
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: THURSDAY, July 12, 1990                   TAG: 9007130599
SECTION: NEIGHBORS                    PAGE: N8   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Mark Morrison
DATELINE:                                 LENGTH: Short

BOARD TO HOLD HEARING ON LOT-SIZE ORDINANCE

A public hearing on a proposed ordinance that would increase the minimum size of lots in future subdivisions will be held Monday when the Botetourt County Board of Supervisors meets in Fincastle.

The ordinance, if passed, would double lot sizes from one to two acres in most residential projects.

County planners believe the move will help control storm water runoff, congestion on secondary roads, disproportionate growth within specific school districts, sewage treatment capacity and ground water pollution.

Developers are expected to oppose the ordinance at Monday's public hearing. They contend the move would hurt development in the county and drive up the cost of housing.

The supervisors also will conduct public hearings on a proposed change to the county's leash law policy and on adding a $2 fee on all criminal or traffic cases processed through county courts.

Revenues generated from the additional fee would be used for maintenance and renovation of court facilities.

County officials hope the change to the leash law policy will curb the flow of petitions and counter-petitions that have bogged down recent board meetings.

The new policy would allow the county to send out letters to all residents within a neighborhood from which a leash law petition has been submitted.

by CNB