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HomeMy Public PortalAbout08 02 2018 PC MinutesThe Mown of Leesburg in Virginia 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 None 1 Leesburg Planning Commission August 2, 2018 Minutes 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 2 Leesburg Planning Commission August 2, 2018 Minutes 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: -LaL 3L.1 Kar n Cicalese, Commission Clerk 3