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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1962_08_27 Minutes of the Regular Meeting of the Leesburg Town Council, 95 A=ugust 27, 1962 A regular meeting of the Leesburg Town Council was held in the Council Chambers , Leesburg, Virginia on August 27, 1962 . Mayor Frank Raflo called the meeting to order at -7:30 P .M. Councilmen Present were George J. Babson, "Stanley "F. Caulkins, Hunter M. Leach, Maurice R . Lowenbach and John W. Pumphrey. Absent from the meeting was Councilman George P. Hammerly. Upon Motion of Councilman Pumphrey; seconded by Councilman Lowenbach the minutes of the August 13 , 1962 meeting were approved by IIgeneral consent of the Councilmembers with the following correction: Page 92 , Paragraph 13 , Resolution Gibson Hghts Resolution Moved by Councilman Pumphrey; seconded by" Councilman Babson, in lieu of Councilman Caulkins and Councilman Pumphrey." Upon Motion of Councilman Pumphrey; seconded by Councilman Pumphrey the minutes of the Special Hearing on August 14, 1962 were approved as read with the general consent of the Council Members. OD Mr. Lloyd Darr spoke to the Council about the enforcement of the Q;. Building, Plumbing, Gas and Electric Codes in Leesburg. L;` The Mayor gave his report to the Council. 32 The Town Manager gave his report to the Council. , Upon Motion of Councilman Caulkins; seconded by Councilman Lowen- bach the following resolution was brought back before the Council with the general consent of the Members. WHEREAS , representatives of the Loudoun County Board - of Supervis-. ors have indicated an interest to procure lots numbers 2 , 3 , 4 and 5 of the Gibson Heights Subdivision as a site for a proposed health center to IIserve the public , and WHEREAS , this health center would be a great benefit to the citizens of Leesburg , THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council for the Town of Leesburg that a special committee be named by the Mayor , to be known as the Health Center Location Committee and that said Committee be charged •with the re- sponsibility of preparing a sales contract for lots number 2 , 3 , 4 and 5 of the Gibson Heights Subdivision for presentation to the Town Council and Loudoun County Board of Supervisors , said lots to be offered for the sum of $2300.00. Councilman. Caulkins withdrew his motion on the above resolution andit was tabled . Upon Motion of Councilman Pumphrey; seconded by Councilman Lowenbach the following ordinance was approved . Voting Yeas , Council- men Caulkins , Lowenbach and Pumphrey; Nays , Councilmen Babson and Leach. WHEREAS, proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance for the Town of Leesburg were referred by the Council to the Planning Com- mission for report and recommendation, and ; IIWHEREAS , the Planning- Commission held a public hearing in relation therto, after due advertising on the 14th day of February ,. 1962 , and ; WHEREAS , the Planning Commission reported and recommended to .the Council on the 23rd day of July , 1962 , the adoption of the hereinafter amendments to said Zoning Ordinance , and ; • WHEREAS, the Council for the Town of Leesburg caused notice of a public hearing in relation to said proposed amendments to be published for two successive weeks in the Loudoun Times Mirror , a newspaper pub- lished in Leesburg, Virginia, and ; 96 • WHEREAS , a public hearing in relation thereto was held on the 14th day of August , 1962 , and ; WHEREAS, the Council has determined that such amendments should be adopted , BE IT THEREFORE ORDAINED, by• the Council for the town of Leesburg t that the following Section of the Zoning Ordinance be and the same shall - hereby be amended by deleting from Section 2-6-1 , "except- as provided in Section 10-2-3-1" , and to read as follows: "a. Changed to another conforming use." BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED , by the Council for the Town of LeeSburg) that the following sections of the Town of Leesburg Zoning Ordinance: Section 10-2-3-1; Section 4-2-3 and Section 15-1-6 be and the same are hereby repealed , deleted and rescinded . ,BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED , by the Council for the-Totn- of- Leesburg , that . the Town of Leesburg Zoning Ordinance, adopted March 9 , 1959) and amended thereto be and the same is hereby amended by adding thereto and inserting therein, following Section 9-2 , the following to be known as 9-2-1; "In addition to the requirements stated in Section 9-2- , three copies of the building site plan shall be submitted to the ' Town Manager or Engineer for approval before a building permit will be issued ( excepting a single family dwelling or garage) and shall contain the •following information: 1. Location and capacity of all off street automobile parking or loading-unloading space and type Of surfacing required by Section 2-7 of the Town of Leesburg Zoning Ordinance. • 2 . Location of all curbs to be constructed and speci • - fy type. 3. Location and width of all sidewalks. 4. Topography, if required by the Town Manager. or Engineer. 5. Disposition of storm water drainage - including all pipe sizes , types and grades and where connection is to made to the Town of Leesburg system. 6. All sanitary sewerage facilities and water facilities indicating pipe sizes , types and grades and where connection is to be made to the Town system. 7. Location and type of. all entrances and driveways which shall conform to the Virginia State Depart- ment of Highways and Town of Leesburg Standards • and specifications. - 8. The name and telephone number of the engineer . or surveyor preparing site plan. 9. The Town Manager or Town Engineer dial]. be guided in approving or disapproving the site plans by the standards regularly established by the Virginia Department' of Highways and by the Town of Leesburg and the standards established at the time of the application are by reference made a part hereof as if written in full , herein. 10. If in the opinion of the Town Manager or Engi- neer , a site plan is not necessary for proposed construction, he shall so rule in writing to the Zoning Administrator. 11. For the purposes of this ordinance the Town • Manager or Town Engineer shall be considered • an administrative officer under the provisions of the Town of Leesburg Zoning Ordinance. " BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that the aforesaid -tmendments shall be effective. from the time of adoption. j` . . • - 97 • Upon Motion of Councilman Caplkins; seconded by Councilman Pumphrey the following resolution was approved . Voting , Yeas , Coun- cilmen Babson, Caulkins , Leach, Lowenbach, Pumphrey and Mayor Raflo. WHEREAS, the Leesburg Restoration and Redevelopment-Com- mission has submitted its report to the Council of the Town of Leesburg, and ;. WHEREAS, the report -calls for .the ianplementation of -the "Leesburg Purpose" as a plan for the restoration and revitalization of the cultural and historical values of the community and its economic life, and ; IIWHEREAS, the Council is cognizant of the effort of the Com- mission and the importance of its recommendations and their furtherance through the establishment of a corporation to be known as "Historic Leesburg" , and WHEREAS, the next positive step necessary to put this plan into action is the establishment of an historic zoning area for the old section of the Town, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Council go on record as 00 endorsing the general purposes of the "Leesburg Plan" , U.- BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the plan for the 'establishment :l of an historic zoning area be referred to the Planning Commission of X. the Town of Leesburg for their prompt study and report back to the Council on this item and any other such items in the report of the redevelopment commission which they feel should be implemented at this time. Upon Motion of Councilman Babson; seconded by Councilman Pumphrey and their being no further business to come before the ' Council at this time the meeting was adjourned at 8:25 P.M. with the_ general consent of the Council Members. 4--- a/ Mayor Recorder i,- a W , • t