HomeMy Public PortalAbout1984_10_03SPEC MINUTES OF SPECIAL MEETING OF LEESBURG TOWN COUNCIL, OCTOBER 3, 1984.
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A special meeting of the Leesburg Town Council was held in the Council
Chambers, 10 Loudoun Street, S.W. , Leesburg, Virginia on October 3, 1984 at
8:00 p.m. ,, pursuant to waiver of notice signed by all councilmembers. Present
were: Mayor Robert E. Sevila, Councilmembers Charles A. Bos, Arl Curry, Marylou
Hill, Brian T. Kelley and John W. Tolbert, Jr. Absent from the meeting was
Councilmember Charles J. Williams, who consented to the special meeting-as
evidenced by his signature to the Waiver of Notice.
Mayor Sevila called the meeting to order, announcing that the purpose of
this meeting is to confirm the appointment of a Director of Finance and to
initiate an amendment to the Zoning Ordinance concerning sign regulations for
motels.
84-177 - RESOLUTION - CONFIRMING THE APPOINTMENT OF PAUL E. YORK TO THE POSITION
OF DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.
On motion of Mrs. Hill, seconded by Mr. Tolbert, the following resolution
was proposed:
WHEREAS, the town manager has nominated Paul E. York of Vinton, Vir-
ginia to be the town's director of finance; and
WHEREAS, this Council has conducted an evaluation of his credentials;
and
WWHEREAS, this Council has interviewed the nominated candidate and is
CO satisfied that he is qualified to perform the duties of director of fi-
nance:
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows:
SECTION I. Paul E. York of Vinton, Virginia is confirmed as director
of finance for the Town of Leesburg.
SECTION II. An appropriation is made from the General Fund to Account
No. 1214.550, Travel and Training, in the amount of $1500 for moving
expenses for the director of finance from Vinton, Virginia to Leesburg,
Virginia for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1985.
Mr. Bos, Mrs. Hill and Mr. Tolbert expressed feelings of being well satisfied
with Mr. York. Mr. Minor related several reasons for his choice of Mr. York,
and added that Mr. Gerry Parker (of Yount, Hyde & Barbour, the town's auditors)
participated in several of the interviews - he was very much impressed with
Mr. York. Also, Mr. Mervyn Timberlake, a former Director of Finance for the
Town of Leesburg, highly recommended Mr. York for this position. The resolution
was unanimously adopted:
Aye: Councilmembers Bos, Curry, Hill, Kelley, Tolbert and Mayor Sevila.
Nay: None.
84-178 - RESOLUTION - INITIATING AMENDMENT OF THE LEESBURG ZONING ORDINANCE CON-
CERNING SIGN REGULATIONS FOR MOTELS.
On motion of Mrs . Hill, seconded by Mr. Tolbert, the following resolution
was proposed:and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, this Council in June, 1983, approved the East Market Street
Design Study for improving the physical appearance of East Market
Street to promote public safety and welfare; to facilitate the crea-
tion of a convenient, attractive and harmonious community; and to
protect property values; and
WHEREAS, the East Market Street Design Study recommends revising town
sign regulations to better promote these objectives by encouraging signs
that are not distracting to motorists and that are compatible with the
surrounding streetscape and architecture; and
WHEREAS, existing sign regulations for motels are the most permissive
of all Town commercial sign regulations; .
238 MINUTES OF OCTOBER 3, 1984 SPECIAL MEETING.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows:
SECTION I. An amendment of the Leesburg Zoning Ordinance is initiated
to revise Section 8-A-1-13.3, Number and size of signs at motels, to
read as follows:
Sec. 8-A-1-13.3. Number and size of signs at motels.
(a) Only the following number of signs are permitted on any one
zoning lot with a motel:
(1) One wall sign for each separate business establishment.
(2) One free-standing sign.
(3) Directional signs, free of advertising material, as
necessary to control and direct traffic.
(4) One real estate sign.
(b) The following maximum size of signs is established for any
one zoning lot with a motel:
(1) Wall signs shall not exceed one square foot in area for
every one linear foot of building frontage, up to a maxi-
mum size of 100 square feet.
(2) Free-standing signs shall not exceed 40 square feet.
(3) Directional signs shall each not exceed two (2) square
feet.
(4) Real estate signs shall not exceed eight square feet.
(c) Irrespective of any other provision of this ordinance, the
maximum height of free standing signs on zoning lots with a motel shall
be 12 feet.
SECTION II. A public hearing at which persons affected by or interested
in the amendment proposed above may appear and present their views shall
be held beginning at 7:30 p.m. or as soon thereafter as -the matter may
be reached on October 24, 1984 in the Council Chambers, 10 Loudoun
Street, S.W. , Leesburg, Virginia and, in line with Section 15.1-431
of the Code of Virginia, as amended, this hearing shall be a joint
public hearing of both Planning Commission and Council._ .The:clerk
shall give notice of this hearing and the Council's intention to con-
sider the amendments on October 11, 1984 and October 18; 1984 and shall
advise the Planning Commission of the purpose, time and date of the hear-
ing.
SECTION III. The Planning Commission shall report its recommendations
to the Town Council on the proposed amendments within sixty days of the
public hearing.
Aye: Councilmembers Bos, Curry, Hill, Kelley, Tolbert and Mayor Sevila.
Nay: None.
On motion of Mrs. Hill, seconded by Mr. Kelley, the meeting was adjourned.
Mayor
Clerk of the Council