HomeMy Public PortalAbout2015_M009 Reversal of BAR Decision - Courthouse Expansion Demolition COUNCIL MEETING July 28, 2015
MOTION 2015-009
I move to reverse the decision of the Board of Architectural Review rendered on May 18,
2015 and approve the county's request for total demolition. The Council urges the county
in accordance with their required timeline to be responsive to any other individual,
corporation, or entity willing to move the historic structures as well as to work with the
town on an appropriate commemoration. The demolition will occur only after receipt by
the applicant of both a building permit for new construction of the new district courthouse
and after final approval for the submitted rezoning TLZM 2015-0002. As provided in the
procedures for Demolition outlined in the Old and Historic District Design Guidelines, the
applicant must conduct an intensive level architectural survey in accordance with the
Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) Guidelines for Conducting Cultural
Resource Surveys in Virginia; the applicant must conduct a Phase 1 archeological study to
determine if the property yields information important in Leesburg's history; and the
applicant must demonstrate that the site will be prepared and maintained in accordance
with a landscape plan once portions of the building have been demolished.
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