HomeMy Public PortalAbout1985_09_25_R169The Town of Leesburg in Virginia
PRESENTED September 25~ 1985
RESOLUTION NO. 85-169 ADOPTED September 25, 1985
A RESOLUTION: INITIATING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 13-57(b) OF THE SUB-
DIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
WHEREAS, the State of Virginia has amended Section 15.1-466 of the
Code of Virginia, as amended in regards to preliminary subdivision plats; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council desires to amend Section 13-57(b) of the
Subdivision and Land Development Regulations to be consistent with this
amendment:
NOW, THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg
as follows:
SECTION I. An amendment of Section 13-57(b) of the Subdivision and
Land Development Regulations is initiated as shown below:
(b) Approval of an application and preliminary plat shall be valid
for one year from the date of Commission action and
may be extended by the Commission upon application. The
Commission may grant conditional approval of an application
and preliminary plat if corrections or additions to the
application or plat are needed and the applicant agrees to
make the corrections or additions required by the Commission.
Conditionally approved applications and plats are valid for
one year from the date the applicant submits the required
number of documents to the Land Development Official with all
corrections or additions made. The Land Development Official
shall return to the applicant one copy each of the Commission
approved application and preliminary plat within 14 days of
approval.
If a developer records a final plat which may be a section of
a subdivision as shown on an approved preliminary plat and
furnishes to the ~overning body a certified check~ cash escrow~
bond, or letter of credit in the amount of the estimated cost of
construction of the facilities to be dedicated within said section
for public use and maintained by the locality~ the Commonwealth~
or other public a~ency~ the developer shall have ~he right to
record the remaininK sections shown on the preliminary, plat for a
period of five years from the recordation date of the first
section~ subject to the terms and conditions of this subsection
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INITIATING AMENDMENT TO SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
and subject to engineerin~ and construction
requirements in effect at the time that each
recorded.
standards
and zoning
remaining section is
SECTION II. The proposed amendment shall be referred to the Planning
Commission for hearing and report and the Planning Commission shall report
its recommendation to the Town Council within 60 days of its public hearing.
PASSED this 25th day of
ATTEST:
Clerk of~uncil
Code- 1
September , 1985.
Robert E. Sevila, Mayor
Town of Leesburg