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AN ORDINANCE:
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PRESENTED February 25, 2003
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ADOPTED February 25, 2003
ADOPTING A COMPREHENSIVELY REVISED ZONING
ORDINANCE AND REPEALING THE ZONING ORDINANCE
OF 1990, AS AMENDED, EXCEPT FOR SECTIONS 5C AND
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WHEREAS, the Leesburg Town Plan was amended and adopted in August 1997;
WHEREAS, it is the desire and intent of Council to revise the Leesburg Zoning
Ordinance to incorporate the recommendations of the Town Plan; and
WHEREAS, an amendment to the Leesburg Zoning Ordinance to
comprehensively revise the regulations and to incorporate the goals and policies of the
1997 Town Plan was initiated on November 24, 1999; and
WHEREAS, on May 2, 2002 the Planning Commission held a public heating on
these proposed amendments and forwarded the comprehensive revised zoning ordinance
to the Town Council on June 6, 2002; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council conducted a public heating on these
comprehensive amendments on November 26, 2002; and
WHEREAS, a comprehensive amendment to the zoning ordinance is necessary to
better facilitate orderly development in Leesburg and implement the Town Plan land use
policies; and
WHEREAS, these comprehensive amendments to the zoning ordinance are
recommended by the staff and are necessary to promote public safety and welfare, to
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AN ORDINANCE:
ADOPTING A COMPKEHENSWELY REVISED ZONING
ORDINANCE AND REPEALING THE ZONING ORDINANCE
OF 1990, AS AMENDED, EXCEPT FOR SECTIONS 5C AND
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facilitate the creation of a convenient, attractive and harmonious community and to
protect property values.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows:
SECTION I. The Leesburg Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended by the adoption
of the following new articles entitled "Article 1:
Review and Decision-Making Bodies, Article 3:
Article 4: Zoning Districts (In General), Article 5:
Introductory Provisions, Article 2:
Review and Approval Procedures,
Residential Zoning Districts, Article
6: Nonresidential Districts, Article 7: Overlay and Special Purpose Districts, Article 8:
Planned Development Districts, Article 9: Use Regulations, Article 10: Density/Intensity
+ Dimensional Standards, Article 11: Parking, Loading and Pedestrian Access, Article
12: Landscaping, Screening, Open Space and Lighting, Article 15: Sign Regulations,
Article 16: Nonconformities, Article 17: Enforcement and Penalties, and Article 18:
Definitions" as contained in the text dated February 25, 2003. All articles and sections are
hereby renumbered and re-codified as shown in the aforementioned text.
SECTION II. The existing Leesburg Zoning Ordinance dated and adopted April
24, 1990 and its subsequent amendments are hereby repealed, except for Section 5C "F-
l'' Floodplain District Regulations and Section 740 Regulatory 100 Year Flood Hazard
District (FHD), which shall continue to govern floodplains in the Town of Leesburg.
SECTION III. Severability. If any portion of these amendments is declared
invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the decision shall not affect the validity of
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AN 0RDINANCE:
ADOPTING A COMPREHENSIVELY REVISED ZONING
ORDINANCE AND REPEALING THE ZONING ORDINANCE
OF 1990, AS AMENDED, EXCEPT FOR SECTIONS 5C AND
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amendments as a whole or any remaining provision of the Leesburg Zoning Ordinance.
SECTION IV. This ordinance shall become effective upon its passage.
PASSED this 25th day of February 2003.
ATTEST:
Ierk of Council
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