NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD SPECIAL USE PERMIT

Notice is hereby given that the Town Council of the Town of Smithfield, Virginia, will hold a public hearing at the regular meeting of the Town Council in the council chambers in The Smithfield Center, 220 N. Church Street, meeting room A, Smithfield, Virginia, on Tuesday, September 5, 2017 at 7:30 p.m. to consider the application of Joseph McCain, owner, for a special use permit under the provisions of Article 3.H., Sections C and H., and Article 6 of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Smithfield, Virginia, adopted September 1, 1998, and as amended thereafter, in order to approve the use of a residential structure for a non-residential use, in particular for retail sales and a floral shop with outdoor sales and display. The property which is the subject of this special use permit is located at 338 Main Street. The property in question is zoned D, Downtown District. Any person affected by or interested in the aforesaid application may appear at the hearing and be heard. Copies of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Smithfield and application for this special use permit are available for inspection in the offices of the Department of Planning, Engineering, & Public Works, 310 Institute Street, Smithfield, Virginia.

TOWN OF SMITHFIELD, VIRGINIA

BY: Lesley G. King, Clerk
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Public Hearing Notice

NOTICE is hereby given that the Surry County Board of Supervisors has scheduled a public hearing for Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 7:00pm in the General District Courtroom of the Surry County Government Center, 45 School Street, Surry, Virginia 23883, to hear public comments and consider the adoption of Ordinance 2017-03, adding Section 22-3, Disposal of Solid Waste at Convenience Centers. Ordinance 2017-03 will establish penalties for illegal dumping at County Waste Collection facilities. A draft copy of Ordinance 2017-03 is available for review and inspection by the public in the Office of the County Administrator, Surry County Government Center, 45 School Street, Surry, Virginia.  Office hours are Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 5:00pm.
If you are disabled and require assistance or special accommodations in order to participate in the hearing, please contact the Virginia Department of Transportation at (804) 253-5144, or call the Surry County Administrator’s Office at (757) 294-5271, at least seven days before the hearing.

By order of:
Tyrone W. Franklin
Surry County Administrator

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Town Council for the Town of Windsor, Virginia intends to amend the current zoning ordinances as follows:
160-36 G. Chickens in Residential Districts • Residential districts where chickens are permitted • R-1, R-4 (Low Density Residential, LDR)

• The following standards shall apply to all residential chickens:

• All chickens shall be provided with a predator proof shelter that is thoroughly ventilated, provides adequate sun and shade and protection from the elements, and is designed to be easily accessed and cleaned. Pens shall provide a minimum of ten (10) square feet of space for each chicken.

• All shelters and associated structures, including fencing, shall be located fully to the rear of the residential structure, and shall be located a minimum of fifteen (15) feet from all property lines. When permission is granted by the adjacent land owner, the setback may be reduced to not less than 5 feet.

• All chickens shall be kept in a shelter outlined in item a., shall have their wings clipped to prevent excessive ranging, and shall be prohibited from free ranging (let loose from their pens) unless under the supervision of the owner or his designee.

• The maximum number of chickens permitted on a residential property shall be six (6). The keeping of other types of poultry or fowl are prohibited.

• No roosters shall be permitted to be kept on a residential property.

• All shelters and associated structures, including fencing, shall be kept in a neat and sanitary condition at all times, and must be cleaned on a regular basis so as to prevent odors outside the boundaries of the property. All feed for the chickens shall be kept in a secure container or location to prevent the attraction of rodents and other animals.

• No person shall store, stockpile, or permit any accumulation of chicken litter and waste in any manner whatsoever that, due to odor, attraction of flies, or other pests, or for any other reason which diminishes the rights of the adjacent property owners to enjoy reasonable use of their property.

• No commercial activity such as the selling of eggs or chickens for meat shall be permitted to occur from the residential property.

• A zoning permit shall be required to the keeping of chickens on residentially zoned properties or the placement of any associated structures. Violation of any of the above requirements may result in the zoning permit being revoked.
160-47. Residential District R-1. The intent of the R-1 Residential District is to encourage residential neighborhoods and to stabilize and protect essential character of such neighborhoods. The regulations for the district tend to protect against encroachment of commercial, industrial, and other uses likely to generate noise, crowds, and concentrations of traffic, light, dust, odors, smoke, or other obnoxious influences. No abandoned vehicles are permitted. Farm animals are prohibited except as permitted in section 160-36. G – Chickens in Residential Districts

Chickens in Public District

• Keeping of chickens when in conjunction with some other permitted use within the Public District. All housing and fencing shall be completely within the setbacks for primary structures. All shelters and associated structures, including fencing, shall be kept in a neat and sanitary condition at all times, and must be cleaned on a regular basis so as to prevent odors outside the boundaries of the property. All feed for the chickens shall be kept in a secure container or location to prevent the attraction of rodents and other animals. Keeping of roosters is prohibited.
160-53. A-1 Agricultural District

1. The raising of cattle, sheep, and other domesticated livestock including non-indigenous livestock such as alpaca and llamas but does not include intensive farms as defined under the Code of Virginia. The raising of poultry, is permitted provided the A-1 Agricultural parcel or tract exceeds five acres and that all pens and houses for poultry are at a minimum of fifty (50) feet from the property lines of the parcel or tract that are zoned A-I Agricultural. If the subject property meet all of the other requirements but adjoins non-agriculturally zoned property then any and all pens and houses for poultry must be at a minimum 100 feet from the adjacent non-agricultural property;

Any person desiring to be heard in favor of or in opposition to or to express his or her views with respect to the above may appear before and be heard by The Windsor Town Council at its monthly meeting to be held in the Windsor Municipal Building, 8 E. Windsor Boulevard, Windsor, Virginia on Tuesday, September 12, 2017 at 7:00 p.m.

TOWN COUNCIL FOR
THE TOWN OF WINDSOR

Town Clerk
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PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Isle of Wight County Board of Supervisors will hold a Public Hearing on Thursday, September 21, 2017, to consider abandoning any interest it may have in Robertson Lane. The purpose of this action is to ensure public records correctly reflect that ownership in Robertson Lane is vested in the residents of Robertson Lane. The public meeting will commence at 6 p.m. A copy of the proposed ordinance is on file in the Office of the County Attorney, Isle of Wight County Courthouse, Isle of Wight, Virginia 23397, and is available for public examination. Any person desiring to be heard in favor of, in opposition to, or to express his views with respect to, the proposed ordinance amendment may appear before, and be heard by, the Board during the Public Hearing in the Robert C. Claud, Sr. Board Room, Isle of Wight County Courthouse, Isle of Wight, Virginia. If you require a reasonable accommodation, please make requests to the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors at least five (5) days in advance of the meeting at (757) 365-6204.

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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NOTICE OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE’S SALE OF

308 Middle St., Smithfield, Virginia 23430 (Isle of Wight County) In execution of a deed of trust, from BRUCE WARREN WILLIAMS, JR., dated May 29, 2013, in the principal amount of $142,755.00, recorded in the Clerk’s Office of the County of lsle of Wight, Virginia, as Instrument No. 130002994 and re-recorded as Instrument No. 140000247, (Seth E. Twery, P.C. having been appointed Substitute Trustee under instrument of record in said Clerk’s Office as Instrument Number 170003413), due to default in payment of the debt secured, the undersigned Substitute Trustee will offer for sale at public auction in front of the Courthouse for the Circuit Court of Isle of Wight County, Virginia on the 6th day of October, 2017, at 11 :00 a.m. that certain tract of real estate known as 308 Middle St., Smithfield, Virginia 23430 situated in the County of Isle of Wight, Virginia, being more particularly described as follows:
All of that certain lot, piece or parcel of land, together with the rights of way, privileges and easements appurtenant thereto, situate, lying and being formerly in Newport Magisterial District, now Town of Smithfield, County of Isle of Wight, State of Virginia, known, numbered and designated as Lot No. Twenty-One (21) in Block “I”, on a certain plat of survey dated November 30, 1944, bearing the legend “Plat Showing Subdivision of Tract #2 Owned by D.W. Sykes, Formerly Owned by W.H. Sykes and D.W. Sykes,” and said plat of survey being duly of record in the Clerk’s Office of the Circuit Court of the County of lsle of Wight, Virginia, in Plat Book 2, at page 231, reference to which is hereby specifically made for a more particular description of the lot hereby conveyed, said lot fronting on Maine Street, as shown on said plat, a distance of fifty (50) feet, and running back between approximately parallel lines a distance of one hundred twenty-two and five-tenths (122.5) feet.

Sale subject to all conditions, restrictions, reservations and easements, if any of record and now applicable thereto.

Terms: At least 10% cash on day of sale; balance due within 30 days.

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT: Seth E. Twery, Esq. Seth E. Twery, P.C. P.O. Box 185
Lynchburg, VA 24505-0185
(434)845-5285

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PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that Dominion Virginia Power is requesting authorization from the Virginia Marine Resources Commission to install a 35kV power circuit under 385 linear feet of the Pagan River, using horizontal drilling methodology, upstream of the North Church Street Bridge in Isle of Wight County.

Send Comments/inquiries within 15 days to: Marine Resources Commission, Habitat Management Division, 2600 Washington Avenue, 3rd Floor, Newport News, VA 23607.
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