Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, January 20, 1995 TAG: 9501200073
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-2 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
SOURCE: KENNETH SINGLETARY STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: CHRISTIANSBURG LENGTH: Medium
After hearing a succession of nearby residents talk about traffic, privacy and property values, council voted 4-2 to rezone property owned by Jimmie D. and Vickie A. Lucas at 590 Peppers Ferry Road. The couple live in a house on the site.
The planning commission had voted 3-2 to recommend rezoning the property from a residential district that allows only two-family dwellings to a district that allows multifamily dwellings.
The couple plan to build eight town house units, and they guaranteed council at least six would be used for residences. The zone permits other uses for the town houses, such as professional offices, with a conditional use permit.
The couple legally committed themselves through their rezoning request to install privacy fencing, retain as many trees as possible, and shield exterior lights.
In other action, Town Council also:
Agreed to meet with the town's recreation advisory committee Feb. 2 to talk about the proposed recreation master plan.
Reappointed C. Wilbert Page, a former council member, to the planning commission.
Agreed to send a letter to area legislative representatives in support of Warm Hearth's request for a nursing home.
Decided not to renew its membership in the state chamber of commerce because of the chamber's support of Gov. George Allen's proposal to rescind business license taxes, an important source of revenue for towns and cities. The town had been a member of the chamber since the 1960s.
Agreed to provide the Huckleberry Trail with $15,500, the town's portion of a matching grant that will fund newly identified costs for the trail.
by CNB