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 All prior ordinances in conflict herewith are repealed.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. /~ _
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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.
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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.
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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