NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS
Staunton City Council will conduct the following Public Hearing at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 25, 2026. The hearings will be held in Rita S. Wilson Council Chambers located on the first floor of City Hall, 116 W Beverley Street.
• Public Hearing and Consideration of a Request by Almarode, LLC, to Vacate, Discontinue, and Abandon a Portion of Unaccepted Anthony Street Lying Between 107 National Avenue and 111 National Avenue.
• Public Hearing and Consideration of a Request by the Young Men’s Christian Association of Staunton Virginia to Rezone 802 N Coalter Street, Parcel Identification Number 560, from B-3, Planned Business District, to P-1C, Professional District Conditional. The Applicant Has Submitted Proffers to Remove all R-3, Medium Density and R-4, High Density Residential Uses from the Professional Zoning Regulations Specifically for this Property. The City of Staunton, Virginia, Comprehensive Plan 2018-2040, Land Use Development Guide, Future Land Use Map, Designates This Area as Low Density Residential with a Suggested Density Between 1 and 5 Units Per Acre.
• Public Hearing and Consideration of a Request by the Young Men’s Christian Association of Staunton Virginia to Amend Section 18.20.030, Uses Permitted on Review, of Chapter 18.20, R-1, Low Density Residential District, and Section 18.25.030, Uses Permitted on Review, of Chapter 18.25, R-2, Low Density Residential District, of Title 18, Zoning, of the Staunton City Code to Add “Private Day Nurseries and Kindergartens” As Uses that May be Permitted by Special Use Permit. The Proposed Amendment Will Allow Child Daycare by Special Use Permit in the R-1 and R-2 Low Density Residential Districts.
• Public Hearing and Consideration of a Request by the Young Men’s Christian Association of Staunton Virginia for a Special Use Permit at 575 New Hope Road, Parcel Identification Number 10377, Under the Provisions of SCC 18.20.030 (if amended). The Purpose of the Special Use Permit is to Amend a Previously Approved Special Use to Add a Child Daycare, a Teen Center, a Pickleball Complex, Basketball Courts, and Athletic Fields. The Property is Zoned R-1, Low Density Residential District, and the Proposed Use is Permitted Only Through the Special Use Permit Process (Pending a Zoning Text Amendment). The City of Staunton, Virginia, Comprehensive Plan 2018-2040, Land Use Development Guide, Future Land Use Map, Designates this Area as Conservation/Recreation/Open Space and Low Density Residential.
The City of Staunton Planning Commission conducted public hearings on these items at its May 21, 2026 meeting and has recommended approval of all requests.
You are invited to attend the meeting and share your views with Council. Additional information on this item can be obtained by contacting the Community Development Department, Planning and Zoning Division (540) 332-3862. The City Code may be accessed online at: https://www.codepublishing.com/VA/Staunton/.
The public may also participate in the public hearings by Zoom, or by phone. Specific instructions to participate by Zoom or by phone can be found at: www.ci.staunton.va.us/council. Those interested in listening to the meeting may do so via live stream from the City’s website or by listening to the public access television Channel (Comcast Channel 7).
Deaf and hard of hearing persons desiring to participate in the public hearings should send an email to smithmc@ci.staunton.va.us to request an interpreter.
Tim Hartless
Planning Manager