HomeMy Public PortalAbout1992_09_22_O037 Reinstating Yard Setback Requirements for SFA Dwelling UnitsThe Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE:
92-0-37
PRESENTED September 22~ 1992
ADOPTED September 22, 1992
AMENDING THE LEESBURG ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION 3H-4(2) AND
3H-5 OF THE R-16 DISTRICT TO REINSTATE YAI{D SETBACK
REQUIREMENTS FOR SINGLE-FAMILY ATTACHED DWELIJNG UNITS.
WHEREAS, during the revision of the residential sections of the zoning ordinance, early drafts
provided setback requirements for single-family attached dwelling units in the R-16 '.zoning district
consistent with the methodology used in other residential districts; and
WHEREAS, the final version of the zoning ordinance adopted on April 24, 1990 omitted the
setback requirements; and
WHEREAS, the record does not indicate a specific reason why the setbacks were omitted, but
the omission is the result of typographic errors; and
WHEREAS, the physical application of the existing multi-family yard requirements to a single-
family attached development would not be supportive of a well planned townhome development; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered this item at a public hearing on July 9, 1992
and unanimously recommended that the Council amend the ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the Council considered this item at a public hearing on September 8, 1992; and
WHEREAS, the amendment will promote the public health, safety and welfare, and will facilitate
convenient~ attractive and harmonious development:
THEREFORE, ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
SECTION I. Section 3H-4(2) and 3H-5 of the Leesburg Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended
to establish lot width requirements and yard setback requirements for single-family attached dwellings
as provided below:
Section 3H~. LOT SIZE
(1) Minimum Lot Size
a. Single-family attached (townhouse):
b. Multi-family:
(2) Minimum Lot Width
a. Single-family attached (townhouse)
1. Interior Lot
2. Corner Lot and End Lots
Section 3H-5. YARD REQUIREMENTS
(1) Single-family attached
Front 10 feet
Side 10 feet (for end units)
Rear 20 feet
(2) Multi-family
~ Front 30 feet
(g) Side 30 feet
(4~) Rear 30 feet
SECTION II.
1,400 sq.ft. (per unit)
10,000 sq.ft.
18 feet (per unit)
96 28 feet (per unit)
All prior ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
September , 1992.
Town of Leesburg
ATTEST:
Clerk of Council 0
PASSED this 22nd day of
SECTION HI. 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.