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ORDINANCE NO.
PRF~ENTED
89-0-31 ADOPTED
November 14, 1989
November 14, 1989
AN ORDINANCE: AMENDING THE TOWN CODE TO ESTABI.I.~H A HISTORICAL PLAQUE
PROGRAM IN THE TOWN OF LEESBURG.
WtIEREAB, the Town of Leesburg received a request from the Loudoun Restoration and
Preservation Society to endorse and support the issuance of historical plaques within the town; and
WHEREAS, the isauance of historical plaques will g/ye special recogn/tion to important buildings
in Leesburg, providing a better sense of the history of the Town to visitors and citizens.
THEREFORE, ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in ~Fuyi~'ni~ as follows:
SECTION I. Chapter 13, Planning and Development, of the Town Code is amended by the addition
of a new Article to be known as Article V. Historical Plaques.
ARTICLE V. ~RICAL PLAQLrE8
Sec. 13-52. Issuance of Historical Plaques is Endorsed
A program to issue plaques to historically significant buildings in the Town of Leesburg
thro,,_~h the Restoration and Preservation Society is established. The Loudoun Restoration and
Preservation Society, Inc. is designated as the exchudve sponsor of the historical plaque~ The
sponsor shall be responsible for verifying building documentation, determining the eligibility of
buildln_~s, immlnM the plaques, and selecting a design and manufacturer for the plaque. The
Leesburg Board of Architectural Review will review and approve the criteria for determini-_o the
eligibility of buildings and the plaque design.
Sec. 13-53. Ismumce of plaque~
After a plaque has been issued, it will rem~i, a fixture of the building, even in the event
the property changes ownership. The plaque will be mounted on the front elevation of the bu~aln.~
in an appropriate lo~tion as determined by the sponsor and it will remain with the b,,ildl._o unless
the property ceases to meet the criteria for eligibih'ty as determined by the
.Sec. 13-54. Officia~ recognized plaques.
AMENDING THE TOWN CODE TO ESTABLISH HISTORIC PLAQUES
Sec. 13-55. Fees for the plaques.
All fees and expenses for the documentation and review of buildings, and the mantlfaL~til'~ of the
plaque will be collected and incurred by the Loudoun Res~ration and Preservation Society. The
sponsor is authorized to collect fees to cover the co,st of the plaques, includin~ research and
l~'imini~tl~tioll.
SECTION ri. All prior ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealecL
SECTION IV.
PASSED this 14th day of
ATTEST:
~ ordjnnnce shall be in effect upon its pas,sage.
November ,1989.
Town of Leesb~
Clerk of Coun~l
O:Plaqleg