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anokeCounty
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Roanoke County
Board of Supervisors
July 22, 2025
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Good afternoon and welcome to our meeting for July 22, 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
announced. The meetings are broadcast live on RVTV, Channel 3, and will be
rebroadcast on Friday at 7:00 p.m. and on Sunday from 10:00 a.m. until 5 p.m. Board
of Supervisors meetings can also be viewed online through Roanoke County’s website
at www.RoanokeCountyVA.gov. Individuals who require assistance or special
arrangements to participate in or attend Board of Supervisors meetings should contact
the Clerk to the Board at (540) 772-2005 at least 48 hours in advance. Please turn all
cell phones off or place them on silent.
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 Eric Thomas for his years of service as the Vinton Magisterial
District Representative on the Board of Zoning Appeals. (Supervisor Tammy E.
Shepherd, Vinton Magisterial District)
2.Resolution recognizing Dylan Crowder for his exemplary service and
courageous action. (Richard Caywood, County Administrator)
D.NEW BUSINESS
1.Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Roanoke, Virginia,
declaring its intention to reimburse itself from the proceeds of a financing for
costs associated with the construction and/or renovations for the Hollins Library,
Hollins Fire Station, extension of sewer services, Phase II of infrastructure at
Explore Park, and roadway infrastructure. (Laurie Gearheart, Director of Finance
and Management Services)
Roanoke County
Board of Supervisors
Agenda
July 22, 2025
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2. Resolution Adopting Legislative Priorities for the 2026 Session of the Virginia
General Assembly and petitioning the General Assembly to favorably consider
the priorities addressed herein. (Peter S. Lubeck, County Attorney)
E. FIRST READING OF ORDINANCES
1. Ordinance 1) accepting funds in the amount of $510,060.48 from the Virginia
Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) and appropriating such
funds to the County’s grant fund for operation of the CORTRAN program, and 2)
reallocating $21,252.52 from the CORTRAN Budget in the operating fund to the
grant fund for the required match for operation of the CORTRAN program.
(Paula Benke, Transit Planner) (First Reading and Request for Second Reading)
2. Ordinance 1) accepting funds in the amount of $126,400 from the Virginia
Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT) and appropriating such
funds to the County’s grant fund for fiscal years 2025 and 2026 for operation of
the McAfee Knob Trailhead Shuttle service to the National Park Service’s
McAfee Knob trailhead and 2) reallocating $31,600 from the CORTRAN Budget
in the operating fund to the grant fund for the required match. (Paula Benke,
Transit Planner) (First Reading and Request for Second Reading)
3. Ordinance authorizing the acquisition of real property containing approximately
5.0 acres located at 0 Mount Chestnut Road, Roanoke, Virginia (Roanoke
County Tax Map Number 075.00-02-38.00-0000). (Rachel Lower, Deputy County
Attorney) (First Reading and Request for Second Reading)
F. SECOND READING OF ORDINANCE AND PUBLIC HEARING
1. Ordinance amending Articles I, II, III, IV and V of the Roanoke County Zoning
Ordinance (Philip Thompson, Director of Planning) (Second Reading and Public
Hearing)
G. APPOINTMENTS
1. Roanoke County Local Finance Board:
Rebecca Owens – Citizen Representative - Term expires July 27, 2026
Susan Peterson – Roanoke County Public Schools - Term expires July 27, 2027
Penny Hodge – Citizen Representative – Term expires July 27, 2027
2. Social Services Advisory Board (By District):
Jerry Canada – Hollins Magisterial District – Term expires July 31, 2029
Yvette Lavanchy – Cave Spring Magisterial District – Term expires July 31, 2029
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H. 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
1. Approval of minutes – July 8, 2025
2. Request to accept and allocate $2,500.00 from the Office of the Attorney
General, Virginia Rules Summer Camp Program.
3. The petition of Hamlar Properties, LLC, to rezone approximately 3.8 acres
from AR, Agricultural/Residential District, to R-3, Medium Density Multi-
Family Residential District, to construct a multi-family development located
at 3037 and 3133 Rutrough Road, Vinton Magisterial District. (First
Reading and Request for Second Reading and Public Hearing)
4. Request to accept and allocate funds in the amount of $17,597.50 from
the Commonwealth of Virginia for the Library of Virginia's Records
Preservation Program.
5. Ordinance Authorizing Receipt of All Parcels of Real Property Comprising
Explore Park from the Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority. (First
Reading and Request for Second Reading)
I. 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.
J. REPORTS
1. Unappropriated Balance, Board Contingency and Capital Reserves Report
2. Outstanding Debt Report
3. Accounts Paid – June 2025
4. Statement of the Treasurer’s Accountability per Investment and Portfolio Policy,
as of June 30, 2025
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K. CLOSED MEETING, pursuant to the Code of Virginia as follows:
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.
EVENING SESSION – 6:00 PM
L. CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION
M. SECOND READINGS OF ORDINANCES AND PUBLIC HEARINGS
1. 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. (Philip Thompson, Director of Planning) (Second Reading and Public
Hearing)
2. 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. (Philip Thompson, Director of Planning) (Second Reading and Public
Hearing)
3. 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.
(Philip Thompson, Director of Planning) (Second Reading and Public Hearing)
N. REPORTS AND INQUIRIES OF BOARD MEMBERS
1. Phil C. North
2. Martha B. Hooker
3. Paul M. Mahoney
4. Tammy E. Shepherd
5. David F. Radford
O. 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 22, 2025
AGENDA ITEM: Recognition of Eric Thomas for his years of service as the
Vinton Magisterial District Representative on the Board of
Zoning Appeals
SUBMITTED BY: Rhonda Perdue
Chief Deputy Clerk to the Board of Supervisors
APPROVED BY: Richard L. Caywood
County Administrator
ISSUE:
This time has been set aside to recognize Eric Thomas for his years of service as the
Vinton Magisterial District Representative on the Board of Zoning Appeals.
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ACTION NO.
ITEM NO. C.2
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER
MEETING DATE:
AGENDA ITEM:
July 22, 2025
Resolution recognizing Dylan Crowder for
his exemplary service and courageous action
SUBMITTED BY: Richard L. Caywood
County Administrator
APPROVED BY: Richard L. Caywood
County Administrator
ISSUE:
This time has been set aside to recognize Dylan Crowder for his exemplary service
and courageous action.
DISCUSSION:
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
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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 22, 2025
RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING DYLAN CROWDER FOR HIS EXEMPLARY
SERVICE AND COURAGEOUS ACTION
WHEREAS, Dylan Crowder has served the citizens of Roanoke County as a
staff member at the Green Ridge Recreation Center and Splash Valley Water Park for
the past four years, with the last two years as Custodial Coordinator; and
WHEREAS, on the evening of July 8, 2025, while performing his custodial duties
and auto-scrubbing the indoor track at Green Ridge, Dylan observed a fire breaking out
in the indoor pool area; and
WHEREAS, Dylan responded immediately and without hesitation, running to the
scene and successfully extinguishing the fire using quick thinking and available
resources, including a lost-and-found bin and water from the pool; and
WHEREAS, Dylan’s co-worker assisted in contacting the fire department, who
arrived promptly to inspect the situation; and
WHEREAS, the responding firefighters commended Dylan for his swift and
effective actions; and
WHEREAS, Dylan’s calm demeanor, prompt decision-making, and dedication to
safety potentially prevented injury and further damage to the facility and demonstrated a
clear commitment to the well-being of staff, patrons, and Roanoke County property.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County does hereby recognize and express its sincere appreciation to Dylan Crowder for
his outstanding service, courageous action, and devotion to duty; and
FURTHER, the Board of Supervisors commends Dylan for his professionalism
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RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING DYLAN CROWDER FOR HIS EXEMPLARY
SERVICE AND COURAGEOUS ACTION
WHEREAS, Dylan Crowder has served the citizens of Roanoke County as a staff member at the
Green Ridge Recreation Center and Splash Valley Water Park for the past four years,
with the last two years as Custodial Coordinator; and
WHEREAS, on the evening of July 8, 2025, while performing his custodial duties and auto
scrubbing the indoor track at Green Ridge, Dylan observed a fire breaking out in the
indoor pool area; and
WHEREAS, Dylan responded immediately and without hesitation, running to the scene and
successfully extinguishing the fire using quick thinking and available resources,
including a lost-and-found bin and water from the pool; and
WHEREAS, Dylan's co-worker assisted in contacting the fire department, who arrived promptly to
inspect the situation; and
WHEREAS, the responding firefighters commended Dylan for his swift and effective actions; and
WHEREAS, Dylan's calm demeanor, prompt decision-making, and dedication to safety potentially
prevented injury and further damage to the facility and demonstrated a clear
commitment to the well-being of staff, patrons, and Roanoke County property.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County does hereby
recognize and express its sincere appreciation to Dylan Crowder for his outstanding service,
courageous action, and devotion to duty; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED t the Board of Supervisors commends Dylan for his professionalism and
extends its gratitude for his exemplary conduct in a moment of crisis.
Presented this 22nd day of July 2025
David F. Radford
Phil C. North
Martha B. Hooker
Paul M. Mahoney
Tammy E. Shepherd
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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 22, 2025
AGENDA ITEM: Resolution of the Board of Supervisors of the County of
Roanoke, Virginia, declaring its intention to reimburse itself
from the proceeds of a financing for costs associated with
the construction and/or renovations for the Hollins Library,
Hollins Fire Station, extension of sewer services, Phase II of
infrastructure at Explore Park, roadway infrastructure, and
parks restroom facilities
SUBMITTED BY: Laurie Gearheart
Director of Finance and Management Services
APPROVED BY: Richard L. Caywood
County Administrator
ISSUE:
To adopt a resolution declaring the intent to reimburse expenditures from future bond
proceeds
BACKGROUND:
Redevelopment of the Hollins Library, renovations to the Hollins Fire Station, extension
of sewer services, additional infrastructure at Explore Park, roadway infrastructure, and
parks restroom facilities are projects in the County Capital Improvement Plan adopted
on May 27, 2025. Any funds currently being spent on these projects can be reimbursed
to the County at a later date with bond proceeds, if the County declares its intention to
do so before the funds are spent.
DISCUSSION:
The County intends to fund all of these projects with a scheduled bond issuance arising
from the Joint County and School Capital Financing Plan. The County allocation under
the joint plan allows for a County bond issuance in 2025 -2026. It is the intent to
participate in the Virginia Resource Authority Fall 2025 and/or Spring 2026 pooled bond
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issuance's.
Detail on each project is outlined in the attached document titled "Bond Funded CIP
Projects for FY25-26.
The attached resolution will allow the County to reimburse itself from future bond
proceeds at a later date. This resolution does not authorize the project or appropriate
any funds to the project at this time; it merely gives the flexibility to include current
expenditures in the future bond issuance, if the County chooses to do so.
FISCAL IMPACT:
This resolution gives the County the option to include expenditures currently being
made associated with the construction projects.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approving the attached reimbursement resolution for construction
and/or renovations for the Hollins Library, Hollins Fire Station, extension of sewer
services, Phase II of infrastructure at Explore Park, roadway infrastructure, and parks
restroom facilities.
C o u n t y o f R o a n o k e , V i r g i n i a
Buildings and Facilities Capital Improvement Program
FY 2026 – FY 2035
Through
FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 FY 2030 FY 2031 FY 2032 FY 2033 FY 2034 FY 2035
Total Project Cost 11,550,000$ -$ 11,550,000$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 11,550,000$
- 11,550,000 - - - - - - - - - 11,550,000
- - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Funding Sources 11,550,000$ -$ 11,550,000$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 11,550,000$
Operating Impacts - - TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD TBD
Financial Summary
Hollins Library Redevelopment
Project Summary:
The Hollins Library Redevelopment Project space planning and concept design
began in FY 2023. Construction funding in FY 2026, is slated to redevelop the
existing Hollins Library, including selective demolition and appropriate building
additions, consistent with a service model already implemented at the South
County, Glenvar, and Vinton locations. The redeveloped Hollins Library will be an
inviting public space, less architectural in nature, easing long-term maintenance
issues, focusing on sight lines, and provide maker spaces and technology focused
areas.
C o u n t y o f R o a n o k e , V i r g i n i a
Buildings and FacilitiesCapital Improvement Program
FY 2026 – FY 2035
Hollins Library Redevelopment (continued)
Project Description and Justification:
Hollins Library is the only major branch in the Roanoke County library system that has not received
comprehensive renovations or replacement. An expansion 30 years ago retained the original building but
melding the old and new square footage was not completely successful. Much of the layout and infrastructure
hamper service delivery. The redevelopment project proposes a technologically advanced library that may
include enhanced security, up-to-date electronic resources, public workstations, an improved children’s area,
scaled technology for children, a separate teen/tween room, meeting spaces, study rooms, a creativity
workshop, and well-lit browsing areas.
After 50 years of heavy use, Hollins Library remains one of the busiest libraries in the Roanoke Valley and the
western Virginia region. It is a mainstay of the Library system, averaging almost 700 visitors per day pre-
pandemic. This branch supports educational and informational needs across a wide spectrum.
Additional Operating Impacts:
The planned redevelopment of the facility may increase citizen usage significantly. Higher demand may raise
utility and staff costs. With increased usage, additional funds may be generated by rentals and events. Additional
operating funding will not be required until the completion of construction.
Conformance with Plans, Policies, and Legal Obligations:
Recommendations from the Library Regional Comprehensive Study (2004-05; 5:4-7) identified Hollins Library
as an ideal “Full-Service Center Library.”
Project Highlights and Key
Milestones:
• The Hollins Library opened
in 1971 and was expanded
and remodeled in 1993.
• Through the CIP process,
alternative solutions have
been proposed, including
facility relocation to a new
site, new library
construction at the current
site, and redeveloping the
existing building and site.
• Space programming and
concept design were
completed in the summer of
2024.
• An unsolicited PPEA
proposal was received in
late 2024, with a competing
proposal being accepted in
the spring of 2025.
• $11.55 million in bonds in
FY 2026 will be used for
construction.
Community Strategic Plan
Promote Lifelong Learning
"K to Gray" Continuum of Educational Resources
Position Roanoke County for Future Economic
Growth
Workforce Development/Technical Education
C o u n t y o f R o a n o k e , V i r g i n i a
Buildings and FacilitiesCapital Improvement Program
FY 2026 – FY 2035
Total Cost
Total Project Cost 5,300,000$ -$ 5,300,000$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 5,300,000$
Funding Sources
Lease/Revenue Bonds 5,300,000 - 5,300,000 - - - - - - - - - 5,300,000
Total Funding Sources 5,300,000$ -$ 5,300,000$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ -$ 5,300,000$
Operating Impacts - - - - - - - - - - -
Financial Summary
Hollins Fire Station Renovations
Department: Fire and Rescue Category: New Facilities
Location: 7401 Barrens Rd, Roanoke, VA Est. Useful Life: 30 Years
Magisterial District: Hollins Magisterial District Project Status: Planned
Project Summary:
The Hollins Fire Station renovations
operations. Initially constructed in 1981 and expanded in 1999, this 40+ year-old
facility requires updated space planning and substantial renovations.
C o u n t y o f R o a n o k e , V i r g i n i a
Buildings and FacilitiesCapital Improvement Program
FY 2026 – FY 2035
Hollins Fire Station Renovations (continued)
Project Description and Justification:
In FY 2026, $5.3 million in funding is proposed to renovate the current Hollins Fire Station. Improvements to
the approximately 14,000 square feet station will feature a day room, kitchen, dining room, fitness area, bunk
rooms and private toilet facilities to accommodate gender separation and a training room. It is essential to
implement design elements that improve the overall health and wellness of the company, including reducing
carcinogen exposure through space organization, strategic ventilation, and designated gear decontamination
areas.
Additional Operating Impacts:
There are no additional operating impacts identified at this time.
Conformance with Plans, Policies, and Legal Obligations:
This project conforms with the Community Strategic Plan initiative to Ensure Citizen Safety, specifically the
major component of Public Safety Facilities & Equipment.
History and Key
Milestones:
• Text.
Project Highlights and Key
Milestones:
• The Hollins Fire Station
was originally constructed
in 1981, with a bunk room
and bathing room
expansion occurred in
1999.
• The 2023 Comprehensive
Facilities Assessment
identified numerous
deficiencies, including
building components
approaching or exceeding
their useful life expectancy.
• The 2023 Roanoke County
Fires & Rescue Assessment
of Facilities, Personnel, and
Apparatus identified facility
inadequacies.
Community Strategic Plan
Ensure Citizen Safety
Public Safety Facilities & Equipment
C o u n t y o f R o a n o k e , V i r g i n i a
Buildings and FacilitiesCapital Improvement Program
FY 2026 – FY 2035
Total Cost
Through
FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 FY 2030 FY 2031 FY 2032 FY 2033 FY 2034 FY 2035
Total
FY 26 - FY 35
Total Project Cost $ 3,270,000 $ 1,635,000 $ 1,635,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1,635,000
Funding Sources
Lease/Revenue Bonds 1,635,000 - 1,635,000 - - - - - - - - - 1,635,000
Roanoke County -
Unrestricted Cash 48,025 48,025 - - - - - - - - - - -
Monsanto Settlement Funds 1,586,975 1,586,975 - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Funding Sources $ 1,635,000 $ - $ 1,635,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1,635,000
Operating Impacts - - - - - - - - - - -
Financial Summary
Extension of Sewer Services
Department: Economic Development Category: Replacement
Location: Brambleton Ave/Route 221 Est. Useful Life: 50+ Years
Magisterial District: Windsor Hills Magisterial District Project Status: New
Project Summary:
Sewer Improvements have undergone a comprehensive study. This initiative's primary
objective is to extend sewer services down Route 221. Furthermore, the existing water and
sewer infrastructure demonstrated in the plan possesses the capacity to accommodate future
economic development within the Back Creek watershed. This potential expansion takes
advantage of the nearby 24" South Loop water transmission main, and the local topography
facilitates gravity-based sewage conveyance into the existing WVWA collection system.
C o u n t y o f R o a n o k e , V i r g i n i a
Buildings and FacilitiesCapital Improvement Program
FY 2026 – FY 2035
Extension of Sewer Services (continued)
Project Description and Justification:
Roanoke County, like many other parts of the country, is grappling with a housing crisis. During the effort to
identify suitable land for addressing this issue, a significant challenge emerged: the absence of accessible public
water and sewer infrastructure. To tackle this problem, the project aims to extend sewer access to an area of
the county that currently lacks such service.
Additional Operating Impacts:
This is a joint project with the WVWA. No additional operational impacts have been identified at this time.
Conformance with Plans, Policies, and Legal Obligations:
This project conforms with the Community Strategic Plan initiative to Position Roanoke County for Future
Economic Growth and Promote Neighborhood Connections.
History and Key
Milestones:
• Text.
Project Highlights and Key
Milestones:
• The proposed project will
complement the water
project currently underway
on Route 221.
• The water project is in
partnership with Western
Virginia Water Authority.
Community Strategic Plan
Position Roanoke County for Future Economic
Growth
Infrastructure & Site Development
Promote Neighborhood Connections
Plan to Mixed-Use Development & Redevelopment
Opportunities
C o u n t y o f R o a n o k e , V i r g i n i a
Building and FacilitiesCapital Improvement Program
FY 2026 – FY 2035
Total Cost
Through
FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 FY 2030 FY 2031 FY 2032 FY 2033 FY 2034 FY 2035
Total
FY 26 - FY 35
Total Project Cost $ 7,638,484 $ 7,123,484 $ 515,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 515,000
Funding Sources
Lease/Revenue Bonds 6,315,000 5,800,000 515,000 - - - - - - - - - 515,000
Virginia Department of
Conservation Grant 323,484 323,484 - - - - - - - - - - -
Roanoke County -
Unrestricted Cash 1,000,000 1,000,000 - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Funding Sources $ 7,638,484 $ 7,123,484 $ 515,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 515,000
Operating Impacts - - - - - - - - - - -
Financial Summary
Explore Park (Phase II)
Department: Parks, Recreation & Tourism Category: New Facilities
Location: 56 Roanoke River Pkwy, Roanoke, VA Est. Useful Life: Varies
Magisterial District: Vinton Magisterial District Project Status: Active
Project Summary:
The first phase of the Explore Park Adventure Plan was projected to be
spread over 10 years. The plan provides funds for the development of Explore
Park infrastructure to support private-public partnerships and to implement
operations for Roanoke County citizens, and market the facility for economic
development. Phase II a
amount of $515,000 to expand parking capacity at the park.
C o u n t y o f R o a n o k e , V i r g i n i a
Building and FacilitiesCapital Improvement Program
FY 2026 – FY 2035
Explore Park (Phase II) (continued)
Project Description and Justification:
This project provides funds for the development of Explore Park infrastructure and implementation of the
Explore Park Adventure Plan. The first phase of the project funds water and sewer connections, design of
internal park water and sewer systems, design of the road system, bike skills park, building repairs, land studies,
broadband connections, land purchase, and road paving. These infrastructure projects were necessary to attract
private development.
The second round of request for proposals were issued in November of 2018 for additional outdoor adventure
themed services and food and beverage for Brugh Tavern. Roanoke County awarded a contract in the first half
of calendar year 2019 to expand services by private vendors at Explore Park. The additional Phase II funding in
FY 2026 will focus on expanding parking at Explore Park to support park vendors and events.
Additional Operating Impacts:
Future operating impacts are anticipated to be offset by revenue received from public-private partnerships.
Conformance with Plans, Policies, and Legal Obligations:
This project is consistent with the general goals, objectives, and policies of the Roanoke County Community
Plan, Mount Pleasant Comprehensive Plan and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
Comprehensive Master Plan for Parks and Facilities.
Project Highlights and Key
Milestones:
• Roanoke County signed 99-
year lease of Explore Park in
2013.
• Explore Park Master Plan was
completed in FY 2016 and
adopted by the Board of
Supervisors in FY 2017.
• First private vendors opened
their businesses at Explore
Park in 2018.
• Water and Sewer construction
completed in FY 2019.
• County awarded $323,484
grant for improvements to
mountain bike trail system in
FY 2019
• Wi-Fi infrastructure expansion
to provide expanded service
within the park occurred in FY
2023
• Parking Lot 4 designed and
built in FY 2022 and Parking
Lot 5 designed and built in FY
2024.
• Storm Ponds within the park
brought into compliance in FY
2022 and FY 2025.
Community Strategic Plan
Position Roanoke County for Future Economic
Growth
Infrastructure & Site Development
Keep Roanoke County Healthy, Clean and
Beautiful
Outdoor Recreation & Natural Resources
C o u n t y o f R o a n o k e , V i r g i n i a
TransportationCapital Improvement Program
FY 2026 – FY 2035
Total Cost FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 FY 2030 FY 2031 FY 2032 FY 2033 FY 2034 FY 2035
Total
FY 26 - FY 35
Total Project Cost $ 1,500,000 $ - $ 1,500,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1,500,000
Funding Sources
Lease/Revenue Bonds 1,500,000 - 1,500,000 - - - - - - - - - 1,500,000
Total Funding Sources $ 1,500,000 $ - $ 1,500,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 1,500,000
Operating Impacts - - - - - - - - - - -
Financial Summary
Turn Lane Route 605 onto Route 601
Department: Planning Category: New
Location: Route 605 approaching Route 601 near the Botetourt County Line Est. Useful Life: Varies
Magisterial District: Hollins Project Status: New
Project Summary:
increase in residential development over the past 20 years in both Roanoke County and
lane from Sanderson Drive onto Shadwell Drive to help facilitate traffic flow.
This project is proposed to fund design, right-of-way acquisition and construction of a
left turn lane on Sanderson Drive approaching Shadwell Drive.
C o u n t y o f R o a n o k e , V i r g i n i a
TransportationCapital Improvement Program
FY 2026 – FY 2035
Turn Lane Route 605 onto Route 601 (continued)
Project Description and Justification:
Development and redevelopment activities over 20 years between Williamson Road/Route 11, Read Mountain
Road, Old Mountain Road, Shadwell Drive, and Hollins Road in Roanoke County and Botetourt County have
increased traffic volumes on these two-lane-wide roadways. As a result of many complaints from residents and
potential solutions discussed with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), a left turn lane along
Sanderson Drive approaching Shadwell Drive was suggested.
Roanoke County began a Safe Streets and Roads for All study in December 2023. The Hollins Road/Shadwell
Drive and Sanderson Drive/Shadwell Drive intersections were identified as top ten high crash intersections for
fatalities and serious injuries. The Board of Supervisors adopted the Safe Streets and Roads for All
Comprehensive Safety Action Plan as part of the Roanoke County 200 Plan on February 25, 2025.
Additional Operating Impacts:
It is anticipated that the constructed left turn lane will be accepted into the Secondary System of Highways for
VDOT to maintain.
Conformance with Plans, Policies, and Legal Obligations:
The proposed project is in conformance with recommendations included in the 2024 Roanoke County 200
Plan.
Project Highlights and Key
Milestones:
• 2019: Complaints received
about Sanderson Drive traffic
approaching Shadwell Drive.
VDOT sketched a rough layout
for a left turn lane that showed
possible right-of-way impacts.
• May 2024: Traffic Impact
Analysis submitted for the
proposed Beahm property
rezoning. County staff
conceptually designed a left
turn layout based on VDOT’s
sketch to help facilitate traffic
flow in the area.
• July 2024: Rezoning application
submitted requesting to
rezone 21 acres of the Beahm
property from industrial to
residential.
• October 2024: Board of
Supervisors approved the
rezoning application with four
proffers which included right-
of-way needed for a left turn
lane.
Community Strategic Plan
Promote Neighborhood Connections
Plan for Mixed-Use Development and Redevelopment Opportunities
C o u n t y o f R o a n o k e , V i r g i n i a
Building and FacilitiesCapital Improvement Program
FY 2026 – FY 2035
Total Cost
Through
FY 2025 FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 FY 2030 FY 2031 FY 2032 FY 2033 FY 2034 FY 2035
Total
FY 26 - FY 35
Total Project Cost $ 500,000 $ - $ 500,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 500,000
Funding Sources
Lease/Revenue Bonds - - 500,000 - - - - - - - - - 500,000
Roanoke County -
Unrestricted Cash - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Total Funding Sources $ 500,000 $ - $ 500,000 $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ - $ 500,000
Operating Impacts - - - - - - - - - - -
Financial Summary
Parks Restroom Facilities
Department: Parks, Recreation & Tourism Category: Replacement
Location: Countywide Est. Useful Life: Varies
Magisterial District: Countywide Project Status: New
Project Summary:
Construct four, single-stall, restroom buildings in Goode, Stonebridge, Hollins and
Green Hill parks.
C o u n t y o f R o a n o k e , V i r g i n i a
Building and FacilitiesCapital Improvement Program
FY 2026 – FY 2035
Parks Restroom Facilities (continued)
Project Description and Justification:
This project would install four stick built or prefabricated seasonal (April – October) restroom buildings
intended to replace the port-a-john program used to service park patrons at Goode, Stonebridge, Hollins and
Green Hill parks. All four of these parks were highlighted by the Board of Supervisor as lacking restroom
facilities on par with their other amenities or available in more popular regional parks. The usage of the four
parks identified has increased since 2020 as community passive recreation use expanded and park amenities
were added or rehabilitated.
Additional Operating Impacts:
Restrooms buildings would need to be serviced and stocked with supplies twice weekly.
Conformance with Plans, Policies, and Legal Obligations:
This project is consistent with the general goals, objectives, and policies of the Roanoke County Community
Plan, and the Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Comprehensive Master Plan for Parks and
Facilities.
Project Highlights and Key
Milestones:
• The usage of the four parks
identified has increased since
2020.
• Restroom buildings intended
to replace the port-a-john
program currently being
used.
• Included in FY26 CIP
Program.
Community Strategic Plan
Keep Roanoke County Healthy, Clean and Beautiful
Outdoor Recreation & Natural Resources
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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 22, 2025
RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY
OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA, DECLARING ITS INTENTION TO
REIMBURSE ITSELF FROM THE PROCEEDS OF A FINANCING FOR
COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE CONSTRUCTION AND/OR
RENOVATIONS FOR THE HOLLINS LIBRARY, HOLLINS FIRE
STATION, EXTENSION OF SEWER SERVICES, PHASE II OF
INFRASTRUCTURE AT EXPLORE PARK, ROADWAY
INFRASTRUCTURE, AND PARKS RESTROOM FACILITIES
Whereas, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Roanoke, Virginia (the
“County”) has determined that it may be necessary or desirable to advance money to
pay the costs associated with the construction and/or renovation for the Hollins Library,
Hollins Fire Station, extension of sewer services, Phase II of infrastructure at Explore
Park, roadway infrastructure, and parks restroom facilities (the “Projects”) before
undertaking a tax-exempt financing for some or all of the costs of the Projects.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, as follows:
1. The Board of Supervisors adopts this declaration of official intent under
Treasury Regulations Section 1.150-2.
2. The Board of Supervisors reasonably expects to reimburse advances made or
to be made to pay the costs of des igning, acquiring, constructing and equipping the
Projects from the proceeds of a tax-exempt financing.
3. On the date each advance is made, it will be a capital expenditure (or would
be with a proper election) under general federal income tax principles or will otherwise
comply with the requirements of Treasury Regulations Section 1.150 -2(d)(3).
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4. The expected maximum principal amount of the tax-exempt financing to be
incurred for the Projects is $ 21,000,000.
5. The adoption of this resolution is consistent with the budgetary and financial
circumstances of the County.
6. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
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ACTION NO.
ITEM NO. D.2
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER
MEETING DATE: July 22, 2025
AGENDA ITEM: RESOLUTION ADOPTING LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES
FOR THE 2026 SESSION OF THE VIRGINIA GENERAL
ASSEMBLY AND PETITIONING THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY TO FAVORABLY CONSIDER THE
PRIORITIES ADDRESSED HEREIN
SUBMITTED BY: Peter S. Lubeck
County Attorney
APPROVED BY: Richard L. Caywood
County Administrator
ISSUE:
Adoption of a resolution setting forth legislative priorities of local and statewide concern
to be considered during the 2026 session of the Virginia General Assembly.
BACKGROUND AND DISCUSSION:
Each year, the Board of Supervisors adopts a resolution setting forth legislative
priorities for the upcoming session of the General Assembly, to provide direction to
County staff, its legislative liaison, and members of the local delegation.
FISCAL IMPACT:
No fiscal impact exists in adopting a resolution setting forth legislative priorities.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends adopting the resolution.
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AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
CENTER, TUESDAY, JULY 22, 2025
RESOLUTION ADOPTING LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES FOR THE 2026 SESSION OF THE
VIRGINIA GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND PETITIONING THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO
FAVORABLY CONSIDER THE PRIORITIES ADDRESSED HEREIN
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, has identified legislative
priorities of local and statewide concern to be considered during the 2026 session of the Virginia
General Assembly; and
WHEREAS, the Board adopts this resolution setting forth its legislative priorities and
respectfully petitions the General Assembly to favorably consider such.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County,
Virginia, that the following five priorities are submitted for the General Assembly’s consideration
during its 2026 session:
1. Adjusting Statutory Notices of Effective Tax Rate Increases to Account for
Inflation
a. The County urges the General Assembly to amend Sections 58.1-3321 and 58.1-
3330 of the Code of Virginia to take inflation into account when publishing and sending notices
of effective tax rate increases to real property assessments. A locality’s communications to its
citizens regarding the effective tax rate increases will more accurately convey the information
intended if they are inflation neutral.
2. Oppose Collective Bargaining
a. The County urges the General Assembly to oppose any effort to mandate
collective bargaining for local public employees.
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3. Children’s Services Act
a. The County supports enhancing the ability of local school divisions to serve
children with disabilities, to include flexibility in use of state pool funds to serve children with
high-level needs in local or regional programs tailored to meet those needs at a local option.
b. The County supports continued investment of state resources to assist in the local
administration of CSA programs.
4. Mental Health and Public Hospital Needs
a. The County urges the General Assembly to use available funds to continue the
operation and expansion of Catawba Hospital.
5. Broadband Expansion
a. The County urges the General Assembly to use available state and federal funding
to improve access to and affordability of broadband, to promote the goal of statewide coverage.
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ACTION NO.
ITEM NO. E.1
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER
MEETING DATE: July 22, 2025
AGENDA ITEM: Ordinance 1) accepting funds in the amount of $510,060.48
from the Virginia Department of Rail and Public
Transportation (DRPT) and appropriating such funds to the
County’s grant fund for operation of the CORTRAN program,
and 2) reallocating $21,252.52 from the CORTRAN Budget
in the operating fund to the grant fund for the required match
for operation of the CORTRAN program.
SUBMITTED BY: Paula Benke
Transit Planner
APPROVED BY: Richard L. Caywood
County Administrator
ISSUE:
Accept and appropriate $510,060.48 of grant funding from (DRPT), to be used to offset
the monthly cost of the CORTRAN program and reallocate $21,252.52 from the
CORTRAN budget in the operating fund for the required local match.
BACKGROUND:
The CORTRAN program was established in 1985 in order to help County residents
remain in their homes and independent with curb -to-curb transportation from their
homes to destinations within Roanoke County, the City of Roanoke, the City of Salem
and the Town of Vinton. The program is currently structured so that Roanoke County
residents are eligible to use the CORTRAN program if they are either 65 years of age or
better, or if they have a disability.
While Roanoke County funds the program annually, staff started applying for grant
funding through (DRPT) for fiscal year 2022 to offset the County's cost of the program.
Previous awards include:
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Fiscal Year Requested Amount Awarded Amount Local Match
2022 $207,568 $119,008 Urban only $61,334
2023 $613,338 $538,000 Urban and Rural $21,520
2024 $746,626 $465,091 Urban and Rural $19,379
2025 $853,187 $647,774 Urban and Rural $26,991
DISCUSSION:
Staff applied for FTA 5310 funding through DRPT on February 1, 2025. The
Commonwealth Transportation Board adopted the Six -Year Improvement Program on
June 24, 2025,which included an award of $531,313 for the CORTRAN program
($510,060.48 with a required local match of $21,252.52).
The FTA Section 5310 grant for rural and urban funding is limited to be reimbursed
monthly starting October 1, 2025, through September 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Roanoke County was awarded $127,872 in rural capital funding and $382,188.48 in
urban capital funding totaling $510,060.48 for the CORTRAN program, which
represents 80 percent (80%) Federal funding,16 percent (16%) State funding and
requires a four percent (4%) local match of $21,252.52 for a total grant of $531,313.
The FTA Section 5310 grant funding will be used to offset the monthly cost of the
CORTRAN program. The local match funding is available in the CORTRAN fiscal year
2026 budget.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommend approval of the first reading of the ordinance and requests scheduling
of the second reading for August 19, 2025.
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
CENTER ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025
ORDINANCE 1) ACCEPTING FUNDS IN THE AMOUNT OF $510,060.48
FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF RAIL AND PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION AND APPROPRIATING SUCH FUNDS TO THE
COUNTY’S GRANT FUND FOR OPERATION OF THE CORTRAN
PROGRAM, AND 2) REALLOCATING $21,252.52 FROM THE CORTRAN
BUDGET IN THE OPERATING FUND TO THE GRANT FUND FOR THE
REQUIRED MATCH FOR OPERATION OF THE CORTRAN PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the County of Roanoke Transportation (CORTRAN) program was
established in 1985 to help County residents remain in their homes and independent with
curb-to-curb transportation from their homes to destinations within Roanoke County, the
City of Roanoke, the City of Salem, and the Town of Vinton; and
WHEREAS, the CORTRAN program is currently structured so that Roanoke
County residents are eligible to use the service if they are either 65 years of age or better,
or if they have a disability; and
WHEREAS, Roanoke County has applied for grant funding through the
Department of Rail and Public Transportation (“DRPT”) for fiscal year 2026 to offset the
County's cost of the program; and
WHEREAS, Section 18.04 of the Roanoke County Charter provides that funds be
appropriated by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the first reading of this ordinance was held on July 22, 2025, and the
second reading was held on August 19, 2025.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County, Virginia, as follows:
1. That the sum of $510,060.48 is accepted from DRPT and appropriated to
the Grant Fund for the purpose of operating the CORTRAN program.
2. That the sum of $21,252.52, which funds were previously appropriated to
the CORTRAN budget in the Operating Fund, be reallocated to the Grant
Fund as the required County contribution for receipt of the funds from
DRPT.
3. That this ordinance shall take effect upon its adoption.
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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 22, 2025
AGENDA ITEM: Ordinance 1) accepting funds in the amount of $126,400
from the Virginia Department of Rail and Public
Transportation (DRPT) and appropriating such funds to the
County’s grant fund for fiscal years 2026 and 2027 for
operation of the McAfee Knob Trailhead Shuttle service to
the National Park Service’s McAfee Knob trailhead and 2)
reallocating $31,600 from the CORTRAN Budget in the
operating fund to the grant fund for the required match.
SUBMITTED BY: Paula Benke
Transit Planner
APPROVED BY: Richard L. Caywood
County Administrator
ISSUE:
Accept and appropriate $126,400 of grant funding from the Department of Rail and
Public Transportation (DRPT), to be used to offset the monthly cost of the McAfee Knob
Trailhead Shuttle service and reallocate $31,600 from the CORTRAN budget in the
operating fund for the required match for fiscal year 2026 and fiscal year 2027.
BACKGROUND:
DRPT awarded Roanoke County a Demonstration Project Assistance Grant for the
McAfee Knob Trailhead Shuttle in 2022 in the amount of $97,920 for fiscal years 2023
and 2024. Service launched on September 2, 2022, and was successful with 716
reservations over 37 days of service.
Shuttle service resumed on March 3, 2023, and ended on November 26, 2023, with
1,531 reservations.
DRPT awarded Roanoke County a second Demonstration Project Assistance Grant in
2023 to expand the shuttle service in 2024 when the McAfee Knob Trailhead parking lot
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would be closed for construction of a pedestrian bridge to carry the Appalachian
National Scenic Trail (AT) over Route 311. The shuttle expansion included four new on
demand stops at Longwood Park in Salem, at 101 South Broad Street in Salem, at the
VDOT Orange Market Park and Ride on Route 311 and across from the Dragon's Tooth
Trailhead parking lot on Route 311. Reservations in 2024 more than tripled 2023 totals
with 5,873 trips booked in 2024.
The pedestrian bridge construction started in November 2023 and was completed on
March 27, 2025, with the reopening of the McAfee Knob Trailhead parking lot.
Shuttle service resumed March 7, 2025, and will operate through November 30, 2025.
The shuttle service had 942 reservations through the end of June 2025.
DISCUSSION:
On the recommendation of DRPT staff, Roanoke County staff applied for another round
of Demonstration Project Assistance Grant funding through DRPT on February 1, 2025.
The Commonwealth Transportation Board adopted the Six -Year Improvement Program
on June 24, 2025, which included an award of $158,000 for the McAfee Knob Trailhead
Shuttle service ($126,400 in State funds and $31,600 in required local match) for July 4,
2025, through November 29, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Roanoke County was awarded $126,400 for the McAfee Knob Trailhead Shuttle service
with a required $31,600 local match.
The grant funding will be used to offset the monthly cost of the service, and the local
match funding is available in the CORTRAN fiscal year 2026 budget. This funding is
reimbursable.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommend approval of the first reading of the ordinance and requests scheduling
of the second reading on August 19, 2025.
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
CENTER ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2025
ORDINANCE 1) ACCEPTING AND APPROPRIATING FUNDS IN THE
AMOUNT OF $126,400 FROM THE VIRGINIA DEPARTMENT OF RAIL
AND PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR FISCAL YEARS 2026 AND 2027
FOR OPERATION OF THE MCAFEE KNOB TRAILHEAD SHUTTLE
SERVICE TO THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE’S MCAFEE KNOB
TRAILHEAD IN THE CATAWBA MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT, AND 2)
REALLOCATING $31,600 FROM THE CORTRAN BUDGET IN THE
OPERATING FUND TO THE GRANT FUND FOR THE REQUIRED
MATCH
WHEREAS, the Department of Rail and Public Transportation (“DRPT”) has
previously awarded Demonstration Project Assistance Grants to Roanoke County for the
McAfee Knob Trailhead Shuttle beginning in 2022; and
WHEREAS, on the recommendation of DRPT staff, Roanoke County staff applied
for another round of Demonstration Project Assistance Grant funding through DRPT on
February 1, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the Commonwealth Transportation Board adopted the Six-Year
Improvement Program on June 24, 2025, which included an award of $158,000 for the
McAfee Knob Trailhead Shuttle service ($126,400 in State funds and $31,600 in required
local match) for July 4, 2025, through November 29, 2026; and
WHEREAS, the grant funding will be used to offset the monthly cost of the service,
and the local match funding is available in the CORTRAN fiscal year 2026 budget, which
funding is reimbursable; and
WHEREAS, Section 18.04 of the Roanoke County Charter provides that funds be
appropriated by ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the first reading of this ordinance was held on July 22, 2025, and the
second reading was held on August 19, 2025.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County, Virginia, as follows:
1. That the sum of $126,400 is accepted from DRPT and appropriated to the
Grant Fund for the purpose of operating the McAfee Knob Trailhead Shuttle.
2. That the sum of $31,600, which funds were previously appropriated to the
CORTRAN budget in the Operating Fund, be reallocated to the Grant Fund
as the required County contribution for receipt of the funds from DRPT.
3. That this ordinance shall take effect upon its adoption.
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ACTION NO.
ITEM NO. E.3
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER
MEETING DATE: July 22, 2025
AGENDA ITEM: ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF REAL
PROPERTY CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 5.0 ACRES
LOCATED AT 0 MOUNT CHESTNUT ROAD, ROANOKE,
VIRGINIA (ROANOKE COUNTY TAX MAP NUMBER
075.00-02-38.00-0000)
SUBMITTED BY:
APPROVED BY: Richard L. Caywood
County Administrator
ISSUE:
Roanoke County has received an offer from Better Land Company LLC to sell the
County an undeveloped 5-acre parcel which is adjacent to and could be added to
Roanoke County's Happy Hollow Gardens.
BACKGROUND:
Roanoke County owns and maintains the Happy Hollow Gardens which is a multi-acre
park located in Roanoke County, particularly known for its extensive collection of
azaleas. The park includes an amphitheater, a grill, minimal parking, picnic shelters,
picnic tables, and dirt trails through a dense wooded area.
DISCUSSION:
Adjacent to Happy Hollow Gardens is a vacant 5-acre parcel owned by Better Land
Company LLC. Better Land Company LLC has offered to sell the 5-acre parcel to
Roanoke County for a purchase price of $45,000. Purchase of the 5-acre parcel would
preserve the land with no development and would allow it to be added to Happy Hollow
Gardens.
FISCAL IMPACT:
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The cost to accomplish the acquisition will be the $45,000.00 purchase price, the cost of
an environmental assessment, a title examination, and closing costs (including costs of
title insurance). The total cost of the acquisition will be funded by fee class funds from
Roanoke County’s Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends the Board approve the first reading of the ordinance and set this
matter for a second reading on the Board's August 19th meeting date.
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THIS AGREEMENT OF SALE AND PURCHASE (“this Agreement”) is made and
entered into this _____ day of __________________, 2025 (“the Effective Date”), by and between
BETTER LAND COMPANY LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, whose address is 1405
South Fern Street, Number 92359, Arlington, Virginia 22202 (“Seller”), and the BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, a political subdivision of the
Commonwealth of Virginia, whose address is 5204 Bernard Drive, Roanoke, Virginia 24018
(“Purchaser”).
R E C I T A L S
A. Seller is the owner of a certain parcel of real property located at 0 Mount Chestnut
Road in Roanoke County, Virginia, bearing Roanoke County Tax Map Number 075.00-02-38.00-
0000 and containing approximately 5.00 acres (“the Property”).
B. Purchaser desires to purchase the Property from Seller, and Seller desires to sell the
Property to Purchaser, on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement.
C. These recitals are incorporated by reference into this Agreement.
W I T N E S S E T H
Now, therefore, in consideration of the premises and of the mutual covenants set forth
herein, the parties agree as follows:
(1) Sale and Purchase. In consideration of the sum of Forty-Five Thousand Dollars
($45,000.00) (“the Purchase Price”) to be paid by Purchaser to Seller in cash (by wire transfer of
good funds or bank check) at the Closing hereinafter provided for. Seller hereby sells, and agrees
to grant and convey to Purchaser, and Purchaser hereby purchases, and agrees to accept
conveyance of, the Property from Seller, on the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement.
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(2) Relevant Documentation. Seller shall provide any relevant document it has in its
possession regarding the condition or title to the Property within five (5) days of the effective date
of this Agreement.
(3) Right of Access for Inspections.
(a) Between the Effective Date and the date which is ninety (90) days after the
Effective Date (“the Inspection Period”), Purchaser and its agents and
contractors shall have the right of free access to and entry upon the Property for
the purpose of making such surveys, assessments (including an environmental
assessment), inspections, surface and subsurface explorations, tests, borings,
and other site evaluations and analyses as Purchaser may desire to make.
Purchaser shall (i) indemnify Seller and hold Seller harmless from and against
any loss, cost, damage, or liability arising out of or resulting from the exercise
by Purchaser or Purchaser’s agents or contractors of the rights granted by this
paragraph 3, to the extent allowed under the laws of the Commonwealth of
Virginia, and (ii) if Closing does not occur under this Agreement, at its expense,
restore the Property substantially to its condition immediately prior to those
tests and inspections.
(b) If Closing does not occur, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller copies of the results
of any and all such surveys, tests, and studies not later than ten (10) days after
termination or expiration of the Inspection Period.
(c) Purchaser may, at any time prior to the end of the Inspection Period (including
on the final day of the Inspection Period), by written notice to Seller terminate
this Agreement, for any reason or no reason. If Purchaser does not terminate
this Agreement before the expiration of the Inspection Period, then Purchaser
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shall be deemed to have waived its rights to terminate the Agreement under this
paragraph 3.
(d) Purchaser shall have the right to extend the Inspection Period for thirty (30)
days upon written notice to Seller prior to the expiration of the original
Inspection Period.
(4) Title and Survey. Purchaser shall, at its expense, within thirty (30) days after the
end of the Inspection Period (if Purchaser has not terminated this Agreement during the Inspection
Period) obtain such examination of the title to the Property and such survey of the Property as
Purchaser shall deem necessary or advisable. Should any title examination or survey indicate that
Seller cannot convey to Purchaser good and marketable fee simple title to the Property, other than
because of liens in a total amount less than the Purchase Price which can be satisfied by the
payment of money deducted from the Purchase Price at Closing, then Purchaser shall, on or before
the 60th day after the end of the Inspection Period (the “Title Review Period”), give Seller written
notice of any conditions, restrictions or encumbrances which Purchaser will not waive (“the Title
Exceptions”), and Seller will have a period of sixty (60) days from its receipt of such notice to take
such action as Seller wishes to take to cure the Title Exceptions (the “Title Cure Period”). “Cure”
of any Title Exception may be accomplished either by resolving and removing the Title Exception
or by obtaining the agreement of Purchaser’s title insurer to insure Purchaser against loss resulting
from the exception, on terms reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser. If all Title Exceptions have not
been cured within the Title Cure Period, then Purchaser shall have the option either (i) to terminate
this Agreement, or (ii) to allow this Agreement to continue in effect and to proceed with Closing
with no reduction in the Purchase Price. In the event that Purchaser fails to notify Seller before
the end of the Title Review Period of any Title Exceptions, the Purchaser shall be deemed to have
accepted the Title Exceptions and shall have waived its right to terminate the Agreement under
this paragraph 4. Seller agrees that it will not, from the Effective Date until the date of Closing,
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convey any rights in the Property (including by lease) to any other person or entity without the
specific written consent of Purchaser, which consent Purchaser may grant, condition or withhold
in its sole discretion.
(5) Closing; Closing Costs. Closing shall take place within forty-five (45) days
following the completion of the Inspection Period, or on a date as otherwise agreed upon by the
parties. At Closing, Purchaser shall pay to Seller the Purchase Price and Purchaser shall also pay
all closing costs except those that are specifically provided in this paragraph 5 to be paid by Seller.
At Closing, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser a fully executed and notarized general warranty deed
with modern English covenants of title, conveying good and marketable fee simple title to the
Property to Purchaser, subject only to real estate taxes which are not yet delinquent and to such
other Title Exceptions as Purchaser shall have agreed in writing, prior to Closing, to accept or
otherwise accepted in accordance with paragraph 4. Seller shall also deliver such other
instruments, certificates, and affidavits as shall be reasonably and customarily required by
Purchaser and its title insurer to complete and evidence the purchase and sale transaction. Seller
shall pay the cost of preparation of the deed, any required certificate of non-foreign status, any
applicable IRS Forms, any recording tax applicable to grantors, and its own attorneys’ fees. Any
applicable real estate taxes shall be prorated as of the date of the Closing.
(6) Risk of Loss. If after the expiration of the Inspection Period (and Purchaser not
having elected to terminate this Agreement during the Inspection Period), but prior to Closing the
Property is materially damaged by a casualty or the environmental condition of the Property is
materially and adversely changed (and such change is not due to the acts of Purchaser or its agents
or contractors), then, Purchaser shall have ten (10) business days within which to notify Seller
whether it wishes to (a) proceed to close and be entitled to an assignment of all insurance proceeds
at Closing; or (b) terminate this Agreement, which shall have no further force or effect except for
any liability pursuant to the indemnity provisions of paragraph 3. For purposes of this paragraph
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6, the Property shall be considered materially damaged if the cost to cure exceeds $5,000.00. Seller
agrees that if the Property is damaged within thirty (30) days of the Closing date because of a non-
material insured casualty for which Seller has not commenced repair, then Seller will assign the
insurance proceeds associated with that casualty to Purchaser at Closing.
(7) Possession. Seller shall deliver exclusive possession of the Property to Purchaser
on the date of Closing and shall, prior to Closing, remove any personal property from the Property.
(8) Assignment. With the agreement of Seller, Purchaser may assign its rights under
this Agreement at any time prior to the Closing date, in which case it shall give Seller written
notice of assignment stating the name and address of the assignee. In the event of an assignment,
the assignee shall succeed to all of the rights and obligations of the Purchaser under this Agreement
and Purchaser shall remain liable under this Agreement notwithstanding such assignment.
(9) Notices. Any notice required or permitted to be given under this Agreement shall
be in writing, addressed to the parties at the addresses set forth above in the opening paragraph of
this Agreement, and sent either by certified mail, return receipt requested, via the United States
Postal Service, or by a nationally recognized overnight delivery service. The postmark date, in the
case of a mailed notice, or the date of deposit with the overnight delivery service, in the case of
use of an overnight courier, shall be the effective date of such notice. A copy of any such notice
sent to Purchaser shall be sent to Deputy County Attorney Rachel W. Lower, at 5204 Bernard
Drive, P.O. Box 29800, Roanoke, Virginia 24018.
(10) Default.
(a) If Purchaser is ready, willing and able to close and tenders closing on the date
set for Closing, but Seller fails to deliver to Purchaser’s settlement agent on or
before the Closing date the executed deed and other closing documents required
by paragraph 5 above and/or is unable to deliver to Purchaser exclusive
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possession of the Property as required by paragraph 4 above and to proceed
with Closing, then Seller shall be in default under this Agreement.
(b) If Seller is ready, willing and able to close on the date set for Closing, but
Purchaser fails to close, then Purchaser shall be in default under this Agreement.
(c) Prior to the exercise of any default remedies, the non-defaulting party shall
provide written notice of any default(s) to the defaulting party (the “Default
Notice”) permitting the defaulting party ten (10) business days to cure any such
default(s). If the defaulting party does not cure the default(s) or does not
respond to the Default Notice, then the non-defaulting party may pursue any
legal remedy provided for by law.
(11) Seller’s Warranties. Seller represents and warrants to Purchaser that (a) Seller has
full right and power to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement; (b) the person
signing this Agreement on behalf of Seller has full authority to do so; (c) this Agreement
constitutes the valid and binding agreement of Seller and is fully enforceable in accordance with
its terms; (d) there are no actions, suits or proceedings at law or in equity pending, threatened
against, or affecting the Property before or by any federal, state, municipal, or other governmental
department, commission, board, bureau, agency, or instrumentality; and (e) to the best of Seller's
actual knowledge: no toxic or hazardous materials (as said terms are defined in any applicable
federal or state laws) have been used, discharged or stored on the Property in violation of said
laws, no such toxic or hazardous materials are now or will be at Closing located on or below the
surface of the Property, and there are no petroleum storage tanks located on or beneath the surface
of the Property.
(12) Agents and Brokers. Cole Harris, Realtor, represents the Seller in this transaction
and will be compensated per a separate agreement with Seller.
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(13) Entire Agreement; Amendment; Governing Law. This Agreement constitutes the
entire agreement of the parties with respect to its subject matter, and it shall not be amended except
by a written amendment signed by both Seller and Purchaser. It shall be governed by and construed
under the laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia. In the event of a dispute between the parties
which results in litigation between the parties, the parties agree that such litigation shall be filed in
the courts located in the County of Roanoke, Virginia.
(14) Successors and Assigns. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be
binding upon and enforceable against the parties hereto and their respective personal
representatives, successors, and assigns.
WITNESS the signatures and seals of the parties as of the date first above written:
Seller: BETTER LAND COMPANY LLC
By:
Title:
Purchaser: ROANOKE COUNTY BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS
By:
Title:
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PREPARED BY: Rachel W. Lower, Deputy County Attorney
VSB # 88094
Office of the County Attorney
5204 Bernard Drive
Roanoke, VA 24018
Tax Map No: 075.00-02-38.00-0000
Title Insurance Underwriter: Fidelity National Title Insurance Company
Consideration: $45,000.00
Tax Assessed Value: $46,300.00
This instrument is exempt from the imposition of recordation taxes pursuant to § 58.1 -811(A)(3) of the Code of
Virginia (1950), as amended and exempt from the imposition of fees pursuant to § 17.1-266 of the Code of Virginia
(1950), as amended.
THIS DEED, made and entered into this _____ day of _________________, 2025, by and
between the BETTER LAND COMPANY LLC, a Virginia limited liability company, Grantor,
and the BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, a political
subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia, as Grantee;
WITNESSETH:
In consideration of Ten Dollars ($10.00) cash in hand paid, and other good and valuable
consideration, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged by the Grantor, the Grantor does hereby
BARGAIN, SELL, GRANT and CONVEY, with General Warranty and Modern English
Covenants of Title, unto the Grantee, the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia, all
of that certain lot or parcel of land located in the County of Roanoke, Virginia, and more
particularly described as follows:
BOUNDED ON THE WEST BY THE LANDS OF LUTHER GRICE, ON THE
SOUTH BY HORTON, ON THE EAST JIM GRISSO, AND ON THE NORTH
BY FRANK SURFACE, AND CONTAINING THIRTY-FIVE ACRES, MORE
OR LESS, THIS BEING THE LAND DEEDED TO G. W. GRICE BY MARY
JANE GRICE, AND BEING THE REMAINDER OF THE OLD GRICE
HOMESTEAD, INCLUDING ALL THE APPURTENANCES ON THERETO
BELONGING; THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OVER THE PRESENT FARM ROAD TO
THE COUNTY ROAD IS HEREBY RESERVED FOR THE USE OF LUTHER
GRICE AND HIS HEIRS.
EXCEPTING, HOWEVER, FROM SAID PARCEL OF LAND THIRTY ACRES,
WHICH WAS CONVEYED BY WILLIAM PENN AYERS AND LOUISE A.
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AYERS TO L. V. LINDAMOOD AND HETTIE E. LINDAMOOD BY DEED
DATED MARCH 3, 1932, OF RECORD IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE OF THE
CIRCUIT COURT, COUNTY OF ROANOKE, VIRGINIA, IN DEED BOOK
215, PAGE 64; and
Being the same property conveyed to the Grantor herein by Deed from Penn A.
Butler and Nancy R. Butler, Trustees, or successors in interest, of the Penn. A.
Butler and Nancy R. Butler 2004 Trust, Dated December 7, 2004, said Deed dated
June 13, 2023 and recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the Roanoke County Circuit
Court as Instrument No. 202304343.
This conveyance is made subject to all restrictions, reservations, easements and conditions
of record now affecting the property hereby conveyed.
In compliance with the provisions of § 18.04 of the Roanoke County Charter, the Board of
Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia approved the acquisition of the property subject to this
Deed by Ordinance #_______________ adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County,
Virginia on _________________.
WITNESS the following signatures and seals:
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GRANTOR:
BETTER LAND COMPANY LLC
By: (SEAL)
Title: ________________________________
STATE OF ____________________
CITY/COUNTY OF ________________, to-wit:
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this _____ day of
____________________, 2025, by _________________________ on behalf of Better Land
Company LLC.
Notary Public
Commission Expires:
Registration Number:
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GRANTEE:
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
By: _________________________________
Richard Caywood, County Administrator
STATE OF ____________________
CITY/COUNTY OF ________________, to-wit:
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this _____ day of
____________________, 2025, by Richard Caywood, County Administrator for the County of
Roanoke, Virginia.
Notary Public
Commission Expires:
Registration Number:
Approved as to form:
_____________________
County Attorney
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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, AUGUST 19, 2025
ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY
CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 5.0 ACRES LOCATED AT 0 MOUNT CHESTNUT
ROAD, ROANOKE, VIRGINIA
WHEREAS, Roanoke County owns and maintains the Happy Hollow Gardens
which is a multi-acre park located in Roanoke County, particularly known for its
extensive collection of azaleas; and
WHEREAS, adjacent to Happy Hollow Gardens is a vacant 5-acre parcel owned
by Better Land Company LLC; and
WHEREAS, Better Land Company LLC has offered to sell the 5 -acre parcel to
Roanoke County for a purchase price of $45,000.00; and
WHEREAS, purchase of the 5-acre parcel would preserve the land with no
development and would allow it to be added to Happy Hollow Gardens; and
WHEREAS, § 2.03 of the Roanoke County Charter provides that the County,
upon a showing of public necessity, may acquire property within or without its
boundaries for any of its facilities or functions; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia has
determined that it is in the public interest and that a public necessity (recreational
purposes) exists to acquire the 5-acre parcel; and
WHEREAS, § 18.04 of the Roanoke County Charter provides that the acquisition
and conveyance of real estate interests be accomplished by ordinance; the first reading
of this ordinance was held on July 22, 2025, and the second reading was held on
August 19, 2025.
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County, Virginia, as follows:
1. That the acquisition of approximately 5.0 acres located at 0 Mount Chestnut
Road, Roanoke, Virginia (Roanoke County Tax Map Number 075.00 -02-
38.00-0000) is hereby authorized and approved at the purchase price of
$45,000.00.
2. That the County Administrator, Deputy County Administrator, or Assistant
County Administrator are hereby authorized to take such actions and to
execute such documents, including but not limited to the purchase agreement
and the deed of conveyance (with any changes as approved by the County
Attorney’s Office) and any other documents necessary to accomplish the
acquisition and to take such actions on behalf of Roanoke County in this
matter as are necessary to accomplish the acquisition of this real estate, all of
which shall be approved as to form by the County Attorney.
3. That this ordinance is to be in full force and effect upon its passage.
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ACTION NO.
ITEM NO. F.1
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER
MEETING DATE: July 22, 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:
Public hearing and second 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.
The Board of Supervisors approved the first reading of this ordinance at its July 8, 2025,
meeting. No changes have occurred since the first reading.
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 the Roanoke County Zoning Ordinance.
Zoning Ordinance
Amendments
Board of Supervisors Public Hearing
July 22, 2025
Overview2
•Amendments to all five (5) Articles of the Zoning Ordinance.
•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
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.
•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.
Article I – General
Provisions
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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 &
Use Types
Draft Amendments
Definitions
•Added Definitions:
•Above ground level
•Balloon Test
•Colocate
•Micro-wireless facility
•Small cell facility
•Amended Definitions:
• Antenna
•Temporary Portable Storage Container
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Draft Amendments
Use Types
•Amended Use Type Definition:
•Broadcasting Tower
•New Use Type Definition:
• Wireless Communication Facility
•Class I – Up to 80 feet above ground level
•Class 2 – 81 feet to120 feet above ground level
•Class 3 – 121 feet to 199 feet above ground level
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Article III – District
Regulations
By-right Use/Special Use
Wireless Communication Facility
Zoning Districts Class 1 (Up to 80 feet)Class 2 (81-120 feet)Class 3 (121-199 feet)
AG-3, AG-1, AR, AV By-right By-right Special Use
R-1, R-2 Special Use Special Use
R-3, R-4 By-right Special Use
C-1, C-2 By-right Special Use Special Use
I-1, I-2 By-right By-right Special Use
EP By-right By-right Special Use
Draft Amendments
Article IV – Use & Design
Standards
Draft Amendments
Use & Design Standards
•Amending Standards:
•Accessory Apartment
•Mini-warehouse
•Broadcasting Tower
•Temporary portable storage containers
•New Standards:
• Wireless Communication Facility
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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.
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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.
Draft Amendments
Broadcasting Tower
•Re-arranged sections
•Updated information
•Application requirements – removed propagation maps (terrain
analysis)
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Draft Amendments
Wireless Communication Facility (WCF)
•Small Cell Facility
•General standards for WCFs
•Height
•Facility Setbacks
•Building/structure Setbacks
•Number of Towers
•Lighting
•FAA Review
•Zoning Overlays
•Colocation
•Design
•Removal
•Finish
•Signs
•Application requirements
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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
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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
Planning Commission19
Public Hearing – July 1, 2025
•No citizens spoke.
•Planning Commission had a general discussion on the proposed
amendments.
•Planning Commission recommends approval of the proposed
Zoning Ordinance amendments.
Questions?
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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 22, 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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ACTION NO.
ITEM NO. G.1
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER
MEETING DATE: July 22, 2025
AGENDA ITEM: Confirmation of appointment to the Roanoke County Local
Finance Board and Social Services Advisory Board (By
District)
SUBMITTED BY: Rhonda Perdue
Chief Deputy Clerk to the Board of Supervisors
APPROVED BY: Richard L. Caywood
County Administrator
ISSUE:
Confirmation of appointments
BACKGROUND:
Roanoke County Local Finance Board:
The following reappointments have been recommended:
Rebecca Owens be reappointed to a one-year term to expire July 27, 2026
Susan Peterson be reappointed to a two-year term to expire July 27, 2027
Penny Hodge be reappointed to a two-year term to expires July 27, 2027
It is the consensus of the Board to confirm all these appointments.
Department of Social Services Advisory (By District):
Supervisor Phil North has recommended the reappointment of Jerry Canada to
represent the Hollins Magisterial District for an addition four-year term to expire July 31,
2029.
Cave Spring Representative Barbara Long's four-year appointment will expire July 31,
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2025, and she does not wish to be reappointed.
Supervisor Mahoney has recommended the appointment of Yvette Lavanchy to
represent the Cave Spring Magisterial District for a four-year term to expire July 31,
2029.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this agenda item.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends confirmation all the appointments.
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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 22, 2025
RESOLUTION APPROVING AND CONCURRING IN CERTAIN ITEMS SET
FORTH ON THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS AGENDA FOR THIS DATE
DESIGNATED AS ITEM H - 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 22, 2025,
designated as Item H - 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 – July 8, 2025
2. Request to accept and allocate $2,500.00 from the Office of the Attorney
General, Virginia Rules Summer Camp Program.
3. The petition of Hamlar Properties, LLC, to rezone approximately 3.8 acres
from AR, Agricultural/Residential District, to R-3, Medium Density Multi-
Family Residential District, to construct a multi-family development located at
3037 and 3133 Rutrough Road, Vinton Magisterial District. (First Reading
and Request for Second Reading and Public Hearing)
4. Request to accept and allocate funds in the amount of $17,597.50 from the
Commonwealth of Virginia for the Library of Virginia's Records Preservation
Program.
5. Ordinance Authorizing Receipt of All Parcels of Real Property Comprising
Explore Park from the Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority. (First
Reading and Request for Second Reading)
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The Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia met this day at the Roanoke
County Administration Center, this being the first regularly scheduled meeting of the
month of July 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. 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; Madeline Hanlon,
Community Engagement Director; Peter S. Lubeck, County
Attorney; Amy Whittaker, Public Information Officer and
Rhonda D. Perdue, Chief Deputy Clerk to the Board
B. REQUESTS TO POSTPONE, ADD TO OR CHANGE THE ORDER OF AGENDA
ITEMS
Mr. Caywood requested that we add as Consent item E.6 Request to accept and
allocate funds in the amount of $4,593 from the Office of the First Responder
Wellness Grant Program to the Roanoke County Sheriff's Office.
No objections were made to the addition; the agenda was amended as requested.
C. PROCLAMATIONS, RESOLUTIONS, RECOGNITIONS, AND AWARDS
Action No. 070825-1 Item C.1
1. Recognition of Roanoke County’s VDOT Salem District Locality of the Year
award. (Richard L. Caywood, County Administrator)
Roanoke County
Board of Supervisors
Minutes
July 8, 2025 – 2:00 p.m.
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Recognition was given to VDOT’s Salem District and county staff.
D. FIRST READING OF ORDINANCE
Action No. 070825-2 Item D.1
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)
Supervisor Hooker moved to approve the first reading of this ordinance and
scheduling the second reading and public hearing for July 22, 2025. Supervisor
Mahoney seconded the motion. Motion approved.
Ayes: Supervisors Hooker, North, Mahoney, Shepherd, Radford
Nays: None
E. CONSENT AGENDA
Action No. 070825-3.a-f Item E.1-6
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. 070825-3.a Item E.1
1. Approval of minutes – June 24, 2025
Action No. 070825-3.b Item E.2
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)
Action No. 070825-3.c Item E.3
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)
Action No. 070825-3.d Item E.4
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)
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Action No. 070825-3.e Item E.5
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.
Action No. 070825-3.f Item E.6
6. Request to accept and allocate funds in the amount of $4,593 from the Office of
the First Responder Wellness Grant Program to the Roanoke County Sheriff's
Office.
Supervisor North moved to adopt all matters on the consent agenda. Supervisor
Shepherd seconded the motion. Motion approved.
Ayes: Supervisors Hooker, North, Mahoney, Shepherd, Radford
Nays: None
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.
One citizen spoke on increasing real estate and personal property taxes.
G. REPORTS
Action No. 070825-4 Item G.1-2
1. Unappropriated Balance, Board Contingency and Capital Reserves Report
2. Outstanding Debt Report
Supervisor North moved to receive and file the reports that have been included with
the agenda under Item G. Supervisor Manhoney seconded the motion. Motion
approved.
Ayes: Supervisors Hooker, North, Mahoney, Shepherd, Radford
Nays: None
H. REPORTS AND INQUIRIES OF BOARD MEMBERS
1. Tammy E. Shepherd
2. Phil C. North
3. Martha B. Hooker
4. Paul M. Mahoney
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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.
I. CLOSED MEETING, pursuant to the Code of Virginia as follows:
Action No. 070825-5
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.
Supervisor Radford moved to go to closed session. Supervisor North seconded the
motion. Motion approved.
Ayes: Supervisors Hooker, North, Mahoney, Shepherd, Radford
Nays: None
J. CERTIFICATION RESOLUTION
Action No. 070825-6
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 Mahoney moved to adopt the certification resolution. Supervisor North
seconded the motion. Motion approved.
Ayes: Supervisors Hooker, North, Mahoney, Shepherd, Radford
Nays: None
K. ADJOURNMENT
Action No. 070825-7
Supervisor Shepherd moved to adjourn the meeting. Supervisor North seconded
the motion. Motion approved.
Ayes: Supervisors Hooker, North, Mahoney, Shepherd, Radford
Nays: None
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. H.2
MEETING DATE:
AGENDA ITEM:
SUBMITTED BY:
APPROVED BY:
ISSUE:
BACKGROUND:
DISCUSSION:
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Sheriff's Office and Roanoke County Parks and Recreation allows school resource
officers to work alongside camp counselors to mentor, lead and educate students during
a week long camp. Officers and campers work together in a variety of confidence
building exercises to develop stronger social skills, enhance teamwork, strengthen
leadership qualities all the while in a robust, ethically grounded environment.
FISCAL IMPACT:
The awarded funds from the Office of the Attorney General total $2,500. No matching
funds are required.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approving the acceptance and allocation of $2,500 from the Office of
the Attorney General, Virginia Rules Summer Camp Program.
COMMONWEALTH of VIRGINIA
Office of the Attorney General
Jason S. Miyares 202 North 9th Street
Attorney General Richmond, Virginia 23219
804-786-2071
FAX 804-786-1991
Virginia Relay Services
800-828-1120
June 5, 2025
Commander Pascoe
Roanoke County Police Department
5925 Cove Rd
Roanoke, VA 24019
RE: Virginia Rules Summer Camp Funding
Dear Commander Pascoe:
Congratulations your organization has been selected to participate in the Office of the Attorney
General (OAG) Virginia Rules Summer Camp Grant Program. I am pleased to advise you that grant
number : 012-VARULES-25 has been approved in the amount of $2,500 in state general funds. The
grant period runs from June 1, 2025, to December 31, 2025.
Enclosed you will find a Statement of Grant Award and General Grant Conditions. To indicate your
acceptance of the award and conditions, please sign the Statement of Grant Award acceptance and
return it to ceasefire@oag.state.va.us
This is a reimbursement grant. When we receive documentation showing that you have complied
with the conditions, you will be eligible to request reimbursement of grant funds awarded under this
grant. A formal invoice on department letterhead should be used and contain the information outlined
under the invoice section of the General Conditions. We will not process your request until we have
received and approved all required information.
Please refer to the General Conditions and read this information carefully as it contains further details
on submitting a progress report, as well as requesting reimbursement for the awarded funds. If you
have any questions about due dates or reporting requirements, contact ceasefire@oag.state.va.us.
Sincerely,
Mark Fero
Director of Crime Reduction
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ACTION NO.
ITEM NO. H.3
MEETING DATE:
AGENDA ITEM:
SUBMITTED BY:
APPROVED BY:
ISSUE:
BACKGROUND:
DISCUSSION:
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There is no discussion on this item.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact on this agenda item.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends as follows:
. That the Board approve and adopt the first reading of this ordinance for the
purpose of scheduling the second reading and public hearing for August 19,
2025.
. That this section of the agenda be, and hereby is, approved and concurred in as
to each item separately, and that the Clerk is authorized and directed where
required by law to set forth upon any of said items the separate vote tabulation
for any such item pursuant to this action.
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ACTION NO.
ITEM NO. H.4
MEETING DATE:
AGENDA ITEM:
SUBMITTED BY:
APPROVED BY:
ISSUE:
BACKGROUND:
DISCUSSION:
FISCAL IMPACT:
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hundred percent (100%) funding. No County funds are required.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends accepting and allocating grant funds in the amount of $17,597.50
from the Commonwealth of Virginia to the Clerk of Circuit Court for the Virginia Circuit
Court Records Preservation Program.
Grant Agreement Number: 2024FY-065 Feb. 21, 2024
The Honorable W. Michael Galliher
Clerk of the Circuit Court
Roanoke County
P.O. Box 1126
Salem, VA 24153
Dear Mr. Galliher,
The Circuit Court Records Preservation Grants Review Board met on Tuesday, Feb. 13th, 2024 to consider 124
applications submitted from 101 localities. It is our pleasure to inform you that your Item Conservation grant
application to the Virginia Circuit Court Records Preservation Program has been approved in the full amount of
$17,597.50. The following item(s) have been approved by the Review Board: Deed Book 17, 1897-1898; Deed Book
7, 1891-1892; Deed Book I, Part 1, 1873-1874; Deed Book I, Part 2, 1874-1875; Deed Book R, 1887-1888; Deed
Book U3, 1891-1899. This grant is subject to the stated amount, availability of funds, and any provisos listed in this
letter or on the enclosed CCRP Grants Program Application Certification form. Please review these provisos carefully
to determine the scope and/or limitations of the project.
You will find the Award Certification form included with this letter. This agreement, along with the original grant
application, details the term of your project, the portion of your project supported with grant funds, and the specific
work that is to be accomplished. It will also indicate your fiscal and program reporting requirements. Please read the
agreement carefully and return it electronically or by mail within fifteen days of receipt to Michelle Washington at
the Library of Virginia (Michelle.Washington@lva.virginia.gov). Contact your item conservation vendor
representative to make arrangements for them to collect the approved items. If you have any questions regarding this
award or agreement, please contact Greg Crawford at (804) 692-3505.
We appreciate your interest in preserving Virginia's documentary heritage and extend our best wishes for a successful
project. We will look forward to working with this year in preparation for the 2025FY grant cycle.
Sincerely,
Gregory E. Crawford
State Archivist
Teresa Hash Dobbins
President, Virginia Court Clerks' Association
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ACTION NO.
ITEM NO. H.5
MEETING DATE:
AGENDA ITEM:
SUBMITTED BY:
APPROVED BY:
ISSUE:
BACKGROUND:
which collectively make up “Explore Park.” In 2013, Roanoke County signed a 99 year
coverage for the VRFA’s protection, and to facilitate and fund the operations of the
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in the region as well as tourists. Roanoke County has also spent over $7,000,000.00 in
non-capital support of Explore Park since 2013 and has an annual Explore Park
operations budget in excess of $1,000,000.00. These efforts by Roanoke County have
reinvigorated Explore Park over the last 12 years through public-private investment,
programs, camping, biking, hiking, and special events, and have grown park attendance
from over 30,000 visitors in 2013 to more than 250,000 visitors in 2023.
Roanoke County wishes to fully implement the park master plan through additional
Roanoke County investment and through attraction of additional private investment and
additional public-private partnerships. However, the current land ownership
arrangement by the VRFA is an ongoing barrier to major potential investments within
Explore Park. In order to one day acquire Explore Park, Roanoke County (with joint
support from Roanoke City and Bedford County) has urged the General Assembly to
adopt legislation authorizing Roanoke County to acquire the Explore Park parcels in
both Roanoke County and Bedford County from the VRFA.
Efforts to urge the General Assembly to adopt legislation authorizing Roanoke County
to acquire the Explore Park parcels from the VRFA were productive, and on March 19,
2025 the General Assembly adopted House Bill 2321 amending the Code of Virginia by
adding § 10.1-1623 which allows for the board of the VRFA to transfer all such property
owned by the VRFA to the locality in which the majority of such property is located upon
a finding that it is in the best interest of those served by the VRFA to divest itself of such
property. The majority of the property owned by the VRFA is located in Roanoke
County.
DISCUSSION:
Pursuant to authority set forth in § 10.1-1623(A) of the Code of Virginia, it is expected
that on July 30, 2025 the VRFA will determine by resolution that it is in the best interest
of those served by the VRFA to divest itself of all real property owned by the VRFA
constituting Explore Park and to transfer such property to Roanoke County.
Roanoke County staff and representatives of the VRFA have drafted a quitclaim deed
effectuating the conveyance of such properties, and have also drafted an agreement
which provides for Roanoke County to continue providing the same financial and
administrative support to the VRFA until June 30, 2026.
FISCAL IMPACT:
There is no fiscal impact associated with this agenda item other than the amounts the
Board of Supervisors have already appropriated for Explore Park purposes in the fiscal
year 2026 budget.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
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Staff recommends that the Board approve the first reading of this ordinance and
schedule this matter for a second reading at the Board's August 19, 2025 meeting.
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PREPARED BY: Rachel W. Lower, Deputy County Attorney Consideration: $1.00
VSB # 88094 Tax Assessed Value: $7,314,300.00
Office of the County Attorney
5204 Bernard Drive
Roanoke, VA 24018
Roanoke County Parcels Bedford County Parcels
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30. 172-A-15
31. 172-A-47
32. 172-A-48
33. 172-A-49
34. 172-A-14A
35. 172-A-42
36. 173-A-48
This instrument is exempt from the imposition of recordation taxes and certain fees pursuant to § 58.1-811(A)(3)
and §58.1-811(C)(4) of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended and also exempt from the imposition of certain fees
pursuant to § 17.1-266 of the Code of Virginia (1950), as amended.
THIS QUITCLAIM DEED, made and entered into this 20th day of August 2025, by and
between the VIRGINIA RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY, a political
subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia, as Grantor, and the BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA, a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of
Virginia, as Grantee;
WITNESSETH:
THAT for and 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, receipt of which is hereby
acknowledged by the Grantor, the Grantor does hereby QUITCLAIM, RELEASE and CONVEY
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unto the Grantee, all of Grantor’s right, title, and interest in and to all property currently owned by
the Grantor lying and being in Roanoke County, Virginia and/or Bedford County, Virginia, and
more particularly described as follows:
Those parcels of land comprising of 1,060.51 acres, more or less, together with
any and all improvements located thereon, and described more particularly
in the legal descriptions attached hereto as Exhibit 1; and
All other real property, if any, currently owned by the Grantor, whether or
not specifically described herein, it being the Grantor’s intention to convey to
Grantee all of Grantor’s interest in real property located in Roanoke County,
Virginia and/or Bedford County, Virginia.
This conveyance is made together with all rights, members and appurtenances thereunto
pertaining and subject to all restrictions, reservations, easements, agreements and conditions of
record now affecting the properties hereby conveyed.
The title to the property conveyed by this deed has not been examined or certified for the
Grantee or the Grantor by the attorney who prepared this deed, or by any other attorney, and the
attorney makes no representations as to the status of said title.
In compliance with the provisions of § 18.04 of the Roanoke County Charter, the Board of
Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia approved the acquisition of the property subject to this
Deed by Ordinance #___________________ adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County, Virginia on August 19, 2025.
WITNESS the following signatures and seals:
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GRANTOR:
VIRGINIA RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
AUTHORITY
By: (SEAL)
W. Tucker Lemon, Chairman
STATE OF ____________________
CITY/COUNTY OF ________________, to-wit:
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this _____ day of
____________________, 2025, by W. Tucker Lemon, Chairman of the Virginia Recreational
Facilities Authority.
Notary Public
Commission Expires:
Registration Number:
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GRANTEE:
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
By: _________________________________
Richard L. Caywood, County Administrator
STATE OF ____________________
CITY/COUNTY OF ________________, to-wit:
The foregoing instrument was acknowledged before me this _____ day of
____________________, 2025, by Richard L. Caywood, County Administrator for the County of
Roanoke, Virginia.
Notary Public
Commission Expires:
Registration Number:
Approved as to form:
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County Attorney
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EXHIBIT 1
LEGAL DESCRIPTIONS
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Parcel
Number
Tax Map Number Acreage as Indicated
on GIS
1 Roanoke County Tax Map # 071.00-01-12.00-0000 9.0000
2 Roanoke County Tax Map # 071.00-01-13.00-0000 33.0500
3 Roanoke County Tax Map # 071.03-01-10.00-0000 24.1600
4 Roanoke County Tax Map # 071.03-01-11.00-0000 3.7500
5 Roanoke County Tax Map # 071.03-01-15.00-0000 18.7800
6 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-01-34.02-0000 3.8300
7 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-01-34.03-0000 0.0700
8 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-01-35.00-0000 17.5000
9 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-02-32.00-0000 8.6100
10 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-02-33.00-0000 23.0000
11 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-02-34.00-0000 13.8600
12 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-02-35.00-0000 5.0000
13 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-02-36.00-0000 0.2300
14 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-05-17.00-0000 23.1109
15 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-05-24.00-0000 430.9900
16 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-05-26.00-0000 10.0000
17 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-05-27.00-0000 18.1200
18 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-05-29.00-0000 22.6600
19 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-05-30.00-0000 1.0000
20 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-05-31.00-0000 2.1700
21 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-05-32.00-0000 2.1600
22 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-05-34.00-0000 1.7500
23 Bedford County Tax Map # 155-A-39E 51.1500
24 Bedford County Tax Map # 155-A-39D 2.3000
25 Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-11 36.8800
26 Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-11A 1.5200
27 Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-12 10.0000
28 Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-13 51.0000
29 Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-14 15.9500
30 Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-15 21.2000
31 Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-47 5.4600
32 Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-48 71.0000
33 Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-49 71.0000
34 Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-14A 8.1100
35 Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-42 11.7300
36 Bedford County Tax Map # 173-A-48 30.4100
EXHIBIT "A" -TRACT A
Property loc ated in Bedford County, State of Virginia, and more particul arly described as foll ows:
BEGINNING at a hickory corner of Daniel Siner; thence in a northerly direction through by a large stable to a large cherry tree on the orchard; thence in an easterly direction to a loc ust in the long field fence: thence in a southe asterly directio� with I. G. Clerk's line to the Siner line; thence with Siner's line in a westerly direction to the top of the mount ain at a hickory corner, the place of BEGINNNG, and containing thirty-five acres and seventy-one hundredths acre (35.70) acres, more or less; and
LESS AND EXCEPTING, however, the following three parcels of land:
A.A strip conveyed by 0. L. Horn and LouiseC.Horn, et al, to the Commonwealth of Virginia forthe widening of Route 635 by deed dated January 11,1965, of record in the aforesaid Clerk's Office inDeed Book 326, page 35.
B.A parcel of land containing 14.5 acres,more or less, conv eyed by O. L. Horn and Louise C. Horn to Aubrey A. Leonard and Betty J. Leonard by deed dated Octob er 6, 1965, of record in the aforesaid Clerk's Office in Deed Book 331, page 129.
C.A small parcel of land conveyed by 0. L.Horn and Louise C. Horn to Aubrey A. Leonard and Betty J. Le onard by deed dated June 12, 1970, of record in the aforesaid Clerk's Office in Deed Book 361, page 614.
PARCEL 1 - Roanoke County Tax Map # 071.00-01-12.00-0000 (9 acres)
PARCEL 2 - Roanoke County Tax Map # 071.00-01-13.00-0000 (33.05 acres)
PARCEL 28 - Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-13 (51 acres)
PARCEL 29 - Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-14 (15.95 acres)
PARCEL 30 - Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-15 (21.2 acres)
BEING the same property. conveyed by Mrs. Emma J. Horn to O. L. Horn, by deed dated October 29, 1934, of record in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Bedford County, Virginia, in Deed Book 193, page 571. Oscar Lawrence Horn died on February 5, 1982, and by his will, a copy of which is of record in the aforesaid Clerk's Office in Will Bo ok 111, page 492, devised all of his property to his wife, Louise Catherine Fuqua Horn.
EXHIBIT "A" -TRACT B
Property located in Bedford and Roanoke Counties, State of Virginia, and more particularly described as follows:
All that certain tract or parcel of land 24 acres, more or less, of which are si tuate in Blue Ridge Magisterial District, Bedford County, Virginia, and 47 acres, more or less, of which are situated in Vinton Magisterial District, Roanoke County, Virginia; described as Lot 1, containing 71 acres, in a survey and plat by S. S. Lynn, attached to and made a part of a Decree of the Circuit Court of Bedford County, Virginia, in the suit of Mary Settles, an infant, et al, v. Emma J. Horn, et al, and recorded in the Bedford County Clerk's Office in Deed Book 111, at page 448; said Lot 1 having been assigned to Mary Settles by the Commissioners in the aforesaid suit together with a right-of-way for the benefit of Lot 1 through Lot 2 to Carter's line at 2, as shown on said plat, and from thence along Carter's line through Lot No. 3 to said outlet road, as shown on said plat.
LESS AND EXCEPTING, however, a parcel of land containing 22.0 acres, more or less, conveyed by O. L. Horn and Louise C. Horn to Hanley R. Hayes and Carol J.Hayes by deed dated June 9, 1976, of record in theaforesaid Roanoke County Clerk's Office in Deed Book1065, page 566, and in the afor esaid Benford CountyClerk's Office in Deed Book 434, page 40.
BEING the same property conveyed by Robert Bolling Lambeth, Special Commissioner, to o. L. Horn, by deed dated March 21, 1973, of record in the Clerk's Offices of the Circuit Courts of Roanoke County, Virginia, at Deed Book 996, page 780, and of Bedford County, Virgi nia, at Deed Book 389, page 446. Oscar Lawre nce Horn died on February 5, 1982, and by his will dated September 30, 1980, admitted to probate in the aforesaid Roanoke County Clerk's Office and recorded in Will Book 36, page 538, and a copy thereof recorded in the af oresaid Bedford County Clerk's Office in Will Book 111, p age 492, devised all of his property to his wife, Louise Catherine Puqua Horn.
TRACTC
BEGINNING at a ch estnut oak S 72 ° E 118 poles to a post oak fell down; S 45 ° W 58 poles to a red or Spanish oak; S 23 ° W 72 poles to three pines fell down; N 33 ° W 96 poles to a white oak; N 7 ° E 38 poles to a pine; thence a straight line to the BEGINNING; and containing 60 acres, more or less; and
BEING THE SAME PROPERTY conveyed to Oscar L. Horn (who died February 5, 1982) and Louise C. Horn, a one-half undivided interest as tenants by the entireties with the right of survivorship, and Freddie E. Begley and Geneva C. Begley, a one-half undivided interest as tenants by the entireties with the right of survivorship, by deed dated April 15, 1976, of record in the Clerk's Offices of the Circuit Court of Roanoke County, Virginia, in Deed Book 1041, page 409, and Bedford County, Virginia, in Deed Book 430, page 198.
Parcel No. 1
BEGINNING at a poplar. on the line.of ·Jordan Hollandclnd. R. ·E. Pentecost at 2., in the original· survey�. thenc� s. 32·0 35 • w. llSS feet· to a stake on J. n. Chissom's line ·at 31 ·thence with his line, s. 23° 30' E.173 feet to a stake at 4, corner to c. c. ·Pugh,thence with his line N. 89 ° 35' e.,.629,·feet to an iron plug south of. the spring at 5 ,. the�ce N � 82 ° 35 • E • • 173 ! feet to a stake, thence S • · 21 ° W •.. 9 feet from . a· white oak at · 6, corner to G. G. Maxie's land: . thence with his line N. 36° 57' E .• crossing the branc�.261.2 feet to a stake on west bank of branch·
·at 1, thehce N ... 4 4� oo�·E. 652 feet· to a point·at "8" f about 7 foot south of a pine; thence a. new line in a westerly direction, a. straight line about 54 6 · ·
feet, more or less, to a poj.nt on.the East side·of a private-road, thence westerly ac1·0,;Js said .priva.te ·. road .12 feet to a stake on �he west side thereof; . th·erice in ·a ·westerly direction. and straight line 155 feet, more or less, to a per·s�on tree: thence in a westerly direction on a straight line 105 feet, more or les·s, to a poplar on the lin� of Jordan -Holland ab()ut ·4 feet south of a · stake on ·said line at 2 in· · the· ·original. survey,· the place of BF.GI�ING1 · and contai_ning . 25 ·acres,-more or less •
. It is ·expressly understood this property· is sold. by the . boundary and not by the acr�f.
Excepted· from the above d�scribed property isthe fo��owing three acres: ·· . . -.
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. . Walker L�wis and Hugh T. Le wis, her hu�band, .to A.· B. ·· AJ)derson; the southern end of the proper�y ..three acres,·more or les�,. and sold by the boundary.a�d not· by the acre. : Deed-dated 'March.· 1, 1946, acknowledged March 6, 19�6, and·recorded April 1,·. · 1947, in Clerk's Office of the· Circu-it Court for theCounty of ·Roanok�, Virgin!� i11·oeed Book 355, page 383.
Less and excepting 4.459 acres conveyed to United States of America by deed dated August 9,
1995 in book 1483, page l 165 and by survey in deed book 294, page 307 recorded in the Clerk's
Office, Circuit Court, County of Roanoke, Virginia.
PARCEL 3 - Roanoke County Tax Map # 071.03-01-10.00-0000 (24.16 acres)
PARCEL 8 - Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-01-35.00-0000 (17.5 acres)
·Parcel No� 2
Containing 25.49 acres, a�d being the sanie property
·conveyed to Frank's. Lewis and Margarett. Lewis,
husband·and wife, as tenants by·t�e.entireties, bydeed datE!d· May. 25, 1962, and recorded in the
�foresaid Clerk's Office in Deed·Book 690 ·at p�ge33·2, and being also as shown on· a certain plat· · . prepared by � .... B. Malcolm· and Sen,- <3ated November 26, 1952·, and· attac):led to that certain deed .reco�ded in
the· aforesaid .Clerk ··s Office tn· Deed .13opk_ 492, · at page ·.310; re·ference to which pln:t is he·reby made fora-more particular description of said -pr�perty.
LESS AND. EXCEPT that parcel cotnaining· i .327 acresconveyed to Appalachian Power Company by deed recorded at Deed Book 1243, page 1554. . . .
BEING the · same . prop·erty conveyed to· Joe C •. Brown al'.ld
. · Dennis H. Carter by deed from Margaret L � Lewis, _dated July 11, 196�, recorde� in -Deed Boqk 807, page
89.Marg�ret L. Lewis.having released her lifeestate interest in Parcel 1 by that Deed of· Release.da·ted July 26, 1988, recorded in Deed Book ·1299, page1825�
BEGINNING at a 30" Poplar at the corne r of fencesithence S. 42 degrees 30'W 740.09 ft. to an iron onthe East 40' R-W of Va.Rts.No.618; thence N.19degrees 10' W 274 ft. with the East 40'R-W; thenceN.06 degrees-30'W.64 ft. to an iron on the E ."40' R-Wand a corner to Jordan Holland; thence N.42degrees-JO'E 355.30, a new division line with Russell Holland line, to an iron on the E-40'R-W, at entrance road; thence N.86 degrees 45'E.44.87 ft., continuing with Joidan Holland's line and S.40 R-W of entrance road; thence s.82 degrees,45'E. 114 ft.; continuing with Russell Holland's line andS.40 R/W of entrance road; thence S.88 degrees E.133 ft. continuing with .Jordan Holland's line and E.40 R/W of entrance Road1 thence S.17 degrees 30'E.70 ft., continuing with Russell Holland's·line and E.40'R/W of entrance road to the Beginning; containing 3.75 acres on East side of va.Rte.No.618i and
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,BEING the same property conveyed.to Veron E. Holland
and Helen I. Holland, sisters., t/,EJtl H.:J,H. by deed from
Garrett Holland and Mary K. Holland, his wife, ·dated
December 13 19.69, recorded in the Clerk I s Office of
f • • ,. I the Circuit Court of Roanoke County, V1rg1n1a, 1n
Deed Book 889, page 528.
PARCEL 4 - Roanoke County Tax Map # 071.03-01-11.00-0000 (3.75 acres)
Conveyed by Donald F. Taylor and Susan B. Taylor
BEING 7.73 acres, Lot 4, Section 29, Riverdale Farm, as shown on map recorded in Plat Book 2, at pages 83 and 83 1/2, in the Cle rk's Office of the Circuit Court for the County of Roanoke, Virginia, and
BEING the same property which was conveyed to Donald F.Taylor by deed from The Honorable Mills E.Goodwin , Jr., Esq., Governor of the Commonwealth ofVirginia, by deed dated July 1, 1976, of record��the Cler k•s Office aforesaid in Deed Book 1046, page544.
Conveyed by Samuel and Thelma Gillispie
BEGINNING at the southe ast cocner of Tract No. 3 of the Jno J. Aliff lands, said beginning point being on the northerly line of Lot l, Section 22 of the Riverdale Farm Corporation Map, said beginning point being 1528 feet easterly from the original southwesterly out side boundary line corner of the Jno J.
Aliff lands1 thence along the southeasterly line of Lot No. 3 1 N. 32 ° 47' E. 943 feet to a point on the high water line of the south bank of Roanoke River, which point is N. 20 ° E. 5 feet from a 10• willow,
thence down the high water line of the River s. 87 °
57' E. 61 feet, s. 68 ° 24' E. 194 feetr s. 78 ° 30' E. 230 feet, s. 44 ° 20' E. 182 feet to a point which is
N.414° E. 13! feet from a 10• Sycamore, thence
leaving the River, and along the northwesterly lineof Tract No. 5, s. 32 ° 47• w. 105S feet to a stake inthe fence line, which is S feet west from a stake inthe fence line, which is 5 feet west from a smalldouble oak, thence with the RiverdalEi Parm line, N.57 ° 13' w. 638 feet to the place of BEGINNING, andcontaining 15.1 acres, and being all of Tract No. 4of the map showing partition of the Estate of Jno J.Aliff, as shown by map da ted March 4, 1932, RoanokeCounty, Virginia, and
THERE IS excepted, however, from the above described tract of land a 2.564 acre tract conveyed to E. R. Matthews and Katherine M. Matthewa by deed dated May 29, 1954, of record in the Clerk's Office of theCircuit Court for the County of Roanoke, Virginia, in De�d Book 510, page 107.
PARCEL 5 - Roanoke County Tax Map # 071.03-01-15.00-0000 (18.78 acres)
TOGETHER with an easement for access as granted and reRerved in that certain deed dated March 5, 1932, recorded in Deed Book 210, page 261 in the aforesaic Clerk's Office.
BEING THE SAME property conveyed to Samuel P. Gillispie and Thelma M. Gillispie, husband and wife, by Deed of Correction from Earl S. Lewis, Widower, dated January 4, 1966, recorded in Deed Book 795, page 496, Clerk's Office, Cix·cuit Court, County of Roanoke, Virginia.
Less and excepting l. acres conveyed to Mahmood Morris and Sharon Wallace Morrisby deed dated November 20, 1991 in book l 354, page 963 and by survey in plat book 13, page137 recorded in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court, County of Roanoke, Virginia
All thoao cortnln tracto or parc"le o! land, togothor with 1Stprovamonl11 thereon, rlqhts or way lncldont th�roto an<l appurtonnncon apportalnl119, lyln9 ond boin(J in tho Dig Lick Hagl•torlnl Di etr !ct or nonnoko County, V in.1lnln I tract 11 containln9 1. f6Jl) llCroa, troct 12 containing ) • 0)0 5) ncro•, aml tract: I l contalnl n<J O. 0·119J acro11, coutalnlng in 1:ht, ft<J<JtO<Jnte 5.)1)59 acrofJ and boln9 �ore particularly doacribcd on n plat by 1t11y111on<l &. llobort11on, C.L.8., c.Jotod January 23, 1978, ontltlod wHap �repnrcd !or Viola B. Anderson ahowln<J tho eurvoy of tu,r lnndw. • Oalc.J 1•lat i• ol rocor«l ln tho Clor:k • • or C lco of tha Circul t Court or thft County or Roanokn, V 1 rq lnia, ln u,uul nook. 1005, pagos 49) throuyh •��.
BEING the same property conveyed to Author B. Anderson, unmarri�rl, b� Deed of Gift from Viola E. Anderson, widow, dated April 30, 1987, recorded in the Clerk's Office aforesaid in Deed Book 1264, page 1181.
Less and excepting 0.475 acres conveyed to Lawrence C. Jessee and Evelyn V. Jessee by
deed dated October l, 1991 in book 13 51, page 204 and by survey in book 13 51, page
207 recorded in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court, County of Roanoke, Virginia.
Less and excepting 0.988 acres conveyed to Jeffrey K. Bandy by deed dated July 2, 1991
in book 1351, page 1275 and by survey in book 1351, page [278 recorded in the Clerk's
Office, Circuit Court, County of Roanoke, Virginia
PARCEL 6 - Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-01-34.02-0000 (3.83 acres)
PARCEL 7 - Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-01-34.03-0000 (0.07 acres)
PARCEL I
BEGINNING at a Stake Corner shown on plat of survey made by C. B. Malcolm, S.C.E., under date of October 29, 1935 and designated as "Survey of 30.7 acres being the Westerly Portion of Dixie Finance Corp. Property", said point being 50 feet southeast of the southerly side of Bandy Road (State Route #658) and on the westerly side of a private lane leading to a dwelling located on the herein described prope rty; thence partly along the westerly side of said lands. 5 °40' w. 237.6 feet to a point, an oak snag; th ence along a fenced line on a bearing of s. 22 ° 20' E. passing through a 12" White Oak on the line at 838 feet and crossing a branch at 1323 feet, in all a total distance of 1738 feet to a fence corner post from which a Gum pointer is situate S. 22 ° E. 11 feet; thence along and with a fence line N. 72 ° 10' E.398 feet to a corner stake in fence, from whic hpoint is situate a 20" blazed oak, N. 72 ° 10' E. 22feet therefrom; thence with the line of the propertyof Dixie Finance Corporat ion a new division line on abearing of N. 14 ° 55' W., passing through a Dogwoodat 9 feet and crossing the branch at about 130 feet,a total distance of 1336 feet to a corner marked by a20" cherry tree on ridge; thence another divisionline through the property of Dixie Finance Corporation N. 89 ° 75' w. 345 feet, more or less to a newpost corner; thence N. 15 ° 25' W. 559 feet to a pointon the outside line of the Dixie Finance Corporationproperty; thence s. 58 ° 45' W. 210 feet, crossing theprivate lane, to the BEGINNING, and containing 18.86acres more or less; and
BEING the same property conveyed to E. R. Payne by deed from A. L. Payne and Mamie Payne, his wife, dated February 8, 1958, recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Roanoke County, Virginia, in Deed Book 591, page 250.
PARCEL 9 - Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-02-32.00-0000 (8.61 acres)
PARCEL 10 - Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-02-33.00-0000 (23 acres)
PARCEL 11 - Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-02-34.00-0000 (13.86 acres)
PARCEL 12 - Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-02-35.00-0000 (5 acres)
PARCEL 13 - Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-02-36.00-0000 (0.23 acres)
PARCEL II
BEGINNING at the original corner of the Chambers Land, and original Lots 4 and 6, said beginning point bein g evidenced on the ground by an iron pi pe driven in a cherry stump by a fence corner, at the extreme westerly corner of the property of E. R. Payne, as described in Deed Book No� 40, at page 510; thence leavin g the above described beginning point, and with the easterly line of the property of Owen Kasey, following mostly along the cen ter of a private road N.33 ° 45' w. 741 feet to a point in the center ofBandy Road, (State Secondary Road, Route No. 658);thence alon g the center of said Road, the followin gcourses and distances N. 35 ° 20' E. 286.2 feet; N.
38 ° 20' E. 66 feet; N. 69 ° 50' E. 132 feet; N. 52 °
20' E. 198 feet; N. 79 ° 20' E. 198 feet; S. 85 ° 10'E.396 feet; thence diagonally across the south sideof road intersection, s. 69 ° 55 1 E. 102.3 feet to aniron pipe in a fence li ne at the extreme north cornerof the aforesaid pro perty of E. R. Payne, of recordin Deed Book 40, page 510; thence crossing a privateroad, and with the northwesterly line of the saidproperty of E. R. Payne, S. 36 ° 20' w. 1,286 feet tothe place of Beginning and containing 14.93 acres,according to survey made by C. B. Malcolm, StateCertified Engineer, under date of November 2, 1940, acopy of which is att a ched to the hereinaftermentioned deed; and
BEING the same property conveyed to E. R. Payne by deed from Mary E. Yates, widow, dated November 13, 1940, of record in the Clerk's Office aforesaid in Deed Book 280, page 238; and
LESS 6.26 acres conveyed by E. R. Payne and Hazel H.Payne, his wife, to the Commonwealth of Virginia by
deed dated April 23, 1951, recorded in the Clerk's Office aforesaid in Deed Book 460, page 177.
PARCEL III
Being that certain lot or tract of land, known as Lot #6 in the division of the lands of Mary M. Angell, deceased, assigned to Fanny H. Miller {nee An gell),
said lot containing 23 acres, being the east portion of the 56.2 acre tract, adjoining the lands of s. M. Snapps', John o. Angell's and the Chambers' land. The land is located south of the Bandy Road, in Bellyhack, Roanoke County, bounded as follows:
BEGINNING at a cherry tree on a ridge, corner to the Chambe rs' land, and Lots Nos. 4 and 5, running with Lot No. 5, north 35 1/2" E. 1295 1/4 feet to a stake; south of the road at "2", corner to S. M. Snapp's line; thence with Snapp's line, s. 5 ° W. 237 1/2 feet to a white oak tree, at "3"; thence S. 23 ° E. 1650 feet crossing a branch to water oak sprouts and hill on a line of said Snapp's at "4"; thence leaving said Snapp's line and with the land of John O. Angell, s.40 1/2" W. 174 feet to a white oak by a f�nce at "5"; thence N. 56 1/4 11 W. 1490 feet leaving the land of John O. Angell and with lot to a cherry tree at the Beginning; and
BEING the same property conveyed to E. R. Payne by deed from Fanny H. Miller (widow of W.W. Miller, deceased), dated February 20, 1932, recorded in the Clerk's Office aforesaid in Deed Book 209, page 596.
PARCEL IV
''BEGINNING 2t a point in Route No. 658, ·which point is corrunon to E. R. Payne and A. B. Anderson; thence
with a new line through Anderson's property and with the center of Route No. 658, N. 67 ° 45' E. 193.60 feet and N. 63 ° 52' E. 100.0 feet to a point in the line common to Anderson and Frank Lewis; thence with the line corrunon to Lewis and Anderson and departing from said Route No. 658, S. 33 ° 14' E. 37.7 1 feet to a point, thence with the line common to Lewis and Payne on south, and Anderson on the north, S. 58 ° 20' W.226.50 feet; thence with a line common to Andersonand Payne, N. 71 ° 10' W. 102.30 fee t to the point ofBEGINNING," containing 0.32 acre and being all of theAnderson land on the south side of Route No. 658 asshown by plat made by V. H. Garbett, C.L.S., underdate of June, 1949, said plat being attached to thedeed conveying the above described property to
Luve nia H. Armentrout from A. B. Anderson and wife, dated July 1, 1949 and of record in Deed Book 420, page 496, recorded in the Clerk's Office aforesaid; and
BEING the same property conveyed to E. R. Payne by deed from Luvenia H. Armentrout and w. C. Armentrout, her husband, dated September 20, 1956, of record in the Clerk's Office aforesaid in Deed Book 561, page 312.
Elmer Roberts Payne, also known as E. R. Payne, died intestate on June 10, 198 7, su rvived by his widow , Hazel Hairfield Payne, as his sole heir at law. See List of Heirs of record in the Clerk's Office aforesaid in Will Book 41, page 90.
Less and excepting 0.009 acres conveyed to Charles E. Greer and Alice Marie Greer by deed
dated October 27, 1992 in book l 3 82, page 348 and by survey in book 1382, page 350 recorded
in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court, County of Roanoke, Virginia.
TP.AT, IN CONSIDERATION of the sum of TEN DOLLARS (Sl0.00)
�cash in hand paid by Grantee to Granters, and other good and
valuable consider ation, the receipt whereof is here by
acknowledged, Granters do hereby grant, with Covenants of
General Warranty of Title and English Covenants of Title, unto
Grantee, an undivided one-half (1/2) interest in and to all of
the fo llowing lot or parcel of land lying and being in the
Counties of Bedford and Roanoke, State of Virginia, and more
I i particularly described as follows:
Parcel I
Lying and being partly in Roanoke County and Blue Ridge
!Magisterial District of Bedford County, Virginia, and more
particularly described as follows, to-wit:
BEGINNING at a point in the center of a long, smooth, high rock it being the most northerly of a group of boulders just east of ridge and also being the CLINE-HORN corner of BEDFORD-ROANOKE county line: thence with the CLINE proper.ty 580 O'E-275 feet to
the PATSELL corner; thence with the PATSELL line S6 30'E-88 feet; thence S3 lS'W-248 feet; thence Sl6 O'W-157 feet; thence S26 30'W-159 feet; thence Sl2
0 'W-832 feet: thence crossing N&W RAILWAY N87 30 1 W-705 feet to north ban k of the ROANOKE RIVER; thence as the river meanders -generally N12 30'W-1250 feet to a point on north slope of river bank the beginning of new property line; thence crossing N&W RAILWAY 577 44'E-560 feet to an iron; thence Nl2 16'E-1084 feet to an iron and also being the HORN-MAYES corner; thence S41 14'E-181.5 feet; thence $16 14'E-636 feP.t to the BEGINNING of tr"ct �ontaining 22.0 ACRES mor.� or less; and
BEING the same property conveyed to Hanley R. Mayes and Ca.role J. Mayes , husband and wife, by deed from O.L. Horn and Louise C. Horn, husband and wife,dated June 9, 1976, recorded in the Clerk's Officesof Roanoke and Bedford Counties in Deed Book 1065,page 566 and Deed Book 434, page 40, re spectively.Hanley R. Mayes and Carole J. Mayes were divorced bydecree dated February 4, 1978.
PARCEL 14 - Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-05-17.00-0000 (23.11 acres)
PARCEL 34 - Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-14A (8.11 acres)
PARCEL 35 - Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-42 (11.73 acres)
Pa.reel II
Lying and being in the County of Bedford, Virginia, and
more particularly described as follows, to-wit:
BEGINNING at a point at the end of 50' roadway at the northeast corner of Stanley Cline 7.18 acre tract; thence with the north line of Cline property N. 87 °
03 1 w. 850.44 feet to an iron; thence with the line of John D. Horn property N. 16 ° 14' w. 210.5 feet to an iron; thence N. 41 ° 14' W. 181.5 feet to an iron; thence with the line of Dick Horn property N. 78 ° 00' E.726 feet to an iron; thence N. 74 ° 47 1 E. 197.3feet to an iron; thence with the south line of JackEdmonds property s. 50 ° 54 1 E. 448.94 feet to aniron; thence with the west line of 2.90 acre tract S.18° 47 1 W. 372.14 feet to a point on the north lineof 50 foot roadway� thence with the line of the roadN.71° 13' W. 55.42 feet to a point; thence with thearc of a circle whose radius is 40 feet, and whosechord is 86.6 feet, an arc distance of 104.72 feet toth� Beginning and containing 12.1 acres, more orless, as shown on survey made by T. P. Parker,S.C.E., dated April 28, 1969; and
BEING the same property conveyed to H. R. Mayes and Carole J. Mayes, husband and wife, by deed from Gordon L. Watson, and others, dated May 1, 1969, of record in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Bedford County, Virginia, in Deed Book 358, page 390.
A Parcel of Property known as the Palmer Estate, situated in The County of Roanoke, Virginia South of the Roanoke Regional Landfill and West of The Roanoke River and being all of the Property identified on the Tax Records o f Roanoke County as Parcels 80.00·5-1 5, 80.00-5-16, 80.00-5-24, 80.00-5-25, 80.00-5-27, 80.00-5-29, 80.00-5-38, 80.00·5-40, 80.00-4-17,80.00-5-10, and 80. 00-5-18. l\nd being rrore particularly described as follows:
Beginning at an iron pin found common corner with the RoanokeRegional Landfill.
Thence; With the same N 45 0 04' 24°"E 2400.33 ft. to a point.
S 490 54' 15"E N 050 02' 15"E N 59o 05' 45"E
1320.00 Ft . to a p o int. 1010.00 Ft. to an iron pin found. 194.59 Ft. to the western bank of the Roanoke River
Thence; with the same:
S 52 ° 54' S 47° 42' S 26 ° 43' S 17o 31'S 01° 32' S 13° 52' S 07 ° 46' S 26 ° 15' S 340 44' S 40 ° 12' S 31° 55' S 35 0 23' S 19 ° 13' S os 0 36' S 1s 0 22' S 21 ° 57' s oa 0 36' S 11° 35' S 06 ° 53' S 01° 38' S 26 ° 28' S 35 ° 36' S 540 08' S S 2° 17' S 440 07' S 34o 16'S 47o 13' S 43o 35'S 23° 32' S 520 59' S 88° 26' S 59 ° 38' S 71 0 26' S 76 ° 04'
46"E 37"E 30"E 32"E 53"E 17" E 13" E 2l"E 28"E 58"E 05'E 35" E 39"E 22"E 52 "E 2l"E 05"E 32"E 36"E 30"E 52"W 06"W 01 "W 02"W 07"W 25"W 44"W 13 "W 14"W OO"W 29"W
Sl"E 46"W 38"W
71.18ft. 239 .27 Ft. 160 .10 Ft. 99. 62 Ft.333. 12 Ft.421 .29 Ft.495.55 Ft.248.65 Ft.393 .07 Ft.661.33 Ft.276.04 Ft.552.82 Ft.388.68 Ft.163.' 78 Ft'.278.99 Ft.866.06 Ft.361.06 Ft.437.93 Ft.674 .88 Ft.314.43 ft.305.00 Ft.207.85 Ft.403.42 Ft.379.24 Ft.229.84 ft.163. 3 7 Ft.71.76 Ft.199 .18 ft . 253.63 Ft. 57.25Ft. 185.38 Ft.158.4 Ft.304.84 ft.245.20 Ft.
EXHIBIT A
PARCEL 15 - Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-05-24.00-0000 (430.99 acres)
N 87° 08' lS"W 180.22 Ft. to a point in the center of Back Creek.
Thence; up Back Creek N 17o 33' lO"W 271. 79 Ft.
N !1° 40' 48"W N 25° IS' l l "W N 10° 2 S' 4 9" E N 52° 38' 26"E N 11 ° 59' 49"E N 49o 58' ll';W N 79° 50' 04"W S 81 ° 00' 22"W S 66° 30' 40"W S 19 ° 40' 06"W S 39o 29' 27"W
98. 92 Ft.58 . 60 Ft.204.36 Ft. 117.00 Ft.81. 79 Ft.130.60 Ft.147 .31 Ft.140.73 ft.95.85 Ft.264. 42 Ft.139.95 Ft.
Thence; Leaving Back Creek N 530 58' 09"W 340.06 Ft. to the Center of an Existing Gravel Road.
Thence; With the Same, N 05° 57' 26"E 44.00 Ft. N z7 o 02' OS"E 272.81 Ft. N 17° 28' 29"E 56.61 Ft. N 02° 24' 20"E 132.28 Ft. N 16 ° 53' 26"W 34.95 Ft. N 42° 25' OO"W 34.54 Ft. N 55 o 01' lO"W 83.56 Ft. N 16 ° 58' 55"W 46.73 Ft. N 28 ° 23' JO"E 18.84 Ft. N 47 ° 11' 44"E 17.52 Ft. N 55° 29' 50"E 43.19 Ft. N 57 o 39' 28"E 139.84 Ft. N 61° 48' 22"E 28.67 Ft. N 26 ° 36' 20"E 41.03 Ft. N 12 ° 11' 53"E 35.44 Ft. N o 0 53' 59"E 71.09 Ft. N o 0 20' 33"W 107.19 Ft. N 4 o 03' 38"W 52.14 Ft. N 11 ° 58' 37"W 41.22 Ft. N 16 ° 54' 2l"W 82.06 Ft. N 13 ° 05' SO"W 107.62 Ft.
Thence; Leaving the Gravel Road (State Route 709) N 790 19' 40"W 452.32 Ft. to a gully
Thence; with the gully S 25° 19' Sl"W 115.32 Ft. S 26 ° 50' 22"W 290.00 Ft. to a Point on the western boundary of the Palmer Estate.
Thence,
N 83° 32' 17"W 450.00 Ft. to a point where where an old stone is called for.
N 25° 33 '. 40"W N 20 ° 12' l 7 "W
N 51 ° 49' 23"E
Thence, With State N 47° 13' 54"E
N 41 ° 40' 17"W
N 2a 0 41' 33"W N 25° 14' 58"W
1013.23 Ft. to a Point. 1717.59 Ft. to a Point. 951.12 Ft. to State Route #618.
Route #618 30.01 Ft. 46.01 Ft. 295. 33 Ft. 133.86 Ft. to an iron pipe found.
Thence; With common N 36 ° 46' 06"E lines of tax parcels 80.00-5-11, 12, & 13 862.38 Ft. N 43° 13' 54"W 230.36 Ft.
N 430 54' Sl"W 100.00 Ft. S 36 ° 46' 06"W 800,00 Ft., to State Route 11618.
Thence; With State Route #618 N 43o 54' Sl"W 141.39 Ft.
A 262.00 Ft. Radius Curve to the left with a central angle of 570 22' 37" across a chord of N 72° 36' JO"W 251.55 Ft. S 78° 42' 32"W . 161.05 Ft. A 500.00 Ft. Radius Curve to the Right with a central angle of 350 01' 54" across a chord of N 83° 46' 3l"W 300.97 Ft. N 550 15' 34"W 135.32 Ft. to an iron pin found.
Thence; Leaving State Route #618 N zoo 06' 43"W 285.43 Ft. S 700 22' SB"W 426.21 Ft. to State Route #618.
Thence; Wit h State Route #618 N 530 49' 02"W 30.23 Ft.
State Route #618 442.98 Ft. Thence; Leaving N 70° 22' 58"£ N 20° 06' 43"W description. 35.74 Ft. to the Point of Beginning of this
Including areas lying in the Roan oke River totaling 11.515 acres as shown on plat of survey of the Palmer Estate made by Mattern & Craig dated July 14, 1988.
Less and excepting 20 Ou tparcels as shown on plat of survey of the Palmer Estate made by Mattern & Craig dated July 14, 1988 totaling 124.472 Acres. Acres, 3.088 Acres of Right-of-Way for State Route 618 0.875 acre of Right-of-Way for State Route 709. Containing a Net Area of 532.219 Acres more or less.
Less and excepting 55.265 acres, more or less conveyed to the United States of
America by the Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority of rec ord in the Clerk's Office
of the Circuit Court of Roanoke County, Virginia as shown in the Warranty Donation
Deed, book 14 72 page 00314, dated September 20, 1994 and the Correction Deed, dated
August 9, l 995 book 1483 page O l 165 recorded in the Roanoke County
TOGETHER WITH the following:
1.A twenty-five (25) foot easement and right-ofway granted by James B. Ballard and Flossie v.Ballard, husband and wife, to James E. Palmerand Lela J. Palmerr husband and wife, by deeddated May 20, 1954, of record in the Clerk'sOffice aforesaid in Deed Book 512, page 108, andas shown on Plat of Survey made by c. B.Malcolm, Jr., CLS, dated September 17, 1970, ofrecord in the Clerk's Office aforesaid in DeedBook 904, page 38lr and
2.A twenty-five (25) foot easement and right-ofway granted by Bessie J, Thomas to Lela J.Palmer and J.E. Palmer, by deed dated August 3,1956, of record in Deed Book S59, page 2651 and
J.All easements, profits, rights ,and interest inland owned by the Grantor, it being the expressintention of the Grantor to convey to theGrantee all of their right, title and interestto all property locatad in Roanoke County,Virginia.
Less and excepting 1.268 acres conveyed to Ernest R. Meeks and Pauline F. Meeks by
deed dated February 8, 1991 in book 1337, page 345 and by survey in book 1317, page
1816 recorded in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court, County of Roanoke, Virginia
Less and excepting 0.362 acres conveyed to Raymond A. Manin and Rita F. Martin by
deed dated October 12, 1993 in book 1427,page 1811 and by survey in book 1248,
page l l 84 recorded in the Clerk's Office, Circuit Court, County of Roanoke, Virginia
Less and excepting 2.013 acres conveyed to Commonwealth of Virginia Department of
Transportation by deed dated October 7, 1993 in book l 421, page 1402 recorded in the
Clerk's Office, Circuit Court, County of Roanoke, Virginia.
REGINNING at a stake in woods N. 24 ° w. 50 feet from a white oak stump and sprouts; thence s. 72 ° 20' W. 131 feet to a stake in woods; thence s. 11 ° 30' E. 457 feet to a stake in branch; thence down the branch s. 73 ° 30' E. crossing the branch at 597 feet, in all 611 feet to a stake i� path on the south side of branch; thence s. 25 ° 45 1 E. 231 feet to a stake in field at the foot of a hill; thence N. 7 l O 30' E. 16 0 feet to a stc:1ke on the west side of Roanoke River near some waJ.nut trees; ttence up the west bank of Roanoke Rivdr, N. 28 ° 35' w. 239 fert to a stake near the mouth of the branch; thence still with the west bank of Roanoke River, N. 31 °
30• w. 113 feet to a stake; thence N. 18 ° 10• H. 234 feet to a stake; thence N. 16 ° 00' w. 451 feet to a stake on the west bank of Roanoke River, N. 16 ° W. 50 feet from a 16" white oak on the bank of the
river; thence leaving the west bank of the river, s.
72° ·20· w. 470 feet to the PLACE 0F BEGINNING, contaL,ing 10 acres according to map pri:1pared from a survey by James F. MacTier, C.P.E., dated November 14, 1939. A copy of the said plat being recorded with the Deed recorded in Deed Book 271, Page 10 of the Clerk'::J Office of the Circuit Court of Roanoke County, Virginia.
BEING the same property conveyed to Wally L. Andrews and Ernest R. Meeks b y Deed from Ira Randolph Thomas, unmarried, dated July 5, 1979, r�corded in the Clerk's Office afores aid in Deed Book 1124, Page 683; the undivided.one-half (1/2) interest of Waliy L.Andrews having been conveyed to the Gr·antee byDeed dated October 17, 1988, of record J.n ttwClerk's Office aforesaid in Deed Book 1293, Page
1861.
PARCEL 16 - Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-05-26.00-0000 (10 acres)
thence with the meandering of the Roanoke River the following four {4) courses and distances: s. 27 °57' 21" E. 347.99 feet; s. 8 ° 36' 05" E. 361.07 feet; s.11 ° 35' 32" E. 437.93 feet; and, s. 6 ° 53' 36" E. 256.45 feet; thence leaving the Roanoke River and with the boundaries of lands owned by the Virginia Recreational Facil ities Authority, the following four (4)courses and distances:s.56 ° 27' 22" W. 960.94feet; N. 22 ° 32' 3R" W. 194:9.50 feet; N. 89 ° 13' 51 11
E.1065.93 feet; and N. 66 ° 22' 14" E. 160.0 feet tothe place of BEGINNING; and
BEING a perimeter description of the lands shown as two separate parcels (18.127 acres Tax No. 80.00-5-27 and 22.664 acres Tax No. 80.00-5-29) on a plat of survey pre pared by Mattern and Craig (Kyle D. Austin Virginia CLS) under date of May 4, 1989 entitled "Survey Plat for Virginia Recr eational Facilities Authority on Property of Dorothy Mae Overst reet", a copy of which plat is appended to this Deed and incorporated herein by reference; and further
BEING all of the property which constitutes the subject matter of a certain chancery cause now pending in the Circuit Court of Roanoke County under the short style of Dorothy M. Overstreet v. Frank J. Delany, et als, Chancery #89000587.
BEGINNING at a point on the westerly bank of the Roa noke River corner to property designated "Tax No. 80.00-5-26 Wally L. Andrews and Virginia Recreatio nal Facilities Authority'' on the map hereinafter mentioned;
PARCEL 17 - Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-05-27.00-0000 (18.12 acres)
PARCEL 18 - Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-05-29.00-0000 (22.66 acres)
PARCEL 1:
BEGINNING at a spring at the N.E. Corner of Lot 47
and the N. W. of Lot 48 according to the map ofJourneys end; thence along the northerly 1 ine of Lot 48 in the spring branch, s. 43 1/4 ° E. 204 & 54 from the west waters edge of Roanoke River at a point at the N.E. Corner of a small tract of land that Gertie Dixson has cont racted to buy; thence leaving the line of Lot 48, running N. 17 ° E. 110 ft. to a point; thence N. 47 1/2 ° W. 220 ft. to a point; S. 17 ° W. 110 to a point on the north line of Lot 47; thence along the line of Lot 47, S. 47
1/2 • E. 16 ft. to said spring at the place of BEGINNING, and containing one acre; and
PARCEL 2:
BEGINNING at a point on the north side of state road No. 618, which point is 50 ft. west of the banks of Roanoke River; thence north 35 ° east 440 ft. more or less to a point in the center of a spring branch; thence up said branch, north 43 ° 30 min. west 200 ft., more or less, to a point at a spring; thence south 35 ° E. 240 ft. ands. 25 ° E. 200 ft., more or less to a point on the north line of said state road; thence along the north line of said road the following two courses, south 75 ° east 100 ft., more or less to a point; thence con tinuing along said road south 37 • east 140 ft., more or less, to the place of beginning, and being all of tract number 48, according to the revised map of Journey End (now known as Mayflower Hills).
BEING the same property conveyed to the Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority by Deed
from Ruth R. Dickerson and Gertie W. Dickerson, dated January 22, 1990, recorded January 22,
1990 in Deed Book 1317, page 1209, Clerk's Office, Circuit Court, County of Roanoke,
Virginia.
PARCEL 19 - Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-05-30.00-0000 (1 acre)
PARCEL 20 - Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-05-31.00-0000 (2.17 acres)
By deed fran Ruth Dickerson, dated June 28, 1990, recorded June 28, 1990 at.�.Book
1326, page 83, Clerk's Office, Circuit Court, Cow,ty of Roanoke, State of Vug1Jua.
BEGINNING at a point on the east line of State Road No. 618 at the N.E. corner of Tract No. 47 at u black oak; thence along the north line of Tract 47 S. 47 ° 344 feet to a point at a spring, corner to Gertie Dickerson's land; thence S. 63 1/2 ° W. to a point at the S.E. corner of Tract No. 47-A.380 feet; thence along the south line of Tract 47-A.N. 47 1/2 ° W. 240 feet, more or less, to the east line of said State Road; thence along the east lin� of said road as it meanders the following courses: N. 28 ° E. 80 feet; thence N. 50 ° E. 100 feet; thence N. 64 ° E. 100 feet to a point at the PLACE OF BEGINNING; and being all of Tract Nos. 47 and 47A according to the revised map of Journeys End, now known as Mayflower Hills; and
BEING the same property conveyed to Ruth Dickerson by Deed from J.E. Palmer and Lela J. Palmer, husband and wife, dated October 1, 1953, recorded in Deed Book 781, page 32, Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Roanoke County, Virginia.
Tille to the estate or 1:1teres1 covered by lhis policy al the dale hereol is ·,ested in the insured .
PARCEL 21 - Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-05-32.00-0000 (2.16 acres)
Parcel 1
1.75 acres, Lot 33, Map of Journey's End, according to said map which is of record in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County of Roanoke,
Virginia. For further description, s�e Deed from Virginia L. and Murphy O. Materne to Oscar H. Schillen dated November 11, 1950, and of record in the Offi ce of the Clerk of the Circuit Court for the County of Roanoke, Virginia, in Deed Book 461, page 147, which property was escheated in the name of Oscar H. Schillen; and
BEING the same property conveyed to Frank J. Delany by a grant from John N. Dalton, Esq., Govern or of the Conunonwealth of Virginia, dated ,January 20, 1978, to be rec orded just prior to this Deed.
Parcel 2
5 Acres, Back Creek, escheated in the name of Lizzie Hardy. For further de�cription, see Deed from James P.Bush to Lizzie Hardy dated Janu ary 12, 1907, whichDeed is of. record in the Office of the Clerk of theCircuit Court for the County of Roanoke, Virgini a, inDeed Book 59, page 107; and
BEING the same property conveyed to Frank J. Delany by grant from John N. Dalton, Esq., Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia, dated January 20, 1978, to be recorded just prior to this Deed.
PARCEL 22 - Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-05-34.00-0000 (1.75 acres)
All tha t certain lot or parcel of land, together with the appurtenances thereunto bel onging, situate in Blue Ridge Magisterial District, Bedford County, Virginia, fron ting on the so uthwesterly side of State Secondary Highway #634, containing 2.298 acres and being all of "PARCEL B 11 wh ich was conveyed unto The Trustees of Vinton Baptist Church by Deed dated May 24, 1988, and recorded in the Clerk's Office for the County of Bedford.
3EI�'C TI-iE SJ.\/viE proP=rty conveyed to Virginia Recreational Facilities l\uthority by Deed from T. E. �·Jhitrrer, Jr., Herbert Hodges, Hemen I\J.rncr and Ray L. Gilrrore, Trustees of Vinton Baptist.€hurch, dated July l4, 1988, I<::!Corded July 15, 1988 as Instrument No. 88005032, Clerk's )ffice, Circuit Court, County of Bedford, Virginia.
Less and excepting .283 acres co nveyed to Commonwealth of Virginia Department of
Transportation by deed dated April 15, 1998 in book 990, page 2665 recorded in the
Clerk's Office, Circuit Court, County of Bedford, Virginia.
PARCEL 24 - Bedford County Tax Map # 155-A-39D (2.3 acres)
Property located in the C0unty of Bedford, State of Virginia, and more particularly described as follows:
BEGINNING at the point of intersection of the Hardy Ford Road (State Secondary Route #634) and State Secondary Route #635; thence with said Hardy Ford Road (State Secondary Route #634), the fol lowing courses N. 64 deg. W. 156 feet; N. 75 deg. w. 162.5 feet and N. 54 deg. 30' W. 144 feet to a point whi ch is the northeasterly corner to Randolph Reed's tract; thence with Reed's line S. 65 deg. w. 300 feet to a point; thence N. 25 deg. W. 397.98 feet to a point ir the original outside boundary line of the B. J. Carter. tract; thence S. 76 deg. 30' W. 757.4 feet to a large chestnut; thence S. 43 deg. 45' W. 330 feet to a stone; thence S. 54 deg. 15' W. 627 feet to a point; thence S. 21 deg. 00' E. 635.2 feet to a stake; thence s. 64 deg. 30' E. 561 feet to a hickor) and white oak stump; thence S. 53 de g. 15' E. 1329.9 feet to a point, formerly a white oak stump at old gate; thence N. 84 deg. E. 237.3 feet to a point in the center of State Secondary Route #635; thence witt the center line of said State Secondary Route #635 the following courses, N. 33 deg. 30' w. 60.8 feet; N.79 deg. 30' W. 135.7 feet; N. 9 deg. 30' W. 143.3feet; N. 2 9 deg. W. 16 8. 8 feet; N. 5 0 deg. E. 106. 5feet; N. 41 deg. E. 211.3 feet; N. 25 deg. E. 163feet; N. 40 deg. 45' E. 272.8 feet; N. 35 deg. 15' E129.6 feet; N. 9 deg. 30' W. 158.8 feet; N. 8 deg.15' E. 112.9 feet; N. 21 deg. 15' E. 235.6 feet; N.17 deg. W.176.5 feet; and N.9 deg. 30 1 E.204 feet to the place of Beginning, containing 83 acres, more or less; and
BEING the same property conveyed to Alvan R. Hayden and Elizabeth W. Hayden, husband and wife, by deed from William T. Evans and Gladys B. Evans, husband and wife, dated September 25, 1950, recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Bedford County, Virginia, in Deed Book 23 2, page 569; and
r�ss AND EXCEPT the followinq properties which were conveyed by Alvan R. Hayden and Elizabeth W. Hayden:
PARCEL 23 - Bedford County Tax Map # 155-A-39E (51.15 acres)
L.Deed dated September 12, 1952, recorded in the�lerk's Office aforesaid in Deed Book 242, page 104,:onveying 1.5 acres to I. G. Clark;
2.Deed dated June 1, 1954, recorded in the Clerk's)ffice aforesaid in Deed Book 252, page 66, to the:ommonwealth of Virginia to widen Route 634;
3.Deed dated January 11, 1965, recorded in the:1erk's Off ice aforesaid in Deed Book 326, page 35,to the Coro�onwealth of Virginia to widen Route 635;
4.Deed dated May 4, 1979, recorded in the Clerk's)ffice aforesa id in Deed Book 488, page 641,�onveying 2.981 acres to William G. Ferguson and Gene'1. Ferguson;
5.Deed dated February 9, 1982, recorded in the:lerk's Office aforesaid in Deed Book 531, page 351,=onveying 1.6044 acres to William G. Ferguson andGene M. Fer guson;
6.Deed dated June 10, 1983, recorded in theClerk's Office aforesaid in Deed Book 548, page 580,conveying 2.25 acres to William F. Brown, Jr. andCarrnal L. Brown;
7.Deed dated October 31, 1984, recorded in theClerk's Office aforesaid in Deed Book 576, page 105,conveying 0.924 acre to William G. Ferguson and GeneM.Ferguson; and
8.Deed dated May 24, 1988, recorded in the Clerk'sOffice aforesaid in Deed Book 691, page 685,conveying 2.298 acres to the Trustees of the VintonBaptist Chur ch.
There is also EXCEPTED AND RESERVED 20.25 acres being
retained by Alvan R. Hayden and Elizabeth W. Hayden, said parcel being more particulary
shown on plat dated May 13, 1988 and made by C.E. Lacy Jr., land surveyor.
BCING THE SAt\'lE property conveyed to Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority by Deed from Alvan R. Hayden and Eli zabeth W. Hayden, husbar1d and wife, dated July 15, 1988, recorded July 15, 1988 as Instrwnent No. 88005033, Clerk's Office, Circuit Court, County of Bedford, Virginia.
BEGINNING at a large hollow locust; thence s. 74 °15' w. 115 7 feet crossing a branch to a st ake on a ridge; thence N. 76 ° 15' W. 654 feet to a locust st ake; thence N. 24 °E. 481 feet to a st ake on a ridge; thence N. 46 ° E.
1051 feet crossing a branch to a rock in Hayden line;thence S. 55 °30' E. 850 feet crossing a br anch to a stake in field; thence N. 81 °37' E. 235 feet to an iron pin in the center of a public road known as Route 635 or "The Gravelhill Church Road"; thence S. 7 ° 30' W.301 feet to a point in the center line ofsaid road; thence s. 8 °30' W. 376 feet to a point in the center line of said road; thence N. 20 °w. 86 feet to the place of Begi nningand containing 38.4 acres more or less andknown as a portion of Lot 2 of the Larsie Horntract, as shown on a map of the division ofthe Horn property recorded in deed book 111,page 450, Clerk's Office, circuit Court,Bedford County, Virginia; and being a portionof the same propert y conveyed to Issac Greford
Clark by two dee ds, the first deed from Larsie Horn recorded in Deed Book 139, page 24, Clerk's Office, Circuit Court, Bedford County, Virginia, the second deed being from Joseph Barger, recorded in Deed Book 152, page 501, in the aforesaid Clerk's Office.
THERE ARE excepted, however, from the above described tract of land the conveyance s to the Commonwealth of Virginia dated January 11, 1965 recorded in Deed Book 326, page 35, and to Michael A. Be ntley and Te resa L. Be ntley, husband and wife, dated December 11, 1985, recorded in Deed Book 604, page 585.
PARCEL 25 - Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-11 (36.88 acres)
And being a portion of the property conveyed to Maynard s. Painter, Jr., and Elizabeth w.Painter, husband and wife, as te nants by the entirety with the right of survivorship by deed dated July 3, 1953 from Isaac Greford Clark and Birdie Clark, husband and wife, recor ded in the aforesaid Clerk's Office in Deed Book 245, page 395, the said Maynard s. Painter, Jr., having predeceased the said Elizabeth W. Painter, and the said Elizabeth W.Painter having died testate on August 25,1983 and by her will of record in theaforesaid Clerk's Office in Will Book 117,page 103, having devised the hereinabovedescribed property to Evelyn Lynn D. Painter,Trustee for Jeffrey Shields Painter.
Starting on the west side of Va. Sec. Rte. 635, at the center of a 50' wide private street N. 67 ° OS' 10" w. 468.34 feet to the actual point of beginning; thence S. 25 ° 54' 30" W. 25.0 feet to an iron pin; thence with the property now or formerly owned by Evelyn D. Painter, guardian for Jeffrey S. Painter, N.81 ° 15' 52" W. 173.37 feet to an iron pin; th enceN.44 ° 22' 48" W. 173.32 feet to an iron pin; thenceN.34 ° 54' 30" E. 180.27 feet to an iron pin; thenceS.64 ° 05' 30" E. 300.61 feet to an iron pin; thenceS.25 ° 54' 30" W. 160.32 feet to the place ofBEGINNING and containinq 1.52 acre, as shown on platof sur vey made by T. P. Parker & Son Engineers &Surveyors, Ltd., dated December 12, 1985, a ccpy of
which is attached to the hereinafter mentioned Deed; and
TOGETHER WITH a non-exclusive right-of-way for ingress and egress on, over. and along that certain 50' wide private street extending from the west side of Va. Sec. Rte. 635 westerly to the property as hereinabove described and contained. Also as shown on the above-referenced plat; and
BEING the same property conveyed to Michael A. Bentley and Teresa L. Bentley, husband and wi fe, by deed from Evelyn D. Painter, Trustee for Jeffrey Shields Painter, dated December 11, 1985, of record in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Bedford County, Virginia, in Deed Book 604, page 585.
PARCEL 26 - Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-11A (1.52 acres)
BEGINNING at a point in the southerly line of the tr act of land con veye<l to Alvan R. and Elizabeth W. Hayden by William T. and Gladys B. Evans, s aid BEGINNING point being N. 55 deg. 30' W. 850 feet from a white oak s tump near old gate, called for in previous deeds, and said BEGINNING point being marked by an "X" on a large rock; thence with the line of Hayden's land N. 55 deg. 30' W. 480 feet to a white oak stump;. thence still with Hayden's line N. 66 deg. 45' W. 561 feet to a po inted stone; thence cont inuing with Hayden's line N, 23 deg. 15' W. 635 feet to a flint on the mountain si de, said point being N. 23 deg. W. 19 feet from a large rock at the foot o f 2
double chestnuts; thence s. 45 deg. 35' w. 812 feet
to a stake in Spencer's line; thence s. 71 deg. E. 1766 feet to a stake in the line of I. G. Clark's remaining land, said stake being S. 83 deg. W. 10 feet from a dogwood; thence with the line of the remaining land of I. G. Clark N. 46 deg. E.· a distance of approximately 90 feet to the point of BEGINNING, and containing 10 acres, more or less; and
BEING the same property conveyed to Robert L. Hayden and Josye P. Hayden, husband and wife, by deed from Alvan R. Hay den and Elizabeth W. Hayden, husband and wife, dated July 7, 1987, recorded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Bedford County, Virginia, in Deed Book 659, page 514.
PARCEL 27 - Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-12 (10 acres)
BEING THE SAME property conveyed to Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority by Deed
from Stanley R. Cline and Mary R. Cline, husband and wife, dated July 15, 1988, recorded July 15, 1988 as Instrument No. 88005035,
Clerk's Office, Circuit Court, County of Bedford, Virginia.
Less and exceptin g l. 719 acres conveyed to Arthur Burks Anderson by deed dated June
19, 1992 in book 849, page 176 and by survey in plat book 28, page l recorded in the
Clerk's Office, Circuit Court, County of Bedford, Virginia.
BEGINNING at a rock corner to John Patsel property and H. L. Wright property at the corner between Bedford County and Roanoke County; thence with the west line of H. L. Wright property N16-14W 400.0' to a point; thence with a new line through the H. L. Wright proper ty S87-03E 850.44' to an iron on the circle at end of Roadway leading to Rt. 635; thence with the arc o f a circle in a southerly direction whose radius is SO', an arc distance of 157.07', whose chord is S41-13E 100.0' to a point; thence with the south side of the 50' roadway S71-13E 16.7' to a point; thence with a new line th rough the H. L. Wright property S18-47W 330.15' to a point; thence
with the line of John Patsel property N85-46W /14.8H' to the BEGINNING and containing 7.18 acres; and
TOGETHER WITH a non-exclusive ri ght-of-way for ingress and egress over the fifty foot road leading to Route No. 635.
BEING the same property conveyed to Stanley R. Cline and Mary R. Cline, husband and wife, by deed from Gordon L. Watson and Others, dated May 12, 1967, re corded in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Bedford County, Virginia, in Deed Book 339, page 267.
PARCEL 31 - Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-47 (5.46 acres)
All that certain tract or parcel of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, if any, and the privileges and appu rtenances thereunto appertaining, situate in Blue Ridge Magisterial District, Bedford County, Virginia, containing 71.2 acres, more or less, and which is carried on t he Land Books for Bedford County as 71 acres, but which parcel is being conveyed in gross and not by the acre; and
BEING the same identical real estate in which Charles A. Patse ll acquired a one-half undivided interest by deed dated April 8, 1967, from A. A. Rucker, Special Commissioner, which deed is of record in the Clerk's Off ice of the Circuit Court of Bedford County in Deed Book 841, at
page 476. Charles A. Patsell acquired the remaining one-half undivided interest in and to the herein described real property by the terms of the Last Will and Testament of his father, John A. Patsell, deceased, pursuant to the terms
of Article II, Paragraph c, which Will was admitted to probate in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Bedford County on March 17, 1988, and which appears of record in the aforesaid Clerk's Office in Will Book 136, at page 92.
PARCEL 32 - Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-48 (71 acres)
PARCEL I
All that certain tract or parcel of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, if any, and the privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining, situate in Blue Ridge Magisterial District, Bedford County, Virginia, consisting of two separate parcels and cont aining the aggregate 7 0. 5 acres, more or less, however this conveyance is by the boundary
and not by the acre, located on the westerly side of Virginia Secondary Route 633; and
BEING the same identical real estate conveyed unto John A. Patsell, Jr. and Waneta M. Pa tsell, husband and wife, as tenants by the en tirety, with rights of survivorship as at common law, by deed dated December 15, 1947, from Bruce L. Garner, and wife, which deed is of record in the Cl erk's Office of the Circuit Court of Bedford County in Deed Book 220, at page 151, and being described therein as Parcel I containing 15 acres, more or less, and Parcel II containing 55-1/2 acres, more or less. John A.Patsell, Jr., {being the same person as JohnA.Patsell) died testate on February 20, 1988,at which time Waneta M. Patsell became vested with the entire fee simple inter�st in and to the hereinabove described real property.
PARCEL 33 - Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-49 (71 acres)
PARCEL 36 - Bedford County Tax Map # 173-A-48 (30.41 acres)
PARCEL II
All that certain tract or parcel of land, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, if any, and the privileges and appurtenances thereunto appertaining, situate in Blue Ridge Magisterial District, Bedford County, Virginia, and located on the westerly side of Virginia Secondary Route 633, containing 30 acres, more or less, however this conveyance isin gross by the boundary and not by the acre,; and
BEING all of the real property conveyed unto John A. Patsell, Jr., by deed dated February 25, 1943, from W. R. Saunders, Commissioner, which deed is of record in the Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Bedford County in Deed Book 200, at page 398, located on the westerly side of Virqinia Secondary Route 63 3. It is the intent and purpose of Charles and Waneta Patsell and Charles and Delma Patsell herein to
exclude from this conveyance and to reserve and retain ownership of the portion of the real
property conveyed by the aforementioned deed of record in Deed Book 200, at page 398, that
lies on the easterly sidee of Virginia Secondary Route 633. John A. Patsell (being the same
person as John a. Patsell, Jr. ) died testate on February 20, 1988, and by the terms of his Last
Will and Testament dated March 11, l 983, which Will has been admitted to probate in the
Clerk's Office of the Circuit Court of Bedford County on March l 7, 1988, where the same
appears of record in Will Book 136, at page 92, the said John A. Patsell, pursuant to the provisions of Article IV appointed his son, Charles A. Patsell, Sr. (be ing the same person as Charles A. Patsell) as Executor of his Last Will and Testament and pursuant to Par agraph B of Article IV, John A. Patsell authorized his Executor to sell and convey the real property of which John A. Patsell died seised and possessed.
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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 22, 2025
ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE ACCEPTANCE OF REAL PROPERTY
CONTAINING APPROXIMATELY 1,060.51 ACRES ("EXPLORE PARK") OWNED BY
THE VIRGINIA RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY AND APPROVING AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE VIRGINIA RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AUTHORITY FOR
ADMINISTRATIVE AND FINANCIAL SUPPORT
WHEREAS, the Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority (“VRFA”) owns 36 total
parcels in Roanoke County and Bedford County, Virginia which collectively make up
“Explore Park” (the parcels being those identified on attached “Exhibit 1”):
WHEREAS, Roanoke County signed a 99 year lease in 2013 for the
development and management of Explore Park from the VRFA ; and
WHEREAS, the lease included provisions requiring the County to maintain
certain liability and insurance coverage for the VRFA’s protection, and to facilitate and
fund the operations of the VRFA including administrative support; and
WHEREAS, since the 2013 lease was entered into, Roanoke County has
developed a master plan for Explore Park that provides a roadmap of development for
the next 20 years in Roanoke and Bedford Counties; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors has invested over $8,000,000.00 in capital
funding for park infrastructure to include public water and sewer, roads,
telecommunications, greenways, trails, trailheads, building renovations, a campground,
and an aerial adventure course that has created a destination for citizens in the region
as well as tourists; and
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WHEREAS, Roanoke County has also spent over $7,000,000.00 in non -capital
support of Explore Park since 2013 and has an annual Explore Park operations budget
in excess of $1,000,000.00; and
WHEREAS, these efforts by Roanoke County have reinvigorated Explore Park
over the last 12 years through public-private investment, programs, camping, biking,
hiking, and special events, and have grown park attendance from over 30,000 visitors in
2013 to more than 250,000 visitors in 2023; and
WHEREAS, Roanoke County wishes to fully implement the park master plan
through additional Roanoke County investment and through attraction of additional
private investment and additional public-private partnerships; and
WHEREAS, the current land ownership arrangement by the VRFA is an ongoing
barrier to major potential investments within Explore Park; and
WHEREAS, in order to one day acquire Explore Park, Roanoke County (with
joint support from Roanoke City and Bedford County) has urged the General Assembly
to adopt legislation authorizing Roanoke County to acquire the Explore Park parcels in
both Roanoke County and Bedford County from the VRFA ; and
WHEREAS, efforts to urge the General Assembly to adopt legislation authorizing
Roanoke County to acquire the Explore Park parcels from the VRFA were productive,
and on March 19, 2025 the General Assembly adopted House Bill 2321 amending the
Code of Virginia by adding § 10.1-1623 which allows for the board of the VRFA to
transfer all such property owned by the VRFA to the locality in which the majority of
such property is located upon a finding that it is in the best interest of those served by
the VRFA to divest itself of such property; and
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WHEREAS, the majority of the property owned by the VRFA is located in
Roanoke County; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to authority set forth in § 10.1-1623(A) of the Code of
Virginia, it is expected that on July 30, 2025 the VRFA will determine by resolution that it
is in the best interest of those served by the VRFA to divest itself of all real property
owned by the VRFA constituting Explore Park and to transfer such property to Roanoke
County; and
WHEREAS, Roanoke County staff and representatives of the VRFA have drafted
a quitclaim deed effectuating the conveyance of such properties, and have also drafted
an agreement which provides for Roanoke County to continue providing the same
financial and administrative support to the VRFA until June 30, 202 6; and
WHEREAS, § 2.03 of the Roanoke County Charter provides that the County,
upon a showing of public necessity, may acquire property within or without its
boundaries for any of its facilities or functions; and
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County, Virginia has
determined that it is in the public interest and that a public necessity (recreational
purposes) exists to acquire all real property currently owned by the Virginia Recreational
Facilities Authority located in Roanoke County and/or Bedford County, Virginia; and
WHEREAS, § 18.04 of the Roanoke County Charter provides that the acquisition
and conveyance of real estate interests be accomplished by ordinance; the first reading
of this ordinance to be held on July 22, 2025, and the second reading to be held on
August 19, 2025;
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County, Virginia, as follows:
1. That the acquisition of all real property currently owned by the Virginia
Recreational Facilities Authority located in Roanoke County and/or Bedford
County, Virginia is hereby authorized and approved.
2. That the County Administrator, Deputy County Administrator, or Assistant
County Administrator are hereby authorized to take such actions and to
execute such documents (with any changes as approved by the County
Attorney’s Office) including but not limited to the Quitclaim Deed, the
Agreement for Roanoke County to Continue Providing Administrative and
Financial Support to the Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority Until June
30, 2026, a Bill of Sale for personal property, and any other documents
necessary to accomplish the acquisition and to take such actions on behalf of
Roanoke County in this matter as are necessary to accomplish the acquisition
of this real estate, all of which shall be approved as to form by the County
Attorney.
3. That this ordinance is to be in full force and effect upon its passage.
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Exhibit 1
Parcel
Number
Tax Map Number Acreage as
Indicated on GIS
1 Roanoke County Tax Map # 071.00-01-12.00-0000 9.0000
2 Roanoke County Tax Map # 071.00-01-13.00-0000 33.0500
3 Roanoke County Tax Map # 071.03-01-10.00-0000 24.1600
4 Roanoke County Tax Map # 071.03-01-11.00-0000 3.7500
5 Roanoke County Tax Map # 071.03-01-15.00-0000 18.7800
6 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-01-34.02-0000 3.8300
7 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-01-34.03-0000 0.0700
8 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-01-35.00-0000 17.5000
9 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-02-32.00-0000 8.6100
10 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-02-33.00-0000 23.0000
11 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-02-34.00-0000 13.8600
12 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-02-35.00-0000 5.0000
13 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-02-36.00-0000 0.2300
14 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-05-17.00-0000 23.1109
15 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-05-24.00-0000 430.9900
16 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-05-26.00-0000 10.0000
17 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-05-27.00-0000 18.1200
18 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-05-29.00-0000 22.6600
19 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-05-30.00-0000 1.0000
20 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-05-31.00-0000 2.1700
21 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-05-32.00-0000 2.1600
22 Roanoke County Tax Map # 080.00-05-34.00-0000 1.7500
23 Bedford County Tax Map # 155-A-39E 51.1500
24 Bedford County Tax Map # 155-A-39D 2.3000
25 Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-11 36.8800
26 Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-11A 1.5200
27 Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-12 10.0000
28 Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-13 51.0000
29 Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-14 15.9500
30 Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-15 21.2000
31 Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-47 5.4600
32 Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-48 71.0000
33 Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-49 71.0000
34 Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-14A 8.1100
35 Bedford County Tax Map # 172-A-42 11.7300
36 Bedford County Tax Map # 173-A-48 30.4100
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LEASE TERMINATION AND CONTINUED SUPPORT AGREEMENT
This Lease Termination and Continued Support Agreement (this “Agreement”) is by
and between the Roanoke County, a political subdivision and county of the Commonwealth
of Virginia (the “County”), and the Virginia Recreational Facilities Authority, a political
subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia established by the General Assembly of
Virginia pursuant to Chapter 16 of Title 10.1 of the Code of Virginia (the “Authority”). The
effective date (the “Effective Date”) of this Agreement shall be the date on which all parties
to this Agreement have signed, as established by the dates associated with each party’s
signature.
RECITALS
1. The County and the Authority are party to that certain Explore Park Lease Agreement,
dated as of September 2013 (the “Lease”), pursuant to which the County leased
Explore Park from the Authority (attached hereto as Attachment A).
2. The Lease included, among other things, provisions that provided for the ongoing
administrative, financial and clerical support of the Authority by the County.
3. Pursuant to the authority set forth in § 10.1-1623(A) of the Code of Virginia, the
Authority determined by resolution, dated July 30, 2025, that it is in the best interest
of those served by the Authority to divest itself of all real and personal property owned
by the Authority and to transfer such property to the County.
4. The Roanoke County Board of Supervisors adopted an ordinance, dated August 19,
2025, approving the receipt of such properties from the Authority and authorizing the
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County Administrator to execute any documents that may be necessary to effectuate
the transfer of such properties to the County.
5. The Authority and the County now desire to enter into this Agreement in order to
terminate the relationship established by the Lease and to provide for continued
administrative, financial and clerical support of the Authority by the County
AGREEMENT
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the respective covenants and
promises contained herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
adequacy of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
Termination of the Lease
1.1 Termination upon Transfer. Upon the completion of the transfers and
conveyances by the Authority to the County of certain real and personal property of the
Authority pursuant to the terms of a Quitclaim Deed, a Bill of Sale, and an Assignment and
Assumption Agreement, the Lease shall be terminated and all leasehold rights extinguished.
1.2 Assumption of Responsibility. The County accepts the real and personal
property of the Authority “as-is, where-is” in their present condition and location without any
representation or warranty of any kind by the Authority. Upon receipt of these assets, the
County assumes all responsibility for their appropriate care and safe keeping.
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ARTICLE II
Continued Support of the Authority
2.1 Continued Support. From the Effective Date hereof until end of day on June
30, 2026, the County agrees to continue, despite the termination of the Lease, its
administrative, financial and clerical support of the Authority in the same manner and on the
same terms as it has been providing such support pursuant to the Lease, including, without
limitation, Sections 17 and 22(a) thereof.
2.2 Maintenance of Accounts. The County will continue to manage the financial
affairs of the Authority in the same manner as it has been under the Lease. The County will
arrange for the timely payment of the expenses of the Authority and keep appropriate books
and records of all financial matters involving the Authority. The County shall assist the
Authority with the transfer of the real and personal property to the County, including, without
limitation, the payment of any transfer fees, taxes, and/or duties of any kind and the
recoupment of any premiums, refunds and/or other monies that may be due to the Authority.
The County shall make regular reports to the Authority on these financial matters.
ARTICLE III
Covenants of the County and the Authority
3.1 Use of Assets. The County acknowledges and accepts the naming rights and
other obligations set forth on Exhibit __ hereto with respect to certain of the buildings,
improvements and accompanying personal property being transferred to the County. The
religious books set forth on Exhibit __ shall remain where they are now at the Roanoke
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County Library and be subject to the current safekeeping and collection practices of such
library for historic materials in its possession.
3.2 Further Assurances. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained
herein, the parties agree (a) to use all reasonable efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all
actions and to do, or cause to be done, all things necessary, proper or advisable to
consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, (b) to
execute any documents, instruments or conveyances of any kind which may be reasonably
necessary or advisable to carry out any of the transactions contemplated hereunder, and (c)
to cooperate with each other in connection with the foregoing.
3.3 Indemnity. The County agrees to continue to indemnify the Authority in the
same manner as set forth in Section 16 of the Lease. In addition, the County covenants and
agrees to hold the Authority and its directors, officers, employees and agents harmless
from, and will indemnify and defend them against any and all claims, expenses, suits and
costs of any kind arising from the transfer of the real and personal property to the County
and/or the use or possession by the County of such assets.
ARTICLE IV
Miscellaneous
4.1 Assignment. Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights or obligations
hereunder may be assigned by any party without the prior written consent of the other party.
Subject to the foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
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parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns, and no other person
shall have any right, benefit or obligation under this Agreement as a third-party beneficiary
or otherwise.
4.2 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be subject to and governed in all
respects by the statutes and laws of the Commonwealth of Virginia without regard to the
conflicts of laws principles thereof.
4.3 Entire Agreement; Amendments and Waivers. This Agreement, together with
all exhibits hereto, constitutes the entire agreement among the parties pertaining to the
subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements, understandings, negotiations
and discussions, whether oral or written, of the parties. This Agreement may not be
amended except by an instrument in writing signed on behalf of each of the parties hereto.
No amendment, supplement, modification or waiver of this Agreement shall be binding
unless executed in writing by the party to be bound thereby. No waiver of any of the
provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed or shall constitute a waiver of any other
provision hereof (whether or not similar), nor shall such waiver constitute a c ontinuing
waiver unless otherwise expressly provided.
4.4 Multiple Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument. Facsimile signatures shall be valid as originals.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be duly
executed on their respective behalf, by their respective officers thereunto duly authorized,
all as of the day and year first above written.
Approved as to form: BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
By: ________________________________ By: ____________________________________
Peter S. Lubeck Richard L. Caywood, P.E. / (date)
County Attorney County Administrator
Approved as to form: THE VIRGINIA RECREATIONAL FACILITIES
AUTHORITY
By: ________________________________ By: ____________________________________
Gregory J. Haley W. Tucker Lemon / (date)
Counsel for the VRFA Chairman
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
Addition from 2024-25 close out of completed projects 73,941
Approved Uses:
Appropriated from 2025-26 budget (Ordinance 052725-2) - - - (1,746,047)
Balance at July 22, 2025 31,213,980$ 11.5% 50,000$ -$ 361,688$
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 22, 2025
VPSA School Bonds 109,321,388$ -$ -$ 109,321,388$
Lease Revenue Bonds 72,515,000 - 7,026,556 65,488,444
Temporary Literary Loans*31,674,051 - - 31,674,051
Subtotal 213,510,439 - 7,026,556 206,483,883
Premiums 13,337,299 - - 13,337,299
226,847,738$ -$ 7,026,556$ 219,821,182$
* The County has been approved for $75 million in Literary Loans. This amount will not be turned into permanent
loans until all monies are drawn down for the three school projects approved for funding which are:
Glen Cove and W.E. Cundiff Elementary Schools and the Roanoke County Career and Technology Center
Submitted By Laurie L. Gearheart
Director of Finance and Management Services
Approved By Richard L. Caywood
County Administrator
ACTION NO. _______________
ITEM NO. __________________
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER
MEETING DATE: July 22, 2025
AGENDA ITEM: Accounts Paid – June 2025
SUBMITTED BY: Laurie L. Gearheart
Director of Finance and Management Services
APPROVED BY: Richard L. Caywood
County Administrator
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR'S COMMENTS:
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION:
Direct Deposit Checks Total
Payments to Vendors -$ -$ 12,151,127.89$
Payroll 06/06/25 2,044,235.68 13,365.85 2,057,601.53
Payroll 06/20/25 2,323,722.64 17,974.04 2,341,696.68
Manual Checks - 1,154.77 1,154.77
Grand Total 16,551,580.87$
A detailed listing of the payments to vendors is on file with the Clerk to the Board of Supervisors.
ACTION NO.___________________
ITEM NUMBER_______________
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE COUNTY, VIRGINIA
HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER.
: July 22, 2025
: Statement of the Treasurer's Accountability per Investment and Portfolio Policy, as of
30-Jun-25
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION:
CASH INVESTMENT:
TRUIST CONCENTRATION 0.00
JP MORGAN 27,026,056.26
HOMETRUST 2,666,342.81 29,692,399.07
GOVERNMENT:
TRUIST ROA CONTRA (1,480.00)
TRUIST ROA 1,000,000.00
ROCKEFELLER CONTRA (11,420.00)
ROCKEFELLER 8,000,000.00
8,987,100.00
LOCAL GOV'T INVESTMENT POOL:
GENERAL OPERATION 47,136,293.59
ROCO EMA PORTFOLIO 1,114,591.66
ROCO EMA PORTFOLIO CONTRA 25,814.36
48,276,699.61
MONEY MARKET:
ATLANTIC UNION BANK 4,945,029.99
HOMETRUST BANK 4,427,605.24
TRUIST ROA 4,911,831.32
ROCKEFELLER 32,139,365.79
PUBLIC FUNDS:46,423,832.34
BANK OF BOTETOURT 7,824,900.60
7,824,900.60
TOTAL
141,204,931.62
07/22/2025
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA, HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION
CENTER ON TUESDAY, JULY 22, 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.
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ACTION NO.
ITEM NO. M.1
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER
MEETING DATE: July 22, 2025
AGENDA ITEM: 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.
SUBMITTED BY: Philip Thompson
Director of Planning
APPROVED BY: Richard L. Caywood
County Administrator
ISSUE:
Second reading and public hearing to rezone approximately 4.51 acres of property from
residential to agricultural.
BACKGROUND:
• The Roanoke County Zoning Ordinance defines ‘stable, private’ as “the keeping,
breeding, or raising of horses or ponies exclusively for the personal use and
enjoyment of the owner or occupant of the property or the riding of horses or
ponies by the owner or occupant of the property and their guests”.
• The proposed use of a ‘stable, private’ is not permitted in the R -2, Medium
Density Residential Districts, but is permitted by right in the AR,
Agricultural/Residential District.
DISCUSSION:
The Planning Commission held a public hearing on this petition on July 1, 2025. No
citizens spoke during the public hearing. The Planning Commission discussed the
existing and proposed accessory structures on the property, number of horses
proposed with the private stable, fencing on the property, previous agriculture use on
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the property and in the general area, adjacent property recently rezoned for agricultural
purposes, surrounding land uses, and the future land use designation.
The Planning Commission voted to recommend approval to rezone approximately 4.51
acres from R-2 to AR.
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 rezone approximately 4.51 acres from R-2, Medium Density Residential
District, to AR, Agricultural/Residential District.
STAFF REPORT
Petitioner: Shelley Friend
Request: Rezone approximately 4.51 acres from R-2, Medium Density Residential District, to
AR Agricultural/Residential District
Location:
Tax Parcels:
1709 Mayfield Drive
#079.03-05-52.00-0000; #079.03-05-53.00-0000; #079.03-05-54.00-0000; and #079.03-
05-51.00-0000
Proposed Proffers:
None
Shelley Friend is petitioning to rezone approximately 4.51 acres from R-2, Medium Density Residential District, to
AR, Agricultural/Residential District, located at 1709 Mayfield Drive in the Vinton Magisterial District. The intention is
to construct a private stable accessory to the existing single-family dwelling.
The Roanoke County 200 Plan indicates the future land use designations of this area as Development.
Development is a future land use area where most new neighborhood development will occur, including large-scale
planned developments which mix residential with retail and office uses. Innovation in housing design and
environmental sensitivity in site development is a key objective. Clustered developments are encouraged as is the
use of greenways and bike and pedestrian trails. The proposed rezoning is not consistent with the Development
future land use designation.
1. APPLICABLE REGULATIONS
The Roanoke County Zoning Ordinance defines ‘stable, private’ as “the keeping, breeding, or raising of
horses or ponies exclusively for the personal use and enjoyment of the owner or occupant of the property or
the riding of horses or ponies by the owner or occupant of the property and their guests”. Section 30-81-5 of
the Roanoke County Zoning Ordinance contains the following use and design standards for ‘stable, private’:
(A) General Standards
1. Minimum lot size: Two (2) acres.
2. A shelter shall be required for the keeping of a horse or pony.
3. No more than one (1) horse or pony shall be permitted for every two (2) fenced acres.
4. Stables, corrals, and other confined areas shall be setback at least fifty (50) feet from any
property line. For the purpose of this section, perimeter fencing of a yard shall not be
considered a confined area. All confined areas and fencing shall be securely constructed.
5. Private stables shall prepare and follow a management plan for responsible and
environmentally safe management of all animal wastes. Such plan shall be approved, when
required by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water. Animal
6. A plot plan shall be required showing the location of all structures and the location and type
of fencing.
7. A special use permit shall be required on lots less than five (5) acres in an R-1 zoning
district.
The existing use of a single-family dwelling, detached, and the proposed use of a ‘stable, private’ are both
permitted by right in the AR, Agricultural/Residential District. All development and use of the property must
be in conformance with Section 30-34-3 (AR development standards) of the Roanoke County Zoning
2. ANALYSIS OF EXISTING CONDITIONS
Background – The existing site is comprised of four parcels that total approximately 4.51 acres and contains
one single-family dwelling and two agriculture related accessory structures. Roanoke County Real Estate
records indicate the single-family dwelling was built in 1950. The current property owners purchased the
property in August of 2021. In early 2025, the applicant approached Planning Department staff regarding the
process for constructing a private stable and was advised that a private stable is not permitted in the R-2,
Medium Density Residential District, at which point the applicant proceeded with submittal of this rezoning
request.
established deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubbery bordering the south edge of the property
boundary. There are scattered deciduous shade trees around the single-family dwelling, and a singular
evergreen tree is the easternmost pasture. The western portion of the property, where the single-family
dwelling is located adjacent to Mayfield Drive, is generally flat and is the highest point of the property at
1,180’. The eastern portion of the parcel slopes downward toward the southeastern tip, decreasing from
1,180’ to 1,120’.
between Bandy Road and Jae Valley Road. The intersection with Jae Valley Road to the east is located
about half a mile from the subject property. The intersection with Bandy Road to the west is located less
than a quarter mile from the subject property, and the boundary line that separates the County of Roanoke
and the City of Roanoke is approximately a quarter mile to the west.
On the southside of Mayfield Drive to the east of the subject property, parcels primarily consist of single-
family dwellings and are zoned R-1, Low Density Residential District, with the exception of the property
directly to the east, which received approval for a rezoning request on February 25, 2025, to rezone from R-
1, Low Density Residential District, to AR, Agricultural/Residential District, for the purpose of using the
property for agriculture. On the southside of Mayfield Drive between the subject property and Bandy Road to
the west, parcels are zoned R-2, Medium Density Residential District, and primarily consist of single-family
dwellings with the exception of a 6-unit duplex development on a parcel directly south of the subject
property. Properties on the northside of Mayfield Drive across from the subject property are zoned R-1, Low
Density Residential District, and primarily consist of single-family dwellings.
Community Outreach – Approximately twenty (20) letters went out to adjoining property owners and tenants
which contained the request, information about the subject parcel, instructions for how to submit comments
and contact information for staff. No comments have been received to date.
3.ANALYSIS OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
Site Layout/Architecture – The site has an existing single-family dwelling approximately 1,968 square feet in
size, and two agriculture related outbuildings. There is existing fencing around portions of the property that
are maintained as open grassy field. The concept plan shows that the existing fencing will be maintained
while additional fencing will be constructed to completely enclose the portions of the property that are
intended to be used as pastureland. In addition, the existing agriculture related outbuildings will be replaced
each of which are asphalt paved. One entrance serves as a driveway for the single-family dwelling and is
approximately 132’ in depth, while the other access point leads to one of the existing agriculture related
Agencies Comments: The following agencies provided comments on this application:
Office of Building Safety: No comments.
Fire and Rescue: Fire and Rescue does not object to this proposal, and it does not affect the
services we provide.
General Services: No comments.
Floodplain Review: No comments.
Roanoke County Transportation: No comments.
Virginia Department of Transportation: It appears from the information provided that granting a
rezoning of this property for use as a private residence with horse farm will not adversely impact the
VDOT right-of-way. Any future expansions or redevelopment of the parcel or alteration to the
existing drive may require VDOT review, approval, and permitting.
Western Virginia Water Authority: Water and sewer service is not currently available at this location.
4. CONFORMANCE WITH ROANOKE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The Roanoke County 200 Plan indicates the future land use designations of this area as Development.
Development is a future land use area where most new neighborhood development will occur, including
large-scale planned developments which mix residential with retail and office uses. Innovation in housing
design and environmental sensitivity in site development is a key objective. Clustered developments are
encouraged as is the use of greenways and bike and pedestrian trails. The proposed rezoning is not
consistent with the Development land use designation.
5. STAFF CONCLUSIONS
Shelley Friend is petitioning to rezone approximately 4.51 acres from R-2, Medium Density Residential
District, to AR, Agricultural/Residential District, located at 1709 Mayfield Drive in the Vinton Magisterial
District. The intention is to construct a private stable accessory to the existing single-family dwelling. A
Zoning Permit will be required prior to construction of the private stable, at which point the proposed building
will be reviewed for compliance with the AR development standards as well as the use and design
standards for private stables.
The Roanoke County 200 Plan indicates the future land use designations of this area as Development. The
proposed rezoning is not consistent with the Development future land use designation.
CASE NUMBER: #4-6/2025
PREPARED BY: Sarah Gilmore
HEARING DATES: PC: July 1, 2025 BOS: July 22, 2025
ATTACHMENTS: Application Materials
Maps (Aerial, Zoning, Future Land Use)
R-2 District Regulations
AR District Regulations
Development Future Land Use Designation
Please explain how the request furthers the purpose of the Roanoke County Ordinance as
well as the purpose found at the beginning of the applicable zoning district classification in
the Zoning Ordinance.
We are requesting to rezone our property from residential to agricultural. By rezoning, we
will be contributing to the county's objectives of preserving agricultural lands. Ensuring that
the land is utilized for farming and agricultural purposes will preserve the rural character of
the property and community.
Please explain how the project conforms to the general guidelines and policies contained in
the Roanoke County Community Plan.
Upon purchasing our property in 2021, the land is truly what sold us. As a former horse
farm with fields that were already fenced in for livestock, the Roanoke County property was
the perfect place for our family. Our goal when purchasing was to relocate our two horses
to the property after building a small horse barn. As history shows, the property has been
utilized as a small horse farm, and we would love nothing more than to continue using the
property with the same purpose. In addition, most of the surrounding properties are also
used for agricultural purposes and future growth in the community does not align with
further development.
Please describe the impact(s) of the request of the property itself, the adjoining properties,
and the surrounding area, as well as the impacts on public services and facilities, including
water/sewer, roads, schools, parks/recreation and fire and rescue.
There is no impact on public services, including water/sewer, roads, schools,
parks/recreation, and/or fire and rescue.
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Development Neighborhood Conservation
(A)
(A)
1.
SEC. 30-42. - R-2 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
Sec. 30-42-1. - Purpose.
The purpose of the R-2, medium density district is to establish areas in the county within the
urban service area where existing low-middle to middle density residential development (one (1)
to six (6) units per acre) is primarily located and land areas which appear generally appropriate
for such development. These areas are consistent with the neighborhood conservation land use
category, and where public services warrant, the development land use category as
recommended in the comprehensive plan. This district is intended to provide reasonable
protection to existing single family residential neighborhoods, while accommodating a diversity of
alternative housing options. These areas are designated based on access to roads, sewer and
water, and schools with suitable capacity to accommodate development at the stated density.
Older neighborhoods where smaller platted lot sizes exist are also included where opportunities
exist for additional in-fill development.
(Ord. No. 042799-11, § 1f., 4-27-99; Ord. No. 042208-16, § 1, 4-22-08)
Sec. 30-42-2. - Permitted Uses.
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.
Residential Uses
Accessory Apartment *
Home Beauty/Barber Salon *
Home Occupation, Type I *
Manufactured Home *
Manufactured Home, Emergency *
Multiple Dog Permit*
Residential Human Care Facility
Single-Family Dwelling, Attached *
Single-Family Dwelling, Attached *
Single Family Dwelling, Attached (Cluster Subdivision Option) *
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Single Family Dwelling, Detached
Single Family Dwelling, Detached (Cluster Subdivision Option) *
Single Family Dwelling, Detached (Zero Lot Line Option) *
Two-Family Dwelling *
Civic Uses
Community Recreation *
Family Day Care Home *
Park and Ride Facility *
Public Parks and Recreational Areas *
Religious Assembly *
Utility Services, Minor
Commercial Uses
Bed and Breakfast *
Short-Term Rental *
Miscellaneous Uses
Amateur Radio Tower *
Wind Energy System, Small *
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.
Residential Uses
Townhouse *
Civic Uses
Adult Care Residences
Cemetery *
Crisis Center
Day Care Center *
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Educational Facilities, Primary/Secondary *
Halfway House *
Utility Services, Major *
Commercial Uses
Boarding House
Golf Course *
Miscellaneous Uses
Outdoor Gatherings *
(Ord. No. 82493-8, § 2, 8-24-93; Ord. No. 62795-10, 6-27-95; Ord. No. 042799-11, § 2, 4-27-99; Ord. No.
042500-9, § II, 4-25-00; Ord. No. 072605-7, § 1, 7-26-05; Ord. No. 042208-16, § 1, 4-22-08; Ord. No. 052609-
22, § 1, 5-26-09; Ord. No. 030811-1, § 1, 3-8-11; Ord. No. 052411-9, § 1, 5-24-11; Ord. No. 111213-15, § 1, 11-
12-13; Ord No. 092215-9, § 1, 9-22-15; Ord. No. 020921-8, § 1, 2-9-21; Ord. No. 011023-4, § 1, 1-10-23)
Sec. 30-42-3. - Site Development Regulations.
General Standards. For additional, modified, or more stringent standards for specific uses, see Article IV,
Use and Design Standards.
Minimum lot requirements.
All lots served by private well and sewage disposal systems:
Area: 0.75 acre (32,670 square feet).
Frontage: 90 feet on a publicly owned and maintained street.
Lots served by either public sewer or water:
Area: 20,000 square feet.
Frontage: 75 feet on a publicly owned and maintained street.
Lots served by both public sewer and water:
Area: 7,200 square feet.
Frontage: 60 feet on a publicly owned and maintained street.
Minimum setback requirements.
Front yard:
Principal structures: 30 feet.
Accessory structures: Behind the front building line.
Side yard:
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Principal structures: 10 feet.
Accessory structures: 10 feet behind front building line or 3 feet behind rear building
line.
Rear yard:
Principal structures: 25 feet.
Accessory structures: 3 feet.
Where a lot fronts on more than one street, front yard setbacks shall apply to all streets.
The expansion of a legally established nonconforming structure into the required side or
rear yard shall be permitted provided the expansion does not encroach into the required
yard any greater than the existing encroachment.
Maximum height of structures.
Height limitations:
Principal structures: 45 feet.
Accessory structures: 15 feet, or 25 feet provided they comply with the setback
requirements for principal structures.
Maximum coverage.
Building coverage: 35 percent of the total lot area for all buildings and 7 percent for
accessory buildings.
Lot coverage: 50 percent of the total lot area.
(Ord. No. 62293-12, § 10, 6-22-93; Ord. No. 42694-12, § 8, 4-26-94; Ord. No. 111213-15, § 1, 11-12-13)
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SEC. 30-34. - AR AGRICULTURAL/RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
Sec. 30-34-1. - Purpose.
These areas are generally characterized by very low density residential and institutional uses
mixed with smaller parcels that have historically contained agricultural uses, forest land and open
space outside the urban service area. These areas provide an opportunity for rural living in
convenient proximity to urban services and employment. Agricultural uses should be encouraged
to be maintained. Over time, however, these areas are expected to become increasingly
residential in character, with residential development becoming the dominant use over
agricultural and more rural type uses. The purpose of this district, consistent with the Rural
Village land use category in the comprehensive plan, is to maintain these areas essentially in their
rural state, consistent with the level of services anticipated by the county. These areas are
generally suitable for low density residential development and other compatible land uses.
(Ord. No. 62795-10, 6-27-95; Ord. No. 042799-11, § 1f., 4-27-99; Ord. No. 042208-16, § 1, 4-22-08)
Sec. 30-34-2. - Permitted Uses.
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.
Agricultural and Forestry Uses
Agriculture *
Agritourism *
Farm Brewery *
Farm Distillery *
Farm Winery *
Forestry Operations *
Stable, Commercial *
Stable, Private *
Wayside Stand *
Residential Uses
Accessory Apartment *
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Home Beauty/Barber Salon *
Home Occupation, Type II *
Manufactured Home *
Manufactured Home, Emergency *
Multiple Dog Permit *
Residential Human Care Facility
Single Family Dwelling, Attached (Cluster Subdivision Option) *
Single Family Dwelling, Detached (Cluster Subdivision Option) *
Single Family Dwelling, Detached
Single Family Dwelling, Detached (Zero Lot Line Option) *
Civic Uses
Community Recreation *
Family Day Care Home *
Park and Ride Facility *
Public Parks and Recreational Areas *
Religious Assembly *
Utility Services, Minor
Commercial Uses
Bed and Breakfast *
Short-Term Rental *
Veterinary Hospital/Clinic
Miscellaneous Uses
Amateur Radio Tower *
Wind Energy System, Small*
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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.
Residential Uses
Alternative Discharging Sewage Systems *
Civic Uses
Camps *
Cemetery *
Crisis Center
Day Care Center *
Educational Facilities, Primary/Secondary *
Safety Services *
Utility Services, Major *
Commercial Uses
Antique Shops *
Golf Course
Kennel, Commercial *
Special Events Facility *
Studio, Fine Arts
Industrial Uses
Custom Manufacturing *
Resource Extraction *
Miscellaneous Uses
Broadcasting Tower *
Outdoor Gatherings *
(Ord. No. 42793-20, § II, 4-27-93; Ord. No. 82493-8, § 2, 8-24-93; Ord. No. 42694-12, § 7, 4-26-94; Ord. No.
62795-10, 6-27-95; Ord. No. 042799-11, § 2, 4-27-99; Ord. No. 072605-7, § 1, 7-26-05; Ord. No. 042208-16, §
1, 4-22-08; Ord. No. 052609-22, § 1, 5-26-09; Ord. No. 030811-1, § 1, 3-8-11; Ord. No. 111213-15, § 1, 11-12-
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13; Ord. No. 062816-4, § 1, 6-28-16; Ord. No. 082818-8, § 1, 8-28-18; Ord. No. 091019-4, § 1, 9-24-20; Ord. No.
020921-8, § 1, 2-9-21; Ord. No. 062723-3, § 1, 6-27-23)
Sec. 30-34-3. - Site Development Regulations.
General Standards. For additional, modified, or more stringent standards for specific uses, see Article IV,
Use and Design Standards.
Minimum lot requirements
Lots served by private well and sewage disposal system:
Area: 1 acre (43,560 square feet)
Frontage: 110 feet on a publicly owned and maintained street.
Lots served by either public sewer or water:
Area: 30,000 square feet
Frontage: 100 feet on a publicly owned and maintained street.
Lots served by both public sewer and water:
Area: 25,000 square feet
Frontage: 90 feet on a publicly owned and maintained street.
Minimum setback requirements.
Front yard:
Principal structures: 30 feet.
Accessory structures: Behind the front building line.
Side yard:
Principal structures: 15 feet
Accessory structures: 15 feet behind front building line or 10 feet behind rear building
line.
Rear yard:
Principal structures: 25 feet
Accessory structures: 10 feet
Where a lot fronts on more than one street, front yard setbacks shall apply to all streets.
Where the principal structure is more than 150 feet from the street, accessory buildings
may be located 150 feet from the street and 20 feet from any side property line.
Maximum height of structures.
All structures: 45 feet
Maximum coverage.
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Building coverage: 25 percent of the total lot area.
Lot coverage: 50 percent of the total lot area.
(Ord. No. 62293-12, § 10, 6-22-93; Ord. No. 111213-15, § 1, 11-12-13)
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Appendices
A future land use area where most new neighborhood development will occur, including large-scale
planned developments which mix residential with retail and office uses. Innovation in housing design and
environmental sensitivity in site development is a key objective. Clustered developments are encouraged
as is the use of greenways and bike and pedestrian trails.
Land Use Types
Conventional Residential - Single-family developments in conventional lots. Includes attached, detached
and zero-lot line housing options. Greenways and bike and pedestrian trails are encouraged.
Cluster Residential - Single family developments with similar gross density of conventional subdivisions but
individual lot sizes may be reduced to accommodate the clustering of housing while allocating common
open space. Includes attached, detached and zero-lot line housing options. Greenways and bike and
pedestrian trails are encouraged.
Multi-family - Developments of 6-12 units per acre. Clustering is encouraged as are greenways and bike
and pedestrian trails.
Planned Residential Development - Mixed housing types at a gross density range of 4-8 units per acre.
Includes conventional housing, cluster housing, zero lot-line housing, townhouses and garden apartments.
Greenways and bike and pedestrian trails are encouraged.
Planned Community Development - Planned residential development mixed with office parks, neighborhood
shopping centers and supporting retail development. The majority of the development is residential with a
maximum limit set on the retail land. Greenways and bike and pedestrian trails are encouraged.
Community Activity Centers - Facilities which serve the neighboring residents including parks, schools,
religious assembly facilities, parks and recreational facilities and community clubs and meeting areas.
These activity centers should be linked to residential areas by greenways, bike and pedestrian trails.
Land Use Determinants
Public Facilities Capacity - Locations where public facilities are adequate to handle the increased
population concentration. This includes schools, parks and recreation facilities and fire and rescue facilities.
Utility Availability - Locations where water and sewer services exist or are scheduled to serve the area
Environmental Capacity - Locations where natural land features, including topography, provide optimum
opportunity for urban residential development.
Access - Locations which have or can provide direct access to a major street.
Urban Sector - Locations served by urban services.
DEVELOPMENT
Shelley Friend
Rezone approximately 4.51 acres from R-2, Medium Density
Residential District, to AR, Agricultural/Residential District
Board of Supervisors Public Hearing
July 22, 2025
Location Map2
Project Site
•1709 Mayfield Drive
•4.51 Acres
•Current Use: Single Family
Dwelling
•Rezone to AR for a private
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4 Property Background
•There is currently a single-family dwelling and two agriculture
related outbuildings on the subject property
•The current owners purchased the property in 2021.
•In early 2025, the applicant inquired about constructing a
private stable and was advised that a private stable was not
permitted in the R-2, Medium Density Residential District, at
which point they proceeded with submittal of this rezoning
request.
5 Zoning Background
•The Roanoke County Zoning Ordinance defines ‘stable,
private’ as the “keeping, breeding, or raising of horses or
ponies exclusively for the personal use and enjoyment of the
owner or occupant of the property or the riding of horses or
ponies by the owner or occupant of the property and their
guests”.
6 Zoning Background
•The Roanoke County Zoning Ordinance contains the following use and design
standards for ‘stable, private’:
General Standards:
1.Minimum lot size: Two (2) acres.
2.A shelter shall be required for the keeping of a horse or pony.
3.No more than one (1) horse or pony shall be permitted for every two (2) fenced acres.
4.Stables, corrals, and other confined areas shall be setback at least fifty (50) feet from any property line. For the purpose of this section, perimeter fencing of a yard shall not be
considered a confined area. All confined areas and fencing shall be securely constructed.
5.Private stables shall prepare and follow a management plan for responsible and
environmentally safe management of all animal wastes. Such plan shall be approved,
when required by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Division of Water.
Animal waste shall not create a nuisance or health hazard to adjoining property owners.
6.A plot plan shall be required showing the location of all structures and the location and
type of fencing.
7.A special use permit shall be required on lots less than five (5) acres in an R-1 zoning
district.
Photographs7
Photographs8
Photographs9
Photographs10
Photographs11
Photographs12
Photographs13
Concept Plan14
Fencing
Proposed Barn (not built)15
Proposed Barn (not built)16
Zoning
Existing Zoning
•R-2
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Surrounding Zoning
•North – R-1, R-1S
•East – AR, R-1, R-1S
•West – R-2, R-1
•South –R-2, R-1
Future Land Use18
Development
•Development is a future land use area where most new neighborhood development will occur, including large-scale planned developments which mix residential with retail and office uses.
•Innovation in housing design and environmental sensitivity in site development is a key objective.
•Clustered developments are encouraged as is the use of greenway and bike and pedestrian trails.
•The proposed rezoning is not consistent with the Development future land use designation.
Planning Commission
Public Hearing – July 1, 2025
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•No citizens spoke during the public hearing.
•Planning Commission discussed:
•the existing and proposed accessory structures on the property;
•number of horses proposed with the private stable;
•fencing on the property;
•previous agriculture use on the property and in the general area;
•adjacent property recently rezoned for agricultural purposes;
surrounding land uses; and
•the future land use designation.
Planning Commission20
Planning Commission recommends approval of the
rezoning of approximately 4.51 acres R-2 to AR.
Questions?
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ROANOKE COUNTY
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY
5204 Bernard Drive, P.O. Box 29800
Roanoke, Virginia 24018-0798
TEL: (540) 772-2071
FAX: (540) 772-2089
Peter S. Lubeck
COUNTY ATTORNEY
Rachel W. Lower
DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEY
Douglas P. Barber, Jr.
Kathryn Thomas
SENIOR ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEYS
SAMPLE MOTIONS
The petition of Shelley Friend to rezone approximately 4.51 acres from R-2 (Medium
Density Residential) District to AR (Agricultural/Residential) District located at 1709
Mayfield Drive, in the Vinton Magisterial District
MOTION TO APPROVE
I find that the proposed rezoning request is inconsistent with the purpose and intent of the
County’s adopted comprehensive plan, but is otherwise consistent with the character of
adjacent parcels, is good zoning practice, and will not result in substantial detriment to
the community.
I therefore MOVE THAT WE APPROVE the rezoning request as it has been requested.
MOTION RECOMMENDING DENIAL
I find that the proposed rezoning request:
1. Is inconsistent with the purpose and intent of the County’s adopted comprehensive
plan, and/or
2. Is not good zoning practice, and/or
3. Will result in substantial detriment to the community.
I therefore MOVE THAT WE DENY the rezoning request as it has been requested.
MOTION TO DELAY ACTION
I find that the required information for the submitted proposal is incomplete. I therefore
MOVE TO DELAY action until additional necessary materials are submitted to the Board
of Supervisors.
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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 22, 2025
ORDINANCE REZONING APPROXIMATELY 4.51 ACRES FROM R-2 (MEDIUM
DENSITY RESIDENTIAL) DISTRICT TO AR (AGRICULTURAL/RESIDENTIAL)
DISTRICT AT 1709 MAYFIELD DRIVE, VINTON MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT
WHEREAS, Shelley Friend is requesting to rezone approximately 4.51 acres from
R-2 (Medium Density Residential) District to AR (Agricultural/Residential) District located
at 1709 Mayfield Drive (Roanoke County Tax Map Numbers 079.03-05-52.00-0000,
079.03-05-53.00-0000, 079.03-05-54.00-0000, and 079.03-05-51.00-0000), in the Vinton
Magisterial District; and
WHEREAS, the first reading of this ordinance was held on June 24, 2025, and the
second reading and public hearing were held on July 22, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the Roanoke County Planning Commission held a public hearing on
this matter on July 1, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recommends approval of the petition as
requested; and
WHEREAS, legal notice and advertisement have been provided for as required by
law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County, Virginia, as follows:
1. The petition of Shelley Friend to rezone approximately 4.51 acres from R-2
(Medium Density Residential) District to AR (Agricultural/Residential)
District located at 1709 Mayfield Drive (Roanoke County Tax Map Numbers
079.03-05-52.00-0000, 079.03-05-53.00-0000, 079.03-05-54.00-0000, and
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079.03-05-51.00-0000), in the Vinton Magisterial District, is hereby
approved.
2. The Board finds that the request as submitted by Shelley Friend is
inconsistent with the purpose and intent of the County’s adopted
comprehensive plan, but is otherwise consistent with the character of
adjacent parcels, is good zoning practice, and will not result in substantial
detriment to the community.
3. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its final
passage. The Zoning Administrator is directed to amend the zoning district
map to reflect the change in zoning classification authorized by this
ordinance.
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ACTION NO.
ITEM NO. M.2
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER
MEETING DATE: July 22, 2025
AGENDA ITEM: 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
SUBMITTED BY: Philip Thompson
Director of Planning
APPROVED BY: Richard L. Caywood
County Administrator
ISSUE:
Second reading and public hearing for a special use permit to operate a car wash in a
commercial zoning district.
BACKGROUND:
• The petitioner has applied for a special use permit to operate a car wash
(detailing business) along Colonial Avenue.
•
• The Roanoke County Zoning Ordinance defines a car wash as: “washing and
cleaning of vehicles. Typical uses include automatic conveyor machines and self -
service car washes.”
•
• A special use permit is required for a car wash in a C-2, High Intensity
Commercial District.
DISCUSSION:
The Planning Commission held a public hearing on this petition on July 1, 2025. Two
(2)citizens spoke during the public hearing. Their concerns included: commercial
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development adjacent to residential properties; increase in traffic; noise; water run -off;
previous washing of cars outside the structure; number of car washes in the area; and
previous uses on the property creating a nuisance to adjacent property owners.
The Planning Commission discussed: the previous use of the property; car detailing
use versus a typical car wash; operation of the business; C-2 by-right uses more
intense than proposed use; development along Colonial Avenue; improvements made
to the building since the previous use; surrounding land uses; and the future land use
designation.
The Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of the special use permit for a
car wash with the following conditions:
. The car wash (detailing business) shall be conducted entirely indoors and limited
to 1,258 square feet as shown on the concept plan.
. Any new free standing light poles and lighting fixtures shall not exceed 14 feet in
height.
. There shall be no neon signage or electronic message boards on the property
associated with the car wash use.
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 for a special use permit to operate a car wash in a C -2, High Intensity
Commercial District, with the following conditions:
. The car wash (detailing business) shall be conducted entirely indoors and limited
to 1,258 square feet as shown on the concept plan.
. Any new free standing light poles and lighting fixtures shall not exceed 14 feet in
height.
. There shall be no neon signage or electronic message boards on the property
associated with the car wash use.
STAFF REPORT
Petitioner: Craighead & Associates
Request: To obtain a special use permit to operate a car wash (detailing business) on
approximately 0.71 acre of land zoned C-2, High Intensity Commercial District
Location:
Tax Parcel:
3644 Colonial Avenue
#077.18-03-23.00-0000
Suggested Conditions:
1. The car wash (detailing business) shall be conducted entirely indoors and
limited to 1,258 square feet as shown on the concept plan.
2. Any new free standing light poles and lighting fixtures shall not exceed 14
feet in height.
3. There shall be no neon signage or electronic message boards on the
property associated with the car wash use.
Craighead & Associates has applied for a special use permit to operate a car wash (detailing business) on
approximately 0.71 acre of land zoned C-2, High Intensity Residential District. It is located at 3664 Colonial Drive in
the Cave Spring Magisterial District. The petition involves utilizing the existing commercial building space, which
measures 1,258 square feet.
The Roanoke County 200 Plan designates the Future Land Use of this parcel as Transition. Transition is a future
land use area that encourages the orderly development of high-frequency corridor frontage parcels, serving as a
buffer between heavily trafficked corridors and lower intensity development, often residential. While high-intensity
commercial developments are discouraged within these areas, small-scale coordinated retail uses and offices are
suitable. The proposed special use permit is consistent with the Transition Future Land Use Designation.
1. APPLICABLE REGULATIONS
uses include automatic conveyor machines and self-service car washes.” Section 30-85-10 of the Roanoke
County Zoning Ordinance contains the following use and design standards for car wash:
(A) General Standards:
1. All new car wash facilities, whether conveyor-operated or self-service, shall be equipped with a water
recycling system to recycle at least eighty-five (85) percent of the water used.
A special use permit is required for a car wash in C-2 districts. The business description submitted by the
applicant is considered to most closely align with the use of a car wash by the Zoning Administrator.
However, the business model presented in the application is less intensive than a general drive-thru or self-
2. ANALYSIS OF EXISTING CONDITIONS
Background – The existing site is approximately 0.71 acre in size. The property features an existing
building divided into three commercial spaces, constructed around 1960. An existing barber shop occupies
one of these spaces, while the other two suites are currently vacant. An agent proposes using one of the
empty commercial suites for automobile dealership (vehicle sales), which is a permitted use.
The proposed use is a hand detailing business in the third suite, which a third party will operate. The
applicant estimates that no more than 15 vehicles will be serviced per day, in addition to those at the
automobile dealership.
concerns. The property will not undergo any changes that would affect the building's footprint. The
applicant has stated that no significant exterior improvements are planned currently, and the interior is
generally set up to accommodate the proposed business activities. The property already has parking
available in front and rear. The rear of the property features an existing fence and plantings that serve as a
buffer for neighboring residential properties.
Lane, and Lanewood Drive. The main entrance to the business fronts Colonial Avenue, but the garage door
where detailing activities will be located faces the rear of the property.
The property adjoins R-1 and C-2 zoned parcels, and it is located near C-1 and R-1 zoned parcels. The
general character of the neighborhood is one of low-intensity mixed development, featuring single-family
residences and various retail and service establishments within the vicinity of the property. The applicant
does not foresee negative impacts on the surrounding community from the operation of the business.
Community Outreach – Approximately twenty-three (23) letters went out to adjoining property owners and
tenants which contained the request, information about the subject parcel, instructions for how to submit
comments and contact information for staff. One adjoining property owner has approached county staff,
concerned about the impact on his personal property and quality of life.
3.ANALYSIS OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
Site Layout/Architecture – No changes are planned for the site layout or architecture. The finished area of the
business is 1,258 square feet. The property was previously equipped to accommodate wet conditions within
the existing bay area of the property, so limited interior renovations are expected.
Access/Traffic Circulation - The property is on the corner of Colonial Avenue and Thompson Lane. There are
property entrances from both streets. Parking is located on the side and rear of the building.
Screening & Buffering - An existing fence and plantings create screening and a buffer from the adjoining
residential property. Additional screening on the property would limit interconnectivity between business
Agencies Comments: The following agencies provided comments on this application:
Office of Building Safety – Any construction on site will need to meet the requirements of the
Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.
Fire and Rescue – Fire and Rescue does not object to this project, and it will not increase the
services we provide. If determined to be a change of use by Office of Building Safety, fire flow and
access requirements would be addressed.
General Services – No comments.
Stormwater Operations – No comments.
Roanoke County Transportation – No comments.
Western Virginia Water Authority – 3664 Colonial Avenue has an active water and sewer account
with the Western Virginia Water Authority. The building official should ensure private water and
sewer plumbing is adequate to serve the area of the proposed special use request.
Virginia Department of Transportation
1. A Land Use Permit will be required if a new entrance is needed from the VDOT right-of-way or
for the change in use of an existing entrance.
2. If any future modifications to existing entrances or the installation of new entrances are planned,
the VDOT Road Design Manual, Appendix F: Access Management Design Standards for
Entrances and Intersections, must be adhered to, where applicable, for commercial entrances.
This includes, but is not limited to, entrance spacing and intersection sight distance. The
intersection sight distance must be field verified, and measures taken to ensure the minimum
required distances can be met.
3. Comparative trip generation calculations between the existing use and proposed use will be
required with the concept plan or first plan submittal.
4. Please ensure the proposed internal traffic pattern provides sufficient room for queuing onsite
and avoids queuing on Colonial Avenue and Thompson Lane.
5. VDOT will not issue an approval of the plans or any necessary Land Use Permits until the
locality approves this request. Additionally, information regarding any changes to the existing
drainage system should be included for review.
4. CONFORMANCE WITH ROANOKE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The Roanoke County 200 Plan indicates the Future Land Use Designation of this parcel is Transition.
Transition is a future land use area that encourages the orderly development of highway frontage parcels.
Transition areas generally serve as developed buffers between highways and nearby or adjacent lower
intensity development. Intense retail and highway oriented commercial uses are discouraged in transition
areas, which are more suitable for office, institutional and small-scale, coordinated retail uses. The
proposed special use permit is consistent with the Transition Future Land Use Designation.
The Roanoke County 200 Plan incorporated the Colonial Avenue Corridor Design Guidelines (attached) into
the Roanoke County 200 Plan. The Colonial Avenue Corridor Design Guidelines are recommendations for
property and business owners to develop their sites to follow standards specific to the Colonial Avenue
Corridor. The goal of these standards is to plan for and achieve compatibility between new and existing
developments along Colonial Avenue. The proposed development is utilizing an existing commercial
building space that has parking and signage already on site. Staff added a suggested condition limiting
future lighting poles and fixtures to 14 feet in height and prohibiting neon signage and electronic message
boards on site associated with the car wash use.
5. STAFF CONCLUSIONS
Craighead & Associates is petitioning to obtain a special use permit to operate a car wash (detailing
business) on approximately 0.71 acre of land zoned C-2, High Intensity Residential District, located at 3664
Colonial Avenue in the Cave Spring Magisterial District. The proposal involves utilizing the existing
commercial space, which measures 1,258 square feet. The Roanoke County 200 Plan designates the
Future Land Use of this parcel as "Transition." The proposed special use permit is consistent with the
Transition future land use.
The proposed use for 3664 Colonial Avenue will promote the economic vitality of previously vacant
commercial property without significant increases in traffic, environmental concerns, or other adverse effects
upon the neighborhood. This application is consistent with the criteria for approval of Special Use Permits in
Roanoke County.
If recommended for approval, staff suggest special use permit conditions dealing with limiting the square
footage of the car wash and to only be conducted indoors, limiting the height of any future lighting fixtures,
CASE NUMBER: #10-7/2025
PREPARED BY: Summer Bork
HEARING DATES: PC: July 1, 2025 BOS: July 22, 2025
ATTACHMENTS: Application Materials
Maps (Aerial, Zoning, Future Land Use)
Photographs
C-2 District Regulations
Transition Future Land Use Designation
Colonial Avenue Design Guidelines
Public Comments
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~ASSOCIATES
Architects, Designm, Construction Managers
May 6, 2025
County of Roanoke
Planning and Zoning
5204 Bernard Drive
Roanoke,VA.24018
ATTN: Ms. Rebecca James, Zoning Administrator
RE: Special Use Permit
3664 Colonial Avenue
Roanoke,VA.24018
Tax# 077.18-03-23.00-0000
Dear Becky,
Attached, please find the special use permit application, attachments and filing fee of$ 157.50. The
responsible person to send the Ad for the Roanoke Times will be Ray Craighead, 540-797-6792
rcra igheadarchitect@yahoo.com . Thank you for the county assistance in the Pre-Application Meeting.
If you need any additional information, please feel free to call or email. Thank you
File: 2025089L01
County of Roanoke
Community Development
Planning & Zoning
5204 Bernard Drive
PO Box 29800
Roanoke, VA 24018
(540) 772-2068 FAX (540) 776-7155
ALL APPLICANTS
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Does the parcel meet the minimum lot area, width, and frontage requirements of the requested district?
Yes~ No t J IF NO, A VARIANCE IS REQUIRED FIRST {Rezoning).
Does the parcel meet the minimum criteria for the requested Use Type in Article IV (Special Use Permit)? YesX No
IF NO, A VARIAN CE IS REQUIRED FIRST
If rezoning request, are conditions being proffered with this request? Yes
VARIANCE, WAIVER AND ADMINISTRA TWE APPEAL APPLICANTS (V/WIAA)
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JUSTIFICA TJON FOR REZONING, SPECIAL USE PERMIT WAIVER OR COMP PLAN (15.2·2232) REVIEW
REQUESTS
The Planning Commissio will study rezoning, special use pennit waiver or community plan (1 S.2·2232) review requests to
determine the need and justification for the change in terms of public health, safety, and general welfare. Please answer the
following questions as thoroughly as possible. Use additional space if necessary.
Please explain how the request furthers the purposes of the Roanoke County Ordinance as well as the purpose found at the
beginning of the applicable zoning district classification in the Zoning Ordinance.
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Please explain how the project conforms to the general guidelines and policies contained in the Roanoke County Community
Plan.
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Please describe the impact(s) of the request on the property itself, the adjoining properties, and the surrounding area, as well
as the impacts on public services and facilities, including water/sewer, roads, schools, parks/recreation and fire and rescue.
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Architects, Designers, Construction Managers
3664 Colonial Avenue, Roanoke, VA.·
Tax# 077.18-03-23.00-0000
Special Use Request
Attachment One
A. Request furthers the purposes of the Roanoke County Ordiances
The request for this special use is needed to be able to provide third party car detail within the current
building and site. The existing C-2 use provides for vehicle sales on the property which is a continuation
of the previous use of the site. On site detailing of the vehicles for sale on the property is allowed in the
current zoning. The requested car detail special use will allow a third party to perform not only the
detailing of the vehicles for sale by the owner but will allow low use individual detail at the facility. The
detailing for the vehicles is not a typical drive thru car wash/ vacuum but is instead a hand detail wash/
wax and interior detailing to be performed within the area indicated on existing building layout plan.
This area would consist of approximately 1258 sf within the existing building.
B. The Roanoke County policies Community Plan.
The site is currently zoned C-2, High Intensity Commercial District. The requested special use is
consistent with the past use with the exception of low intense use. The estimated daily detail vehicles
would be less than 15 per day. No drive thru typical vehicle wash. All hand detail work on vehicles
allowed to be sold on the property current zoning along with additional vehicle detail.
C. The impact for this request
The impact on the property, the adjoining properties, the surrounding area as well as the public
services, water and sewer, traffic is very minimal. The detail work will occur within the existing building
and site area. The screening along the rear property line has been improved with fencing and
landscaping. See attached photos. No significant improvements to the exterior are planned or needed
at this time. This area is currently prepared to allow wet conditions inside of the existing bay area.
Originally, this was car service bays when the structure was constructed as a gas station/ service facility.
I CONCEPT PLAN CHECKLIST
A concept plan of the proposed project must be submitted with the appl lcation. The concept plan shall graphically depict the
land use change, development or variance that is to be considered. Further. the plan shall address any potential land use or
design issues arising from the request. In such cases involving rezonings, the applicant may proffer conditions to limit the
future use and development of the property and by so doing, correct any deficiencies that may not be manageable by County
permitting regulations.
The concept plan should not be confused with the site plan or plot plan that is required prior to the issuance of a building
permit. Site plan and building permit procedures ensure compliance with State and County development regulations and may
require changes to the initial concept plan. Unless limiting conditions are proffered and accepted in a rezoning or imposed
on a special use permit or variance, the concept plan may be altered to the extent permitted by the zoning district and other
regulations.
A concept plan is required with all rezoning, special use permit, waiver, community plan (15.2-2232) review and variance
applications. The plan should be prepared by a professional site planner. The level of detail may vary, depending on the
nature of the request. The County Planning Division staff may exempt some of the items or suggest the addition of extra
items, but the following are considered minimum:
ALL APPLICANTS
~ a. Applicant name and name of development
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Lot size in acres or square feet and dimensions ~c.
d. v;: Location, names of owners and Roanoke County tax map numbers of adjoining properties t-£/.4 ·
Physical features such as ground cover, natural watercourses, floodplain, etc.
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Location, widths and names of all existing or platted streets or other public ways within or adjacent to the development
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Additional information required for REZONING and SPECIAL USE PERMIT APPLICANTS
Vk. Existing utilities (water, sewer, storm drains) and connections at the site
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SEC. 30-54. C-2 HIGH INTENSITY COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
(Ord. No. 111213-15, § 1, 11-12-13)
Sec. 30-54-1. Purpose.
(A) The purpose of this district is to provide locations for a variety of commercial and service related activities
within the urban service area serving a community of several neighborhoods or large areas of the county.
This district is intended for general application throughout the county. High intensity commercial districts are
most appropriately found along major arterial thoroughfares which serve large segments of the county's
population. The C-2 district permits a wide variety of retail and service related uses. Land uses permitted in
this district are generally consistent with the recommendations set forth in the transition and core land use
categories of the comprehensive plan. Site development regulations are designed to ensure compatibility
with adjoining land uses.
(Ord. No. 042208-16, § 1, 4-22-08; Ord. No. 111213-15, § 1, 11-12-13)
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.
1. Residential Uses
Accessory Apartment *
Home Beauty/Barber Salon *
Home Occupation, Type I *
Multi-Family Dwelling *
Two-Family Dwelling *
2. Civic Uses
Administrative Services
Clubs
Cultural Services
Day Care Center *
Educational Facilities, College/University
Educational Facilities, Primary/Secondary *
Family Day Care Home *
Guidance Services
Halfway House *
Park and Ride Facility *
Post Office
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Public Assembly
Public Parks and Recreational Areas *
Safety Services *
Utility Services, Minor
3. Office Uses
Financial Institutions *
General Office
Medical Office
Laboratories
4. Commercial Uses
Agricultural Services *
Antique Shops
Automobile Dealership *
Automobile Repair Services, Minor *
Automobile Rental/Leasing
Automobile Parts/Supply, Retail *
Bed and Breakfast *
Boarding House
Business Support Services
Business or Trade Schools *
Commercial Indoor Amusement
Commercial Indoor Entertainment
Commercial Indoor Sports and Recreation
Commercial Outdoor Entertainment
Commercial Outdoor Sports and Recreation
Communications Services
Construction Sales and Services *
Consumer Repair Services
Convenience Store *
Fuel Center*
Funeral Services
Garden Center *
Gasoline Station *
Hospital
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Hotel/Motel/Motor Lodge
Kennel, Commercial *
Pawn Shop
Personal Improvement Services
Personal Services
Restaurant, Drive-in or Fast Food *
Restaurant, General
Retail Sales *
Short-term Renal *
Studio, Fine Arts
Veterinary Hospital/Clinic
5. Industrial Uses
Recycling Centers and Stations *
6. Miscellaneous Uses
Amateur Radio Tower *
Parking Facility *
(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. Civic Uses
Adult Care Residences
Life Care Facility
Nursing Home
Religious Assembly *
Utility Services, Major *
2. Commercial Uses
Adult Business *
Automobile Repair Services, Major *
Car Wash *
Dance Hall
Equipment Sales and Rental *
Manufactured Home Sales *
Mini-warehouse *
Outpatient Mental Health and Substance Abuse Center
Recreational Vehicle Sales and Service *
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Surplus Sales
Truck Stop *
3. Industrial Uses
Custom Manufacturing *
Industry, Type I
Landfill, Rubble *
Transportation Terminal
4. Miscellaneous Uses
Broadcasting Tower *
Outdoor Gatherings *
(Ord. No. 82493-8, § 2, 8-24-93; Ord. No. 022796-14, § 1, 2-27-96; 042297-14, § 1, 4-22-97; Ord. No. 042799-11, §
2, 4-27-99; Ord. No. 102803-15, § 2, 10-28-03; Ord. No. 102505-7, § 2, 10-25-05; Ord. No. 042208-16, § 1, 4-22-08;
Ord. No. 052411-9, § 1, 5-24-11; Ord. No. 111213-15, § 1, 11-12-13; Ord. No. 062816-4, § 1, 6-28-16; Ord. No.
020921-8, § 1, 2-9-21; Ord. No. 011023-4, § 1, 1-10-23; Ord. No. 111924-7,§ 1, 11-19-24)
Sec. 30-54-3. Site Development Regulations.
General Standards. For additional, modified, or more stringent standards for specific uses, see Article IV, Use
and Design Standards.
(A) Minimum lot requirements.
1. Lots served by private well and sewage disposal system;
a. Area: 1 acre (43,560 square feet).
b. Frontage: 100 feet on a publicly owned and maintained street.
2. Lots served by either public sewer or water, or both:
a. Area: 15,000 square feet.
b. Frontage: 75 feet on a publicly owned and maintained street.
(B) Minimum setback requirements.
1. Front yard:
a. Principal structures: 30 feet, or 20 feet when all parking is located behind the front building line.
b. Accessory structures: Behind the front building line.
2. Side yard: None.
3. Rear yard:
a. Principal structures: 15 feet.
b. Accessory structures: 3 feet.
4. Where a lot fronts on more than one street, front yard setbacks shall apply to all streets.
(C) Maximum height of structures.
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1. Height limitations:
a. Principal structures: When adjoining property zoned R-1 or R-2, 45 feet, including rooftop
mechanical equipment. The maximum height may be increased, provided each required side and
rear yard adjoining the R-1 or R-2 district is increased two feet for each foot in height over 45
feet. In all locations the height is unlimited unless otherwise restricted by this ordinance.
b. Accessory structures: actual height of principal structure.
(D) Maximum coverage.
1. Building coverage: 50 percent of the total lot area.
2. Lot coverage: 90 percent of the total lot area.
(Ord. No. 62293-12, § 10, 6-22-93)
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A future land use area that encourages the orderly development of highway frontage parcels.
Transition areas generally serve as developed buffers between highways and nearby or adjacent
lower intensity development. Intense retail and highway oriented commercial uses are discouraged
in transition areas, which are more suitable for office, institutional and small-scale, coordinated retail
uses.
Land Use Types
Office and Institutional - Planned office parks and independent facilities in park-like
surroundings are encouraged. A high degree of architectural design and environmentally
sensitive site design is encouraged.
Retail - Small-scale planned and clustered retail uses.
Multifamily Residential - Garden apartments at a density of 12 to 24 units per acre
Single-Family Attached Residential - Planned townhouse communities of 6 or more units per
acre.
Parks - Public and private recreational facilities. These facilities should be linked to residential
areas by greenways, bike and pedestrian trails.
Land Use Determinants
Existing Land Use Pattern - Locations where limited commercial uses exist.
Existing Zoning - Locations where commercial zoning exists.
Access - Locations where properties have direct frontage and access to an arterial or major
collector street.
Surrounding Land Use - Locations which serve as a logical buffer strip between conflicting land
use patterns.
Orientation - Locations which are physically oriented toward the major street.
TRANSITION
COLONIAL AVENUE CORRIDOR
DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPI\1ENTIREDEVELOPMENT
Background
Colonial Avenue provides a vital link in the regional highway network from the inner city of
Roanoke to the outlying suburbs of Roanoke County. As development has increased over the years around
the inner city area, the function of Colonial Avenue has stayed the same. This increase in development has
had a direct impact on the roadway as traffic volumes rise steadily.
High traffic volumes and the availability of developable land often cause developers to seek locations
along such corridors for new commercial development. This situation has begun along the Colonial Avenue
corridor.
As. commercial pressures increase, the importance of protecting established neighborhoods and
ensuring the safe and efficient flow of traffic becomes more crucial. It is also important to ensure a
comfortable transition for existing residential frontage properties if neighboring parcels become commercial.
Compatibility can be improved upon, if not achieved, through the proper use of building style, orientation
.and location, landscaping, signage, lighting, parking concepts and access management. Staff recommends
the following site design guidelines -particularly on Colonial Avenue frontage properties -for development
or redevelopment in the corridor.
• To plan for and achieve compatibility between new and existing developments along the corridor.
Design Guidelines
Objectives
To encourage well designed, aesthetically pleasing developments that make a positive
contribution to the streetscape and lessen potential negative impacts on adjacent
residential properties.
To encourage architectural compatibility with the surrounding residential character.
To minimize impacts to traffic flow from new developments.
To encourage the use oflandscaping to improve environmental quality within new
developments, enhance property values and create an enduring community image.
To limit light pollution onto adjacent residential areas and encourage human scale
in detail lighting.
To millimize sign clutter by encouraging attractive, well-placed signage.
1. Existing Conditions
A. The proposed development should show sensitivity to the existing residential character of the
corridor by incorporating as many of the following as possible:
1. The preservation and use of existing residential structures for small offices (architecturally
compatible alterations and additions are permitted), or the construction of new buildings having a
distinct residential character.
2. The preservation and incorporation of existing vegetation.
3. Front yard character that is a common feature of residential properties should be preserved.
4. Depending upon terrain, the use of terraced parking lots, minimizing their visual and site
impacts, may be appropriate.
5. Existing drainage ways should be protected and incorporated into all proposals.
II. Site Layout
A. Buildings
1. A building should be prominent from street view, using its architecture as advertising.
2. Setbacks should be determined according to ultimate road right-of-way.
3. Minimum distance between a building, off-street parking, driveway, loading space or paved
surfaces and any contiguous residential property should be 25 feet.
B. Parking
1. Parking should be constructed to the rear and sides of buildings only. Street frontage should
be devoted to building architecture and landscaping.
2. Parking areas should be designed to allow future interconnections with adjacent parcels.
3. Where feasible, break up required parking into smaller areas spaced throughout the site,
lessening their visual and environmental impacts.
4. Alternative surface materials, such as pervious pavement, are recommended. Asphalt
pavement should be minimized to mitigate existing drainage problems.
C. Site Access
1. Where feasible, businesses should share access points from the street right-of-way.
Temporary access points may be utilized until further development of the corridor allows for
combined access. These temporary permits are issued with the understanding that they will be
closed when a satisfactory alternate access in available in the opinion of the local governing
body.
2. At the time of project approval property owners should provide a joint easement agreement
allowing cross access to and from other properties in the surrounding area and a unified
parking and circulation plan should be established wherever feasible.
Ill. Architectural Treatment
A. Scale
1. Size of buildings should approach a residential scale. Avoid excessive height and buildings
out of scale with adjacent structures.
2. "Vhere larger buildings are proposed, landscaping and architectural facades should be used to
lessen their impact.
3. Where infilling between existing residential structures, maintain a continuity of building height,
width, first floor elevation, architectural style and porch detailing, if applicable.
B. Entrances
1. Design entrances that are clearly visible and easily recognizable from parking lots and
walkways which serve the building.
2. The principal "front" facade should face Colonial Avenue, for all buildings directly adjacent to
the road, although the major pedestrian entrance may be in the back or side of the structure.
C. Materials
1. Materials should be selected for harmony with the surrounding community and for suitability
to the type of building and style in which they are used.
2. Exterior materials such as exposed concrete block, metal or brightly colored siding are not
recommended. Materials should be in the range of earth tones.
D. Roofs
1. Utilize dormers, gables and other variations in roof shapes and/or heights that are compatible
with the basic facade elements and add interest and scale to the building. Avoid flat roofs.
Gable roofs, hip roofs and multiple plain roofs are encouraged.
IV. Landscaping
.A. Native Vegetation
1. Landscape plans should incorporate the use of native vegetation.
B. Adjacent Right-of-Way Plantings
1. Front yards should be developed as open green spaces with a combination of large and small
trees, evergreen & deciduous shrubs, earth berms, and/or ground covers.
2. Where it is necessary that portions of a parking lot front the adjacent right-of-way, a planting
strip of 10 feet in width should be provided along the adjacent right-of-way. Within tills stri
a combination of large and small trees, evergreen & deciduous shrubs, earth berms or ground
covers should be utilized to buffer the parking area ..
C. Parking Areas
1. Parking areas should incorporate raised landscaped islands in order to break up large expanses
of pavement.
2. Large shade trees should be planted within and along the perimeter of parking areas in order to
mitigate the negative environmental effects of heat and glare.
3. Landscaped berms located aro~nd parking areas to soften the noise, light and view of a parking
area to its neighbors are higWy encouraged.
D. Building Plantings
1. Buildings should incorporate foundation plantings where appropriate.
E. Stormwater Management
1. Above-ground stormwater management areas and facilities should be landscaped with plants
adaptable to being temporarily inundated with water and designed as an asset to the overall
development.
F. Screening & Buffering
1. Where a development adjoins residential property, a 25-foot wide buffer yard should be
required.
a. Within this buffer yard landscaping and screening should be provided and maintained to an
average height of 15 feet. A combination of large and small trees, evergreen & deciduous
shrubs, earth berms and/or ground covers should be utilized. Berming is encouraged to
supplement screening. Average berm height should be 3-4 feet. Berm slopes should be no
greater than 2: 1.
V. Lighting
A. Details of lighting fixtures should be compatible with the existing residential character of the
corridor.
B. Path and landscape lighting are encouraged where appropriate. Lighting should be at a pedestrian
scale through the use of light standards or placements 14 feet or less in height. .
C. Parking lot lighting should be no more than 14' above grade, down-lit or shielded so as to direct
light to the interior of the lot and not project glare onto the street or adjacent properties. Average
intensity should not exceed the minimum required for safety.
D. Any security lighting should be shielded and located so as to not cast light onto adjacent
properties. In addition, the light source should not be visible from adjoining residential areas
VI. Signage
A. The shared use of signs is encouraged for adjacent businesses.
B. Signage should complement a buildings' architectural style.
C. Signage placed on buildings should occupy less than 5% of the facade area.
D. All freestanding signs should be monument type and meet the following criteria:
1. Monument signs should not exceed 5 feet in height or 7 feet in width;
2. Signs should be ground lit or top lit with shielded lamps placed so as to not cast light onto
the path of traffic or on any adjacent road or property.
E. Message length should be limited so that a passing motorist can read a sign within three-to-four
seconds. No interchangeable boards should be permitted.
F. Signs should be complemented, accented and enhanced by landscaping. The size of the
landscaping plot should be one and one-halftimes the square footage of the sign.
G. No portable or temporary signs should be permitted.
Craighead and Associates
Special Use Permit for a Car Wash in a C-2
High Intensity Commercial District
Board of Supervisors Public Hearing
July 22, 2025
Location Map2
Project Site
•3664 Colonial Avenue
•0.71 Acre
•Current Use:
Commercial/Vacant
•Special Use Permit for a
Car Wash (Car Detailing
Business)
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Photographs4
Photographs5
Photographs6
Photographs7
Concept Plan8
9 Property Background
No Changes are expected to the site’s layout or architecture. The
finished area of the business is 1,258 square feet.
The property has previously been retrofitted to accommodate wet
conditions. Limited interior renovations are expected.
Any changes to the property are subject to review and permitting as
specified under the Roanoke County Code of Ordinance and the
Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.
The expected traffic increase related to the business is an additional
15 cars per day.
10 Zoning Background
The Roanoke County Zoning Ordinance defines a Car Wash as
“washing and cleaning of vehicles. Typical uses include automatic
conveyor machines and self-service car washes”.
Car washes require a special use permit in C-2, High Intensity
Commercial District.
The use is subject to the following site development regulations: “All
new car wash facilities, whether conveyor operated or self-service,
shall be equipped with a water recycling system for 85% percent of
the water used”.
Zoning
Existing Zoning
•C-2
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Surrounding Zoning
•North – R-1, C-1C
•East – C-2
•West – C-1CS
•South – R-1
Future Land Use12
•The parcel is designated as Transitional per the Roanoke County 200 Plan.
•Transitional: a land use area that encourages the orderly development of highway frontage parcels.
•The Roanoke County 200 Plan incorporates the Colonial Avenue Corridor Design Guidelines, which outline site-specific development standards for parcels along the Colonial Avenue corridor.
Planning Commission
Public Hearing – July 1, 2025
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•Two (2) citizens spoke during the public hearing.
•Their concerns included:
•commercial development adjacent to residential properties;
•increase in traffic; noise;
•water run-off;
•previous washing of cars outside the structure;
•number of car washes in the area; and
•previous uses on the property creating a nuisance to
adjacent property owners.
Planning Commission14
•Planning Commission discussed:
•the previous use of the property;
•car detailing use versus a typical car wash;
•operation of the business;
•C-2 by-right uses more intense than proposed use;
•development along Colonial Avenue;
•improvements made to the building since the previous use;
•surrounding land uses; and
•the future land use designation.
Planning Commission15
Planning Commission recommends approval of the special
use permit for a car wash with the following conditions:
1.The car wash (detailing business) shall be conducted
entirely indoors and limited to 1,258 square feet as shown
on the concept plan.
2.
not exceed 14 feet in height.
3.There shall be no neon signage or electronic message
boards on the property associated with the car wash use.
Questions?
ROANOKE COUNTY
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY
5204 Bernard Drive, P.O. Box 29800
Roanoke, Virginia 24018-0798
TEL: (540) 772-2071
FAX: (540) 772-2089
Peter S. Lubeck
COUNTY ATTORNEY
Rachel W. Lower
DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEY
Douglas P. Barber, Jr.
Kathryn Thomas
SENIOR ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEYS
SAMPLE MOTIONS
The petition of Craighead & Associates to obtain a special use permit to operate a car
wash (detailing business) on approximately 0.71 acre of land zoned C -2 (High Intensity
Commercial) District located at 3664 Colonial Avenue, in the Cave Spring Magisterial
District.
MOTION TO APPROVE
I find that the proposed special use permit:
1. Meets the requirements of Section 30-19-1 of the Roanoke County Code and that
the proposed special use conforms with the standards set forth in article IV, use
and design standards of the Roanoke County Zoning Ordinance;
2. Is in conformance with the Roanoke County Comprehensive Plan; and
3. Will have a minimum adverse impact on the surrounding neighborhood and
community.
I therefore MOVE THAT WE APPROVE the petition to obtain a special use permit, with
the following three (3) conditions:
1. The car wash (detailing business) shall be conducted entirely indoors and limited
to 1,258 square feet as shown on the concept plan submitted with the petitioner’s
application.
2. Any new free standing light poles and lighting fixtures shall not exceed fourteen
(14) feet in height.
3. There shall be no neon signage or electronic message boards on the property
associated with the car wash use.
MOTION TO DENY
I find that the proposed special use permit request:
1. Is inconsistent with the purpose and intent of the County’s adopted comprehensive
plan or good zoning practice, and/or
2. Will result in substantial detriment to the community.
I therefore MOVE THAT WE DENY the request.
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY
5204 Bernard Drive, P.O. Box 29800 Roanoke, Virginia 24018-0798
MOTION TO DELAY ACTION
I find that the required information for the submitted proposal is incomplete. I therefore
MOVE TO DELAY action until additional necessary materials are submitted to the Board
of Supervisors.
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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 22, 2025
ORDINANCE APPROVING A SPECIAL USE PERMIT TO OPERATE A
CAR WASH (DETAILING BUSINESS) ON APPROXIMATELY 0.71
ACRE OF LAND ZONED C-2 (HIGH INTENSITY COMMERCIAL)
DISTRICT LOCATED AT 3644 COLONIAL AVENUE, CAVE SPRING
MAGISTERIAL DISTRICT
WHEREAS, Craighead & Associates has filed a petition to obtain a special use
permit to operate a car wash (detailing business) on approximately 0.71 acre of land
zoned C-2 (High Intensity Commercial) District, located at 3644 Colonial Avenue
(Roanoke County Tax Map Number 077.18-03-23.00-0000), in the Cave Spring
Magisterial District; and
WHEREAS, the Roanoke County Planning Commission held a public hearing on
this matter on July 1, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the Roanoke County Planning Commission recommends approval of
the petition for a special use permit, with three conditions; and
WHEREAS, the first reading of this ordinance was held on June 24, 2025, and
the second reading and public hearing were held on July 22, 2025; and
WHEREAS, legal notice and advertisement have been provided for in this matter
as required by law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County, Virginia, as follows:
1. The Board finds that the proposed special use meets the requirements of
Section 30-19-1 of the Roanoke County Code.
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2. The Board further finds that the proposed special use is in conformance
with the Roanoke County Comprehensive Plan and will have a minimum adverse
impact on the surrounding neighborhood and community.
3. The Board approves the special use permit with the following three (3)
conditions:
a. The car wash (detailing business) shall be conducted entirely
indoors and limited to 1,258 square feet as shown on the concept plan
submitted with the petitioner’s application.
b. Any new free standing light poles and lighting fixtures shall not
exceed fourteen (14) feet in height.
c. There shall be no neon signage or electronic message boards on
the property associated with the car wash use.
4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its final
passage.
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ACTION NO.
ITEM NO. M.3
AT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF ROANOKE
COUNTY, VIRGINIA HELD AT THE ROANOKE COUNTY ADMINISTRATION CENTER
MEETING DATE: July 22, 2025
AGENDA ITEM: 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
SUBMITTED BY: Philip Thompson
Director of Planning
APPROVED BY: Richard L. Caywood
County Administrator
ISSUE:
Second reading and public hearing for a special use permit to construct townhouses in
a residential zoning district.
BACKGROUND:
• The Zoning Ordinance defines a townhouse as “a grouping of three (3) or more
attached single-family dwellings in a row in which each unit has its own front and
rear access to the outside, no unit is located over another unit, and each unit is
separated from any other unit by one (1) or more common walls.”
• Townhouses are permitted with a special use permit in the R -2, Medium Density
Residential District.
DISCUSSION:
The Planning Commission held a public hearing on this petition on July 1, 2025. Five
(5)citizens spoke during the public hearing. Their concerns included: proposed
development density is too high for the area; disruption of quiet neighborhood; high
density apartment developments are already nearby; traffic, especially at the beginning
and ending of the school day; lack of buffers; stormwater management pond near
adjacent property line; construction of utilities (water, sewer, gas, electric); and increase
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in crime.
The Planning Commission discussed: size (square footage) of proposed townhouses;
maximum number of townhouse units that could be built on the property; property
ownership and parcel size; proposed conditions; proposed concept plan and renderings;
access; public water and sewer availability; need for housing; buffers/fencing;
stormwater management pond; by-right development density; consistency with future
land use designation; and surrounding uses.
The Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of the special use permit to
construct 28 townhouses with the following conditions:
. The site shall be developed in general conformance to the concept plan
prepared by Balzer Associates dated March 12, 2025 subject to any changes
required during the comprehensive site plan review process.
. The maximum number of townhouses shall be twenty-eight (28).
. Sidewalk shall be constructed along both sides of the private road from Cove
Road to the turnaround.
. Sidewalk shall be constructed along the Cove Road frontage to the adjacent
properties.
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 for a special use permit to construct 28 townhouses in an R-2, Medium
Density Residential District, with the following conditions:
. The site shall be developed in general conformance to the concept plan
prepared by Balzer Associates dated 3/12/2025 subject to any changes
required during the comprehensive site plan review process.
. The maximum number of townhouses shall be 28.
. Sidewalk shall be constructed along both sides of the private road from Cove
Road to the turnaround.
. Sidewalk shall be constructed along the Cove Road frontage to the adjacent
properties.
STAFF REPORT
Petitioner: Challenge, LLC
Request: To obtain a special use permit to construct 28 townhouses on approximately 3 acres of
land zoned R-2, Medium Density Residential District
Location:
Tax Parcel:
5811 Cove Road
#036.16-01-12.00-0000
Suggested Conditions:
1. The site shall be developed in general conformance to the concept plan
prepared by Balzer Associates dated 3/12/2025 subject to any changes
required during the comprehensive site plan review process.
2. The maximum number of townhouses shall be 28.
3. Sidewalk shall be constructed along both sides of the private road from
Cove Road to the turnaround.
4. Sidewalk shall be constructed along the Cove Road frontage to the
adjacent properties.
Challenge, LLC, is petitioning to obtain a special use permit to construct 28 townhouses on approximately 3 acres of
land zoned R-2, Medium Density Residential District, located at 5811 Cove Road in the Catawba Magisterial District.
The Roanoke County 200 Plan indicates the Future Land Use Designation of this parcel is Neighborhood
Conservation. Neighborhood Conservation is a future land use area where established single-family neighborhoods
are delineated, and the conservation of the existing development pattern is encouraged. The proposed special use
permit is consistent with the Neighborhood Conservation Future Land Use Designation.
1. APPLICABLE REGULATIONS
dwellings in a row in which each unit has its own front and rear access to the outside, no unit is located over
another unit, and each unit is separated from any other unit by one (1) or more common walls.”
Townhouses are permitted with a special use permit in the R-2, Medium Density Residential District. All
development and use of the property must be in conformance with Section 30-42-3 (R-2 development
standards) of the Roanoke County Zoning Ordinance. Section 30-82-14 of the Zoning Ordinance provides
use and design standards for townhouses (standards attached).
If the rezoning was approved, comprehensive site plan and building plan reviews would be required before
2. ANALYSIS OF EXISTING CONDITIONS
Background – The existing site is comprised of 3 acres and contains one single family dwelling and two
accessory structures. Roanoke County Real Estate records indicate the single-family dwelling was built in
1958. Challenge, LLC, purchased the property in July 2024. At the time of purchase, the deeded acreage of
the property was 2.98 acres. A resubdivision plat (included in the application) was recorded in June 2025
that conveyed a 1,026 square foot portion of the parcel addressed 3014 Tully Drive (Tax Map #: 036.16-01-
29.00-0000) to Challenge, LLC. This increased the deeded acreage of 5811 Cove Road to 3.01 acres. The
property owner has been in contact with staff extensively to explore options for developing the site.
southernmost corner. There is an approximately 50-foot elevation change from the highest elevation in the
northernmost corner to the lowest elevation in the southernmost corner. The existing single-family dwelling
is located in the flattest portion of the parcel. There is a concentration of large deciduous and evergreen
trees along the northern half of the frontage along Cove Road. There is a second concentration of large
trees along the northern property line next to the existing single-family dwelling that stretches toward Cove
Road. There are several large trees scattered throughout the remainder (three-fourths) of the parcel closest
to Cove Road. The quarter of the property furthest from Cove Road is grassy and free of trees.
from the boundary line that separates the County of Roanoke from the City of Roanoke. Glen Cove
Elementary School is directly to the north of the parcel. Beyond this is the Roanoke County Public Safety
Center and the Roanoke County School Administration building. These parcels are zoned C-1, Low Intensity
Commercial District. There are neighborhoods that primarily consist of single-family dwellings to the east
and west of the subject parcel. These neighborhoods are zoned R-1, Low Density Residential District. The
area to the south of the parcel along Cove Road is zoned R-2, Medium Density Residential District. The
single-family dwellings along Cove Road are mostly on larger parcels. There is a zero-lot line subdivision on
Glen Haven Drive off of Cove Road less than a quarter mile to the south of the parcel.
Community Outreach – Approximately sixteen (16) letters went out to adjoining property owners and tenants
which contained the request, information about the subject parcel, instructions for how to submit comments
and contact information for staff. No comments have been received to date.
3.ANALYSIS OF PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT
Site Layout/Architecture – The concept plan submitted with the application indicates the proposed
development of twenty-eight (28) townhouses. The townhouses are shown in groups of four (4). There are
three (3) groups of four (4) townhouses shown on the north side of the proposed private road and four (4)
groups of four (4) townhouses shown on the south side of the proposed private road, set back behind a
stormwater management facility. The applicant has provided elevation examples with the application. The
townhouses are proposed to have 3 bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms and have a double car garage. The
approximate square footage of the townhouses is proposed to be between 1,829 square feet and 2,178
square feet. The approximate price point of the homes is proposed to be between $350,000 and $380,000.
of these entrances is located toward the center of the road frontage and the other is next to the southern
property line. The concept plan indicates one (1) proposed entrance to the site slightly south of the existing
entrance near the center of the road frontage. This entrance is proposed to be a private road that will serve
the 28 townhouses. The road ends in a T-turnaround. Each townhouse is served by a driveway. The
Agencies Comments: The following agencies provided comments on this application:
Office of Building Safety – All demolition and construction on for this project will need to meet the
requirements of the Virginia Uniform Statewide Building Code.
Fire and Rescue – Fire and Rescue does not object to this project, and it has the potential to
increase our fire and emergency responses in the area, which has already been increased by the
Retreat Apartments and the future apartments near the intersection of Cove Road and Peters Creek
Road. Fire flow and access requirements will be addressed during the site plan review process.
Roanoke County Transportation –
1. The Preliminary Plat submitted that shows the proposed consolidation of a sliver of
Jonathan Mitchell’s property with Challenge LLC’s property is difficult to read. Roanoke
County GIS records do not show this property line adjustment. Has the plat been finalized,
approved and recorded? If not, Mr. Mitchell may need to be included as a
signatory/property owner on the land use application.
2. Please extend proposed sidewalks to extend along both sides of the private road from Cove
Road to and around the turnaround to allow for a continuous accommodation for residents.
3. Please continue sidewalk along the Cove Road frontage of the subject parcel in both
directions.
4. In general, the private road appears to meet the requirements of the Roanoke County
Design Handbook. Additional details will be required as part of the site plan review process.
5. If the private road is going to be partially owned by all property owners, an access
easement will be needed across all parcels.
Western Virginia Water Authority –
1. New WVWA Design and Construction Standards will go into effect on January 1, 2025. Any
plans under review that are not approved until after January 1, 2025 will be required to
confirm to the latest addition. Please consider this stipulation when planning and designing.
2. This development will require water and sewer extensions to serve this development and
do not qualify for availability credits based on WVWA general rules and regulations.
3. Projects having water and sewer abutting the parcel will require evaluation by an engineer
about the feasibility of serving the planned units within the parcel. The WVWA will provide
data about the abutting infrastructure and potential connections but will not conceptually
design or suggest the layout inside the parcel.
4. Any existing water or sewer connections serving this property not utilized for this
development shall be abandoned at the main by the developer.
5. Developers are required to extend on-site water mains and or easements to the limits of
their developments. Dead-end waterlines shall be eliminated wherever possible by looping
of water mains.
6. The adequacy of the existing sanitary sewer system receiving flows from the proposed
project shall be determined at the preliminary stage to preclude unnecessary revisions to
construction plans. The designer shall provide calculations for the sanitary sewer system
(on-site and off-site for both existing and proposed conditions as required) to the points of
connection to the WVWA sanitary sewer system when requested.
Virginia Department of Transportation –
1. A Land Use Permit will be required if a new entrance is needed from the VDOT right-of-way
2. If any future modifications to existing entrances or installations of new entrances are
planned, the VDOT Road Design Manual, Appendix F: Access Management Design
Standards for Entrances and Intersections must be adhered to where applicable for
commercial entrances. This includes, but is not limited to, entrance spacing and intersection
sight distance. The intersection sight distance must be field verified, and measures taken to
ensure the minimum required distances can be met.
3. A turn lane analysis will be required for this development during site plan review.
4. VDOT will not issue an approval of the plans or any necessary Land Use Permits until the
locality approves this request. In addition, information regarding any changes to the existing
drainage system should also be included for review.
4. CONFORMANCE WITH ROANOKE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The Roanoke County 200 Plan indicates the Future Land Use Designation of this parcel is Neighborhood
Conservation. Neighborhood Conservation is a future land use area where established single-family
neighborhoods are delineated, and the conservation of the existing development pattern is encouraged.
The proposed special use permit is consistent with the Neighborhood Conservation Future Land Use
Designation.
The Roanoke County 200 Plan indicates the Future Land Use Designation of the parcels containing Glen
Cove Elementary School, the Public Safety Center, and the Roanoke County School Administration building
(Tax Map numbers 036.16-01-11.00-0000 and 036.16-01-11.01-0000) that directly adjoin 5811 Cove Road
to the north is Transition. Transition is a future land use area that encourages the orderly development of
highway frontage parcels. Transition areas generally serve as developed buffers between highways and
nearby or adjacent lower intensity development. Intense retail and highway oriented commercial uses are
discouraged in transition areas, which are more suitable for office, institutional and small-scale, coordinated
retail uses. The proposed special use permit is also consistent with the Transition Future Land Use
Designation.
5. STAFF CONCLUSIONS
Challenge, LLC, is petitioning to obtain a special use permit to construct 28 townhouses on approximately 3
acres of land zoned R-2, Medium Density Residential District, located at 5811 Cove Road in the Catawba
Magisterial District. The Roanoke County 200 Plan indicates the Future Land Use Designation of this parcel
is Neighborhood Conservation. The proposed special use permit is consistent with the Neighborhood
Conservation Future Land Use Designation.
If recommended for approval, staff suggest special use permit conditions dealing with concept plan
conformance, maximum number of townhouses, and sidewalk construction within the development and
CASE NUMBER: #11-7/2025
PREPARED BY: Skylar Camerlinck
HEARING DATES: PC: July 1, 2025 BOS: July 22, 2025
ATTACHMENTS: Application Materials
Maps (Aerial, Zoning, Future Land Use)
Photographs
R-2 District Regulations
Townhouse Use and Design Standards
Neighborhood Conservation Future Land Use Designation
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SEC. 30-42. R-2 MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT.
Sec. 30-42-1. Purpose.
(A) The purpose of the R-2, medium density district is to establish areas in the county within the urban service
area where existing low-middle to middle density residential development (one (1) to six (6) units per acre) is
primarily located and land areas which appear generally appropriate for such development. These areas are
consistent with the neighborhood conservation land use category, and where public services warrant, the
development land use category as recommended in the comprehensive plan. This district is intended to
provide reasonable protection to existing single family residential neighborhoods, while accommodating a
diversity of alternative housing options. These areas are designated based on access to roads, sewer and
water, and schools with suitable capacity to accommodate development at the stated density. Older
neighborhoods where smaller platted lot sizes exist are also included where opportunities exist for additional
in-fill development.
(Ord. No. 042799-11, § 1f., 4-27-99; Ord. No. 042208-16, § 1, 4-22-08)
Sec. 30-42-2. 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.
1. Residential Uses
Accessory Apartment *
Home Beauty/Barber Salon *
Home Occupation, Type I *
Manufactured Home *
Manufactured Home, Emergency *
Multiple Dog Permit*
Residential Human Care Facility
Single-Family Dwelling, Attached *
Single-Family Dwelling, Attached *
Single Family Dwelling, Attached (Cluster Subdivision Option) *
Single Family Dwelling, Detached
Single Family Dwelling, Detached (Cluster Subdivision Option) *
Single Family Dwelling, Detached (Zero Lot Line Option) *
Two-Family Dwelling *
2. Civic Uses
Community Recreation *
Family Day Care Home *
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Park and Ride Facility *
Public Parks and Recreational Areas *
Religious Assembly *
Utility Services, Minor
3. Commercial Uses
Bed and Breakfast *
Short-Term Rental *
4. Miscellaneous Uses
Amateur Radio Tower *
Wind Energy System, Small *
(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. Residential Uses
Townhouse *
2. Civic Uses
Adult Care Residences
Cemetery *
Crisis Center
Day Care Center *
Educational Facilities, Primary/Secondary *
Halfway House *
Utility Services, Major *
3. Commercial Uses
Boarding House
Golf Course *
4. Miscellaneous Uses
Outdoor Gatherings *
(Ord. No. 82493-8, § 2, 8-24-93; Ord. No. 62795-10, 6-27-95; Ord. No. 042799-11, § 2, 4-27-99; Ord. No. 042500-9,
§ II, 4-25-00; Ord. No. 072605-7, § 1, 7-26-05; Ord. No. 042208-16, § 1, 4-22-08; Ord. No. 052609-22, § 1, 5-26-09;
Ord. No. 030811-1, § 1, 3-8-11; Ord. No. 052411-9, § 1, 5-24-11; Ord. No. 111213-15, § 1, 11-12-13; Ord No.
092215-9, § 1, 9-22-15; Ord. No. 020921-8, § 1, 2-9-21; Ord. No. 011023-4, § 1, 1-10-23)
Sec. 30-42-3. Site Development Regulations.
General Standards. For additional, modified, or more stringent standards for specific uses, see Article IV, Use
and Design Standards.
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(A) Minimum lot requirements.
1. All lots served by private well and sewage disposal systems:
a. Area: 0.75 acre (32,670 square feet).
b. Frontage: 90 feet on a publicly owned and maintained street.
2. Lots served by either public sewer or water:
a. Area: 20,000 square feet.
b. Frontage: 75 feet on a publicly owned and maintained street.
3. Lots served by both public sewer and water:
a. Area: 7,200 square feet.
b. Frontage: 60 feet on a publicly owned and maintained street.
(B) Minimum setback requirements.
1. Front yard:
a. Principal structures: 30 feet.
b. Accessory structures: Behind the front building line.
2. Side yard:
a. Principal structures: 10 feet.
b. Accessory structures: 10 feet behind front building line or 3 feet behind rear building line.
3. Rear yard:
a. Principal structures: 25 feet.
b. Accessory structures: 3 feet.
4. Where a lot fronts on more than one street, front yard setbacks shall apply to all streets.
5. The expansion of a legally established nonconforming structure into the required side or rear
yard shall be permitted provided the expansion does not encroach into the required yard any
greater than the existing encroachment.
(C) Maximum height of structures.
1. Height limitations:
a. Principal structures: 45 feet.
b. Accessory structures: 15 feet, or 25 feet provided they comply with the setback
requirements for principal structures.
(D) Maximum coverage.
1. Building coverage: 35 percent of the total lot area for all buildings and 7 percent for accessory
buildings.
2. Lot coverage: 50 percent of the total lot area.
(Ord. No. 62293-12, § 10, 6-22-93; Ord. No. 42694-12, § 8, 4-26-94; Ord. No. 111213-15, § 1, 11-12-13)
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Sec. 30-82-14. Townhouses.
(A) Intent. It is the intent of this section that townhouses be allowed in areas where they are or may be
appropriately intermingled with other compatible types of housing. The purpose of the following design
standards is to ensure the efficient, economical, comfortable and convenient use of land and open space and
serve the public purposes of zoning by providing an alternative to conventional arrangements of yards and
buildable areas.
(B) General standards:
1. All townhouse developments shall be served by public sewer and water.
2. The facades of townhouses in a group shall be varied by changed front yards and variations in design so
that no more than four (4) abutting townhouses will have the same front yard setback and the same or
essentially the same architectural treatment of facades and roof lines.
3. The minimum separation between townhouse buildings shall be twenty (20) feet.
4. The height of all townhouses shall be limited to forty-five (45) feet. Accessory buildings shall not
exceed fifteen (15) feet.
5. Accessory structures for townhouse units shall be permitted only in rear yard areas and shall be no
larger than ten (10) feet by ten (10) feet in area.
6. Only one yard, either the front yard or the rear yard, or in the case of an end unit, the side yard, shall
be improved with a driveway or other impermeable surface intended for the storage of motor vehicles
or for access to a garage, or other parking areas.
7. The maximum building and lot coverage requirements applying to townhouses shall be computed for
the site of the entire development.
8. Public street frontage shall not be required for any proposed lot of record platted for townhouse
development within R-3 and R-4 districts. In the AV and R-2 districts, the applicant shall designate as
part of the special use permit application, the location of any lot that is not proposed to front on a
public street.
9. If utilized, private roads shall be constructed in accordance with the private road standards specified in
the Roanoke County Design Handbook.
(C) Additional standards in the AV district:
1. Maximum gross density: Eight (8) townhouse units per acre.
2. Minimum parcel size: Twenty thousand (20,000) square feet for the first dwelling unit, plus five
thousand four hundred forty-five (5,445) square feet for each additional unit.
3. Front yard setbacks for each group of townhouse units: an average of fifteen (15) feet, and not be less
than ten (10) feet for any individual townhouse unit. No common parking area, common driveway or
street right-of-way shall be permitted within the required front yard area.
4. A side yard setback of fifteen (15) feet shall be provided for each end residence in any group of
townhouses adjoining a property boundary of the development, or a street right-of-way, private drive,
parking area or walkway intended for the common use of townhouse occupants.
5. Minimum rear yard setback: Twenty-five (25) feet.
6. Minimum lot size for individual townhouse lots: Two thousand (2,000) square feet for interior lots and
two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet for end lots.
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7. Minimum width for individual townhouse lots: Twenty (20) feet, measured from center of wall to
center of wall, or outside of end wall.
8. Maximum number in a group or block of townhouses: Four (4) townhouse units.
9. The maximum building and lot coverage shall comply with the requirements for the AV district.
10. When a townhouse development adjoins a single family dwelling, a Type C buffer yard as described
more fully in section 30-92 shall be provided.
(D) Additional standards in the R-2 district:
1. Maximum gross density: Twelve (12) townhouse units per acre.
2. Minimum parcel size: Seven thousand two hundred (7,200) square feet for the first dwelling unit, plus
three thousand six hundred thirty (3,630) square feet for each additional unit.
3. Front yard setbacks for each group of townhouse units: an average of fifteen (15) feet, and not be less
than ten (10) feet for any individual townhouse unit. No common parking area, common driveway or
street right-of-way shall be permitted within the required front yard area.
4. A side yard setback of fifteen (15) feet shall be provided for each end residence in any group of
townhouses adjoining a property boundary of the development. Where a group of townhouses adjoin
a private drive or parking area or walkway intended for the common use of townhouse occupants, the
side yard setback shall be ten (10) feet.
5. Minimum rear yard setback: Twenty-five (25) feet.
6. Minimum lot size for individual townhouse lots: Two thousand (2,000) square feet for interior lots and
two thousand five hundred (2,500) square feet for end lots.
7. Minimum width for individual townhouse lots: Eighteen (18) feet, measured from center of wall to
center of wall or outside end wall.
8. Maximum number in a group or block of townhouses: Ten (10) townhouse units.
9. Maximum coverage for townhouse developments:
a. Building coverage: Thirty-five (35) percent.
b. Lot coverage: Sixty (60) percent.
(E) Additional standards in the R-3 district:
1. Maximum gross density: Twelve (12) townhouse units per acre.
2. Minimum parcel size: Seven thousand two hundred (7,200) square feet for the first dwelling unit, plus
three thousand six hundred thirty (3,630) square feet for each additional unit.
3. Front yard setbacks for each group of townhouse units: an average of fifteen (15) feet, and not be less
than ten (10) feet for any individual townhouse unit. No common parking area, common driveway or
street right-of-way shall be permitted within the required front yard area.
4. A side yard setback of fifteen (15) feet shall be provided for each end residence in any group of
townhouses adjoining a property boundary of the development. Where a group of townhouses adjoin
a private drive or parking area or walkway intended for the common use of townhouse occupants, the
side yard setback shall be ten (10) feet.
5. Minimum rear yard setback: Twenty-five (25) feet.
6. Minimum lot size for individual townhouse lots: One thousand eight hundred (1,800) square feet for
interior lots and two thousand three hundred (2,300) square feet for end lots.
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7. Minimum width for individual townhouse lots: Eighteen (18) feet, measured from center of wall to
center of wall or outside end wall.
8. Maximum number in a group or block of townhouses: Ten (10) townhouse units.
9. Maximum coverage for townhouse developments:
a. Building coverage: Forty (40) percent.
b. Lot coverage: Sixty-five (65) percent.
(F) Additional standards in the R-4 district:
1. Maximum gross density: Eighteen (18) townhouse units per acre.
2. Minimum parcel size: Seven thousand two hundred (7,200) square feet for the first dwelling unit, plus
two thousand four hundred twenty (2,420) square feet for each additional unit.
3. Front yard setback for each group of townhouse units: an average of fifteen (15) feet, and not less than
ten (10) feet for any individual townhouse unit. Common parking areas, driveways, and rights-of-way
may be permitted within the front yard setback.
4. A side yard setback of fifteen (15) feet shall be provided for each end residence in any group of
townhouses adjoining a property boundary of the development. Where a group of townhouses adjoin
a private drive or parking area or walkway intended for the common use of townhouse occupants, the
side yard setback shall be ten (10) feet.
5. Minimum rear yard setback: Twenty-five (25) feet.
6. Minimum lot size for individual townhouse lots: One thousand six hundred (1,600) square feet for
interior lots and two thousand one hundred (2,100) square feet for end lots.
7. Fifty (50) percent of the individual townhouse lots shall be allowed to have a minimum width of
fourteen (14) feet, measured from center of wall to center of wall. The remaining lots shall have a
width greater than fourteen (14) feet.
8. Maximum number in a group or block of townhouses: Ten (10) townhouse units.
9. Maximum coverage for townhouse developments:
a. Building coverage: Forty-five (45) percent.
b. Lot coverage: Seventy (70) percent.
(Ord. No. 42694-12, § 16, 4-26-94; Ord. No. 042799-11, § 2, 4-27-99; Ord. No. 052411-9, § 1, 5-24-11; Ord. No.
111213-15, § 1, 11-12-13)
Appendices
A future land use area where established single-family neighborhoods are delineated, and the conservation
of the existing development pattern is encouraged.
Land Use Types
Single-Family Residential - Attached and detached housing at a reasonable density that is not significantly
higher than the existing neighborhood. Infill lots or community re-development should be designed
to be sensitive to the surrounding neighborhood but can be at reasonably higher density. New single-
family residential developments should incorporate greenways and bike and pedestrian trails. Cluster
developments are encouraged.
Neighborhood Institutional Centers - Uses that serve the neighborhood residents including parks, schools,
religious assembly facilities, recreational and park facilities, community meeting areas and clubs. These
facilities should be linked to the residential areas by greenways, bike trails and pedestrian paths.
Neighborhood Commercial - Low impact services to serve the local neighborhood that are consistent with
design guidelines.
Land Use Determinants
Existing Land Use Pattern - Locations where limited density residential subdivisions have been platted and
developed.
Existing Zoning - Locations where limited density residential zoning has been established.
Expansion Areas - Locations where the expansion of the existing development pattern is logical.
Infill Development - Locations where infill areas complement the surrounding development pattern.
Access - Locations served by a local street system.
Urban Sector - Locations served by urban services.
NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION
Challenge, LLC
Special use permit to construct 28 townhouses on
approximately 3 acres of land zoned R-2, Medium Density
Residential District
Board of Supervisors Public Hearing
July 22, 2025
Location Map2
Project Site
•5811 Cove Road
•Approximately 3 acres
•Current Use: Single Family
Dwelling
•Proposed Use: Townhouses
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9 Zoning Background
•The Roanoke County Zoning Ordinance defines a townhouse as “a grouping
of three (3) or more attached single-family dwellings in a row in which each unit has
its own front and rear access to the outside, no unit is located over another unit,
and each unit is separated from any other unit by one (1) or more common walls.”
•Townhouses require a special use permit in the R-2, Medium Density
Residential District.
•All development and use of the property would be in conformance with
Section 30-45 (R-3 development standards) of the Roanoke County Zoning
Ordinance.
•Comprehensive site plan and building plan reviews would be required
before any construction could take place.
Property Background10
Concept Plan11
Elevations12
Elevations13
Zoning
Existing Zoning
•R-2
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Surrounding Zoning
•North – C-1
•East – R-1 and R-2
•West – R-1
•South –R-1 and R-2
Future Land Use15
Neighborhood Conservation
•Established Single-Family
Residential neighborhoods
are delineated, and the
conservation of the existing
development pattern is
encouraged.
•The proposed use is in
conformance with the
Neighborhood Conservation
future land use designation.
Planning Commission
Public Hearing – July 1, 2025
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•Five (5) citizens spoke during the public hearing.
•Their concerns included:
•proposed development density is too high for the area;
•disruption of quiet neighborhood;
•high density apartment developments are already nearby;
•traffic, especially at the beginning and ending of the school day;
•lack of buffers;
•stormwater management pond near adjacent property line;
construction of utilities (water, sewer, gas, electric); and
•increase in crime.
Planning Commission17
•Planning Commission discussed:
•size (square footage) of proposed townhouses;
•maximum number of townhouse units that could be built on the
property;
•property ownership and parcel size;
•proposed conditions;
•proposed concept plan and renderings;
•access;
•public water and sewer availability;
•need for housing;
•buffers/fencing;
•stormwater management pond;
•by-right development density;
•consistency with future land use designation; and
•surrounding uses.
Planning Commission18
Planning Commission recommends approval of the special
use permit for townhouses with the following conditions:
1.The site shall be developed in general conformance to the concept
plan prepared by Balzer Associates dated 3/12/2025 subject to any
changes required during the comprehensive site plan review
process.
2.The maximum number of townhouses shall be 28.
3.Sidewalk shall be constructed along both sides of the private road
from Cove Road to the turnaround.
4.Sidewalk shall be constructed along the Cove Road frontage to the
adjacent properties.
Questions?
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ROANOKE COUNTY
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY
5204 Bernard Drive, P.O. Box 29800
Roanoke, Virginia 24018-0798
TEL: (540) 772-2071
FAX: (540) 772-2089
Peter S. Lubeck
COUNTY ATTORNEY
Rachel W. Lower
DEPUTY COUNTY ATTORNEY
Douglas P. Barber, Jr.
Kathryn Thomas
SENIOR ASSISTANT COUNTY ATTORNEYS
SAMPLE MOTIONS
The petition of Challenge, LLC to obtain a special use permit to construct 28 townhouses
on approximately 3 acres of land zoned R-2 (Medium Density Residential) District located
at 5811 Cove Road, in the Catawba Magisterial District
MOTION TO APPROVE
I find that the proposed special use permit:
1. Meets the requirements of Section 30-19-1 of the Roanoke County Code and that
the proposed special use conforms with the standards set forth in article IV, use
and design standards of the Roanoke County Zoning Ordinance;
2. Is in conformance with the Roanoke County Comprehensive Plan; and
3. Will have a minimum adverse impact on the surrounding neighborhood and
community.
I therefore MOVE THAT WE APPROVE the petition to obtain a special use permit, with
the following four (4) conditions:
1. The site shall be developed in general conformance to the concept plan prepared
by Balzer Associates dated March 12, 2025 subject to any changes required during
the comprehensive site plan review process.
2. The maximum number of townhouses shall be twenty-eight (28).
3. Sidewalk shall be constructed along both sides of the private road from Cove Road
to the turnaround.
4. Sidewalk shall be constructed along the Cove Road frontage to the adjacent
properties.
MOTION TO DENY
I find that the proposed special use permit request:
1. Is inconsistent with the purpose and intent of the County’s adopted comprehensive
plan or good zoning practice, and/or
2. Will result in substantial detriment to the community.
I therefore MOVE THAT WE DENY the petition.
OFFICE OF THE COUNTY ATTORNEY
5204 Bernard Drive, P.O. Box 29800 Roanoke, Virginia 24018-0798
MOTION TO DELAY ACTION
I find that the required information for the submitted proposal is incomplete. I therefore
MOVE TO DELAY action until additional necessary materials are submitted to the Board
of Supervisors.
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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 22, 2025
ORDINANCE APPROVING 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
WHEREAS, Challenge, LLC has filed a petition 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 (Roanoke County Tax Map
Number 036.16-01-12.00-0000), in the Catawba Magisterial District; and
WHEREAS, the Roanoke County Planning Commission held a public hearing on
this matter on July 1, 2025; and
WHEREAS, the Roanoke County Planning Commission recommends approval of
the petition for a special use permit, with four (4) conditions; and
WHEREAS, the first reading of this ordinance was held on June 24, 2025, and
the second reading and public hearing were held on July 22, 2025; and
WHEREAS, legal notice and advertisement have been provided for in this matter
as required by law.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke
County, Virginia, as follows:
1. The Board finds that the proposed special use meets the requirements of
Section 30-19-1 of the Roanoke County Code.
2. The Board further finds that the proposed special use is in conformance
with the Roanoke County Comprehensive Plan and will have a minimum adverse
impact on the surrounding neighborhood and community.
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3. The Board approves the special use permit with the following four (4)
conditions:
a. The site shall be developed in general conformance to the concept
plan prepared by Balzer Associates dated March 12, 2025 subject to any
changes required during the comprehensive site plan review process.
b. The maximum number of townhouses shall be twenty-eight (28).
c. Sidewalk shall be constructed along both sides of the private road
from Cove Road to the turnaround.
d. Sidewalk shall be constructed along the Cove Road frontage to the
adjacent properties.
4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect thirty (30) days after its final
passage.