Onancock

Town Council Meeting-59
2021-08-23 19:00 (America/New_York)

Historical Society: 3rd Annual Crab Crackin
2021-08-21 16:00 - 20:00
THIRD ANNUAL CRAB CRACKIN’
Saturday, August 21, 2021
4:00 PM 8:00 PM
Historical Society of the Eastern Shore of Virginia (map)
Don’t miss the third annual all-you-can-eat Crab Crackin’ at Ker Place, presented by Taylor Bank, on Saturday, Aug. 21. On the front lawn of the Onancock landmark, the Eastern Shore of Virginia Historical Society will host the feast to showcase the Shore’s agricultural and aquacultural bounty with live music sponsored by Weichert, Realtors® – Mason-Davis. This year’s Crab Crackin’ will serve as a fundraiser for the repairing and repainting of Onancock’s Hopkins & Bro. Store. The event will run from 4 to 8 p.m. The menu includes steamed blue crabs; shrimp steam with potatoes, sweet corn, and sausage; barbecue; coleslaw; beer and wine (limited quantity of beer and wine included, with additional available for purchase). Tickets for the general public are $60 each. Visit shorehistory.org/ticketsales to buy. The emailed receipt will serve as your ticket so be sure to bring it with you on Aug. 21. Want to gather with a group of friends or family? A new offering called the “Crab Pod” might fit the bill. This civic sponsorship includes event tickets for 10 plus additional beverage tickets and a 10’ x 10’ hospitality tent with private setup including table; chairs; condiments; crab-picking tools; trashcan, etc. We’d like to thank Mallards Restaurants & Catering for their generous support as a business sponsor. Business sponsorships are available at the $1,000 and $500 levels. To purchase a sponsorship, please call 757-787-8012 or email marketing@shorehistory.org. Ker Place is located at 69 Market Street in Onancock.

Planning Commission Meeting
2021-08-17 17:30, 2021-06-15 17:30, 2021-05-18 17:30

Tree Board Meeting
2021-08-11 18:00, 2021-07-14 18:00, 2021-06-09 18:00

Waterfront Committee Meeting
2021-08-10 17:30, 2021-07-13 17:30

Town Council Meeting-58
2021-07-26 19:00
Town of Onancock
Town Council Meeting
July 26, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
Agenda
Call to order and roll call
Pledge of Allegiance
Consideration and approval of meeting minute from:
July 26, 2021 Town Council meeting
Public Business:
Motion to adopt – Town Code 2-27, Election Dates and Terms
Council Discussion
Property Blight
Discussion about building blight considering the lost grant opportunity in the Northeast neighborhood
Personnel Committee Appointment
Public comment
Committee Reports:
HRSD (Bob Bloxom)
Waterfront (Bob Bloxom)
Planning Commission (Bob Bloxom)
Personnel
Mayor’s report
Town Manager’s report
Council comments
Closed session (if required)
Adjourn

Eastern Shore Art League: Free Outdoor Youth Art Experience
2021-07-24
Eastern Shore Art League Art Enrichment Day to be Offered.
ONANCOCK- The Eastern Shore Art League will offer a free outdoor youth art experience at the Historic Onancock School on Saturday July 24th. The event is open to children 12 to 14 from 10am to 12am. Ages 15 to 17 from 1pm to 3pm.
Participants at Art Enrichment Day will explore various watercolor techniques, such as wet into wet, saran, salt and others. Participants will have an opportunity to use various markers and stencils to enhance their paintings. Everyone will get to take home their watercolor set. Please do not bring food or drinks. Water bottles will be provided.
Register for this event at esartleague.org/art-enrichment-day
Each group is limited to 16 participants. All current health protocols will be observed.
Many thanks to the United Way for providing the funds and volunteer ESAL members who will be teaching at the event.

Planning Commission Meeting
2021-07-20 17:30
Town of Onancock
Planning Commission Meeting
July 20, 2021 at 5:30 p.m.
Agenda

Call to order and roll call
Consideration and approval of meeting minute from:

No minutes from previous meeting as no quorum was present

Planning Commission Discussion:

Update on process to approve Comprehensive Plan

Joint Public Hearing at 8/23/21 Town Council meeting, vote to adopt on 9/27/21

Discussion of Town Code §38-77 – Special Exemptions

Public comment
Adjourn

Sec. 38-77. Special exceptions.
The following uses shall be permitted in the Single-Family Residential District (R-1), subject to all the other requirements of this chapter, only upon the obtaining of a special use permit, as defined in article XV of this chapter, from the town council:
(1) Each dwelling unit shall be permitted not more than one apartment, which shall be contained within the dwelling unit itself. It shall be a condition of issuance of a special use permit that the owner of the dwelling within which the apartment is located actually reside within the dwelling itself.
(2) Bed and breakfast houses. Each dwelling unit may be permitted not more than five guestrooms in which overnight accommodations may be offered to transients.
(3) Homestay. For the purpose of this subsection, the term “homestay” means a home occupation in which an individual owns a dwelling and also provides lodging in a portion thereof for temporary periods of times not to exceed three weeks.
a. An owner of a homestay residence must apply for a business license and is subject to the transient occupancy tax.
b. The owner shall only be permitted one homestay in the town.
c. The applicant must provide contact information for a responsible party, if the owner is not the responsible party, the owner must identify a responsible party who will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to respond to, and resolve issues and complaints that arise during a period in which the dwelling is being used for transient occupancy.
d. The number of overnight guests will be determined by the zoning administrator in consultation with the homeowner based on the number of bedrooms, size of the house and size of the lot subject to approval of the town council.
e. The homestay shall comply with all applicable town, county, state and federal statutes, regulations and ordinances.
f. The town reserves the right to inspect the residence based on complaints to verify that the homestay is being operated in accordance with the regulations set forth within this section.
g. The special use permit may be revoked by the zoning administrator in the event that three or more substantiated complaints are received by the town in a calendar year, or failure to maintain compliance with any of the regulations set forth in this subsection (3).
(Code 1989, § 24-16; Ord. eff. 6-5-1962; Ord. of 3-24-1997; Amd. of 7-14-1997; Ord. of 7-27-1998; Ord. of 2-27-2017, § 24-16(c))

Fourth of July - Town Office Closed
2021-07-05

Town Council Meeting-57
2021-06-28 19:00
Town of Onancock
Town Council Meeting
June 28, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
Agenda
Call to order and roll call
Pledge of Allegiance
Consideration and approval of meeting minute from:
May 24, 2021 Town Council meeting
June 7, 2021 Public Hearing and Town Hall
Public Business:
Onancock Main Street – Annual Presentation
Meet new police officer
Public Hearing – Town Code 2-27, Election Dates and Terms
Public Hearing – 9 Market Street, Homestay
Public Hearing – 6 King Street, Homestay
Public Hearing – Add Ordinance 34-11, Sale of Certain Municipal Property
Motion to Adopt Resolution authorizing sales of Certain Municipal Property, #85-2-5
Motion to Adopt 2022 FY Budget
Motion to Adopt 2022 FY Budget Amendment – Sewer
Motion to adopt resolution for Worker’s Compensation Insurance
Appoint T. Lee Byrd to Planning Commission
Appoint Carol Tunstall to Planning Commission
Appoint person to fill vacant seat on Town Council
Public comment
Committee Reports:
HRSD (Bob Bloxom)
Waterfront (Bob Bloxom)
Planning Commission (Bob Bloxom)
Personnel
Mayor’s report
Town Manager’s report
Council comments
Closed session (if required)
Adjourn

Juneteenth - Town Office Closed
2021-06-18

RCEC Presents: Slumdog Millionaire
2021-06-17 20:30

Town Council Public Hearing & Town Hall
2021-06-17 18:00
Town of Onancock
Town Hall and Public Hearing
Onancock Council Chambers
June 7, 2021 at 6:00 p.m.
Agenda
Call to order and roll call
Pledge of Allegiance
Public Business:
Public Hearing – Fiscal 2022 Budget Amendment – Sewer and Wastewater Department
Town Hall – To hear public opinion on how Onancock Town Council might appropriate funds made available to the Town through The American Rescue Act of 2021 (ARPA)
Town Manager presentation on guidelines for use of funds
Town residents and businesses are allowed up to 3-minutes to share ideas for Town Council to consider in its decision to appropriate ARPA.
Each speaker must provide his or her name and an Onancock address.
Adjourn
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Guidelines for Use of Funds
Category A: Public Health Emergency & Negative Economic Impact
To respond to the public health emergency or its negative economic impacts, including assistance to households, small businesses, and nonprofits, or aid to impacted industries such as tourism, travel, and hospitality; includes testing, contract tracing, vaccination-outreach to vulnerable pops, prevention in congregate settings, mental health training, services for mitigation and recovery, crisis mitigation, food-rent-mortgage-utility assistance, home repairs, weatherization all to prevent eviction or homelessness, business assistance; eligible uses under CRF except for payroll and tax-anticipation notes
Category B: Premium Pay to Eligible Workers
To respond to workers performing essential work during the COVID-19 public health emergency by providing premium pay to eligible workers; up to $13/hour for max of $25,000 & not greater than 150% of average annual wage; prioritize lower income; essential workers are in critical infrastructure (healthcare, education, child care, transportation, sanitation, protect health and well-being of resident) who regularly perform in-person work, interact with others at work or physically handle items handled by other- not teleworkers; CAN retro to Jan 27, 2020
Category C: Government Services to the Extent of Revenue Reduction
For the provision of government services to the extent of the reduction in revenue due to the COVID–19 public health emergency relative to revenues collected in the most recent full fiscal year prior to the emergency; revenue loss calculation entity-wide, detailed included sources and specified time frames; govt services can include but not limited to maintenance of infrastructure or pay-go spending for maintenance of infrastructure or pay-go spending for hardware, software, and protection of critical infrastructure; health services; environmental remediation; school or educational services; and the provision of police, environmental remediation; school or educational services; and the provision of police; can use for general infrastructure to the extent of revenue reduction; CAN NOT pay on outstanding debt or financial reserves or pension;
Category D: Investment ion Water, Sewer, Broadband Infrastructure
Water and Sewer Infrastructure includes Stormwater and includes planning, design and construction; wide range of project that are eligible under EPA DWSRF such as treatment, transmission, distribution, rehab and new; AND CWSRF as nonpoint source pollution management, stormwater systems, water conservation, watershed pilot projects, energy efficient in treatment systems, security measures and cybersecurity/ construction performance expenses can run to Dec 31, 2026 but costs must be incurred by Dec 31, 2024; NEPA does not apply if only using ARPA funds but state requirements not waived

Watermen's Museum: "From Bay to Belly"
2021-06-12
We are very happy to announce that we have a new exhibit here at the museum called “From Bay to Belly” on loan to us through the end of August from the Watermen’s Museum in Yorktown. We are very thankful to our friends in Yorktown for their generosity and support. The exhibit describes the processes of getting seafood from the waters of the Chesapeake Bay to your plate and it is quite an interesting and informative presentation! We will officially unveil this new display this Saturday, June 12th at noon in the Eastern Shore Watermen’s Museum and Research Center located in the Historic Onancock School at 6 College Avenue, Onancock, Virginia. Entrance to the museum is by donation (any amount is appreciated) and all are welcome to attend!
—
Dr. Paul L. Ewell
Watermen’s Heritage Foundation of Virginia’s Eastern Shore, Inc.
P.O. Box 233
Parksley, Va 23421
drpaulewell@gmail.com

Waterfront Committee Meeting
2021-06-08 17:30
TUESDAY JUNE 8TH, 2021
5:30 P M
TOWN HALL
15 NORTH STREET
RAMP REPLACEMENT UPDATE MATT & CRAIG
OPERATIONS UPDATE MATT
HARBOR MASTER’S REPORT CRAIG
T & W MATERIALS YARD MATT & COMMITTEE
VIRGINIA PORT AUTHORITY GRANT MATT
COMMITTEE MEMBER COMMENTS
TOWN RESIDENT COMMENTS NOT RELATED TO ABOVE
ADJOURN

Clean the Bay Day - Onancock Creek
2021-06-05 09:00 - 12:00
Hosted by Burnham Guides Paddling Adventures
Onancock Landing Park
launch your kayaks or reserve one of ours for a fun clean-up of Onancock Creek. Join the Team at https://chesapeake.cbf.org/onancockcreek to reserve a free kayak or SUP, call 757-710-5137 or you send an email to mary@burnhamguides.com by Friday, June 4th.

Memorial Day - Town Office Closed
2021-05-31

Town Council Meeting-56
2021-05-24 19:00
Town of Onancock
Town Council Meeting
May 24, 2021 at 7:00 p.m.
THIS IS AN IN-PERSON MEETING WITH LIMITED ATTENDANCE
THAT CAN BE VIEWED VIA YOUTUBE
OR CONFERENCE TELEPHONE
www.Onancock.com: select the YouTube link on the bottom left of the website to view the meeting on a 30-second delay
or to listen by Telephone and participate when public comments are allowed by calling:
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Agenda
Call to order and roll call
Pledge of Allegiance
Consideration and approval of meeting minute from:
April 26, 2021 Town Council meeting
Public Business:
Public Hearing – Special Use Permit: 4 Sturgis St., Homestay
Council Discussion:
American Rescue Plan of 2021
Transportation Alternative Program (TAP) grant – Bike and Pedestrian Path
Financial Policies
HRSD Budget Amendment
Public comment
Committee Reports:
HRSD (Bob Bloxom)
Waterfront (Bob Bloxom)
Planning Commission (Bob Bloxom)
Personnel
Strategic Planning (Fletcher Fosque)
Mayor’s report
Town Manager’s report
Council comments
Closed session (if required)
Adjourn

FLUSHING FIRE HYDRANTS
2021-05-17
On Monday May 17, 2021 the Town of Onancock is flushing fire hydrants. There is no loss of service or quality. Water may be discolored. Run until clear. Call the Town Office at 757-787-3363 with questions.

HOS: Family Movie Under the Stars
2021-05-15 20:30

OBCA's Second Friday
2021-05-14 17:30
Onancock Second Friday is back!
May 14, 2021
Sponsored by OBCA, Onancock Business & Civic Association,
www.onancock.org
North Street will be closed for one block between Market and King for outdoor
dining and shopping, 5:30-9 p.m.
SPREAD OUT THE CROWDS!
Be sure to visit businesses on Market, King and North Streets. Here’s what
they have planned for you!
FRIDAY, May 14:
NORTH STREET
• Live Music on North Street, 6-8 p.m.: Fil Rhythm. Weather
permi9ng. Sponsored by Onancock Business & Civic Association
and Blarney Stone Pub.
• The Blarney Stone Pub: Special Menu items and patio dining.
• Charlotte Hotel: Expanded outdoor dining on North St. Menu
Specials and wine list. Shrimp & Grits added to the menu for Friday
• North St. Market: Wine & Cheese tasting – Wine Consultant
available.
• 3Knots: Outdoor Dining. See Facebook for menu specials. Desert
Special “A Little Slice of Onancock”
• Dogwood Branch, Eastern Shore Historic Society Consignment Shop
New items every week.
• Canvas Hairdressing: Say Hi to Brittany and Canvas’ talented
stylists.
• Marker29 Design: Summer Item Sale. 30% – 50% off Summer Sale
Items sidewalk sale.
• Danny Doughty Gallery: New Artwork from well known, famous
local artist. Sidewalk show, plant sale
MARKET STREET
• Red Queen Gallery: 4-7 p.m. Constantly updating with new art.
• Dawn: New Seasonal Inventory – Open until7:00 pm.
• Crockett Art Gallery: Open Late. Famous local artit, many never
before displayed creations.
• Bizzotto’s Gallery Café: Sidewalk and patio dining. New menu
specials
• Ker Place: Stroll the shady grounds and Colonial herb garden. The
house is open for tours by appointment.
• Market Street Grill (uptown): Use Second Friday Secret Code
“Fabulous Friday” for 20% Discount (restrictions apply).
• Maurice (uptown): Specially discounted handpicked wines and
special menu items.
KING STREET
• Richardson Gallery: Open until 8 p.m. Local Well Known
Artist. New art. Light Refreshments.
• Da Vinci’s Italian Kitchen: Come in and try our new Menu
items: Seafood Marinara w/Spaghe9 & Mussels
AT THE WHARF
• Mallards: Open late – 2nd Friday menu specials.
For more information about Second Friday and other OBCA efforts, visit
www.onancock.org or email info@onancock.org

Tree Board Meeting-CANCELLED
2021-05-12 18:00

Waterfront Committee Meeting
2021-05-11 17:30
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FLUSHING FIRE HYDRANTS
2021-05-10
On Monday May 10, 2021 and again on Monday May 17, 2021 the Town of Onancock will be flushing fire hydrants. There is no loss of service or quality. Water may be discolored. Run until clear. Call the Town Office at 757-787-3363 with questions.

Town Council Meeting-55
2021-04-26 19:00
Meeting Notice
Town Council – Virtual Meeting
April 26, 2021
At 7:00 p.m.
The Onancock Town Council will hold a virtual meeting at 7:00 p.m. April 26, 2021.
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