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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12/18/1974 - Regular ~ 12-18-74 83 Roanoke County School Board Conference Room 526 College Avenue Salem, Virginia December 18, 1974 7:30 P.M. A joint public hearing of the Board of Supervisors of Roanoke County and the Planning Commission of Roanoke County was held at 7:30 p.m. this date at the Roanoke County School Board Conference Room in Salem, Virginia, with the Chairman of the Board of Supervisors, R. E. Hilton, Jr. presiding. The purpose of the joint public hearing being to consider the adoption of the General Land Use Plan, the Transportation Plan and the Community Facilities Plan for Roanoke County to be used in formulating the Master Plan for Roanoke County. Members present from the Board of Supervisors: Chairman R. E. Hilton, Jr., Vice-Chairman John G. Seibel, C. Lawrence Dodson, Richard C. Flora and May W. Johnson. Members present from the Planning Commission: L. S. Elder, David A. Updike and Anthony C. Maier. Absent: R. L. Miley and M. E. Maxey. William F. Clark, County Administrator, and A. A. Guepe, Secretary to the Planning Commission, were also present. Chairman Hilton called the meeting to order at 7:23 p.m. IN RE: COMPREHENSIVE MASTER PLAN Mr. Donald J. Balzer, Planning Consultant, appeared before the Board and discussed the proposed Land Use Plan, Transportation Plan and the Community Facilities Plan. Mr. Bal- zer also reviewed the physical development goals and policies which were adopted by the Board at a joint hearing with the Planning Commission on September 20, 1974. Mr. Balzer discussed the existing land use plan, population trends, slope analysis of vacant land, all of which are the various studies leading up to this phase of the proposed Master Plan. , 'i. 12-18-74 R,4 Mr. John Cone, Mr. C. C. Manning, Mr. Jack Lindell, Mr. Ed Kidd, Mr. Maury Strauss, Mr. Lewis Pinkard, Mr. Ken Berry and Mr. Elbert Waldron appeared at the hearing and discussed various aspects of the proposed plans with the consultant, members of the Board and members of the Planning Commission. At 9:00 p.m., the Supervisors returned to the I conferenct At 8:45 p.m., the Board took a brief recess. Room and the Board reconvened in open session. At this point and after full discussion, the members present from the Planning Commission voted to recommend to the Board that the plans be adopted as presented with the deletion of a proposed fire station in the Tanglewood Mall area as shown on the Community Facilities Improvements Plan. Supervisor Seibel moved that the Board concur with the recommendation of the Planning Commission and adopt the General Land Use Plan, the Transportation Plan and the Community Facil- ities Plan as presented with the deletion of a fire station in the Tanglewood Mall area and with the further deletions of two commercial areas located on Route 419; one directly across 419 from the Headquarters Library, and one adjacent to the Lewis-Gale Hospital and changing a general commercial zone west of Salem to a heavy industrial zone. The motion was seconded by Supervisor Dodson and adopted by the following recorded vote: NAYS: Mr. Dodson, Mr. Flora, Mrs. Johnson, Mr. Seibel, Mr. Hilton None AYES: On the motion of Supervisor Flora, seconded by Super- visor Johnson and the unanimous voice vote of the Board, the meeting was adjourned at 9:28 p.m.