Board Meeting Notes

Notes from the Board of Supervisors Meeting, June 27, 2023

The 3:00 PM session of the June 27 Board of Supervisors meeting was canceled but met at 7:00 PM as scheduled. View the June 27, 2023, 7:00 PM Board of Supervisors meeting video for more information about the items below.

At the top of its meeting, the Board of Supervisors held public hearings and heard second readings of ordinances. 

The Board of Supervisors approved a petition by Larry and Rhonda Conner to obtain a special use permit to operate a short-term rental on approximately 1.32 acres of land zoned R-1, Low Density Residential District, located at 5859 Bent Mountain Road. See the Board Report for more information.

The Board also approved a petition by Parker Design Group, Inc. to obtain a special use permit for religious assembly on approximately 2.91 acres of land zoned C-2, High Intensity Commercial District, located on Oakland Boulevard between 233 Hershberger Road and 4843 Oakland Boulevard. See the Board Report for more information.

In its third action, the Board of Supervisors approved an ordinance amending Article II (Definitions and Use Types), Article III (District Regulations), and Article IV (Use and Design Standards) of the Roanoke County Zoning Ordinance. See the Board Report for more information.

Consent Agenda

In its consent agenda, the Board of Supervisors approved the following measures in the form of one resolution. See the Consent Agenda section of the agenda for more information about the items below.

• An ordinance approving an intergovernmental agreement for the operation of the Regional Center for Animal Care and Protection (Second Reading);
• An ordinance authorizing an Agreement with the City of Roanoke to authorize the City of Roanoke to act as the Erosion and Sediment Control Authority and Stormwater Management Program Authority for the Glade Creek Stream Restoration Project (Second Reading);
• An ordinance accepting funds in the amount of $312,504 from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services, and appropriating such funds for use by the Roanoke County Police Department for school resource officers (Second Reading);
• An ordinance authorizing the execution of a Memorandum of Understanding with Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare and other local government entities governing the MARCUS Alert Program for the Roanoke Valley (Second Reading);
• First reading of an ordinance accepting and appropriating $339,000 from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) to the Roanoke County Police Department for Law Enforcement Equipment (First Reading and request for Second Reading on July 11.);
• First reading of an ordinance accepting and appropriating $170,680 in grant funding from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) and $88,140.30 from the Regional Center for Animal Care and Protection for the purchase and installation of an emergency generator at the Regional Center for Animal Care and Protection Animal Shelter (First Reading and request for Second Reading on July 11.);
• First reading of an ordinance accepting $280,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation and appropriating such funds to the grant fund; and accepting $18,333 from Botetourt County and appropriating such funds to the grant fund; and accepting $4,434 from the Town of Vinton and appropriating such funds to the grant fund; and reallocating $47,233 from fiscal year 2023 Planning Department operating funds to the grant fund and to develop a Comprehensive Safety Action Plan for Roanoke County, Botetourt County and the Town of Vinton as part of the safe streets and roads for all discretionary grant program (First Reading and request for Second Reading on July 11.);
• First reading of an ordinance approving easements and a memorandum of understanding with the Western Virginia Water Authority for sanitary sewer improvement projects at Starkey Park and C. Darrell Shell Park (First Reading and request for Second Reading);
• Confirmation of appointment to the Roanoke County Local Finance Board and Parks, Recreation and Tourism Advisory Board (At-Large).

For More Information

More information on each of these items, along with the meeting video can be found under the Past Meetings section of the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors Meetings and Videos page.