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HomeMy Public PortalAbout1991_01_08_R004L ee$~urg in ~rfrginia RESOLUTION NO. A RESOLUTION: PRESENTED January 8~ 1991 91-4 ADOPTED January 8, 1991 INITIATING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 13-75(e)(2)((d)) OF THE LEESBURG SUBDMSlON AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REG~TIONS ATTEST: Clerk of Co~/~(cil WHEREAS, the Town of Leesburg seeks to provide a safe and efficient transportation system serving automobile, pedestrian and bicycle traffic in all sectors of the community; and WHEREAS, applicants have requested an increasing amount of variations on the maximum number of dwellings on a common parking court; and WHEREAS, such increases in the number of dwellings on a common parking court create additional traffic flow without the requirement of comparable street design improvements; and WHEREAS, the Town of Leesburg Planning Commission has no explicit performance criteria for evaluating requests for variations to Section 13-75(c)(2)((d)): THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows: An amendment to Section 13-75(c)(2)((d)) of the Leesburg Subdivision and Land Development to create performance criteria for use in evaluating requests for variations is initiated. This amendment is referred to the Planning Commission for a public hearing and recommendation under Chapter 11, Title 15.1-431 of the Code of Virginia, as amended. PASSED this 8th day of January , 1991. Town of Leesburg DRAFt January 4, 1991 AMENDMENTS TO SECTION 13-75(c)(2)((d)) OF THE SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS * (2) Dwellings Abutting Common Parking Courts. Single-family detached, two-family and single-family attached dwelling lots may abut a common parking court provided that: ((b)) ((d)) ((a)) Approval Criteria. The Planning Commission may approve applications for common parking courts provided that all standards in this section are satisfied and that the Commission determines that the development: will provide a greater amount of usable open space than if a public road section was utilized; and will guarantee the perpetual maintenance of the common parking court through appropriate legal instruments; and will provide convenient and adequate parking for all residents and their guests. Maximum Lot Size. No single-family dwelling lot fronting on a common parking court shall exceed a maximum of 8,000 square feet in area. ((c)) Minimum Acreage. A minimum of four acres shall be required for all developments proposing the use of common parking courts. Maximum Dwelling Served. Each approved common parking court shall serve no more than a total of 16 single-family detached or semi-detached dwelling lots, or a total of 36 single- family attached dwelling lots. In considering requests for a variation approval from this section relevant to the maximum number of dwellings to be served per entrance by a common parking court, the Planning Commission may consider the extent to which the request for variation fulfills the following performance criteria: Common parking courts which exceed 36 townhouse dwelling units per entrance or exceed 250 vehicles per day per entrance for single-family detached or two-family dwellings shall be required to provide an intersection capacity analysis study from the public right-of-way to the common parking court, width of the entrance (to determine the length of the entrance (2-11' lanes with curb & gutter each side minimum), and the off-set distance to adjacent entrances (125' minimum). Common parking courts which exceed 600' in length shall be required to provide an alternate access to all dwelling units, but no dwelling units shall be in excess of 600' from a public right- of-way. Common parking courts which exceed 600' in length shall meet the following cul-de-sac criteria: Utility easement is required from the turnaround to another street to provide a looped water system or where the ~stem is otherwise looped; and Fire hydrants are required to be installed along the street and at the end of the turnaround in accordance with the Design and Construction Standards Manual and approved by the Loudoun County Fire Marshal; and * These criteria are draft only and are subject to change -2- ((e)) Establishment of a cul-de-sac will not conflict with any future road extensions identified in the Transportation Element of the Town Plan, and it is not necessa ,fy to establish a through road on the site. Common parking courts shall not allow more than 400 vehicles per day~ per entrance. Common parking courts shall not exceed 1200' in length from the public right-of-way to the public right-of-way (loop). Construction Standards. The design of all common driveways shall conform with the Leesburg Design and Construction Standards Manual, latest edition.