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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION:
PRESENTED February 24, 1988
88-44 ADOPTED February 24, 1988
ESTABLISHING A GENERAL REVIEW PROCESS AND CRITERIA FOR THE
PROPOSED LEESBURG SOUTH AND STRATFORD DEVELOPMENTS
WHEREAS, this Council and its Planning Commission have under review two
separate planned development applications, "Leesburg South" and
"Stratford", hereafter, which, as currently configured, would create an
additional 2,400 housing units and 2.2 million square feet of
commercial/office space, which would exceed existing space by over 150
percent and increase the town's current population by 40 percent; and
WHEREAS, this Council desires to guide its Planning Commission and
staff in the analysis of these plans to ensure a productive dialogue with
the applicants and the eventual modification of the plans to more closely
parallel the Town Plan and the Council's goals for Leesburg; and
WHEREAS, the Leesburg Planning Commission is now evaluating the
Leesburg South rezoning application; and
WHEREAS, sound comprehensive planning supports the coordinated review
of the Leesburg South and Stratford applications; and
WHEREAS, the Council and Planning Commission are now considering
amendments to the Town Plan to reflect the major changes which have
impacted Leesburg since adoption of the plan in 1986, including the toll
road extension, escalating population growth rates, changes in the town's
housing mix and Leesburg's active office/retail development:
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows:
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RESOLUTION - ESTABLISHING A GENERAL REVIEW PROCESS AND CRITERIA FOR THE
PROPOSED LEESBURG SOUTH AND STRATFORD DEVELOPMENTS
SECTION I. While the Leesburg South concept plan application and
Stratford concept plan/rezoning applications will continue under formal
Council review, the Planning Commission is requested to consider the
interrelationships with the Stratford plan in evaluating the Leesburg South
rezoning application·
SECTION II. This Council will not consider final action on the
Leesburg South concept plan until a Planning Commission recommendation on
the Leesburg South rezoning application is received.
SECTION III. Pollowing a joint meeting of the Council and the Planning
Commission, to be held on March 7~ 1988 at 7:30 P.M., the
Department of Planning, Zoning and Development is directed to work with
both applicants to secure the following modifications to the Leesburg South
and Stratford plans to address Council, Planning Commission and staff
concerns:
(1) Incorporation of a consolidated transportation network for south
Leesburg as generally illustrated in the recent Town Plan update report;
(2) Adjustment of the housing mix to more closely reflect Town Plan
objectives;
(3) The development of a phasing plan as well as a reduction in the
size of the commercial and office components to address traffic concerns
and to better reflect Town Plan policies and market demands.
(4) Other initial concerns raised at the joint meeting.
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RESOLUTION - ESTABLISHING A GENERAL REVIEW PROCESS AND CRITERIA FOR THE
PROPOSED LEESBURG SOUTH AND STRATFORD DEVELOPMENTS
SECTION IV. This Council and the Planning Commission will schedule a
second joint meeting to review progress on achieving town goals for either
or both plans within 60 days of the initial joint meeting or sooner, if
necessary, based on the manager's report of progress on staff meetings with
either or both applicants.
PASSED this 24th day of February , 1988.
Charles Williams, Vice-Mayor
Town of Leesburg
ATTEST:
Clerk of '~ncil