ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1997, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, February 27, 1997 TAG: 9702270032
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-8 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
The last of four community meetings to gather comments on the revision of the Montgomery County zoning ordinance will take place tonight in Riner and Shawsville.
The county's zoning ordinance contains the local laws that govern the use of land in the areas outside Blacksburg and Christiansburg.
The county adopted its zoning ordinance in 1969 and has heavily amended it, but the document has not undergone an extensive updating. During the last 28 years, amendments have added 12 zoning districts to the original seven, and the ordinance has grown from 33 pages to 125. Development pressure in Riner and on Price Mountain have made the zoning update a priority for the county.
County officials and representatives of the consulting team that is working on the ordinance will be at the meetings. The consultants will describe issues that have been identified so far and will present strategies for revising the ordinance. The public will then be asked for comments and suggestions.
The meetings begin tonight at 7 p.m. at the Shawsville High School auditorium, and in Riner at the Auburn High School auditorium.
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