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A. Minimum Lot Area (square feet)
I
Single Family Detached
1
4,0001
Single Family Attached (Interior Lots)
I
2,000 1
Single Family Attached (Corner and End
Lots)
3,000
Duplex, Vertical
1
3,0001
Duplex Horizontal
1
6,000 1
Multi- Family
10,0001
All Other Development
None 1
B. Minimum Lot Width (feet)
Single Family Detached
1
40 1
Single Family Attached (Interior Lots)
1
20 1
Single Family Attached (Corner and End
Lots)
30
Duplex, Vertical
j
30 1
Duplex, Horizontal
1
60
Multi Family
100 1
All Other Development
20
C. Maximum Floor Area Ratio
1
None 1
D. Minimum Yards /Setbacks (feet)
1
Front
If [1] 1
Side
1
5[2][3]
Rear
1
20[4][51
E. Maximum Building Height (feet)
1
Residential
1
35[60)
45[6] 7j�1
Nonresidential
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The Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia
PRESENTED: May 24, 2011
ORDINANCE NO. 2011 -0 -012 ADOPTED: May 24, 2011
AN ORDINANCE: AMENDING ARTICLES 6 (NONRESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS) AND
ARTICLE 10 (DENSITY /INTENSITY DIMENSIONAL
STANDARDS) OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF
LEESBURG TO ESTABLISH REASONABLE REGULATIONS
PERTAINING TO THE INCREASED BUILDING HEIGHT IN
CERTAIN LOCATIONS IN THE B -1 COMMUNITY (DOWNTOWN)
BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT
The Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia hereby ordains:
SECTION I
6.3.3 Density/Intensity and Dimensional Standards
All development in the B -1 District shall be subject to the following standards (See also Article 10):
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AN ORDINANCE: AMENDING ARTICLES 6 (NONRESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS) AND
ARTICLE 10 (DENSITY /INTENSITY DIMENSIONAL
STANDARDS) OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF
LEESBURG TO ESTABLISH REASONABLE REGULATIONS
PERTAINING TO THE INCREASED BUILDING HEIGHT IN
CERTAIN LOCATIONS IN THE B -1 COMMUNITY (DOWNTOWN)
BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT
[5]
[1] Minimum Front Setback: 1 foot; Maximum front setback: 20 feet. Actual setback
determined in accordance with Sec. 10.4.5.D.
[2] No side yards /setbacks are required for lots fronting on Market Street, Loudoun
Street, King Street, Wirt Street or Liberty Street.
[3] Side yard setback shall be 0 feet for an interior townhouse lot.
[4] Rear yard setbacks for a commercial use or mixed use may be reduced or be
provided as a zero -yard setback if all of the following criteria are met: (a) the
property fronts on Market Street or Loudoun Street between Liberty and
Church Streets; or on King Street between Cornwall and Loudoun Streets; (b)
the property contains 4,000 square feet or less; (c) the rear yard is adjacent to
non residential uses; and (d) the applicant can demonstrate to the satisfaction
of the Board of Architectural Review and Zoning Administrator that the
proposed setback will facilitate a structure that is harmonious and compatible
with surrounding properties.
Rear yard setbacks for residential uses may be reduced to fifteen feet (15') if
all of the following criteria are met: (a) the property fronts on Market Street,
Loudoun Street or Royal Street between Liberty and Church Streets; or on
King Street, Wirt Street or Liberty Street between Market Street and Royal
Street; and (b) the applicant can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Board of
Architectural Review and Zoning Administrator that the proposed setback will
facilitate a structure that is harmonious and compatible with surrounding
properties.
[6] Maximum height may be increased up to 65 feet if all of the following criteria are met: (a) the
property lies within 250 feet of the centerline of Town Branch between Wirt Street and Harrison
Street. (b) Where a property fronts on Wirt, South, King, Church or Harrison Streets, the
elevations adjacent to the street shall not exceed two stories for a depth of at least forty feet back
from the property line.
f71 Maximum height may be increased up to 65 feet in the following specified areas, (marl
graphic), due to its low mean elevation above sea level and low topographical relationship to the
rest of the B-1 District if an applicant can demonstrate that all of the following criteria have been
met: (a) the property, must front on the designated areas of Market, Loudoun, Harrison, South or
Church Streets not otherwise covered by [6) above: (b) height elevations adjacent to the street
shall not exceed forty -five (45) feet for a depth of at least forty fare (45) feet back from the right-of-
way line, except on Church Street between Market and Loudoun Streets; (c) beyond forty-five (45)
a one-to-cm height to setback ratio may be permitted up to sixty -five (65) feet in maximum height
subject to BAR approval in accordance with the Old Historic District Design Guidelines: (d) height
shall be measures, based upon the average mean elevation above sea level prior to site
disturbance and tar issuance of a grading permit: and (d) all other applicable B-1 setbacks shall be
met.
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AN ORDINANCE: AMENDING ARTICLES 6 (NONRESIDENTIAL DISTRICTS) AND
ARTICLE 10 (DENSITY /INTENSITY DIMENSIONAL
STANDARDS) OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE TOWN OF
LEESBURG TO ESTABLISH REASONABLE REGULATIONS
PERTAINING TO THE INCREASED BUILDING HEIGHT IN
CERTAIN LOCATIONS IN THE B -1 COMMUNITY (DOWNTOWN)
BUSINESS ZONING DISTRICT
10.4.6.0 Structures Excluded from Maximum Height Limitations
4. Elevator towers, air conditioning units and related all rooftop HVAC and mechanical
uipment shall be hidden from view of public rights -of-
way and adjoining properties,
buildifigt. This shall be accomplished for pitche r oofs by placing the equipment on the back
half of the building or concealing the equipment within the roof structure. This shall be
accomplished for flat roofs by limiting the area of the screened area or penthouse containing the
equipment to no more than 25% of the area of the floor below and setting the penthouse or
screened area from the front and back facades of the building such that the top of the penthouse
or screen is below a 45 degree line drawn from the bottom of the parapet. In addition, the
penthouse or screen wall shall be compatible with the design of the building and, for properties
located in the H -1 or H -2 overlay districts, comply with the applicable design guidelines as
determined appropriate by the Board of Architectural Review.
SECTION II. All prior ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION III 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 Leesburg Town Code.
SECTION IV. This ordinance shall be effective upon its adoption.
PASSED this 24th day of May, 2011.
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•P C. Umstattd, Mayor
Town of Leesburg