At this hearing, the Board of Zoning Appeals will consider the applicability of the Commonwealth’s COVID-19 extension law to Rocky Forge Wind's final site plan. During the public hearing, you will have the opportunity to speak for three minutes and urge the BZA to recognize the applicability of this law to Rocky Forge Wind. 

The legislation passed by the General Assembly extends “any deadline in the exception permit, or in the local zoning that requires the landowner or developer to commence the Project or incur significant expenses related to improvements for the Project within a certain time” until at least July 2022. In the case of Rocky Forge Wind, this legislation extends the project’s deadline for receiving site plan approvals into next year. 

Guidance from the BZA website below:

"Anyone interested in addressing the Board of Zoning Appeals should complete a “Request to Speak” form and give it to the secretary before the meeting begins. Forms are located with the agendas and at the secretary’s table. When your name is called, please go to the podium and state your name and address before making your comments. Comments
made to or from the audience during testimony or commission deliberation are not permitted. Recognized speakers and the audience must be courteous at all times. A time limit of three minutes per speaker (unless otherwise provided for by a majority of the Board of Zoning Appeals members present) will be observed. Per Centers for Disease Control guidelines, we encourage masks and social distancing"