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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1978_10_25_O034ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE: TOWN OF LEESBURG IN LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA PRESENTED October 25, 1978 AMENDED October 25, 1978 78-0-34 ADOPTED October 25l 1978 AMENDING SEC. 3-3-3 AND ADDING A NEW SEC. 15-1-35.1 TO THE LEESBURG ZONING ORDINANCE ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg, Virginia, as follows: SECTION I. Section 3-3-3 of the Leesburg Zoning Ordinance is amended to read as follows: 3-3-3 Customary incidental home occupations complying with the following requirements: a. No person other than members of the family occu- pying such dwelling shall be employed in connec- tion with the home occupation. b. No alteration of the principal or any accessory building shall be made which changes the resi- dential character thereof. c. No home occupation shall occupy more than 25 per- cent of any one floor in the dwelling unit in which it is located. d. No mechanical or electrical equipment may be used except such type as is customary for purely do- mestic or hobby purposes. e. No home occupation shall be operated in such a manner as to cause offensive noise, vibration, smoke or other particulate matter, odorous mat- ter, heat, humidity, glare, electronic inter- ference or otherwise constitute a nuisance or safety hazard to the occupants of nearby proper- ties. f. No wholesale, jobbing or retail business shall be permitted unless it is conducted entirely by mail and/or telephone and does not involve the receipt, sale, shipment, delivery or storage of merchandise on or from the premises, provided, however, that articles produced by the members of the family residing on the premises may be sold on the premises. -2- g. No outdoor storage shall be permitted. h. No sign shall be displayed. i. The area of any outdoor offstreet parking shall not exceed 1000 square feet. j. Vehicles over 7,800 pounds gross weight shall not be parked or stored on the premises for more than two consecutive hours. Home occupations shall be interpreted to include but are not limited to the following: dressmaking, beauty shop, office or studio of an artist, musician, physi- cian, dentist, lawyer, architect, engineer or real estate agent. SECTION II. Section 15-1 of the Leesburg Zoning Ordinance is amended by adding subsequent to Sec. 15-1-35, a new Sec. 15-1-35.1 as follows: 15-1-35.1 Home Occupations. Home occupation means a use con- ducted entirely within an enclosed dwelling by the owner and members of his family which is clearly incidental and secondary to residential occupancy. SECTION III. This ordinance shall be in effect upon its passage. PASSED this 25th day of October , 1978. Kenneth B. Rollins, Mayor Town of Leesburg ATTEST: Clerk of Co~cil,,