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Commission backs dance-hall permit at 130 Jackson Street with conditions including public-dance permit and no pyrotechnics

5952814 · October 8, 2025
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Summary

The Planning Commission recommended approval of a conditional-use permit for a dance-hall use at 130 Jackson Street (Olyca), with staff conditions requiring a public-dance permit, no pyrotechnic effects, added exterior lighting and security cameras, and a sign permit.

The Blacksburg Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of Conditional Use Permit CUP 25-3 for a dance-hall use at 130 Jackson Street Northwest, proposed by restaurateurs behind Olyca.

Staff said the property, a vacant 3,411-square-foot first-floor space in the downtown commercial district, has a permit history (previous use as Blue Ridge Axe Throwing) and that building permits for a restaurant/bar use, demolition and a sprinkler system have been submitted. The applicant proposes a restaurant operation that could convert to a dance configuration…

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