HomeMy Public PortalAbout1998_10_13_O028 The Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia
PRESENTED October 13, 1998
ORDINANCE NO. 98-0-28
ADOPTED October 13, i[998
AN ORDINANCE:
AMENDING LEESBURG ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLES
3, 8, 11, AND 18 TO DEFINE AND PERMIT ASSISTED
LIVING RESIDENCES IN THE R-4 AND R-22 ZONING
DISTRICTS
WHEREAS, on April 14, 1998, Council initiated and referred Resolution 98-88 to
consider amendments to the Town Zoning Ordinance to define, permit and provide
appropriate standards for assisted living residences in the Town of Leesburg; and
WHEREAS, the Planning Commission considered the amendment at a public
hearing on June 18, 1998, and forwarded a recommendation for approval to Council on
August 6, 1998; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment is intended to promote the publ:ic health,
safety and welfare by providing a greater variety of living facilities for adults who require
a moderate level of assistance with the activities of daily living; and
WHEREAS, the proposed amendment will further benefit the Town by providing
a residential environment with professional care services for the elderly that avoids the
institutionalization of a nursing home or hospital while allowing older individuals to
remain independent as long as practicable.
THEREFORE, ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows:
SECTION I. The Leesburg Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended to include the
text as stated below:
AMENDMENT TO ZONING ORDINANCE TO PERMIT ASSISTED LIVING
RESIDENCES IN THE R-4 & R-22 DISTRICTS
ARTICLE 3 - RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT REGULATIONS
SECTION 3D - R-4: SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT
Section 3D-3. SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES
(3) Institutional and Community Service Uses
d. Assisted Living Residence
SECTION 31 - R-22: MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING DISTRICT
Section 31-3. SPECIAL EXCEPTION USES
(3) Institutional and Community Service Uses
b. Assisted Living Residence
ARTICLE 8. OFF-STREET PARKING AND LOADING REQUIREMENTS
SECTION 8A-8. NUMBER OF OFF-STREET PARKING SPACES REQUIRED BY
LAND USE
(1) Residential Uses.
h. Assisted Living Residence. I space per three beds, plus 1 space per
employee.
ARTICLE 11 - SPECIAL EXCEPTION REGULATIONS
Section 1 lA-7. SPECIFIC REVIEW CRITERIA
(22) Standards for Assisted Living Residences in R-4 and R-22 Districts.
(a) Minimum lot size shall be two acres.
(b) Density shall be as follows: In the R-4 District: 12.5 beds per acre up to a total of' 40 beds;
in the R-22 district, 20 beds per acre up to a total of 60 beds.
(c) The site and structure(s) shall be designed to be compatible with adjacent residenttial uses.
Architectural treatment shall avoid massive, monolithic and repetitive building types and
facades. Building elevations and architectural details sufficient to show compatibility with
the residential character of the neighborhood shall be submitted for approval.
(d) No habitable structure shall be located closer than forty (40) feet from the property line of
an adjacent lot.
AMENDMENT TO ZONING ORDINANCE TO PERMIT ASSISTED LIVING
RESIDENCES IN THE R-4 & R-22 DISTRICTS
(e) No parking, driveway or service area shall be located closer than twenty (20) feet to a side
or rear property line. Twenty percent (20%) of required parking shall be paved with
reinforced grass "paver block" to minimize the visual impact of the parking area and
maximize the pervious area.
(f) Any service area shall be located and designed to minimize its visibility from off-site.
(g) Parking located in front of an Assisted Living Residence shall be limited to visitors only;
employee parking shall be located on the side or in the rear of the building.
(h) O_pen Space. In the R-4 District, a minimum of forty percent (40%) of the gross acreage of
a site developed for an Assisted Living Residence shall be maintained as open space; in the
R-22 District a ,minimum of thirty percent (30%) of the site shall be maintained as open
space.
(i) An Assisted Living Residence must have frontage on, and access to, a through collector
road or a road with a higher Town transportation functional classification.
ARTICLE 18. DEFINITIONS
ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCES
A type of adult care residence licensed by the Virginia Department of Social Services
which provides a level of non-medical supportive service for adults who may have: physical
or :mental impairments and require at least moderate assistance with the activities of daily
living.
SECTION II. All prior ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION ffl. Severability. If any provision of this ordinance is declared invalid
by a court of competent jurisdiction, the decision shall not effect 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 13th day of October, 1998.
Clerk of Council
R:Zob2oRD
Ji~fnes E. Clem, Mayor
Town of Leesburg