HomeMy Public PortalAbout2019_08_13_R122 Initiating Zoning Ordinance Amendments Compass Creek - BLA Annexation - AMENDED 2022_10_15The Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia
PRESENTED: August 13, 2019
RESOLUTION NO. 2019-122 ADOPTED: August 13, 2019
AMENDED: October 15, 2019
A RESOLUTION: INITIATING AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN OF LEESBURG ZONING
ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH NEW PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICTS; TO DESIGNATE THE ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS FOR
PROPERTIES IN THE COMPASS CREEK DEVELOPMENT AREA
THAT COME INTO THE TOWN BOUNDARIES BY BOUNDARY LINE
AGREEMENT, ANNEXATION OR OTHERWISE; TO AMEND
SECTIONS OF THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS
MANUAL TO ACCOMMODATE PROPERTIES IN THE COMPASS
CREEK DEVELOPMENT AREA; AND TO CONTINUE THE EFFECT
OF PRIOR DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS BY LOUDOUN COUNTY
WHEREAS, Va. Code §15.2-2286(A)(2) authorizes the Town of Leesburg Zoning
Ordinance to include provisions for the temporary application of the Zoning Ordinance to any
properties coming into the territorial jurisdiction of the Town by annexation or otherwise, pending
the orderly amendment of the Zoning Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, §§4.3 and 5.1.1 of the Town of Leesburg Zoning Ordinance provide for the
zoning classification and interim zoning designation of any area that is added to or becomes a part
of the Town of Leesburg. These provisions may not be suitable for the designation of the parcels
addressed in this Resolution; and
WHEREAS, the Town anticipates that certain parcels in the Town of Leesburg Joint Land
Management Area (JLMA) in the Compass Creek development area will become part of the Town
by boundary line agreement, annexation or otherwise. These parcels may include in whole or in
part:
1. Parcel Identification No. 234-48-3058-001/CC Skating (Ion International Training
Center). (8.32 acres).
2. Parcel Identification No. 234-38-2798/Leesburg Commercial, L.C. (31.0432 acres).
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A RESOLUTION: INITIATING AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN OF LEESBURG ZONING
ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH NEW PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICTS; TO DESIGNATE THE ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS FOR
PROPERTIES IN THE COMPASS CREEK DEVELOPMENT AREA
THAT COME INTO THE TOWN BOUNDARIES BY BOUNDARY LINE
AGREEMENT, ANNEXATION OR OTHERWISE; TO AMEND
SECTIONS OF THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS
MANUAL TO ACCOMMODATE PROPERTIES IN THE COMPASS
CREEK DEVELOPMENT AREA; AND TO CONTINUE THE EFFECT
OF PRIOR DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS BY LOUDOUN COUNTY
3. Parcel Identification No. 234-29-0522/Leesburg Commercial. L.C. (1.50 acres).
4. Parcel Identification No. 234-39-9964/Leesburg Commercial, L.C. (8.4388 acres).
5. Parcel Identification No. 233-17-6768/Leesburg Commercial, L.C. (1.0324 acres).
6. Parcel Identification. No. 234-29-4515/Leesburg Commercial L.C. (future At Home).
(10.4336 acres).
7. Parcel Identification No. 235-20-1426-000 & 001/Wal-Mart Real Estate Business Trust.
(20.55 acres).
8. Parcel Identification No. 234-37-8457-001/Toll Road Investors Partnership II. (1.33
acres).
9. Parcel Identification Nos. 233-18-8634-001 and 192-25-8128-001/Town of Leesburg,
Virginia (100.16 acres)
These parcels shall be referred to in this Resolution as the "BLA Parcels".
WHEREAS, Loudoun County has given certain development approvals allowing the
development of the BLA Parcels for specific projects (the "County Development Approvals"); and
WHEREAS, the owners of the BLA Parcels each have rights to develop and use these
parcels, subject to the provisions, terms, and conditions stated in the prior County Development
Approvals; and
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A RESOLUTION: INITIATING AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN OF LEESBURG ZONING
ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH NEW PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICTS; TO DESIGNATE THE ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS FOR
PROPERTIES IN THE COMPASS CREEK DEVELOPMENT AREA
THAT COME INTO THE TOWN BOUNDARIES BY BOUNDARY LINE
AGREEMENT, ANNEXATION OR OTHERWISE; TO AMEND
SECTIONS OF THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS
MANUAL TO ACCOMMODATE PROPERTIES IN THE COMPASS
CREEK DEVELOPMENT AREA; AND TO CONTINUE THE EFFECT
OF PRIOR DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS BY LOUDOUN COUNTY
WHEREAS, Loudoun County has zoned some or all of the BLA Parcels as Planned
Development -Commercial Center -Small Regional Center (PD-CC-SC) and Planned
Development -Industrial Park (PD-IP) under the Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Town wishes to consider the adoption of new districts for planned
commercial and industrial uses; and
WHEREAS, the Town wishes to consider the continuation of the effect of the existing
County Development Approvals to allow the orderly transition of the BLA Parcels as part of the
Town; and
WHEREAS, the Town wishes to consider the designation of the BLA Parcels as either B-
3 (Community Retail/Commercial District) or for planned commercial or industrial uses; and
WHEREAS, the Town wishes to consider the designation of the BLA Parcels as either I-1
(Industrial/Research Park), or MA (Municipal Airport) for the Town -owned parcels; and
WHEREAS, the Town wishes to provide for the application of the Town of Leesburg
Zoning Ordinance to the BLA Parcels upon the effective date of each parcel being added to or
becoming a part of the Town, by boundary line agreement, annexation or otherwise; and
WHEREAS, the Town wishes to consider the continuation of the development and use
rights provided for in the County Development Approvals, subject to the provisions, terms, and
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A RESOLUTION: INITIATING AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN OF LEESBURG ZONING
ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH NEW PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICTS; TO DESIGNATE THE ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS FOR
PROPERTIES IN THE COMPASS CREEK DEVELOPMENT AREA
THAT COME INTO THE TOWN BOUNDARIES BY BOUNDARY LINE
AGREEMENT, ANNEXATION OR OTHERWISE; TO AMEND
SECTIONS OF THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS
MANUAL TO ACCOMMODATE PROPERTIES IN THE COMPASS
CREEK DEVELOPMENT AREA; AND TO CONTINUE THE EFFECT
OF PRIOR DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS BY LOUDOUN COUNTY
conditions stated in the County Development Approvals, to provide certainty to the property
owners as to the development and use of the BLA Parcels; and
WHEREAS, the Town wishes to provide for the application of the Town of Leesburg
Design and Construction Standards Manual to the BLA Parcels upon the effective date of each
parcel being added to or becoming a part of the Town, by boundary line agreement, annexation or
otherwise; and
WHEREAS, staff has prepared initial materials addressing these issues for the Planning
Commission to review and consider; and
WHEREAS, the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning practice
require consideration of the proposed amendments.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia that:
SECTION I. Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance are hereby initiated and referred to
the Planning Commission to address:
A. The possible establishment of the new planned development districts for commercial
centers and industrial parks.
B. The appropriate designation of zoning classifications for properties in the Compass
Creek development area upon the effective date of a boundary line agreement or annexation
bringing any such properties within Town boundaries.
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A RESOLUTION: INITIATING AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN OF LEESBURG ZONING
ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH NEW PLANNED DEVELOPMENT
DISTRICTS; TO DESIGNATE THE ZONING CLASSIFICATIONS FOR
PROPERTIES IN THE COMPASS CREEK DEVELOPMENT AREA
THAT COME INTO THE TOWN BOUNDARIES BY BOUNDARY LINE
AGREEMENT, ANNEXATION OR OTHERWISE; TO AMEND
SECTIONS OF THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS
MANUAL TO ACCOMMODATE PROPERTIES IN THE COMPASS
CREEK DEVELOPMENT AREA; AND TO CONTINUE THE EFFECT
OF PRIOR DEVELOPMENT APPROVALS BY LOUDOUN COUNTY
C. The possible continued effect of prior County Development Approvals applicable to
properties in the Compass Creek development area that come into Town boundaries by boundary
line agreement or otherwise.
SECTION II. Amendments to the Design and Construction Standards Manual are hereby
initiated and referred to the Planning Commission to address properties in the Compass Creek
development area that come into Town boundaries by boundary line agreement or otherwise.
SECTION III. To accommodate the timing of the approval of a Boundary Line
Agreement with Loudoun County, these amendments may be heard by the Planning Commission
and Town Council in a joint public hearing held pursuant to Code of Virginia 15.2-2204(A).
SECTION IV. This Resolution shall be in effect upon its adoption.
PASSED this 15th day of October, 2019.
Kelly Burk,(Jyiayor
Town of Leesburg
ATTEST:
'mot,
Clerk of Council
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