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ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE:
PRESENTED June 27, 1990
90-0-19 ADOPTED June 27, 1990
ADOPTING A DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS MANUAL AS
PART OF THE SUBDMSION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
WHEREAS, in 1988, a consulting services contract was entered into by and between the Town
of Leesburg and William H. Gordon Associates of Reston, Virginia to prepare a Design and Construction
Standards Manual for adoption as part of the Town of Leesburg's Subdivision and Land Development
Regulations; and
WHEREAS, approximately ten months later, following careful coordination among the
Department of Engineering and Public Works, the Department of Planning, Zoning and Development.
and consultant, a design and construction standards manual had been prepared and received by this
Council; and
WHEREAS, Leesburg's Design and Construction Standards Manual will promote the health,
safety and general welfare of the public by assisting the professional design community in the
preparation of construction drawings for development plans and subdivision plats and will facilitate plan
evaluation by public review agencies to ensure orderly, high quality development within the town in
accordance with state and local statutes; and
WHEREAS, the adoption of this manual will also represent an important part of the Town of
Leesburg's efforts to shorten the review time for land development applications; and
WHEREAS, the Design and Construction Standards Interim Guidelines was referred to the
Planning Commission on April 11, 1989 pursuant to Section 15.1.472 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as
amended; and
WHEREAS, Revision Packet Number I was issued on January 9, 1990; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission forwarded a recommendation for approval of the Design
and Construction Standards Interim Guidelines, plus Revision Packet Number I to the Town Council
on January 18, 1990; and
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WHEREAS, a public hearing for the proposed Design and Construction Standards Interim
Guidelines, Revision Packet Number 1, with Addendum Number 1, was held by the Town Council on
March 13, 1990; and
WHEREAS, these documents have been reviewed by the professional design community and
the Department of Engineering and Public Works has met with representatives of the design community
on numerous occasions to review, discuss, and evaluate the Design and Construction Standards Manual;
and
WHEREAS, Revision Packet Number 2 and Addendum Number 1 to Revision Packet Number
2 have been issued; and
WHEREAS, all major issues raised by the design community concerning the content of the
Design and Construction Standards Manual Interim Guidelines and revisions thereto have been resolved.
THEREFORE, ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
SECTION I. The Design and Construction Standards Manual Interim Guidelines, Revision
Packet Number 1, Addendum Number I to Revision Packet Number 1, Revision Packet Number 2 and
Addendum Number I to Revision Packet Number 2 are hereby adopted as part of the Subdivision and
Land Development Regulations of the Town of Leesburg in accordance with Section 15.1-466 of the
Code of Virginia 1950, as amended, and shall be identified as the Design and Construction Standards
Manual.
SECTION II. Where a conflict between the Design and Construction Standards Manual and
the current Subdivision and Land Development Regulations exist the Manual shall govern.
SECTION III. Any final subdivision plat, final development plan, minor subdivision plat, or
preliminary/final development plan for which the Land Development Official and Director of
Engineering and Public Works have accepted for review a set of construction drawings, prior to, or
within 60 days after, the effective date of this ordinance shall be reviewed and approved under the
regulations in effect prior to passage of this ordinance. This provision shall be effective for all plan
submissions required for approval, so long as each revision to said construction plans is submitted
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within six months of the date that the Director of Engineering and Public Works issues comments
disapproving the construction drawings.
SECTION IV. Severability. If any portion of these amendments is declared invalid by a court
of competent jurisdiction, the decision shall not affect the validity of amendments as a whole or any
remaining provision of the Leesburg Subdivision and Land Development Regulations.
SECTION V. This ordinance shall become effective upon its passage.
PASSED this 27th day of June , 1990.
Robert E. Sevila, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
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