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05/29/2007 - 7:30pm
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SPECIAL MEETING NOTICE
TOWN COUNCIL: PLANNING COMMISSION:
RON RORDAM, MAYOR DALE OLIVER, CHAIR
SUSAN ANDERSON, VICE MAYOR BEN CRAWFORD
MARY HOLLIMAN DAVID DENT
PAUL LANCASTER WENDELL HENSLEY
DON LANGREHR REX HODGSON
AL LEIGHTON LESLIE HOWARD
TOM SHERMAN J. B. JONES
PAUL LANCASTER
HOLLY LESKO
Town Manager: Marc Verniel
Town Attorney: Lawrence Spencer
Town Clerk: Donna Boone-Caldwell
You are hereby notified of a SPECIAL COUNCIL MEETING to be held as follows:
DATE: Tuesday, May 29, 2007
TIME: 7:30 p.m.
PLACE: Roger E. Hedgepeth Chambers
Blacksburg Municipal Building
300 South Main Street
Blacksburg, Virginia
The purpose of this meeting is a Joint Meeting of Blacksburg Town Council and Blacksburg
Planning Commission to hold a joint public hearing and consider action on the following:
Ordinance #1450 - An Ordinance To Amend Sections 2103 And 3151 And Add Section 4560
Of The Zoning Ordinance To Establish A New Use, ALarge Format Retail Sales,@ For Retail
Uses Involving Structures In Excess Of 80,000 Square Feet, Permit This Use In The General
Commercial District By Special Use Permit, And Establish Use And Design Standards.
[Ordinance 1450 as adopted by council 4-10-07]
[Ordinance 1450 Incorporating Work Session Comments]
1. Staff Report
2. Public Comments
3. Action - Separate actions will be taken by the Commission and Council.
Planning Commission – Action will be considered on a recommendation to Town
Council regarding Ordinance #1450.
Town Council - Action will be considered on adoption of Ordinance #1450.
Meeting called by: Ron Rordam, Mayor
Dale Oliver, Planning Commission Chair
Date of Notice: May 15, 2007

location:
Town Council Chambers - 300 S. Main St Blacksburg, Virginia