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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1990_04_10_R066Lees~urg in ~Zirginia RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION: PRESENTED April 10, 1990 90-66 ADOPTED April 10, 1990 COMMENTING ON COUNTY REZONING APPLICATION ZM-MAP 89-18, "RIVER CREEK" WHEREAS, the River Creek Limited Partnership of Silver Spring, MD. has submitted rezoning application ZM-MAP 8945 to the Lo,doun County Planning Conanission to rezone approximately 612.68 acres from County A-3 to PDH-24 and a maximum proposal of two dwelling units per acre; and WHEREAS, this property is located witlfin the Leesburg Area Manage,nent Plan (LAMP) area and is accordingly governed by the Annexation Area Development Policies (AADPs); and WHEREAS, the AADPs provide for town review and comment of applications within the LAMP area and prohibit the extension of central water and sewer extensions to this area, unless agreed to by the town and county or as necessary to meet public health needs; and WHEREAS, this proposed rezoning does not presently conform to the AADPs, LAMP and Resource Management Plan; and WHEREAS, the Loudoun County Plannh~g Commission is processing this rezoning application in advance of their work underway to develop a General Plan for the county; and WHEREAS, the Town of Leesbm'g, under the AADPs', is authorized to consider mmexation petitions or to initiate by ordinance annexations after January 1, 1994; and WHEREAS, approval of this rezoning prior to 1994 and in advance of the county's underlying planning documents would be premature and not in the best interest of the citizens of Leesburg Loudoun County; and WHEREAS, this Council recognizes that this area may be appropriate for future development at a similar scale as proposed in the current rezoning proposal; and WHEREAS, a low density, high q,,allty golf course community similar to the River Creek proposal is not now available or planned within the corporate limits of Leesburg; and RESOLUTION - RIVER CREEK -2- WI-I~, this type of development can be an importunt community asset; and WHEREAS, this Council has reviewed a report, dated April 3, 1990, from the Leesburg Department of Planning, Zoning and Development which evaluates and analyzes the proposed application. THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg hi Virgh~ia as follows: SECTION I. The staff comments dated April 3, 1990, concerning the proposed River Creek ZM- MAP 89-15 rezoning application are endorsed and the manager is directed to transmit a copy of these comments and this resolution to the Loudoun County Planning Commission and applicant. SECTION H. The Loudoun County Planning Commission is encouraged to consider lhture land use changes in the River Creek area as well as others within the LAMP area to reflect a more urban development pattern, as part of the preparation of the Loudoun County Gener-~l Plan and any future __day of area plan modifications. PASSED this 10th Apr i 1 __ ~990. ~o-'~--~n ~. ~Uo]J~e~t~,. J~r., Vice-Mayor Town of Leesburg Aq~I'EST: Clerk of C0(mcil R:river-creek