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ORDINANCE NO. 85-0-20 ADOPTED gan~a.mh~w 11~ IOR5
AN ORDINANCE: AMENDING THE LEESBURG ZONING ORDINANCE REGARDING REQUIREMENTS
FOR COMMON PARKING COURTS
WHEREAS, on January 9, 1985, the Town Council initiated amendments to the
Zoning Ordinance S§4-3(d), 4A-3(d), 8-2-11-1 and 9A-3-4; and
WHEREAS, on March 21, 1985, the Planning Commission held a public hearing
on these proposed amendments and subsequently recommended to Council the
approval of these amendments; and
WHEREAS, the Council and Commission have found that townhouses and other
small-lot single-family developments on private parking courts may ]provide a
more pleasant environment, provided such courts are adequately landscaped;
THEREFORE, ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in 'Virginia as
follows:
SECTION I. Section 4-3(d) of the Leesburg Zoning Ordinance is amended to
read as follows:
(d)
Front yards shall be at least 20 feet deep. Required front yards
for attached dwellings shall not be used for parking or driveways,
except as provided in Sec. 8-2-11-1.
SECTION II. Section 4A-3(d) of the Leesburg Zoning Ordinance :is amended
to read as follows:
(d)
Front yards shall be at least 20 feet deep for single-family
dwellings. Required front yards for attached dwellings Shall
not be used for off-street parking or driveways, except a.'5
provided in Sec. 8-2-11-1.
SECTION III. Section 8-2-11-1 of the Leesburg Zoning Ordinance is
amended to read as follows:
8-2-11-1
No motor vehicle shall be parked on the front of any lot upon
which a townhouse has been or is to be erected, n~ .... ~ ~nj
unless the townhouse has a garage and is located on a common
parking court.
SECTION IV. Section 9A-3-4 is added to the Leesburg Zoning Ordinance to
read as follows:
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AMENDING THE LEESBURG ZONING ORDINANCE RE COMMON PARKING COURTS
9A-3-4
Common parking courts created under the provisions of Sec. 13-75
(c) of the Subdivision and Land Development Regulations~ in
place of the landscaping ~equirements above; shall ~rovide the
following:
(a) Minimum Interior Landscapingf A minimum interior landscaped
area equalling 2_~0 percent of the total paved area within the
common parking court shall b_~e .provided. The interior land-
scaped area shall include a minimum of one shade tree and either
two shrubs or two ornamental trees for each 450 sguare feet of
landscaped area~ or fraction thereof.
(b) Minimum Perimeter Landscaping. ~ perimeter landscape strip
with a minimum widt____~h o_~f five feet shall also b~e provided.
Such Tandscape ~tri~ shall include one shade tree for each
40 linear feet or fraction thereof.
SECTION V. Ail prior ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed.
SECTION VI. This ordinance shall be in effect upon its passage.
PASSED this llth day of
Clerk of Co~6il
zothouse
September , 1985
Robert' E. ~evi~a, Mayor
Town of Leesburg