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Home My Public Portal About1959_12_14 292 3. Such exception shall be first submitted to the Planning Commission for its recommendation to the Council . BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that said amendments to the • Subdivision Ordinance be effective at 12 :01 A. M. December 1 , 1959 . Upon motion of Mr. Fishback, seconded by Mr . Wright , and unanimously adopted, it was : • RESOLVED, that the Recorder for the Town of Leesburg, in I/Virginia, publish notice of a Public Hearing on the proposed amendments to the Leesburg Zoning Ordinance for December 14, 1959, at 8 :00 P . M. in the Council Chambers , Leesburg, Vir- ginia. Upon motion of Mr . Leach, seconded by Mr. James , and un- animously adopted, it was : ' RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, that the Planning Commission be requested to consider the rezoning of certain lands of Paramore, et als , and report their find- ings to the Council . Upon motion of Mr. James , seconded by Mr . aright , and unanimously adopted, the meeting was adrned. AO" Mayor REGULAR MEETING, DECEMBER 14, 1959 A regular' meeting of the Town Council of the Town of Lees- burg, in Virginia, was called to order by George J. Babson, Mayor, at 7 :05 P. M. December 14, 1959. There were present C. Maloy Fishback, Emerson H. James, Hunter M. Leach, John W. Pumphrey and J. Austin Wright , Councilmen. The minutes of the regular meeting of November 9c- 1959, were approved as read. The minutes of a special meeting held November 30, 1959, were approved as read. The Auditor-Treasurer presented his financial statement and special sewer debt fund statement for the montof .December; also the bills for the preceding month. Upon motion of Mr. Fishback, seconded by Mr. Leach, the following .resolution was unanimously adopted: • BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council for the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, that the Auditor-Treasurer be and he is hereby authorized and directed to pay the following bills : • • Virginia Electric & Power Co. $ 475 .38 C. . & P. Telephone Co. 73.50 Patton & Hawthorne, Agents 24 .75 Community Oil Company 71 .63 Moore, Clemens & Co. 257.00 Western Penn. Chemical Co . Inc. 13.50 Virginia Trap Rock, Inc. • 20.70 J. F. Peebles & Son 89.25 Koontz Equipment Corp. 74.19 293 Geo. W. Titus, Treas . Loudoun County 47.75 G. H. Parent Co. 10.06 Treasurer of Virginia (Dept .of Highways) 12.85 Loudoun Packing Company, Inc. 33.40 • Raymond R. Rodrick, Distributor 133.96 Mueller Company 18.78 Leebburg Hardware 18.12 L. S. Hutchison Esso Stations 1 .45 McDonald & Jenkins 25.40 ' J. S. Whitmore 3.18 Hough 's Gulf Service 18.38 Bishop 's Service Station 66.64 Harry Tribby 7.00 Village "66" Service 133.55 Plaster 's Clothing Store 10.9p Triangle Service Station 1 .76 '. Leesburg Motors, Inc. 25.55 • A. . Jacobd & Sons, Inc. 259.29 Hankey 's Radio Service 8.00 =d Mitchell 's .59 Y Neptune Meter Company 17.19 Stationery & Office Equipment Co. 422.10 perry Lngineering Company, Inc. 232.58 J. T. Hirst & Company, Inc. 191 .00 Loudoun Times Publishing. Co. - 79.00 Chemical Bank Note Company 211 .95 Robert K. Wilson, Surveyor 179.05 George M. Martin 30.50 • Crider & .Shockey, Inc. 186.25 Total $3486.27 Upon motion of Mr. James, seconded by Mr. Wright, the follow- ing resolution. was, unanimously_ adopted: • BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council for the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, that the Auditor-Treasurer be and; he hereby is authorized and directed to' disburse the- customary Christmas honorarium to each member of -the Leesburg Volunteer Fire De- partment, 'which said sum is in the amount of Twenty Dollars ($20.00) . - • Upon motion of Mr. Wright, seconded by Mr. James, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: BE IT RESOLVED, by the Cbuncil for the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, that free parking be and it is -hereby permitted on the parking lots and streets of the Town of Leesburg, said free parking to commence December 15, 1959 and terminate at 12 :01. A. M. , December 27 , 1959. • • Council then recessed at 7 :30 P. M. to provide time for a meeting- of the Administrative Committee. Council reconvened at 8:00 P. M. in order to hold the public -hearing, of which notice had ,been duly given by adver- tisementdn a newspaper_ published in the Town of Leesburg, which said hearing was forthe purpose of giving •all • interested citizens an opportunity to express their views with respect to the proposed amendments to the -Zoning Ordinance for the Town of Leesburg. There being no persons present to be heard, the Adminis- trative Committee reconvened at 8: 10 P. M. The Committee rose to report to Council which reconvened at 10:45. 294 - Upon motion of Mr. Leach, seconded by Mr. Wright, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: . • BE -IT RESOLVED, by the Council for the Town of Leesburg, in• Virginia, that the Zoning Ordinance adopted March 9, 1959, be- and the same is amended in the following respects : • Page 3, Article 2-2-3 is amended to read as follows : "Each new dwelling structure, other than a farm • dwelling, shall be on a separate lot fronting - upon a public street , or existing easement, etc. . . " • Page 19, Section L22-6-1 is amended to read as follows : • "On a narrow lot -of official record at the time of • enactment of this Ordinance, or hereinafter legally divided, the side yards may be reduced, etc • ▪ Page 20, Section-8-2-7 is amended to read as follows : • "On a lot less than one hundred (100) feet deep, of . official record at the time of enactment of this Ordi- • nance, or hereinafter legally divided, the rear yard • may be reduced, etc. . . . . .- . • • Page 30, Section 1<l-3is amended to read as follows : "A building or portion thereof occupied or intended to be occupied exclusively for residence purposes. " • 'This resolution shall be effective upon adoption. Upon motion of Mr. Leach, seconded by Mr. James, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: I/RESOLVED, by the Council for the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, that the bill rendered by Cardinal Foods, Incor- porated in the amount of One Hundred Sixty Dollars and Fifty Cents ($160.50) for the installation of one-hundred, seven (107) ;square yards f sidewalk at the corporation 's. place of business on Suath Royal Street inthe Town of Leesburg, • be and- the same is hereby approved; and, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Auditor-Treasurer is' hereby authorized and directed to issue the Town' s. check in the aforementioned amount to Cardinal Foods, incorporated for the installation of said sidewalk. Upon motion of Mr. Leach, seconded by Mr. James, the following resolution was unanimously adopted: BE IT RESOLVED,. by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, in Virginia, that the request made by Loudoun Propetties, Incorporated, for a variance ofsidewalks in the Industrial Zone in the Subdivision 'known as "Virginia Village" in the Town of Leesburg, and for the vacation of Fairfax Street in said subdivision, all of which is set forth in its letter dated December 4, 1959, addressed to the Honorable George J. Babson, Mayor of the Town of Leesburg, be and the same is. hereby referred to the Planning Commission for a report and recommendation to the Council with respect to7the afore- said request . / - • There being no further busines-► o ome before the meet- ing, upon motion of Mr. Leach, sic nd• d"' Fishback, the meeting adjourned. , \(, / // Mayor