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AN ORDINANCE: AMENDING AND REORDAINING Sub-sub-subsection lOA.5.C.5
(DECKS AND PATIOS) of Sub-subsection lOA.5.C (EXTENSIONS
INTO REQUIRED YARDS) of Subsection 1004.5 (MINIMUM YARD
REQUIREMENTS) of Section lOA (MEASUREMENTS,
COMPUTATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS) of Article 10
(DENSITY/INTENSITY + DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS) of the
Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Leesburg, Virginia, 2003, as amended.
Information on Proposed Ordinance
Title
An Ordinance amending and reordaining Sub-sub-subsection lOA.5.C.5 (DECKS AND
PATIOS) of Sub-subsection 10A.5.C (EXTENSIONS INTO REQUIRED YARDS) of
Subsection 1004.5 (MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS) of Section 1004
(MEASUREMENTS, COMPUTATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS) of Article 10
(DENSITY/INTENSITY + DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS) of the Zoning Ordinance of the
Town of Leesburg, Virginia, 2003, as amended.
Summary
The proposed Ordinance revises the setback requirements for patios.
Sponsor
Staff
Authoritv
Section 15.2-2280 of the Code of Virginia, 1950, as amended.
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The Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia
PRESENTED September 12, 2006
ORDINANCE NO. 2006-0-51
ADOPTED October 1 L 2006
AN ORDINANCE: AMENDING AND REORDAINING SUB-SUB-SUBSECTION
10A.5.C.5 (DECKS AND PATIOS) OF SUB-SUBSECTION 10.4.5.C
(EXTENSIONS INTO REQUIRED YARDS) OF SUBSECTION 1004.5
(MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS) OF SECTION 1004
(MEASUREMENTS, COMPUTATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS) OF
ARTICLE 10 (DENSITYIINTENSITY + DIMENSIONAL
STANDARDS) OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF
LEESBURG, VIRGINIA, 2003, AS AMENDED.
The Town Council of Leesburg, Virginia, ordains:
SECTION I. That Sub-sub-subsection lOA.5.C.5 (DECKS AND PATIOS) of Sub-
subsection lOA.5.C (EXTENSIONS INTO REQUIRED YARDS) of Subsection 10.4.5
(MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS) of Section 1004 (MEASUREMENTS,
COMPUTATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS) of Article 10 (DENSITY/INTENSITY +
DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS) of the Zoning Ordinance of the Town of Leesburg, Virginia,
2003, as amended, be and the same is hereby amended and reordained to read as follows:
5. Decks and Patios. Uncovered decks and patios, which are attached to the principal
structure and are not more than three (3) feet above grade on the lot may extend into a
required side or rear yard within five (5) feet of the property line for single-family
detached residences and three (3) feet of the side or rear property line for all other
residential uses. Uncovered decks, which are attached to the principal structure and are
more than three (3) feet above grade on the lot may extend into a required rear yard to
within twenty (20) feet of the property line, however, side yard requirements shall
apply. The preceding setback requirements notwithstanding, if the rear lot line is
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AN ORDINANCE: AMENDING AND REORDAINING SUB-SUB-SUBSECTION
lO.4.5.C.5 (DECKS AND PATIOS) OF SUB-SUBSECTION 10A.5.C
(EXTENSIONS INTO REQUIRED YARDS) OF SUBSECTION 10.4.5
(MINIMUM YARD REQUIREMENTS) OF SECTION 10.4
(MEASUREMENTS, COMPUTATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS) OF
ARTICLE lO (DENSITYIINTENSITY + DIMENSIONAL
STANDARDS) OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF
LEES BURG, VIRGINIA, 2003, AS AMENDED.
adjacent to an open space area of at least ten (10) feet in width, a deck may extend into
a required rear yard to within fifteen (15) feet of the property line. A patio adioining the
principal structure may extend into a required side or rear yard within two (2) feet of the
property line for all residential uses subiect to buffer guidelines.
SECTION II. This Ordinance shall become effective upon the date and at the time of its
final passage.
SECTION III. If any 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.
PASSED this 11 th day of October 2006.
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Town of Leesburg
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