Departments & Other Town Information

Danbury administers its own zoning, including an Extra-Territorial Jurisdiction [ETJ] that extends one mile from the Town Limits.

The Planning & Zoning Board is responsible for zoning administration.

Danbury Water System

Operator: The Danbury Water System is owned and operated by Stokes County.

Water Source: Two wells

Storage: 100,000 gallon above ground storage tank

Billing: Residental & Small Business customers - bi-monthly

Commercial, Industrial, Institutional customers - monthly

Rates - Residential & Small Business: Bi-monthly -

$23.00 minimum/month up to 3,000 gallons.

$5.75 per 1,000 gallons over 3,000 gallons.

Rates - Commercial, Industrial, Institutional: Monthly -

$23.00 minimum charge up to 3,000 gallons.

$5.75 per 1,000 gallons over 3,000 gallons.

Non-User [sale of water ]

$25.00 base charge plus $30.00 per 1,000 gallons

Curbside Garbage Service

Residential curbside garbage service is provided through a contract with Kiser Garbage & Container Service (Randy Kiser, owner/operator). Questions about residential service should be addressed to the town office. For information on commercial pick-up, please contact Mr. Kiser at 994-6815.

Residential garbage pick-up is every Thursday except for Thanksgiving Day and when Christmas and New Years fall on Thursday. In those events, pick-up is re-scheduled for the next day.

Street Lights

Town street lights are provided through a contract with Duke Power Company. Requests for additional streetlights should be made in writing, and addressed to the Town Council.

Zoning - Planning Board &

Board of Adjustment

One Board serves as both the Planning Board and the Board of Adjustment.

The zoning ordinance and a zoning map are available for inspection during regular office hours in the town office.

Meetings: The Planning Board / Board of Adjustment meets on the 4th Monday each month and as-needed at the Danbury Town Hall at 6:00 PM. Called meetings are posted on the town bulletin board located just outside the town office and are advertised in the local newspaper [The Stokes News] as required by state statute.

Planning Board / Board of Adustment Members are:

Wendy Uselton - Chair and Town Representative [593-3766]

Olivia Shelton - Town Representative [593-2136]

Christopher Smith - Town Representative [593-2609]

Donnie Mabe - Vice Chair and ETJ Representative [593-8823]

John Manuel - ETJ Representative [593-2292]

Melinda Ring - ETJ Alternate [593-3341]

Danbury Volunteer Fire Department

Partially housed in the Circa 1890 Taylor Store