Meeting Dates and General Information
The Alleghany County Board of Zoning Appeals regular meetings are held on the second Tuesday of the month at 5:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the Governmental Complex Building in Low Moor, 9212 Winterberry Avenue, Covington, VA 24426, unless no cases are pending, in which instance no meetings shall be held. Necessary site viewings will be held on the second Tuesday of each month at 4:00 p.m. on the same day of the hearing of the case, or cases pending.
Duties of the Board of Zoning Appeals include hearing and making decisions regarding variances, special exceptions, and appeals; and hearing and making decisions regarding the interpretation of the zoning maps where there is uncertainty.
For questions regarding the BZA, call the Public Works Department at (540) 863-6650, or e-mail the BZA secretary at .
2023 SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS AND AGENDA DEADLINES
Items, including zoning applications, to be placed on the Board’s agenda must be submitted by noon on the Tuesday prior to the regular meeting in order for the item to be placed on the agenda of the regular meeting. When a zoning application is involved, site visits and public hearings will be placed on the agenda of the following month.
*Dates are subject to change approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals
| Items Received AFTER Noon on | Items Received BEFORE Noon on | Regular Meeting Date | Public Hearing Date (if required) |
| December 6, 2022 | January 3, 2023 | January 10, 2023 | February 14, 2023 |
| January 3, 2023 | February 7, 2023 | February 14, 2023 | March 14, 2023 |
| February 7, 2023 | March 7, 2023 | March 14, 2023 | April 11, 2023 |
| March 7, 2023 | April 4, 2023 | April 11, 2023 | May 9, 2023 |
| April 4, 2023 | May 2, 2023 | May 9, 2023 | June 13, 2023 |
| May 2, 2023 | June 6, 2023 | June 13, 2023 | July 11, 2023 |
| June 6, 2023 | July 5, 2023 | July 11, 2023 | August 8, 2023 |
| July 5, 2023 | August 1, 2023 | August 8, 2023 | September 12, 2023 |
| August 1, 2023 | September 5, 2023 | September 12, 2023 | October 10, 2023 |
| September 5, 2023 | October 3, 2023 | October 10, 2023 | November 14, 2023 |
| October 3, 2023 | November 7, 2023 | November 14, 2023 | December 12, 2023 |
| November 7, 2023 | December 5, 2023 | December 12, 2023 | January 9, 2024 |
| December 5, 2023 | January 2, 2024 | January 9, 2024 | February 13, 2024 |
Dates are subject to change. Agenda items and completed zoning applications should be submitted to the Zoning Office
at the Governmental Complex in Low Moor at the following address:
Alleghany County Governmental Complex
9212 Winterberry Avenue, Suite A
Covington, VA 24426
(540) 863-6650
Members of the Board of Zoning Appeals are:
Shawn Simmons, Falling Spring District
Derrick Barr, Covington District
Richard Fridley, Sr., Boiling Springs District
Jack Harlow, Jackson River District
Richard Engleman, Sharon District
Elizabeth Higgins, Clifton Forge East District
Diana Smith, Clifton Forge West District
