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LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA
ORDINANCE NO. 77-0-14 PRESENTED ~gust 24~ 1977
ADOPTED August 24~ 1977
AN ORDINANCE: AMENDING THE LEESBURG ZONING ORDINANCE
BE IT OP~AINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg,
Virginia, as follows:
SECTION I. The Leesburg Zoning Ordinance is hereby
amended by the addition of a new article to be known as
Article 7-A, "F-i" Flood Zone District Regulations, to read as
follows:
ARTICLE 7-A - "F-i" FLOOD ZONE DISTRICT USE REGULATIONS.
Sec. 7-A-1. Permitted Principal uses.
The following are permitted uses in the F-1 Flood
Zone District:
(a) Forestry, gardening, pasturage, farming and
horticultural uses.
(b) Park.
(c) Plant nursery,
(d) Horseshow grounds.
(e) Game, wildlife and natural vegetation
preserves.
(f) Livestock grazing.
Sec. 7-A-2. Permitted Conditional uses when authorized
as a special exception by the B.Z.A.
The following are conditionally permitted uses in
the F-1 Flood Zone District when authorized as a special
exception by the Board of Zoning Appeals:
(a) Storage of equipment and materials, except
those liquids which if released into the water
body would be hazardous to humans and damaging
to the water course ecology, including but not
limited to infla~able liquids such as petroleum,
or acids. All equipment and material shall be
so contained or secured so as to not pose any
dangers by becoming floating debris during
periods of flood.
(b) Permanent animal occupancy - limited to
kennels and stables, and exclusive of feed-
lots and confinement housing.
(c) Private recreational uses with all permanent
enclosed structures protected from flood-
waters which have a one percent chance of
occurring each year.
Sec. 7-A-3. Permitted Accessory Uses.
The following are permitted accessory uses in the
F-1 Flood Zone District:
(a) One free-standing sign and one sign attached
flat against a building, not exceeding 35
square feet in area each, located at least
5 feet from any street and which shall be
appurtenant to the property on which dis-
played.
(b) Bleachers, shelter~ pens.
Sec. 7-A-4. Delineation of F-1 Flood Zone District.
The provisions of this Article shall apply to land
in the town shown within the F-1 Flood Zone District on the
zoning map. The zone shall include all the land area within the
town which is within the 100 year flood plain for the Town Branch
and the Tuscarora Creek as identified in the report titled "Flood
Hazard Analysis, Tuscarora Creek" prepared by the U. S. Depart-
ment of Agriculture, Soil Conservation Service and the Loudoun
Soil and Water Conservation District, January 1974.
Sec. 7-A-5. Other regulations, F-1 Flood Zone District.
(a) No building or structure shall be erected
within the F-1 Flood Zone District unless its main floor elevat-
ion is at least three feet above the level of the 100 year
flood on the site.
(b) Any structure placed within the F-1 Flood Zone
District shall cover not more than 25 percent of the total land
area under that particular ownership so that the remaining land
will be open and allow for unobstructing passage of water.
However, open areas may be used for parking and loading areas,
landscaping, and the required access drives and yards.
(c) Any building, structure or improvement located
in the F-1 Flood Zone District shall be designed and constructed
to withstand structural demand and erosion up to an elevation
not less than three feet above the level of the 100 year flood
on the site. Ail materials and equipment located or stored below
the main floor elevation shall be protected from flood damage.
To avoid aggravating flood damage, the design of any building,
structure or improvement shall not unreasonably impede the move-
ment or flow of water and debris.
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(d) No building or zoning permit shall be issued for
any building or structure within the F-1 Flood Zone District
area unless a site development plan for the entire site is
first submitted to the County Soil Conservation Service
Engineer for an advisory report on the proposed development
plan.
(e) All buildings, other structures and fills of any
kind of materials hereafter made, placed or erected within the
F-1 Flood Zone District shall be set back at least 20 feet from
all property lines and at least the distance required to pre-
serve and maintain the 100 year flood plain in an open and
unobstructed condition.
SECTION II. Section 1-1 of the Leesburg Zoning Ordin-
ance is hereby amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1-1. Districts.
For the purpose of this Ordinance the Town of
Leesburg is hereby divided into the following districts:
"R-i"
"R-2"
"R-3"
,,R_4,~
"MC"
"B-2"
"M- 1"
,,F_i
One-family Residence District.
General Residence District.
Town House Residence District.
Multi-family Residence District.
Medical-Hospital Center District.
Community Business District.
General Business District.
Industrial District.
Flood Zone District.
The term "R'~ Districts, as used hereinafter, means
the "-1" "R-2", "R-3" and "R-4" Districts; "B~' Districts mean
the "B-i"' and "B-2" Districts.
SECTION III. This Ordinance shall be in effect from and
after its passage.
PASSED this 24th day of
August , 1977.
Mary An~e Nevanan, Mayor
Town of Leesburg