Botetourt agendas take up 911 tower, R-4 density rules and solid waste contract
Botetourt County's Board of Supervisors, Planning Commission and three other bodies scheduled public hearings and discussions over the past two weeks on a new 911 communications tower, residential density rules and a solid waste franchise contract, according to meeting agendas. Minutes for all six meetings have not yet been published, so the agendas show what was scheduled for review or hearing — not what was approved, rejected or tabled. No vote tallies or outcomes appear in the material reviewed.
Board of Supervisors, Oct. 23
The board's agenda listed four public hearings: vacating a 50-foot right-of-way adjacent to Tugel Dr. (Route 1055); a rezoning in the Valley District to High Density Residential (R-4) for up to 12 units per net acre; a text amendment reducing the minimum number of attached dwelling units from six to three in R-4 districts; and a Special Exception Permit for Timberbrook Associates LLC in the Shopping Center Use District. The agenda also listed consideration of a Class 2 Solid Waste Franchise Contract award.
Board of Supervisors, Oct. 13
Three public hearings on telecommunications were scheduled: a text amendment to Sec 25-441 on telecommunications facility setback requirements; a Comprehensive Plan Amendment updating map 9.6 for a new 911 tower at 40 East Park Circle; and a Special Exception Permit request from Diamond Communications for a tower at 40 East Park Circle. A commission permit request for a freestanding tower at the corner of Cloverdale Road and East Park Drive was also listed.
Planning Commission, Oct. 13
The commission scheduled public hearings on a proposed 911 telecommunication tower at 40 East Park Circle; a rezoning and special exception permit for up to 12 dwelling units per net acre at 168 Bonny View Lane; the text amendment reducing minimum attached dwelling units from six to three in R-4 districts; a special exception permit for an LED electronic message board at 101 Kingstone Drive; and a text amendment to modernize telecommunications facility setback requirements.
Economic Development Authority, Oct. 16
Agenda items included consideration of an Eldor Tax Rebate for Tax Year 2025, and approval to allow the Small Business Committee to designate grant awards. Also listed were a Regional GO Virginia Grant update, a tourism presentation from Debora Wright and Landon Howard, and a closed session regarding acquisition or disposition of real property in the Amsterdam District.
Library Board of Trustees, Oct. 14
The board was scheduled to review the 2027 holiday and closures calendar and the Program/Presenter Policy, and to receive an update on the Eagle Rock branch and a report from the Library Director.
Historic Greenfield Preservation Advisory Council, Oct. 20
Agenda items were a bylaws report by Steve Clinton, a Juneteenth report by Cheryl, a public relations report, and community development preservation planning.
Coming up
No upcoming meetings were listed in the information provided for the next 14 days. Readers should check the county's official meeting calendar and posted agendas for schedules and any published minutes from the meetings above.
What happened at each of these meetings — including whether hearings were held, continued or closed, and how members voted — is not established by the agendas summarized here. The linked official agendas and any subsequently posted minutes are the authoritative record.