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Roanoke council approves repeal of rezoning conditions at 501 Salem Avenue SW
Summary
The Roanoke City Council unanimously approved an ordinance repealing proffered conditions attached to a 2007 rezoning at 501 Salem Avenue SW so the owner can redevelop the long-vacant Sunlight Bakery Building with residential and commercial uses.
The Roanoke City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to repeal proffered conditions tied to a 2007 rezoning for property at 501 Salem Avenue Southwest, clearing a legal obstacle for the property owner to move forward with a redevelopment plan.
City planning staff said the building has been vacant for decades and that the current proffered conditions restrict the number of residential units, placement of fencing and retention of buildings on the lot. The applicant, represented at the meeting as William H. Chapman Jr., sought and received the council's approval to remove those conditions so he can renovate the Sunlight Bakery Building with residential units and commercial space.
“Katherine” of the planning department told the council that the proposal comes with a favorable recommendation from the Planning Commission and described the site as a long-vacant building that the applicant proposes to convert to mixed residential and commercial use. “This is a building that has sat vacant for decades and Mr. Chapman is proposing to renovate it with residential units and commercial space,” she said.
The ordinance repeals the proffered conditions adopted through ordinance number 37957-111907 dated Nov. 19, 2007, to the extent they limit development on tax map number 1111315. Council moved and seconded the ordinance, and the city clerk recorded roll-call votes in which Councilmember Lisonbee, Councilwoman Evelyn Powers, Councilmember Hagen, Councilwoman Vivian Sanchez Jones, Vice Mayor McGuire, Councilmember Nash and Mayor Joseph Cobb all voted “aye.” The mayor declared the ordinance passed.
No members of the public spoke during the hearing on the item. Council did not attach additional conditions at the meeting; the repeal was approved as presented.
The repeal removes regulatory limits the council said were preventing the applicant from advancing a redevelopment plan; the record shows the Planning Commission recommended approval. Further permitting and any design or building approvals will follow the city's regular development-review process.
