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Blacksburg Town Council and Planning Commission, in plain English.

When they meet, what is on the agenda, and what they decided about homes, land and new development. Every meeting links to its official agenda, minutes and video.

Today

Next Town Council meeting

Tuesday at 6:30 pm

Nov 3

Next Planning Commission meeting

Tuesday at 6:30 pm

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Land-use decisions

Recorded here, last 12 months

Information from Town of Blacksburg public records and other official sources. Check the official record for decisions. Updated 3 hours ago ().

Schedule

When and where they meet.

Regular meetings are open to the public. Schedules can change, so check the official calendar before you go.

Town Council

Next: Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 at 6:30 pm

Second and fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.

Roger E. Hedgepeth Chambers, Blacksburg Municipal Building, 300 South Main Street, Blacksburg

  • Public hearings take place during the first regular meeting of each month. Meetings are open to the public, shown live on Comcast Channel 2 and streamed on the Town YouTube channel.

Town Council Work Session

Next: Tuesday, Oct 20, 2026 at 11 am

First and third Tuesday of each month at 11:00 a.m.

Blacksburg Motor Company Building, 400 South Main Street, Blacksburg

  • Council reviews upcoming items with staff and takes no action. There is no public comment and the sessions are not televised or recorded; agendas and minutes are posted.

Planning Commission

Next: Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026 at 6:30 pm

First Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.

Roger E. Hedgepeth Chambers, Blacksburg Municipal Building, 300 South Main Street, Blacksburg

  • The Commission holds public hearings on land use requests and recommends action to Town Council. Work sessions are usually the third Tuesday at 5:00 p.m. at 400 South Main Street.

Montgomery County

Blacksburg is in Montgomery County. The county board and its planning commission meet separately.

Montgomery County Board of Supervisors

Next: Tuesday, Oct 13, 2026 at 7:15 pmMoved to Tuesday, October 13 (County offices closed October 12)

Second and fourth Monday of each month at 7:15 p.m.

Board Room, Montgomery County Government Center, 755 Roanoke Street, Christiansburg

  • Dates move when a meeting Monday is a County holiday; confirm on the County calendar.

Montgomery County Planning Commission

Next: Wednesday, Oct 14, 2026 at 7 pm

Second and third Wednesday of each month at 7:00 p.m.

Board Room, Montgomery County Government Center, 755 Roanoke Street, Christiansburg

Coming up

The next meetings.

Agenda highlights in plain English. Land-use items come first.

Town Council

Roger E. Hedgepeth Chambers, Blacksburg Municipal Building, 300 South Main Street, Blacksburg

Public hearings on the homestay (short-term rental) ordinance update, meals tax changes and a utility easement to Appalachian Power. The consent agenda sets an October 27 hearing on a Town Charter amendment about the corporate boundaries and re-refers proposed zoning rules for marijuana, tobacco…

Town Council Work Session

Blacksburg Motor Company Building, 400 South Main Street, Blacksburg

Agenda not posted yet.

Planning Commission Work Session

No items listed yet.

Planning Commission

Roger E. Hedgepeth Chambers, Blacksburg Municipal Building, 300 South Main Street, Blacksburg

Agenda not posted yet.

Later on the calendar

  • Tue, Oct 27, 2026, 6:30 pmTown Council
  • Tue, Nov 3, 2026, 11 amTown Council Work SessionCanceled Canceled by Resolution 7-A-26 (Election Day)
  • Tue, Nov 10, 2026, 6:30 pmTown Council
  • Tue, Nov 17, 2026, 11 amTown Council Work Session
  • Tue, Nov 24, 2026, 6:30 pmTown Council
  • Tue, Dec 1, 2026, 11 amTown Council Work Session
  • Tue, Dec 1, 2026, 6:30 pmPlanning Commission
  • Tue, Dec 8, 2026, 6:30 pmTown Council
  • Tue, Dec 15, 2026, 11 amTown Council Work Session
  • Tue, Dec 22, 2026, 6:30 pmTown CouncilCanceled Canceled by Resolution 7-A-26
  • Tue, Jan 5, 2027, 11 amTown Council Work Session
  • Tue, Jan 5, 2027, 6:30 pmPlanning Commission
  • Tue, Feb 2, 2027, 6:30 pmPlanning Commission
  • Tue, Mar 2, 2027, 6:30 pmPlanning Commission
  • Tue, Apr 6, 2027, 6:30 pmPlanning Commission

From the Town’s adopted meeting calendar. Dates can change; agendas are posted before each meeting.

Recent meetings

What they decided.

Newest first. Plain-English summaries, with outcomes and votes on land-use items. The minutes are the official record.

Planning Commission

A short regular meeting with no public hearings, followed by a work session where the consultant Camiros presented ReCode Blacksburg, the rewrite of the Town development code.

Town Council Work Session

Work session (briefing only; no votes): ReCode Blacksburg Update and Virginia Main Street Program Application.

Plus 2 other items on the agenda.

Town Council Work Session

Work session (briefing only; no votes): the homestay (short-term rental) ordinance update, Town Code changes on meals tax, Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) / Budget Preview, a utility easement to Appalachian Power Company, and 2 other topics.

Plus 5 other items on the agenda.

Town Council

Council approved two conditional use permits 6-0: a bank with a drive-through at 1800 Prices Fork Road and offices and a studio at 700 and 706 South Main Street. It also introduced the homestay, meals tax and utility easement ordinances for October 13 hearings. Minutes not yet posted; outcomes from…

Plus 2 other items on the agenda.

Planning Commission

No land use or development items on the agenda.

Town Council Work Session

Work session (briefing only; no votes): Potential Town Code Amendments (Meals Tax and Homestay Regulations), Community Branding Update, American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Updates, Food Security Network presented by Live, Work, Eat, Grow (LWEG), and 2 other topics.

Plus 6 other items on the agenda.

Town Council

No land use or development items on the agenda.

Town Council Work Session

Work session (briefing only; no votes): Bank with drive-through at 1800 Prices Fork Road conditional use permit, Offices and studio at 700 and 706 South Main Street conditional use permit, and Fall Semester Updates.

Plus 1 other item on the agenda.

Town Council

Council asked VDOT to cancel a Revenue Sharing road reconstruction project and set September 8 public hearings on a bank with a drive-through at 1800 Prices Fork Road and offices at 700 and 706 South Main Street.

Plus 1 other item on the agenda.

Planning Commission

The Planning Commission recommended approval of Bank with drive-through at 1800 Prices Fork Road conditional use permit (6-0) and Offices and studio at 700 and 706 South Main Street conditional use permit (5-0).

Town Council Work Session

Work session (briefing only; no votes): Toms Creek Basin Sewer Policy, Sanitary Sewer Standards and Specifications, End of Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Report, Wastewater System Updates, and 1 other topic.

Plus 4 other items on the agenda.

Town Council

Council approved a transfer of $535,000 between stormwater projects (6-0), the master lease for the 414 North Main Street retail incubator (6-0), and regular meeting dates for Town Council.

Plus 1 other item on the agenda.

Older meetings (71)
  • Jul 7, 2026Planning CommissionThe Planning Commission set public hearings on Offices and studio at 700 and 706 South Main Street conditional use permit and Bank with drive-through at 1800 Prices Fork…
  • Jul 7, 2026Town Council Work SessionWork session (briefing only; no votes): Blacksburg Horizons (Comprehensive Plan update), Midtown Construction, Stormwater Capital Projects Fund Transfer, Downtown…
  • Jun 23, 2026Town CouncilCouncil approved the annual write-off of uncollectible utility and tax receivables.
  • Jun 9, 2026Town CouncilCouncil approved a budget amendment appropriating $451,012, a budget amendment appropriating $284,476, and 1 other item. It set public hearings on the master lease for…
  • Jun 2, 2026Planning CommissionThe Planning Commission set public hearings on Bank with drive-through at 1800 Prices Fork Road conditional use permit.
  • Jun 2, 2026Town Council Work SessionWork session (briefing only; no votes): Retail Incubator Overview, Stratified Policing, Retail Strategies Update, and Upcoming Committee and Board Appointment.
  • May 29, 2026Town Council Work SessionWork session (briefing only; no votes): Retail Incubator Overview, Stratified Policing, Retail Strategies Update, and Upcoming Committee and Board Appointment.
  • May 26, 2026Town CouncilCouncil approved a transfer of $105,000 between capital fund projects.
  • May 19, 2026Town Council Work SessionWork session (briefing only; no votes): a budget amendment appropriating $451,012, a budget amendment appropriating $284,476, Stormwater Utility Stakeholder Group Work…
  • May 12, 2026Town CouncilCouncil approved a parking special exception for a planned Fairfield Inn at 1315 Rugby Lane (5-0) and adopted updated floodplain overlay rules (5-0).
  • Apr 28, 2026Town CouncilCouncil adopted the FY 2027 budget, keeping the real estate tax rate at $0.26 per $100 of assessed value, and approved 6% water and sewer and 7% solid waste rate…
  • Apr 21, 2026Town Council Work SessionWork session (briefing only; no votes): an item on Floodplain overlay district update, Fairfield Inn (1315 Rugby Lane), and Follow-Up Discussion of FY2027 Operating…
  • Apr 14, 2026Town CouncilCouncil approved Purchase of 305 Ardmore Street Property (7-0). It set public hearings on an item on Floodplain overlay district update and Fairfield Inn (1315 Rugby…
  • Apr 7, 2026Planning CommissionThe Planning Commission recommended approval of Fairfield Inn (1315 Rugby Lane) (7-1).
  • Apr 7, 2026Town Council Work SessionWork session (briefing only; no votes): Blacksburg Transit Strategic Plan Service Improvements Update, FY2027 Operating Budget: Agency Funding Requests, and CDBG & HOME…
  • Mar 24, 2026Town CouncilCouncil referred proposed zoning rules for marijuana, tobacco and hemp retail to the Planning Commission (7-0) and reclassified a code inspector position.
  • Mar 17, 2026Town Council Work SessionWork session (briefing only; no votes): Review of FY2027 Operating Budget and New River Valley Homebuilders Association Housing Presentation.
  • Mar 10, 2026Town CouncilCouncil approved the VCOM expansion at 1701 Kraft Drive (7-0), a fiber network franchise for Gigabeam Networks (7-0) and a lease of the Bennett House at 303 Wilson…
  • Mar 3, 2026Planning CommissionThe Planning Commission set public hearings on ORD #2085-Proposed Floodplain Overlay District Revisions and Fairfield Inn (1315 Rugby Lane).
  • Mar 3, 2026Town Council Work SessionWork session (briefing only; no votes): Camera Technology, Downtown Parking Management, and Town Council Strategic Goals.
  • Feb 24, 2026Town CouncilCouncil approved an amendment to its memorandum of agreement with the Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation and the Virginia Tech Foundation (7-0).
  • Feb 17, 2026Town Council Work SessionWork session (briefing only; no votes): VCOM expansion at 1701 Kraft Drive conditional use permit, an item on Gigabeam fiber internet franchise, Preview of FY26/27…
  • Feb 12, 2026Town Council RetreatNo land use or development items on the agenda.
  • Feb 10, 2026Town CouncilCouncil approved general office use at 207 West Roanoke Street (7-0), vacated utility easements for the Yellow Sulphur Apartments site on Holiday Lane (7-0), and…
  • Feb 3, 2026Planning CommissionThe Planning Commission recommended approval of VCOM expansion at 1701 Kraft Drive conditional use permit (6-0).
  • Feb 3, 2026Town Council Work SessionWork session (briefing only; no votes): Gigabeam Networks, LLC Franchise, 2026 General Assembly Legislation: Environmental Sustainability Updates, Introduction of…
  • Jan 27, 2026Town CouncilCouncil adopted the FY 2027-2031 Capital Improvement Program, which includes the Draper Road streetscape, a Progress Street parking garage, park and athletic field…
  • Jan 20, 2026Town Council Work SessionWork session (briefing only; no votes): General office use at 207 West Roanoke Street conditional use permit, Yellow Sulphur Apartments (3503 Holiday Lane), Floodplain…
  • Jan 13, 2026Town CouncilCouncil accepted about 238 acres of Brush Mountain land with a conservation easement (5-0) and approved a restaurant and dance hall at 130 Jackson Street NW (5-0). It…
  • Jan 6, 2026Planning CommissionThe Planning Commission recommended approval of General office use at 207 West Roanoke Street conditional use permit (7-0). It set public hearings on VCOM expansion at…
  • Jan 6, 2026Town Council Work SessionWork session (briefing only; no votes): Restaurant and dance hall at 130 Jackson Street NW conditional use permit, an item on Stonecutters Hollow, Brush Mountain Park…
  • Dec 9, 2025Town CouncilCouncil denied two large student-oriented rezonings: Tech Terrace on Webb Street (6-1) and 702 University City Boulevard (5-2). It adopted the Downtown Northwest zoning…
  • Dec 2, 2025Planning CommissionThe Planning Commission set public hearings on General office use at 207 West Roanoke Street conditional use permit.
  • Dec 2, 2025Town Council Work SessionWork session (briefing only; no votes): Capital Improvement Program Briefing, Follow-Up on Public Hearing Items, and Strategic Goals Update.
  • Nov 25, 2025Town CouncilCouncil approved Miller Street Cooperative Development Agreement (6-0).
  • Nov 18, 2025Town Council Work SessionWork session (briefing only; no votes): Tech Terrace redevelopment (305 Webb Street) rezoning, 702 University City Boulevard mixed-use proposal rezoning, Restaurant and…
  • Nov 12, 2025Town CouncilCouncil approved seven new townhomes at 1709 and 1711 Whipple Drive (7-0) and an automobile dealership use at 1711 North Main Street (7-0), and set December 9 hearings…
  • Nov 4, 2025Planning CommissionThe Planning Commission recommended approval of the 702 University City Boulevard mixed-use rezoning 5-4 and a duplex at 205 Washington Street SW 9-0.
  • Oct 28, 2025Town CouncilCouncil held its public hearing on the boundary adjustment agreement with Montgomery County and deferred action to November 12, when it was approved. It also approved a…
  • Oct 21, 2025Town Council Work SessionWork session (briefing only; no votes): License Agreement: Temporary Construction Trailer at Midtown, Prices Fork Road Transportation Planning, Town Boundary Adjustment…
  • Oct 14, 2025Town CouncilCouncil approved the Yellow Sulphur Apartments rezoning at 3503 Holiday Lane (320 apartments) 7-0, with the companion Holiday Lane right-of-way vacation, and adopted…
  • Oct 7, 2025Planning CommissionThe Planning Commission recommended approval of the Whipple Drive townhomes, an automobile dealership on North Main Street, a downtown dance hall, the Bishop Road land…
  • Oct 7, 2025Town Council Work SessionWork session (briefing only; no votes): Automobile dealership at 1711 North Main Street conditional use permit, Restaurant and dance hall at 130 Jackson Street NW…
  • Sep 23, 2025Town CouncilCouncil approved a budget amendment appropriating $108,846 (5-0), Blacksburg Rescue Squad Emergency Medical Services Agreement, and 1 other item.
  • Sep 16, 2025Town Council Work SessionWork session (briefing only; no votes): Capital Projects Priorities Follow-Up.
  • Sep 9, 2025Town CouncilCouncil approved an outdoor education and recreation camp at 2190 Merrimac Road (7-0) and introduced the Yellow Sulphur Apartments rezoning and subdivision ordinance…
  • Sep 2, 2025Planning CommissionThe Planning Commission recommended approval of Yellow Sulphur Apartments (3503 Holiday Lane) rezoning (6-2). It noted the withdrawal of Tech Terrace redevelopment (305…
  • Sep 2, 2025Town Council Work SessionWork session (briefing only; no votes): Eheart Cycle Track Update, Virginia Department of Transportation Revenue Sharing Resolution of Support, and Capital Project…
  • Aug 26, 2025Town CouncilCouncil adopted a policy resolution on future student housing development (7-0) and approved the Town's participation in national opioid settlements.
  • Aug 19, 2025Town Council Work SessionWork session (briefing only; no votes): Blacksburg Transit Solar Request for Proposals, Student Housing, Fiscal Year 2025 Financial Update, Fall Semester Updates, and 1…
  • Aug 12, 2025Town CouncilCouncil waived water and sewer availability fees for two affordable housing developments, Stroubles Ridge and the Habitat for Humanity townhomes on Airport Road (6-0…
  • Aug 5, 2025Planning CommissionThe Planning Commission set public hearings on Yellow Sulphur Apartments (3503 Holiday Lane) rezoning, Tech Terrace redevelopment (305 Webb Street) rezoning, and 1 other…
  • Aug 5, 2025Town Council Work SessionWork session (briefing only; no votes): Budget Amendment: Traffic Signal Controllers, Budget Amendment: Police Department Equipment Grant, New River Valley Hazard…
  • Jul 8, 2025Town CouncilCouncil approved the Clydesview rezoning for 10 single-family homes at 103 Jefferson Street (6-0) and an amendment adding 825 North Main Street to the 801 North Main…
  • Jul 1, 2025Planning CommissionThe Planning Commission recommended approval of Outdoor education and recreation camp at 2190 Merrimac Road conditional use permit (6-0). It set public hearings on Tech…
  • Jul 1, 2025Town Council Work SessionWork session (briefing only; no votes): Student Housing, Subdivision Ordinance Changes, 2025 Façade Improvement Grants, and Procurement Ordinance Updates.
  • Jun 24, 2025Town CouncilAgenda: the annual write-off of uncollectible utility and tax receivables, a transfer of $370,000.00 between water and sewer fund capital projects, and Change Order…
  • Jun 17, 2025Town Council Work SessionWork session (briefing only; no votes): Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport Master Plan Update, Transit Center Project Management Contract Extension…
  • Jun 10, 2025Town CouncilCouncil approved Independence Day Fireworks Permit and 2 other items. It set public hearings on Clydesview (103 Jefferson Street) rezoning, Rambler (801 North Main…
  • Jun 3, 2025Planning CommissionThe Planning Commission recommended approval of Clydesview (103 Jefferson Street) rezoning (7-0) and Rambler (801 North Main Street) rezoning (7-0). It set public…

Earlier meetings are in the Town's official archive: Town Council, Town Council Work Session, Planning Commission, Montgomery County Board of Supervisors, Montgomery County Planning Commission.

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