The Clarke County Board of Supervisors will conduct three public hearings in the Berryville Clarke County Government Center Main Meeting Room, 101 Chalmers Court, 2nd Floor, Berryville, VA, on Tuesday, July 16, 2024, at 6:30 pm, or as soon thereafter as the matters may be heard, to hear public comment on the following:

PH2024-12: TA-24-03, Helicopter Landing Area Use and Prohibition of Private and Public Airstrips and Airports. Proposed text amendment to add “helicopter landing area” as a new special use in the Agricultural-Open Space-Conservation (AOC) and Forestal-Open Space-Conservation (FOC) Districts per Section 5.2E (Uses, Definitions, and Use Regulations – Public and Miscellaneous Uses) of the Zoning Ordinance. The purpose is to require a special use permit for departures and landings of non-commercial helicopters for personal use. Use regulations are proposed for the protection or benefit of owners and occupants of neighboring lots including a prohibition on takeoffs and landings between the hours of 10:00PM and 6:00AM. The text amendment also clarifies that helicopter landing areas for commercial use and private or public airstrips or airports for aircraft other than helicopters are prohibited.

Information regarding the above matters, including a full copy of the proposed text changes, is available to the public in the Clarke County Administration office and on the County website. Any person desiring to speak on the above matters should appear at the appointed time and place. Written copies of statements are requested but not required. Clarke County does not discriminate on the basis of handicapped status in admission to its programs and activities. Accommodations will be made for handicapped persons upon prior request.

PH2024-12 Documentation