HomeMy Public PortalAbout1981_07_22_R095 TOWN OF LEESBURG
IN
LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA
PRESENTED July 22, 1981
RESOLUTION NO. 81-95 ADOPTED July 22, 1981
A RESOLUTION: INITIATING AMENDMENT OF THE LEESBURG ZONING ORDINANCE TO PROVIDE
FOR CLUSTER DEVELOPMENTS
WHEREAS, cluster developments can provide an economic and environmentally
sound way of developing land for residential use; and
WHEREAS, Section 13-63 of the Leesburg Subdivision and Land Development
Rmgulations provides for cluster subdivisions; and
WHEREAS, technical amendments of the Leesburg Zoning Ordinance are required
before cluster developments can be approved under Section 13-63 of tlhe Subdivision
and Land Development Regulations;
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as
fo llows:
An amendment of the Leesburg Zoning Ordinance is hereby initiated to add a
new section to be known as Section 8-2-11-8, Cluster Developments, to read as
follows:
8-2-11-8
Cluster Developments. Cluster developments are permitted in the
R-1 and R-2 districts subject to the following reqUirements.
(a)
Plats and plans shall be approved by the Leesb~rg Planning
Commission in accordance with the requirements ,of Sec. 13-63
of the Town Code.
(b)
The minimum gross area for a cluster development shall be
three acres prior to any dedications of property for public
u8e.
(c)
The approved plat and plan shall show the lot area, yards
and lot width as varied by the Commission and such plat and
plan shall govern the future location of main buildings and
accessory structures.
-2-
The minimum lot area shall be no less than om~e-half the
required minimum lot area for the district i~L which the
lot is located.
(e)
Yard requirements of this ordinance may be varied as ap-
proved by the commission in cluster developments provided
the yard abutting any public street shall not be less than
one-half the required minimum yard for the district in
which the lot is located.
(f) The minimum lot width may be varied as provided for in
Section 13-63 of the Town Code.
(g)
Except for variances allowed in lot area, required yards
and minimum lot widths, all other provisions of this
ordinance shall apply.
PASSED this
22nd day of
July , 1981.
ATTEST:
Clerk of Co~cil