
R = 4,055.00'
PC = 30+86.96
PT = 34+31.31
PC 30+86.96
PT 34+31.31
POT 30+00.00
31
32
33
34 35
N 64°12'51" E
PARCEL
002 (026.19-01-58.00)
Proposed
Right-Of-Way
Proposed
VDOT
Utility
Easement
Proposed
Temporary
Easement For
Grading
010
1, 889 SF
4, 816 SF 5, 295 SF
Rte. 628 Wood Haven Rd. Const. BL
(N=3649910. 296)
(E=11049700. 589)
N=3649512. 170
E=11048495. 308
(N=3650129. 434)
(E=11050204. 734)
N=3649731. 285
E=11048999. 399
Tax Map #
BRIAN HENDRICKS, P.E., (540) 278-2400 (HDR ENGINEERING, INC.)
GARY CAMPBELL, P.E., (757) 499-1895 (JMT, INC.), 11/10/2022
CHRIS HARRAH, L.S. (540) 387-5395 (SALEM DISTRICT)
CHRIS KAKNIS, L.S. (540) 552-5592 (HURT & PROFFITT, INC.) 10/12/2022
VA.
STATE
ROUTE PROJECT
VA.
REVISED
STATE
STATE
ROUTE PROJECT
SHEET NO.
r11946805rw.dgn
Plotted By: rshelor3:38:05 PM
4/23/2025
PROJECT SHEET NO.
DESIGN FEATURES RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION
OR TO REGULATION AND CONTROL OF TRAFFIC
MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS DEEMED
NECESSARY BY THE DEPARTMENT
SURVEYED BY, DATE
DESIGN BY
SUBSURFACE UTILITY BY, DATE
PROJECT MANAGER
1947 M-501
1947-080-952, RW-201
1947-080-952
0
SCALE
25'50'
5RW
5RW
MATCH LINE STA. 35+50 SEE SHEET 6RW
Off Of The Valleypointe Parkway Constr. BL Shown Hereon.
8. All Proposed Easement Offset/Stations & Existing Monumentation Station/Offsets Are Based
7. This Plan Sheet (5RW) Represents The Easement Computations for Parcels 004 And 010.
Does Not Preclude Their Existence.
6. No Cemetery Sites Were Observed On The Subject Properties Shown On This Plan Sheet. This
5. Survey Datum Based On VDOT Project 1947-080-952, RW-201, M-501.
4. Proposed Easements Are Derived From Design Files Provided By VDOT.
The Properties Shown Hereon.
3. This Compiled Plan Sheet Was Assembled Without The Benefit Of Title Reports Which May Affect
Boundary Survey.
Limited Field Measurements. This Compiled Map Of Record Parcels Does Not Represent A
2. The Property Line Information Shown On This Plan Sheet Is Compiled From Record Data And
On Compiled Data. All Areas Shown For Easements Are Approximate Only.
Do Not Represent A Field Run Survey of The Adjoining Properties And Are A Best Fit Based
Field Monumentation, Metes And Bounds Descriptions, And Recorded Plats. The Adjoining Lines
OtherAdjoining/Departing Boundary Lines Shown Are Compiled From Various Sources, Found
1. This Right Of Way Sheet Represents A Field Run Perimeter Survey Of The Proposed Limits. All
General Notes:
LICENSED SURVEYOR
Blacksburg, Virginia
HURT AND PROFFITT
CHRISTOPHER B. KAKNIS
ROYEVRUSDNAL
AINIGRIVFOHTLAEWNOMMOC
No.2359Lic.
EASEMENT
PROP. TEMP.
Utility Easement
Temp. Constr. Easement & Temp.
Figures In Parenthesis And
Dot - Dot - Dashed Lines Denote
00.00'
+00.00
Temporary
Property Corner
Temp.
Easement
Construction
Esmt.
Const.
South Zone Coordinate
VA State Plane,
VDOT Project Coordinate
E=10000000. 000
N=3000000. 000
(E=2000000. 000)
(N=400000. 000)
EASEMENT
PROP. UTILITY
Utility Easement
Figures In Double Brackets And
Dot - Dashed Lines Denote
+00.00
00.00'
Proposed
Right Of Way
Prop.
R/W
Proposed Right-Of-Way Monument (RM-2)
RM-2
With Cap Set
5/8" Iron Rod
Exist. R/W
Denote Existing Right of Way
Figures And Dashed Lines
00.00'
+00.00
BaselineB
Prop. R/W00.00'
+00.00 Denote Proposed Right of Way
Figures And Continuous Lines
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04/23/25
RVP DEVELOPMENT, LLC.
ENGLISH HOLDING
COMPANY, INC.
ENGLISH CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY, INC.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
ENGLISH HOLDING
COMPANY, INC.ENGLISH HOLDING
COMPANY, INC.
ENGLISH HOLDING
COMPANY, INC.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
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4" Ornamental
Trees (x4)
4" Ornamental Tree (x9)
Asphalt
Small Hardwoods
Small Hardwoods
And Brush
0.5 Conc Curb
0.5 Conc Curb
0.5 Conc Curb
2.5 Conc. C&G
0.5 Conc Curb
2.5 Conc. C&G
2.5 Conc. C&G
0.5 Conc Curb
0.5 Conc Curb
Metal Sign
Metal Sign
Metal Sign
Metal Sign
Metal Sign
Metal Sign
Landscaped Sign
"Green Ridge Recreation Center"
Planter
Conc. Walk
Conc. Walk
Metal Sign
Metal Sign
Metal Sign
Metal Sign
BrushGrass
Grass
Grass
Asphalt
Asphalt
Small Hardwoods
And Brush
Metal Sign
(48)(49)
Metal Sign
Rte. 1947 "Valleypointe Parkway"
Rte. 1542 "Poindexter Lane"
Rte. 628 "Wood Haven Road"
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CURVE DELTA LENGTH RADIUS CHORD CHORD BEARING
C1 36°14'57"411.23 650.00 404.41 S 05°11'23" E
Existing R/W Per VDOT Proj. 0628-080-232 And Inst.# 200803143
Existing R/W Per VDOT Proj.
0628-080-232 And Inst.# 200803143
Existing R/W Per VDOT Proj.
0081-080-001 And Inst.# 200708598
Ip
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Existing R/W Per Inst.# 200708598
Existing R/W Per Inst.# 200805931
( S 39°53' E
( S 41°48'28" E
438. 82' )
438. 02' )
154. 78' )
34. 84' )
( N 20°26'48" E
( N 23°18'51" W
C1
Ingress/Egress Easement Over Existing
Road For Tax Map 026. 18-01-15. 01
Area Of Overlap Between Existing
R/W Per VDOT Proj.
0628-080-232 And Inst.# 200805931
Area Of Overlap Between
Existing R/W Per VDOT Proj.
0628-080-232 And DB 759 PG 498
Existing Permanent Utility
Easement Per VDOT Proj.
0628-080-232
Existing Permanent Utility Easement Per VDOT Proj. 0628-080-232
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Proposed VDOT Utility Easement
Proposed VDOT Utility Easement
For Grading
Easement
Temporary
Proposed
R/W
Proposed
For Grading
Easement
Proposed Temporary
For Grading
Easement
Proposed Temporary For Grading
Proposed Temporary Easement
Proposed R/W
DENOTES MILLING AND RESURFACING
DENOTES DEMOLITION OF PAVEMENT
DENOTES PROPOSED ASPHALT
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St'd. CG-6 Req'd.
St'd. Radial CG-6 Req'd.
St'd. CG-12 Type B Req'd.
Saw Cut Full Depth Req'd.
Denotes Construction Limits in Cuts
Denotes Construction Limits in Fills
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Dot - dot - dashed lines denote Temporary Easements.Note:
DENOTES PROPOSED SIDEWALK
Plug and Abandon Existing Drainage Structure
Remove Existing DraInage Structure
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7 Proposed 5' Sidewalk
St'd. Radial CG-2 Req'd.
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SCALE
25'50'
Wood Haven XS
Valleypointe XS
E&S Control Plan
Drainage Description
Valleypointe Profile
Wood Haven Profile
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LOCATION
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ROAD
WOOD HAVEN
LENGTH
RADIUS
LENGTH
CHORD
LENGTH
CURVE
SHEET - ITEM STATION FEET FEET FEETOFFSETSTATIONOFFSET
6-1 19+15.42 24.00' Rt 39+00.05 12.80' Rt 50.00 70.28 77.94
6-2 19+02.42 24.00' Lt 37+51.90 24.00' Rt 50.00 71.14 79.15
RADIAL OFFSETS
4/23/2025
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Instr.# 201501254
Tax Map # 026.15-01-01.00
Tax Map # 026.19-01-33.00
178.106 AC
1. 75 AC
DB 1551 PG 1040
DB 939 PG 308 (PLAT)
Tax Map # 026.19-01-55.00
0. 37 AC
Instr.# 201501254 (Tract 5)
Instr.# 200805931 (PLAT)
Instr.# 201501254 (Tract 6)
Tax Map # 026.19-01-58.00
1. 46 Acres
Instr.# 201501254 (Tract 6)
Instr.# 200708598 (PLAT)
Instr.# 200803144
Tax Map # 026.18-01-15.00
11.965 AC
Tax Map # 026.19-01-54.00
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Instr.# 201501254 (Tract 5)
Instr.# 200805931 (PLAT)
Instr.# 201603844
Tax Map # 026.19-01-53.00
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ENGLISH HOLDING COMPANY, INC.
THELMA D. GOBBLE
GEORGE R. GOBBLE &
ENGLISH HOLDING COMPANY, INC.
RODNEY T. MALONE TRUSTEE
ENGLISH HOLDING
ENGLISH HOLDING
COMPANY, INC.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
ENGLISH HOLDING COMPANY, INC.
ROLAND H. MALONE SR.,
LIVING TRUST
RODNEY T. MALONE TRUSTEE
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LValleypointe Parkway Constr. B
LWood Haven Road Constr. B
Δ = 90° 41' 45" Rt.
P.O.T. 19+77.32 Valleypointe Parkway Constr. BL
P.O.T 38+26.80 Wood Haven Road Const. BL =
Existing R/W
Existing R/W
Existing R/W
R/W
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Existing R/W
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END CONSTR./ END PROJ. 1947-080-952, M-501, PE-101, RW-201
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REFERENCES
( PROFILES, DETAIL & DRAINAGE
DESCRIPTION SHEETS, ETC. )
BRIAN HENDRICKS, P.E., (540) 278-2400 (HDR ENGINEERING, INC.)
GARY CAMPBELL, P.E., (757) 499-1895 (JMT, INC.), 11/10/2022
CHRIS HARRAH, L.S. (540) 387-5395 (SALEM DISTRICT)
CHRIS KAKNIS, L.S. (540) 552-5592 (HURT & PROFFITT, INC.) 10/12/2022
VA.
STATE
ROUTE PROJECT
VA.
REVISED
STATE
STATE
ROUTE PROJECT
SHEET NO.
d11946806.dgn
Plotted By: BHENDRIC9:59:55 PM
5/6/2025
PROJECT SHEET NO.
DESIGN FEATURES RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION
OR TO REGULATION AND CONTROL OF TRAFFIC
MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS DEEMED
NECESSARY BY THE DEPARTMENT
SURVEYED BY, DATE
DESIGN BY
SUBSURFACE UTILITY BY, DATE
PROJECT MANAGER
1947 M-501
1947-080-952, RW-201
1947-080-952
HYDRAULIC ENGINEER
Roanoke, Virginia
Mattern & Craig
ROADWAY ENGINEER
Roanoke, Virginia
HDR Engineering, Inc.
THESE PLANS ARE UNFINISHED
AND UNAPPROVED AND ARE NOT
TO BE USED FOR ANY TYPE
OF CONSTRUCTION.
R/W PLANS
d119468pro.dgn
Plotted By: BHENDRIC1:13:51 PM
2/19/2025
VA.
STATE
ROUTE PROJECT
VA.
REVISED
STATE
STATE
ROUTE PROJECT
SHEET NO.
DESIGN FEATURES RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION
OR TO REGULATION AND CONTROL OF TRAFFIC
MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS DEEMED
NECESSARY BY THE DEPARTMENT
PROJECT SHEET NO.
SURVEYED BY, DATE
DESIGN BY
SUBSURFACE UTILITY BY, DATE GARY CAMPBELL, P.E., (757) 499-1895 (JMT, INC.), 11/10/2022
Cell Revised 12/11/12
BRIAN HENDRICKS, P.E., (540) 278-2400 (HDR ENGINEERING, INC.)
PROJECT MANAGER
HYDRAULIC ENGINEER
Roanoke, Virginia
Mattern & Craig
1947 M-501
1947-080-952, RW-201
ROADWAY ENGINEER
Roanoke, Virginia
HDR Engineering, Inc.
1947-080-952
CHRIS HARRAH, L.S. (540) 387-5395 (SALEM DISTRICT)
CHRIS KAKNIS, L.S. (540) 552-5592 (HURT & PROFFITT, INC.) 10/12/2022
THESE PLANS ARE UNFINISHED
AND UNAPPROVED AND ARE NOT
TO BE USED FOR ANY TYPE
OF CONSTRUCTION.
R/W PLANS
1215 1215
1220 1220
1225 1225
1230 1230
1235 1235
1240 1240
1245 1245
1250 1250
1255 1255
1260 1260
1265 1265
1270 1270
1275 1275
1280 1280
1285 1285
1290 1290
1295 1295
36+00 37+00 38+00 39+00 40+00 41+00
Ground
Existing
STA. 38+26.80
BASELINE
VALLEYPOINTE PARKWAY
INTERSECTION WITH
Milling and Resurfacing
Match Existing
Spline Grade
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d119468pro.dgn
Plotted By: BHENDRIC1:13:52 PM
2/19/2025
VA.
STATE
ROUTE PROJECT
VA.
REVISED
STATE
STATE
ROUTE PROJECT
SHEET NO.
DESIGN FEATURES RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION
OR TO REGULATION AND CONTROL OF TRAFFIC
MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS DEEMED
NECESSARY BY THE DEPARTMENT
PROJECT SHEET NO.
SURVEYED BY, DATE
DESIGN BY
SUBSURFACE UTILITY BY, DATE GARY CAMPBELL, P.E., (757) 499-1895 (JMT, INC.), 11/10/2022
Cell Revised 12/11/12
BRIAN HENDRICKS, P.E., (540) 278-2400 (HDR ENGINEERING, INC.)
PROJECT MANAGER
HYDRAULIC ENGINEER
Roanoke, Virginia
Mattern & Craig
1947 M-501
1947-080-952, RW-201
ROADWAY ENGINEER
Roanoke, Virginia
HDR Engineering, Inc.
1947-080-952
CHRIS HARRAH, L.S. (540) 387-5395 (SALEM DISTRICT)
CHRIS KAKNIS, L.S. (540) 552-5592 (HURT & PROFFITT, INC.) 10/12/2022
THESE PLANS ARE UNFINISHED
AND UNAPPROVED AND ARE NOT
TO BE USED FOR ANY TYPE
OF CONSTRUCTION.
R/W PLANS
1210 1210
1215 1215
1220 1220
1225 1225
1230 1230
1235 1235
1240 1240
1245 1245
1250 1250
1255 1255
1260 1260
1265 1265
1270 1270
1275 1275
1280 1280
1285 1285
1290 1290
1295 1295
1300 1300
18+00 19+00
Proposed Grade
Ground
Existing
STA. 19+77.32
WOOD HAVEN ROAD BASELINE
INTERSECTION WITH
Sta. 19+67.52
Tie to Wood Haven Road
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1947-080-952, PE-101, M-501, RW-201
END CONSTR. / END PROJ.
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Proposed VDOT Utility Easement
Proposed VDOT Utility Easement
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Existing R/W Per VDOT Proj.
0628-080-232 And Inst.# 200803143
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Existing R/W Per Inst.# 200805931
Existing R/W Per PB 939 PG 308
( S 39°53' E
( S 41°48'28" E
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( N 20°26'48" E
( N 23°18'51" W
Ingress/Egress Easement Over Existing
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Instr.# 201501254 (Tract 6)
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STA. 19+67.52
Rte. 628 Wood Haven Rd. Const. BL
P.O.T 38+26.80 Wood Haven Road Const. BL =
P.O.T. 19+77.32 Valleypointe Parkway Constr. BL
= 90° 41' 45" Rt.
(N=3650129. 434)
(E=11050204. 734)
(N=3650089. 254)
(E=11050529. 164)
N=3649691. 110
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Valleypointe Parkway Const. BL
BRIAN HENDRICKS, P.E., (540) 278-2400 (HDR ENGINEERING, INC.)
GARY CAMPBELL, P.E., (757) 499-1895 (JMT, INC.), 11/10/2022
CHRIS HARRAH, L.S. (540) 387-5395 (SALEM DISTRICT)
CHRIS KAKNIS, L.S. (540) 552-5592 (HURT & PROFFITT, INC.) 10/12/2022
VA.
STATE
ROUTE PROJECT
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REVISED
STATE
STATE
ROUTE PROJECT
SHEET NO.
r11946806rw.dgn
Plotted By: rshelor3:41:12 PM
4/23/2025
PROJECT SHEET NO.
DESIGN FEATURES RELATING TO CONSTRUCTION
OR TO REGULATION AND CONTROL OF TRAFFIC
MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE AS DEEMED
NECESSARY BY THE DEPARTMENT
SURVEYED BY, DATE
DESIGN BY
SUBSURFACE UTILITY BY, DATE
PROJECT MANAGER
1947 M-501
1947-080-952, RW-201
1947-080-952 6RW
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PE-101
EASEMENT
PROP. TEMP.
Utility Easement
Temp. Constr. Easement & Temp.
Figures In Parenthesis And
Dot - Dot - Dashed Lines Denote
00.00'
+00.00
Temporary
Property Corner
Temp.
Easement
Construction
Esmt.
Const.
South Zone Coordinate
VA State Plane,
VDOT Project Coordinate
E=10000000. 000
N=3000000. 000
(E=2000000. 000)
(N=400000. 000)
EASEMENT
PROP. UTILITY
Utility Easement
Figures In Double Brackets And
Dot - Dashed Lines Denote
+00.00
00.00'
Proposed
Right Of Way
Prop.
R/W
Proposed Right-Of-Way Monument (RM-2)
RM-2
With Cap Set
5/8" Iron Rod
Exist. R/W
Denote Existing Right of Way
Figures And Dashed Lines
00.00'
+00.00
BaselineBL
Prop. R/W00.00'
+00.00 Denote Proposed Right of Way
Figures And Continuous Lines
I. P.
Rte. 628 Wood Haven Rd. Contr. BL Shown Hereon.
8. All Proposed Easement Offset/Stations & Existing Monumentation Station/Offsets Are Based Off Of The Valleypointe Parkway Constr. BL And The
7. This Plan Sheet (6RW) Represents The Easement Computations for Parcels 004, 007, 008, 009, 010 And 011.
6. No Cemetery Sites Were Observed On The Subject Properties Shown On This Plan Sheet. This Does Not Preclude Their Existence.
5. Survey Datum Based On VDOT Project 1947-080-952, RW-201, M-501.
4. Proposed Easements Are Derived From Design Files Provided By VDOT.
3. This Compiled Plan Sheet Was Assembled Without The Benefit Of Title Reports Which May Affect The Properties Shown Hereon.
Record Parcels Does Not Represent A Boundary Survey.
2. The Property Line Information Shown On This Plan Sheet Is Compiled From Record Data And Limited Field Measurements. This Compiled Map Of
Approximate Only.
Represent A Field Run Survey of The Adjoining Properties And Are A Best Fit Based On Compiled Data. All Areas Shown For Easements Are
Are Compiled From Various Sources, Found Field Monumentation, Metes And Bounds Descriptions, And Recorded Plats. The Adjoining Lines Do Not
1. This Right Of Way Sheet Represents A Field Run Perimeter Survey Of The Proposed Limits. All OtherAdjoining/Departing Boundary Lines Shown
General Notes:
LICENSED SURVEYOR
Blacksburg, Virginia
HURT AND PROFFITT
CHRISTOPHER B. KAKNIS
ROYEVRUSDNAL
AINIGRIVFOHTLAEWNOMMOC
No.2359Lic.
04/23/25
ENGLISH HOLDING COMPANY, INC.
THELMA D. GOBBLE
GEORGE R. GOBBLE &
ENGLISH HOLDING
COMPANY, INC.
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
ROLAND H. MALONE SR.,
LIVING TRUST
RODNEY T. MALONE TRUSTEE
ENGLISH HOLDING
COMPANY, INC.
ENGLISH HOLDING
COMPANY, INC.
RM-2
RM-2
RM-2
RM-2
RM-2
RM-2
RM-2
RM-2
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AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER
ON TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2025
ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CONVEYANCE OF A PERMANENT
UTILITY EASEMENT AND A TEMPORARY CONSTRUCTION
EASEMENT AT 7415 WOOD HAVEN ROAD TO THE VIRGINIA
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (VDOT) FOR CONSTRUCTION
OF THE VALLEYPOINTE PARKWAY REALIGNMENT PROJECT,
HOLLINS MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT
WHEREAS, Roanoke County, the City of Roanoke, and the City of Salem
collectively began purchasing property along Wood Haven Road, bounded by Interstate
81 and Interstate 581, for the Wood Haven Technology Park through the Western
Virginia Regional Industrial Facility Authority around 2016; and
WHEREAS, the property was rezoned to Planned Technology District (PTD) in
2018 and rezoned again in 2020 when new property was purchased and added to the
park; and
WHEREAS, staff have been investigating ways to improve the preferred route to
Wood Haven Technology Park since the property was first purchased; this route
includes Interstate 81, Interstate 581, the Exit 2 Peters Creek Road interchange, Peters
Creek Road, Valleypointe Parkway and Wood Haven Road; and
WHEREAS, the Valleypointe Parkway Realignment project was conceptually
designed in-house with the goals of (i) realigning Valleypointe Parkway with the
entrance to Green Ridge Recreation Center, (ii) widening Valleypointe Parkway to four
lanes; and (iii) providing sidewalk along Valleypointe Parkway from North Concourse
Drive to connect to the existing sidewalk located at the intersection of Wood Haven
Road and the entrance road to Green Ridge Recreation Center; and
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WHEREAS, the Valleypointe Parkway Realignment project was submitted for
SMART SCALE Round 4 funding in 2020 and was included in the fiscal year 2022 Six
Year Improvement Program in June 2021; and
WHEREAS, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) began preliminary
engineering for the Valleypointe Parkway Realignment project in 2023; the project is
currently in the right-of-way phase with construction anticipated in fiscal year 2026; and
WHEREAS, as part of the Valleypointe Parkway Realignment project, VDOT has
requested easements at 7415 Wood Haven Road (Green Ridge Recreation Center)
along the property's Wood Haven Road frontage to construct roadway and pedestrian
improvements; and
WHEREAS, VDOT contacted Roanoke County on May 30, 2025, with an offer
package of $22,500 for the following components at 7415 Wood Haven Road (Green
Ridge Recreation Center) along the property's Wood Haven Road frontage to facilitate
the project: (i) permanent easement for VDOT utilities, (ii) temporary easement for
construction; and (iii) landscaping to be removed; and
WHEREAS, the proposed easements and landscaping removal are not
anticipated to have an impact on operations at Green Ridge Recreation Center; and
WHEREAS, § 18.04 of the Roanoke County Charter provides that the acquisition
and conveyance of real estate interests be accomplished by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the first reading of this ordinance was held on June 24, 2025, and
the second reading was held on July 8, 2025; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County, Virginia, as follows:
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1. The interest in real estate to be conveyed is hereby declared to be
surplus, and is hereby made available for conveyance to VDOT for the Valleypointe
Parkway Realignment project.
2. That conveyance to VDOT of the interest in real estate included on the
attached Deed of Easement which is attached hereto as Exhibit A is hereby authorized
and approved.
3. That the County Administrator, Deputy County Administrator, or Assistant
County Administrator, any of whom may act, are authorized to execute, deliver, and
record the Deeds of Easement, and any other documents, on behalf of the County, and
to take such further actions as any of them may deem necessary or desirable in
connection with this project. The form of the Deeds of Easement are hereby approved
with such completions, omissions, insertions and changes as the County Administrator
may approve, whose approval shall be evidenced conclusively by the execution and
delivery thereof, all of which shall be approved as to form by the County Attorney.
4. That the County accepts and appropriates the payment of $22,500 as fair
market value compensation for the (i) permanent easement for VDOT utilities, (ii)
temporary easement for construction; and (iii) landscaping to be removed.
5. That this ordinance shall be effective on and from the date of its adoption.
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ACTION NO.
ITEM NO. E.5
MEETING DATE:
AGENDA ITEM:
SUBMITTED BY:
APPROVED BY:
ISSUE:
BACKGROUND:
DISCUSSION:
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maintenance bill from the Supreme Court for maintaining their records, offset the cost of
postage, equipment, etc.
FISCAL IMPACT:
All funds are provided by the Commonwealth of Virginia. No County matching funds
are required.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends accepting and allocating $19,184.82 to the Clerk of Circuit Court
from the Commonwealth of Virginia that was requested in the May 2025 reimbursement
from the Commonwealth of Virginia for maintenance and other items in compliance of
VA Code Section 17.1-279.
Capital
Unappropriated % of Board Expenditure
Balance Revenues Contingency Contingency Reserves
Unaudited balance as of June 30, 2025 31,213,980$ -$ -$ 613,094$
Approved Sources:
Appropriated from 2025-26 budget (Ordinance 052725-2) - 50,000 - 1,420,700
Approved Uses:
Appropriated from 2025-26 budget (Ordinance 052725-2) - - - (1,746,047)
Balance at July 8, 2025 31,213,980$ 11.5% 50,000$ -$ 287,747$
County of Roanoke
Unappropriated Balance, Board Contingency, and Capital Reserves
Fiscal Year 2025-2026
General Government
Changes in outstanding debt for the fiscal year to date were as follows:
Unaudited
Outstanding Outstanding
June 30, 2025 Additions Deletions July 8, 2025
VPSA School Bonds 109,321,388$ -$ -$ 109,321,388$
Lease Revenue Bonds 73,765,000 - - 73,765,000
Temporary Literary Loans*31,674,051 - - 31,674,051
Subtotal 214,760,439 - - 214,760,439
Premiums 13,337,299 - - 13,337,299
228,097,738$ -$ -$ 228,097,738$
* The County has been approved for $75 million in Literary Loans. This amount will not be turned into permanent
loans until all monies are drawn down for the three school projects approved for funding which are:
Glen Cove and W.E. Cundiff Elementary Schools and the Roanoke County Career and Technology Center
Submitted By Laurie L. Gearheart
Director of Finance and Management Services
Approved By Richard L. Caywood
County Administrator
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
CENTER ON TUESDAY, JULY 8, 2025
RESOLUTION CERTIFYING THE CLOSED MEETING WAS HELD IN
CONFORMITY WITH THE CODE OF VIRGINIA
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia has convened a
closed meeting on this date pursuant to an affirmative recorded vote and in accordance
with the provisions of The Virginia Freedom of Information Act; and
WHEREAS, Section 2.2-3712 of the Code of Virginia requires a certification by the
Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, that such closed meeting was
conducted in conformity with Virginia law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County, Virginia, hereby certifies that, to the best of each member’s knowledge:
1. Only public business matters lawfully exempted from open meeting requirements
by Virginia law were discussed in the closed meeting which this certification resolution
applies; and
2. Only such public business matters as were identified in the motion convening the
closed meeting were heard, discussed or considered by the Board of Supervisors of
Roanoke County, Virginia.