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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION:
PRESENTED March 9, 1988
88-531 ADOPTED March 9, 1988
AUTHORIZING A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THE
LEESBURG COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
WHEREAS, this Council adopted a revised comprehensive plan for the Town
of Leesburg on March 26, 1986, in accordance with Sec. 15.1-454 of the Code
of Virginia, as amended; and
WHEREAS, the revised comprehensive plan calls for an annual review of
its goals, policies and objectives to reflect the most current thinking of
this Council; and
WHEREAS, this Council met with the Planning Commission in a workshop on
February 5 and 6, 1988, to review changes that have taken place since adoption
of the 1986 Town Plan; and
WHEREAS, this Council has identified certain needed changes in the
goals, policies and objectives of the comprehensive plan; and
WHEREAS, staff is preparing a complete update of technical information
in the plan, expanding on the status report provided for the Council/Planning
Commission workshop; and
WHEREAS, Sec. 15.1-453 of the Code of Virginia, as amended, requires
that amendments to the comprehensive plan be reviewed by the local Planning
Commission and advertised pursuant to Sec. 15.1-431 of the Code of Virginia,
as amended:
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows:
SECTION I. The proposed amendments to the 1986 Leesburg Town Plan as
reported in a memo to this Council dated February 26, 1988,are hereby referred
to the Leesburg Planning Commission for consideration and recommendation.
JOINT PUBLIC HEARING FOR AMENDING THE TOWN PLAN 2
SECTION II. A public hearing at which time persons may appear and
present their views shall be held beginning at 7:30 p.m., or as soon there-
after as the matter is reached, on April 2Z, 1988, in the Council Chambers,
10 Loudoun Street, S.W., Leesburg, VA 22075, and pursuant to Section 15.1-431
of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended, this hearing shall be a joint
public hearing of both the Planning Commission and Council. The clerk shall
give notice of this hearing in the Loudoun Times-Mirror on April 7 and
April 14,1988, and shall notify the Planning Commission of the hearing date.
SECTION III. The Planning Commission is requested to report its
recommendation on the proposed amendments within 45 days of the public
hearing.
PASSED this 9th day of
ATTEST:
Clerk of ~uncil
March , 1988.
Robert E. Sevila, Mayor
Town of Leesburg