CALENDAR OF UPCOMING MEETINGS (All City meetings are open to the public): 

         Roanoke Rapids City Council (Work Session)

             Tuesday, February 7, 2012 at 5:15 p.m. at the J. Reuben Daniel City Hall

         Roanoke Rapids City Council (Regular Meeting)

                 Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Lloyd Andrews City Meeting Hall

         Roanoke Rapids Regional Board of Adjustment

                 Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 5:30 p.m. at the J. Reuben Daniel City Hall

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

REQUEST FOR SPECIAL USE PERMIT

Notice is hereby given that the Roanoke Rapids City Council will hold a public hearing Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. at the Lloyd Andrews City Meeting Hall, 700 Jackson  Street, to hear the following item:

1.  A request from Philip Moncure of Premier Media Center (Applicant) and Thee Car Wash, LLC (Owner) for a Special Use Permit to operate an Electronic Gaming Operation (Internet Cafe) located at "Lot 10 Premier Blvd/Power Center Phase 2", Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina  27870.

Related information is available for public inspection in the Planning & Development Office at the J. Reuben Daniel City Hall, 1040 Roanoke Avenue.  Any persons, firms, organizations or corporations interested in this matter are urged to attend the meeting.

The City of Roanoke Rapids will provide reasonable accommodations and services for any qualified disabled person interested in attending the meeting.  To request the above, you may call Lisa  Vincent at City Hall at (252) 533-2840 no later than three (3) days prior to the date of the meeting.

ZONING PERMIT REQUIRED FOR INSTALLATION OF FENCE OR WALL:

Section 151-168 of the Roanoke Rapids Land Use Ordinance requires that prior to the installation of a fence or wall, the applicant shall obtain a Zoning Permit from the Office of Planning & Development in order to ensure proper location, setbacks, heights, sight clearances, etc. Please call the Planning & Development Department at (252) 533-2844 with any questions.

PUBLIC NOTICE REGARDING YARD SALES ON COMMERCIAL PROPERTY:

The Planning & Development Department would like to remind the citizens of Roanoke Rapids that in order to conduct a yard sale on a commercial piece of property two items are required. An individual must have written permission from the property owner and obtain an itinerant merchant license from the City of Roanoke Rapids Tax Collector. The Office of the Tax Collector is located at 1040 Roanoke Avenue and is open between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday - Friday. If an individual does not have written permission from the property owner and an itinerant merchant license, they will be asked to leave the property immediately. Please contact the Planning & Development Department at (252) 533-2844 with any questions.

SPECIAL NOTICE REGARDING BUILDING PERMITS:

Please be advised if anyone is doing work--commercial or residential--without being issued the proper permits from the Planning & Development Department, there is a penalty of $100.00 in addition to the required permit cost. Please contact the Planning & Development Department at 1040 Roanoke Avenue between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. or call (252) 533-2844 with any questions.

BRIEFS

LOOSE LEAF SEASON is on-going and will end in February 2012.  The Public Works Department will service every quadrant of the City.  Debris that is not at curbside for collection, including loose leaves in alleys, yards, or at the corners of a yard, will not be collected.  Any loose leaves in alleys will be collected at the end of February.  For more information, contact the Public Works Department at (252) 533-2846.

COMMITTEE VACANCIES: Contact Lisa Vincent, City Clerk, at 533-2840 for committee information.