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The Town Planning Commission has two crucial openings for the role of a commissioner.  We invite you to provide a letter of interest and a resume, detailing your passion for community planning and the unique value you would bring to the Planning Commissioner. Please provide these to the Mayor or the Town Manager.

§ 15.2-2212. Qualifications, appointment, removal, terms and compensation of members of local planning commissions.

A local planning commission shall consist of not less than five nor more than fifteen members, appointed by the governing body, all of whom shall be residents of the locality, qualified by knowledge and experience to make decisions on questions of community growth and development; provided, that at least one-half of the members so appointed shall be owners of real property. The local governing body may require each commission member to take an oath of office. One member of the commission may be a member of the governing body of the locality, and one member may be a member of the administrative branch of government of the locality. The term of each of these two members shall be coextensive with the term of office to which he has been elected or appointed, unless the governing body, at the first regular meeting each year, appoints others to serve as their representatives. The remaining members of the commission first appointed shall serve respectively for terms of one year, two years, three years, and four years, divided equally or as nearly equal as possible between the membership. Subsequent appointments shall be for terms of four years each. The local governing bodies may establish different terms of office for initial and subsequent appointments including terms of office that are concurrent with those of the appointing governing body. Vacancies shall be filled by appointment for the unexpired term only.Members may be removed for malfeasance in office. Notwithstanding the foregoing provision, a member of a local planning commission may be removed from office by the local governing body without limitation in the event that the commission member is absent from any three consecutive meetings of the commission or is absent from any four meetings of the commission within any 12-month period. In either such event, a successor shall be appointed by the governing body for the unexpired portion of the term of the member who has been removed.The local governing body may provide for compensation to commission members for their services, reimbursement for actual expenses incurred, or both.Code 1950, §§ 15-901, 15-916, 15-963; 1956, cc. 282, 497; 1960, c. 309; 1962, c. 407, § 15.1-43

These meetings are open to the public and are held at 6:00 PM on the first Monday of each month. The schedule is provided below.

The Onancock Planning Commission consists of one (1) Town Council representative who acts as a liaison between the Planning Commission and Town Council and six (6) members appointed by the Town Council.

Name

Position

Email

Cynthia Holdren

Town Council Representative

choldren@onancock.com

Kasey Grier

Chairperson

kasey.grier@onancock.com

Jeff Adler

Commissioner

jeff.adler@onancock.com

John Labadie

Commissioner

john.labadie@onancock.com

Jim McGowan

Commissioner

jim.mcgowan@onancock.com

Greg Temple

Commissioner

greg.temple@onancock.com

Paul Weitzel

Commissioner

paul.r.weitzel@onancock.com

Bill Bagwell

Late Honorary Commissioner

Ridgeway Dunton

Late Honorary Commissioner

Planning Commission Meeting Schedule:


Month, 2025


Planning Commission

January

Holiday

February

3

March

3

April

7

May

5

June

2

July

7

August

4

September

8

October

6

November

3

December

1

Attachments:
Onancock Comprehensive Plan

Onancock Town Plan

Contact Information

Town Hall
15 North Street
Onancock, VA 23417
757-787-3363
info@onancock.com