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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1991_06_25_O028 Amending the TC to waive vehicle registration fee for volunteer fire and rescueThe Town of Leesburg, Virginia ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE: PRESENTED June 25, 1991 91-0-28 ADOPTED June 25, 1991 AMENDING SECTION 10-50 OF THE TOWN CODE TO WAIVE THE TOWN LICENSE FEE FOR VEHICLES OWNED BY THE VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY AND RESCUE SQUAD AND THEIR ACTIVE MEMBERS ATTEST: WHEREAS, Section 46.2-752 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, was enacted on March 22, 1990, to allow Virginia localities to issue free town tags for volunteer fire and rescue squad vehicles and to active members of volunteer fire and rescue squads; and WHEREAS, the statute limits free tags to one vehicle per member; and WHEREAS, Loudoun County has adopted legislation to offer free county tags to fire and rescue volunteers; and WHEREAS, the Loudoun County Department of Fire and Rescue Services maintains a list of members who are active in the volunteer fire and rescue squads in Leesburg and Loudoun County: THEREFORE, ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows: SECTION I. Section 10-50 of the Town Code is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 10-50. Exemptions. (a) There shall be exempt from the operation and requirements of this Article all vehicles exempted from the imposition of state, county, city and town license as registration fees under the provisions of Article 1, Chapter 3, Title 46.1, Code of Virginia. (b) The provisions of this Article shall not apply to a motor vehicle owned and used personally by a disabled veteran and upon which is displayed a special permanent plate in accord with the provisions of Section 46.1-149.1, Code of Virginia. (c) The fee for the motor vehicle license decal is waived for vehicles owned by the volunteer fire company and rescue squad and for vehicles owned by members of the Leesburg Volunteer Fire Company, Inc., and Loudoun County Volunteer Rescue Squad who are listed by the Loudoun County Department of Fire and Rescue Services as active members. The exemption shall be limited to one vehicle per member. SECTION II. All prior ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed. PASSED this 25th day of June, 1991. /~ _ Ro Town of Leesburg Town of Leesburg, Virginia ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE: PRESENTED July 9, 1991 91-0-28A ADOPTED July 9, 1991 AMENDING THE LEESBURG ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION 10A-4 TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DEFINITION OF GASOLINE STATION SIGNS WHEREAS, on January 22, 1991, the Town Council amended the Leesburg Zoning Ordinance Section 10A-14(5) to specify signage for gasoline stations; and WHEREAS, the Town Council expressed a concern that the signage now permitted for gasoline stations might be expanded to include those other uses listed in the Leesburg Zoning Ordinance definition of Service Stations; and WHEREAS, the Town Council initiated and referred an amendment to the Planning Commission on February 12, 1991 which defines a gasoline stations in order to ensure that Section 10A-14(5) will not be utilized for uses other than gasoline stations; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on March 21, 1991 to consider the proposed amendment; and WHEREAS, on March 21, 1991 the Planning Commission recommended the language of the amendment be modified and forwarded to the Town Council for consideration; and WHEREAS, on June 25, 1991 the Town Council held a public hearing on this amendment: THEREFORE, ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows: SECTION I. Section 10A-4 of the Leesburg Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended to include the following Special Definition: Section 10A-4. Special Definitions. Gasoline Station Signs. Signs permitted by Section 10A-14(5) for buildings and premises in which the primary source of revenue is the retail dispensing of motor fuels. This information must be verified by the applicant prior to the issuance of sign permits. SECTION II. All prior ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. SECTION III. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance is declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the decision shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any remaining provisions of the zoning ordinance. -2- AN ORDINANCE: AMENDING THE LEESBURG ZONING ORDINANCE REGARDING GASOLINE STATION SIGNS DEFINITION SECTION IV. PASSED this 9th day of July This ordinance shall be in effect upon its passage. ATTEST: Clerk of C6uhcil O:GASDEF6.26 , 1991. Robert E. Sevil' ~yo~ Town of Leesburg The Town of Leesburg, Virginia ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE: PRESENTED July 9, 1991 91-0-2 8B ADOPTED July 9, 1991 AMENDING ARTICLE 11. SPECIAL EXCEPTION REGULATIONS OF THE LEESBURG ZONING ORDINANCE TO INCLUDE SECTION 11A-4(12) CONCURRENT APPLICATIONS WHEREAS, since the adoption of the special exception regulations were approved in April 1990, the town has accepted eight applications and of those, four have been filed jointly with rezoning applications; and WHEREAS, in the instance of these joint applications, the rezoning application process has been abbreviated to meet the requirements of the special exception process; and WHEREAS, past experience in handling concurrent applications has shown that it would be beneficial to the review process to allow the special exception application and the rezoning process to proceed under the same time frames; and WHEREAS, the Town Council initiated and referred a zoning ordinance amendment to address concurrent applications to the Planning Commission on January 22, 1991; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on March 7, 1991 to consider the proposed amendment; and WHEREAS, on April 11, 1991 the Planning Commission recommended the language of the amendment be modified and forwarded to the Town Council for consideration; and WHEREAS, on June 25, 1991 the Town Council held a public hearing on this amendment: THEREFORE, ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows: SECTION I. Article 11A of the Leesburg Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended to include a new Section 11A-4(12): Concurrent Applications. If the subject property is under consideration for rezoning, analysis of the special exception application will be based on the existing zoning district classification, not the proposed rezoning classification. The applicant may request a concurrent review of the special exception application with the rezoning application. This request will waive the specific time limitations described in Sections 11A-4(6) through 11A-4(8), but will not waive the required Planning Commission recommendation or public hearing before the Town Council. SECTION II. All prior ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed. -2- AN ORDINANCE: AMENDING THE LEESBURG ZONING ORDINANCE REGARDING THE SPECIAL EXCEPTION PROCESS SECTION III. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance is declared invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the decision shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any remaining provisions of the zoning ordinance. SECTION IV. This ordinance shall be in effect upon its passage. PASSED this 9th day of July, 1991. ATTEST: O:SPECEX6.26 Robert E. Sevila, Mayor Town of Leesburg The Town of Leesburg, Virginia ORDINANCE NO. 91-0-28C PRESENTED July 23 ~ 1991 ADOPTED July 23, 1991 AN ORDINANCE: ADOPTING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 10A, SIGN REGUI~TIONS, OF THE LEESBURG ZONING ORDINANCE - CREATING A NEW SECTION 10A- 14(3)g AND AMENDING SECTION 10A-16(2). WHEREAS, comprehensive amendments to the Leesburg sign regulations, Article 10 of the Leesburg Zoning Ordinance were initiated on December 12, 1990; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission unanimously recommended approval of the comprehensive amendments to the sign regulations on April 11, 1991; and WHEREAS, contained within the comprehensive amendment is the creation of a new Section 10A-14(3)g and an amendment to the existing Section 10A-16 (2), shown and redesignated as Section 10A-13(3)g and Section 10A-15(2) respectively; and WHEREAS, these two sections, labeled Building Identification Wall Sign and Sign Modifications, are intended to give the Board of Architectural Review desired flexibility to consider alternative signage in the Old and Historic District; and WHEREAS, the Board of Architectural Review presently only has the authority to modify or waive ground-mounted monument sign requirements; and WHEREAS, the Board of Architectural Review should be provided the authority to grant modifications for other methods of signage which are appropriate, compatible, and/or historically correct; and WHEREAS, on May 28, 1991, the Town Council authorized a joint Planning Commission/Town Council public hearing to consider the adoption of amendments to these two sections of the comprehensive sign regulation amendments prior to the balance of the proposed amendments; and WHEREAS, the Board of Architectural Review endorsed the adoption of the proposed amendments on June 3, 1991; and WHEREAS, the joint public hearing originally scheduled for July 9, 1991 was postponed and rescheduled for July 23, 1991; and AN ORDINANCE: ADOPTING AN AMeNDMeNT TO ARTICL~ 10A, SIGN R~GULATIONS. WHE~, the Planning Commission and the Town Council held a joint public hearing on July 23, 1991 to consider the proposed amendments; and WHEREAS, the Planning Commission recommended the approval of the proposed amendments on July 23, 1991, following the joint public hearinE. THEREFORE, ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows: Article 10A, Sign Regulations, of the Leesburg Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended to create a new Section 10A-14(3)g and amend existing Section 10A-16(2) to allow the Board of Architectural Review to consider appropriate signage modifications as follows: Section 10A-14 (3) g. Building Identification Wall Sign. The Board of Architectural Review may approve an alternative building identification wall sign when the location and proposed building name will better relate to the overall design and architectural quality of the building. The maximum size of the sign may be up to 100 square feet, and is permitted in lieu of individual wall signs. Section 10A-16 (2). Sign Modifications. The Board of Architectural Review may authorize an alternative signage plan that does not strictly adhere to the area, height, number and location criteria within the H-1 District if it is determined that the design is more consistent with the architectural character of the building to which it relates and other surrounding properties. PASSED this 23rd day of July , 1991. ATTEST: Clerk of Council Robert E. Sevila, Mayor Town of Leesburg