Major & Minor Project Updates

 

Each year, the Montgomery County Planning Department prepares and submits an annual program plan to the Planning Commission. The projects included in the plan are divided into two categories: major and minor. Major projects include those projects which involve a longer term committment of resources (sometimes spread over multiple years) and personnel. Minor projects are generally shorter in length and more narrowly focused. Although the previous work programs are mentioned in the minutes of the Planning Commission, the full descriptions are available from the Montgomery County Planning Department.

Summary of Administrative Actions, 1998-2001

Major and Minor Projects


Summary of Administrative Actions, 1998-2001

Administrative Action
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002 (Year-to-Date*)

Special Use Permits

7
6
14
17
6
Rezoning Requests
23
10
17
23
8
Zoning Variances
13
9
9
18
6
Major Subdivisions
9
8
6
6
3
Minor Subdivisions
74
66
55
60
23
Family Subdivisions
39
52
48
31
7
Subdivision Variances
4
3
0
3
0
Meetings Staffed
61
67
77
63
17

*Figures accurate through March 2002, includes only those which have been completed.

Major and Minor Projects

Project
Designation
Year(s)
177 Corridor Study Update Major 1998-2000
2232 Reviews and Requirement Minor/Major 1999-Present, Ongoing
Agricultural and Forestal Districts Minor 1998-Present, Ongoing
ARC Grants Minor 1998
Blacksburg/Christiansburg Area Trans. Study Major 1999-2001
Broomin' & Bloomin' Minor 1999-Present
Capital Improvements Program (CIP) Major/Minor 1998-Present, Ongoing
CDBG Grants* Major 1998-Present, Ongoing
Census 2000 Minor 1999-2001
Coal Mining Heritage Park Major 1999-Present, Ongoing
Community Signs Minor 2000
Compensation and Classification Study Minor 1998
Comprehensive Plan Amendments Minor 1998-2000, 2002
Comprehensive Plan Revision Major 1998-Present, Ongoing
Conferences Minor 1998-Present, Ongoing
Employee Opportunity Plan Minor 2001-2002
Environmental Impact Statements Minor 1998-Present, Ongoing
Erosion and Sediment Control Minor 1999-Present, Ongoing
Federal Work Study Minor 1998
Flood Mitigation Plan/ Community Rating System Major/Minor 2002
Geographic Information System (GIS) and Aerial Photos Major 1998-Present, Ongoing
Heritage Rivers Designation for the New River Minor 1999-2000
Heritage Trails and Park System* Major/Minor 1998-2001
Internship Program Minor 2000, 2002
Interstate Interchange Study Major 1998-1999
ISTEA Enhancement Funds/TEA-21 Grants Major 1998-1999, 2002
Lyric Theatre Grant Request Minor 2001
Manufactured Housing Minor 1999-2001
Meetings, Conferences, and Advisory Committess Minor 1998-Present, Ongoing
Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) (if meet designation criteria Major 2002
Moves (Annex, Government Center) Minor 1998, 2001-2002
News & Notes: Planning Commission Qtr report (part of Comprehensive Planning) Minor 1998-Present, Ongoing
North Fork-Catawba Corridor Project, TEA-21 Grant (if successful) Major 2002, Ongoing
Planning Personnel (Hiring) Minor 1998-Present, Ongoing
Prices Fork, Proposed Incorporation Major 1999-2000
Reassessment Major 1998-Present, Ongoing
Road Complaints Minor 1998
Roanoke County Boundary Issue Minor 1998
Roanoke River Cooridor Study Implementation Pending 1998
Rural Additions Major/Minor 1998-Present, Ongoing
School Enrollment Projections Minor 1999
School Master Plan Update Minor 1999
Secondary Roads Minor 1999-2000
Shawsville Rezoning Request Minor 1997
Solid Waste Minor 1998-2000
Stormwater Management Minor 1999-2000
Street Map Minor 2000
Street Names Minor 1998
Study of Planning & Inspections Department Minor 2001
Subdivision Ordinance Major/Minor 1999-Present
Telecommunications Towers Minor 2000-2001
Video Taping Minor 1998-Present, Ongoing
Virginia Base Mapping Program (VBMP) Major 2002
Voting Precincts & Redistricting Major/Minor 1998, 2000, 2001
Water & Waste Water/ Sewer Major 1998-2000
Web Page/Site (Part of Comprehensive Plan) Major/Minor 1998-Present, Ongoing
Work Program Development Minor 1998-Present, Ongoing
Zoning Ordinance Major 1998-Present, Ongoing

*The Heritage Trails and Parks System includes the Coal Mining Heritage Park and the Huckleberry Trail.

**CDBG Grants include grants written for the Belview Sewer, Yellow Sulphur Springs, and Blacksburg Industrial Park.


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