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ORDINANCE NO.~- - ~
AN ORDINANCE:
PRESENTED ~
ADOPTED ~
AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE SECTIONS 5C AND ?40 TO
REFERENCE THE LATEST FEMA FLOODPLAIN MAPS IN THE F-1
AND FHD ZONING DISTRICTS
WHEREAS, it is the intent and desire of Council to continue participation in the National
Flood Insurance Program administered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA);
and
WHEREAS, FEMA has completed a new Flood Insurance Study and Flood Insurance Rate
Maps for the Town of Leesburg; and
WHEREAS, in order to comply with FEMA regulations, the F-1 Floodplain District and the
FHD Flood Hazard District regulations in the Zoning Ordinance must be revised to reference the
latest Flood Insurance Rate Maps for the Town; and
WHEREAS, the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning practice
require the proposed amendments.
THEREFORE, ORDAINED by the Council of the Town Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
SECTION I. The Leesburg Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended as follows:
Section 5C-6 DEIJNT. ATION OF F-1 lq DODPI.AIN DISTRICT
The provisions of this Article shall apply to land in the town shown within the F-1
Floodplain District on the Zoning Map. The district shall include all the land area within
the town which is within the 100-year floodplain for the Town Branch, Dry Mill Branch
and Tuscarora Creek as identified in the National Flood ln.qnrance Prooram Flood Inmirance
Rate Map.q for l.ondonn County: Virginia and Inca?orated Area.q; effective date July 5,
2001, ba.qed on the Flood Insurance Study for l.ondoun County: Virginia and lnco~orated
Areas, pnhli.qhed By the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) effective date
/nlg_5.,_20.~ the Towiiut
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ORDINANCE:
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AMENDING ZONING ORDINANCE SECTIONS 5C
REFERENCE THE LATEST FEMA FLOODPLAIN MAPS
AND 740 TO
Section 740.2 DF~TF~RMINATION OF RF. GI II ,ATOR Y 10(} YEAR FI DOD HATARD
DISTRICTS.
The Regulatory 100 Year Flood Hazard District (FHD) shall include all areas subject to
inundation by the waters of the one hundred (100) year flood. The source of this
delineation shall be the National Flood ln.qnrance Pro.ram Flood Inm~rance Rate Man~ for
lnndonn C. nnntv. Virginia and Incnmnrated Area~q_ e~eative date Jnlv 5.20(}1_ ha~qe~l on
the Flood Insurance S~udy for Loudo~n County, Virginia and lncomo['at;d Are;,q. nnbli~hed
by the Federal g. mergency Management Agency (FF. MA) effective date July 5: 2001, as
~[mflfi-~atima-and definitive studies prepared by the Soil and Conservation Service of the
U.S. Department of Agriculture, whichever is the greatest delineation, or studies prepared
by any other party according to County approved procedures.
SECTION Il. All prior ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 111. Severability. If a court of competent jurisdiction declares any provision of
this ordinance invalid, 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 26th day of June 2001.
ATTEST:
lerk of Council
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