Committee Meetings:
The Comprehensive Plan Subcommittee of the Planning Commission holds meetings on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of every month at 4:30 p.m. in the Administrative Conference Room in Town Hall.

The Town of Christiansburg is updating its Comprehensive Plan.  The Comprehensive Plan is the result of continuing efforts by Town leaders and citizens to direct positive, orderly growth in the Town and surrounding urbanizing areas of Montgomery County. The Comprehensive Plan is the principal tool to guide growth and development in a community. It accomplishes this by examining current conditions and providing direction that will enhance the Town's functions, appearance, and livability.

The Comprehensive Plan will create a vision for the future and a blueprint of how to achieve the vision in the next 20-30 years.  This blueprint will include a set of policy and analytic documents and maps that cover all elements related to the physical development of the area.  These elements include: land use, economy, transportation, housing, utilities and communications, community facilities and services, and the natural environment.  The plan will also lay out goals, objectives, policies, standards, costs and strategies to guide the implementation of development. For an easy-to-read version of this information, please see the Comprehensive Plan Brochure.

• Provides guidance for future development
• Creates a long-term vision for the Town
• Saves money (through planned public facilities and services)
• Finds solutions to community needs
• Maintains community values
• Protects quality of life and ensures a sense of place
• Helps avoid conflict and incompatible land use
• Protects the Town from legal challenges by providing a rational, predictable basis of decisions that reflect public interest
• Protects the natural resources and ecology of the Town
• Budgets for infrastructure improvements
• Guides the investment of public funds and services
• Is required by Virginia state code

As Christiansburg continues to grow, the demand for public services and community facilities increases.  The Town must undergo planning in order to maintain the quality of these necessities.  By examining current conditions and providing direction for future growth, the Town will maintain appeal and enhance quality of life for its current and future residents.

Christiansburg intends to create a comprehensive plan that contains ideas from Town citizens for its physical, social, economic, and environmental growth. In order to achieve this goal, Christiansburg invites the public to stay informed about and participate in creating the comprehensive plan using the various means listed below.

• Sign up for the Comprehensive Plan e-Newsletter: Check for updates and information from the Comprehensive Plan Subcommittee of the Planning Commission and keep informed about upcoming meetings. Have updates delivered directly to your inbox in the form of our newsletter.  Click here to sign up (look under Notify Me) and in the meantime, view the first edition of the newsletter below:

            Comprehensive Plan Newsletter - Volume 1 Issue 1 

• Attend an initial public outreach meeting: Public outreach meetings are planned for gathering input during the initial planning stages before drafting the comprehensive plan document. Public outreach meetings will be held for the public and any organization wishing to participate. If your organization wants to host an outreach meeting, please e-mail us at .

• Participate in a Public Work Group Meeting: Three sessions are planned for Public Work Group Meetings where the public can help draft the core of the comprehensive plan based on input received from the initial public outreach meetings. Dates for these meetings are noted at the top of this page.

• Attend a formal public hearing: As required by law, Christiansburg will hold formal public hearings prior to adoption of the final version of the comprehensive plan. These hearings will take place at Planning Commission and Town Council meetings to ensure interested parties have the opportunity to voice an opinion.

• Tell us what you think, anytime you want: The Town wants to hear your questions and/or concerns. Visit the website, drop us an e-mail at , or call us at (540) 382-6128.

• Complete public input survey: Complete the survey included in your utility bill and return it to Town Hall. Additional copies are available here or at any initial public outreach meeting.  You can also take the survey online here. 

The Planning Commission reviews the Comprehensive Plan at least once every five years to determine if the plan needs amending. The most recent update of the Comprehensive Plan was done in 2003, with the latest review of the Comprehensive Plan being held in 2007.

 
Current Comprehensive Plan