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ORDINANCE NO. 89-0-19
PRESENTED July 11, 1989
ADOPTED July 11l, 1989
AN ORDINANCE: APPROVING SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPLICATION #SP.EY~ 89-1 BY
NORTHERN VIRGINIA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
WHEREAS, Northern ~r~ginia Electric Cooperative has applied for approval of a special exception
to allow NVEC to erect and mslnt~in a communication tower at their Leesburg District OITace located
at 349 East Market Street in the Town of Leesburg;, and
WHEREAB, a apeei~! exception is required to allow a height increase in the B-2 zoning diatri, et, aa
per Section 1B-6(d) of the Leesburg Zoning Ordinance; and
WHE~, the Town Council referred this application to the planning Commission for their
recommendation on May 9, 1989; and
WHEREAS, no public hearing was required by the Town's ordinance as part of the planning
Commission's review, and the Planning Commission, concurring with staff, recommended conditional
approval of Special Exception #89-1 on May 18, 1989; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council held a public hearing on this application on July 11, 1989; and
WHEREAS, the proposed use and height are not out of character with existing land use and zoning
in the are~ However, reasonable conditions, safeguards and restrictions are appropriate and necessary
to protect nearby properties and the public interest:
THEREFORE, ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leeshurg in Virginia, as follows:
SECTION I. Spedal Exception application #89-1 is hereby approved with the following conditions:
1. The proposed microwave communication tower or pole shall be located as shown on the property
plat submitted by Northern Virginia Electric Cooperative as revised April 28, 1989.
2. The proposed microwave communication tower or pole shall be limited to eighty-two (82) feet in
height. Any enlargement, increase, or extension of this use shall require separate spedal exception
approval.
3. The microwave dish antenrme shall not exceed six (6) feet in dlsmeter. Furthermore, the dish
antennae shall be of non-combustible and corrosive-resistant material and shall be erected in a
secure wind resistant manner based on an adequate stress AnAlysis. As approved, the dish
antennae is not intended to be installed on a portable or moveable device, but on a stationery
concrete pole (CL 671).
SPECIAL EXCEPTION #89-1 - NORTHERN VIRGINIA ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
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Construction or operation shall commence within one (1) year of the date of '~.his approval by
Council, or the approval will be void. Construction shall conform to applicable U]~iform Statewide
iBuilding Code land Federal Communications Commission standards.
PASSED tiffs
11th day of
ATTEST:
Clerk of Co ~u~il
Ju 1 y ~[989.
Robert E. Sevil~ Mayor
Town of Leesburg