HomeMy Public PortalAbout2006_03_28_O005 Amending the ZO re admin approval of Historic District Permits
The Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia
PROPOSED: March 28, 2006
ORDINANCE NO. 2006-0-5
ADOPTED: March 28, 2006
AN ORDINANCE: TO AMEND AND REORDAIN SECTION 7.5.6 (ADMINISTRATIVE
APPROVAL OF HISTORIC DISTRICT PERMITS) ARTICLE 7
(OVERLAY AND SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS); SECTION 15.11.1
(HISTORIC DISTRICT ZONING PERMIT REQUIRED) AND SECTION
15.11.4 (AREA, HEIGHT, NUMBER AND LOCATION OF SIGNS)
BOTH OF ARTICLE 15 (SIGN REGULATIONS) ALL OF THE ZONING
ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF LEESBURG, VIRGINIA, 2003 AS
AMENDED
THEREFORE, ORDAINED by the Council of the Town of Lees burg in Virginia as
follows:
SECTION I. That Section 7.5.6 (ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL OF HISTORIC
DISTRICT PERMITS) of Article 7 (OVERLAY AND SPECIAL PURPOSE DISTRICTS), be and
the same hereby is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 7.5.6 Administrative Approval of Historic District Permits
A. Lighting, Fences, Paving and Color. The Preservation Planner shall have authority to
issue a Historic District Permit for applications to install or alter lampposts, light
fixtures, fences, driveways or residential walkways and applications to change an
existing exterior color scheme. If the Preservation Planner determines the application
may not be in compliance with the Old and Historic District Design Guidelines, the
application shall be forwarded to the Board for consideration at the applicant's
request.
B. Signs. The Preservation Planner shall have authority to issue a Historic District
Permit for applications that request approval for signs that conform to the criteria as
established in the Old and Historic District Sign Guidelines in the section titled
"Administrative Approval Criteria for Signs in the Old and Historic District". In the
event the Preservation Planner determines that the sign does not conform to said
guidelines the application shall be forwarded to the Board for consideration at the
applicant's request.
SECTION II. That Section 15.11.1 (HISTORIC DISTRICT ZONING PERMIT
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AN ORDINANCE: PROVIDING AMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL OF SIGNS IN THE OLD
AND HISTORIC DISTRICT
REQUIRED) of Article 15 (SIGN REGULATIONS), be and the same hereby is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 15.11.1 Historic District Zoning Permit Required
New signs or changes in text, color or composition to an existing permanent sign within the
Historic District require the approval of a Historic District Permit by either the Board of
Architectural Review in accordance with Sec. 7.5.5 Historic District Permits, or the
Preservation Planner in accordance with Sec. 7.5.6 Administrative Approval of Historic
District Permits and the issuance of a sign permit by the Zoning Administrator.
SECTION III. That Section 15.11.4 (AREA, HEIGHT, NUMBER AND LOCATION OF
SIGNS) of Article 15 (SIGN REGULATIONS) be and the same hereby is amended to read as
follows:
Sec. 15.11.4 Area, Height, Number and Location of Signs
The area, height, number and location standards for signs erected in the H-I Overlay District
shall be determined by the Board of Architectural Review in accordance with the Old and
Historic District Design Guidelines during the Historic District Sign Permit review process.
In making determinations that differ from the design standards contained in Sec. 15.7, Sec.
15.8 and Sec. 15.9, The Board shall be guided by the Old and Historic District Design
Guidelines.
SECTION IV. This Ordinance shall become effective upon the date and at the time of its
final passage.
SECTION V. Severability. Ifany provision of this ordinance is declared invalid, the
decision shall not affect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any remaining provisions of the
ordinance.
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AN ORDINANCE: PROVIDING AMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL OF SIGNS IN THE OLD
AND HISTORIC DISTRICT
PASSED this 28th day of March 2006.
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. C. mstattd, Mayor .
Town of Leesburg
ATTEST:
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