HomeMy Public PortalAbout1982_02_24_R019 TOWN OF LEESBURG
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LOUDOUN COUNTY, VIRGINIA
PRESENTED February 24, 1982
RESOLUTION NO. 82-19 ADOPTED February 24~ 1982
A RESOLUTION: COMMENTING ON THE PROPOSED LEESBURG AREA MANAGEMENT PLAN
WHEREAS, the proposed Leesburg Area Management Plan prepared by the Loudoun
County Planning Department (the subject of a public hearing to be conducted on
March 3, 1982 by the Loudoun County Planning Commission) proposes to establish
goals and objectives for the Leesburg area and raises policy issues which will
affect the pattern of future development; and
WHEREAS, the Leesburg Town Council has a responsibility for development which
occurs in the Leesburg area because of the town's commitment for the provision of
utility service, the town's public facilities in the area and the ultimate annexa-
tion of significant parts of the Leesburg planning area:
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as
follows:
SECTION I. The proposed Leesburg Area Management Plan should not be ap-
proved in its present form because:
(a) The plan fails to assess adequately the impact of its proposals on
Leesburg's financial and physical needs, the provision of utilities, airport de-
velopment and expansion of the corporate limits.
(b) The plan does not acknowledge that Leesburg is logically the only practi-
cal provider of central water and sewer service in the Leesburg area and defers
designation of a utility provider within the urban limit line.
(c) The plan does not recognize that Leesburg's municipal boundaries will
be expanded eventually to include areas beyond those expected to develop at urban
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densities to protect the urban area from inappropriate development along its
perimeter and to protect essential public facilities owned and operated by the
town.
(d) The plan fails to recognize the importance of the Leesburg Municipal
Airport in development of the area and places an arbitrary limit on airport
expansion.
(e) The plan fails to make the town an equal partner in formulating goals,
objectives and implementation strategies for areas that will be annexed.
SECTION II. The Loudoun County Planning Commission is requested to re-
evaluate the proposed Leesburg Area Management Plan and consult with the town
before recommending approval of the plan to the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors.
SECTION III. The mayor shall transmit this resolution to the Loudoun County
Planning Commission at its public hearing on March 3, 1982.
PASSED this 24th day of February , 1982.
ATTEST:
Clerk of Coun.~il
Charles A. Bos, Mayor Pro-Tem
Town of Leesburg