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Leesburg Planning Commission
Meeting Minutes
August 2, 2018
The Leesburg Planning Commission met on Thursday, August 2, 2018 in Town Hall Council
Chambers, 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, VA 20176. Staff members present included Susan
Berry -Hill, Shelby Caputo, and Karen Cicalese.
CALL TO ORDER
The meeting was called to order at 7:00 pm by Chairman Babbin
Members Present: Chairman Babbin, Commissioners Barnes, Faliskie, Kidder, Lanham,
Robinson, and Walker.
ADOPTION OF AGENDA
Motion: Commissioner Kidder
Second: Commissioner Lanham
Vote: 7-0
APPROVAL OF MINUTES — July 19, 2018
Commissioner Kidder noted that a correction to the minutes correcting a typographical error had
been made.
Motion: Commissioner Kidder motioned to approve the minutes as corrected.
Second: Commissioner Lanham
Vote 6-0-1 (Walker abstained as she was not at the July 5th meeting)
DISCLOSURE OF MEETINGS
None
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
None
PETITIONERS
None
PUBLIC HEARING
None
SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT
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ZONING
None
COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING
None
STAFF AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
Commission on Public Art (COPA) Presentation Public Art Master Plan, Tom O'Neil,
Commission Chair
Mr. O'Neil explained that the Public Art Master Plan was developed to provide the information
and strategies necessary to integrate public art into the Town's planning and development
objectives. The process has resulted in recommendations that reflect the sense of place that
Leesburg can create and is intended to be one of many processes that ensures Leesburg's
continued success as one of the Nation's most desirable places to live and work.
Town Staff recommended that the Commission present the Master Plan at the various Boards
and Commissions meetings to raise awareness and gain more input. The Planning Commission
can certainly have an influence as to where public art is located in the Town.
Recent projects include the LOVEwork sculpture at Harrison Street and the W&OD Trail, South
King Street Mural Bridge, Liberty Street Parking Lot Mural, the Bike Mural inside the Town
Parking Garage, the ArtsPARKs sculpture garden in Raflo Park, and the Annual Fine Arts
Festival.
Future projects could include gateways and entry points into Town and overpasses near the outlet
mall to further enhance the appearance of the Town.
Mr. O'Neill explained that funding for these projects is not provided by the Town which was one
of the reasons why Friends of Leesburg Public Art (FOLPA) was created. There are ways to
build funding such as making changes to the Zoning Ordinance that would require developers to
reserve an area of their site that would be considered a public space. He felt that this was an
area where the Planning Commission could support COPA's future goals to enhance the Town's
appearance through the use of public art.
SRTC REPORT
None
BAR REPORT
None
TOWN COUNCIL LIAISON REPORT
Council Member Campbell updated the Commission on Council's action as their last meeting.
Council approved the Russell Branch Retail Town Plan amendment with options that did not
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eliminate the office space usage and allowed the submission of applications for the retail
alternative.
Julie Pastor is the new appointee to the BAR
Council received an information memo from staff regarding flags and banners regulations. This
was in response to direction from Council after they had received complaints from business
owners.
The quarterly parking report was discussed
Annual funding requests to the County were approved and included additional funding.
OLD BUSINESS
Discussion on Time Limits for Planning Commission Member Discussion and Debate
Chairman Babbin explained that she would like to remove this item from the tracking chart.
The Planning Commission voted to remove this item from the tracking chart by a vote of 7-0.
Discussion on Screening Town Facilities
Commissioner Kidder suggested removing this item as it was being addressed with the Eastern
Gateway District Small Area Plan however, an opinion was expressed that this should remain on
as a reminder.
The Planning Commission voted to leave this on the tracking chart by a vote of 6-1 (Nay:
Babbin)
NEW BUSINESS
None
ADJOURNMENT
The meeting was adjourned at 7:29 PM
App roved by:
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Kar n Cicalese, Commission Clerk
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