Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: FRIDAY, June 15, 1990 TAG: 9006160504
SECTION: SMITH MOUNTAIN TIMES PAGE: SMT-6 EDITION: BEDFORD/FRANKLIN
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Resort Properties Corp. requests to build a 60-room hotel and 48 apartments as part of a multi-use commercial and residential development on 22 acres on the east side of Virginia 122, half a mile north of Hales Ford Bridge. A "compatibility" hearing is scheduled for 7 p.m. on July 2 at the Bedford County Courthouse.
Shredded Products Corp. requests permission to build an industrial landfill on 180 vacant acres near Virginia 745 and 746. A compatibility hearing is scheduled for 7 p.m. June 18 at the Bedford Educational Center.
Bravo Gymnastics requests permission to build a instructional school in a building now used as a dance hall on 6 1/2 acres on Virginia 704 near Virginia 643. A consensus was reach between developer and neighbors. The Board of Supervisors will hold at public hearing at 7:30 p.m. June 26 at the courthouse.
Alan C. Baker requests permission to build a three detached townhouses on 2 acres on Kasey's Lakeview Drive off Virginia 122. No consensus was reached at a compatibility hearing Monday. A public hearing is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. June 19 at the courthouse.
F. Dale Hall requests permission to build an auto body repair shop on 3 acres on U.S. 460, 4 1/2 miles east of the City of Bedford. The project received a score of 63.9 out of a total 200 for its compatibility with the county's comprehensive plan, and a consensus was reached at a meeting with neighbors of the project. The Board of Supervisors approved the project, 6-1.
James C. Lucas requests permission to build a convenience store and gas station on 1 3/4 acres now occupied by a used-auto dealership at Virginia 24 and 619. A consensus was reached at a meeting with the project's neighbors. A public hearing is to be held at 7:30 p.m. June 19 at the courthouse before the Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals.
Sentry Equipment Erectors, Inc., requests permission build a conveyor system manufacturing plant on 14 acres on U.S. 460 about half a mile east of Virginia 811. A consensus was reached at a meeting with the project's neighbors. A public hearing is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. June 19 before the Planning Commission and Board of Zoning Appeals at the courthouse.
James C. Bowman requests permission to build a used-truck and trailer sales shop on 2.5 acres now being used as a truck terminal on U.S. 460, just west of Virginia 695 in Montvale. A consensus was reached at a compatibility meeting between neighbors and developer. A public hearing is to be held at 7 p.m. June 19 in the courthouse.
Robert T. Wandrei requests permission to build an auto body repair shop on 2.5 vacant acres at Virginia 221 and Virginia 840. No consensus was reach at a compatibility hearing. The Board of Supervisors will hold a public hearing at 7:30 p.m. June 26 at the courthouse.
Compatibility hearings are part of Bedford County's 8-month-old zoning ordinance, which is the first of its kind in Virginia.
The ordinance allows each development proposal to be considered individually. It takes into consideration a point score, which attempts to judge a project's compatibility to the county's comprehensive plan and neighbors' reaction to it. Project scores are not available until a project is advertised for public hearing.
Projects go though a compatibility meeting with neighbors and a public hearing with the planning commission and either the county supervisors or the board of zoning appeals. The planning commission makes a recommendation, and the supervisors or zoning board make a final decision.
by CNB