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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION:
PRESENTED October 9, 1991
91-23l ADOPTED October 9, 1991
RE-INITIATING AND REFERRING AN AMENDMENT TO THE LEESBURG
ZONING ORDINANCE REGARDING PROVISION OF ACTIVE RECREATION
FACILITIES IN MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS
WHEREAS, on February 12, 1991 the Council by Resolution No. 91-37 initiated an amendment
to Article 3 and Article 11 of the Leesburg Zoning Ordinance proposing criteria for requiring active
recreation facilities in multi-family residential developments; and
WHEREAS, said amendment applied only to the R-22 residential zoning district and the Special
Exception standards for multi-family developments in the B-1 and B-2 commercial zoning districts; and
WHEREAS, both the Planning Commission and Council have conducted public hearings on the
amendment; and
WHEREAS, Council has concluded that the criteria proposed in the amendment could result
in inequitable regulation of multi-family developments; and
WHEREAS, the R-16 residential zoning district also governs multi-family development; and
WHEREAS, general welfare and good zoning practice require uniform regulation of similarly
situated land uses:
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg as follows:
SECTION I. Resolution No. 91-37, adopted by the Council of the Town of Leesburg on
February 12, 1991, is hereby rescinded.
SECTION II. An amendment to Section 3H-9(2) of the Leesburg Zoning Ordinance is hereby
initiated, replacing existing text with the following:.
(2) For developments with overall density exceeding eight (8) units per net acre, active
recreation facilities such as playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools and clubhouses
shall be provided at a rate of at least 250 square feet per dwelling unit. "Active
recreation" is defined as activities that allow physical participation by an individual or
group. The size, type, and number of facilities provided shall be commensurate with
the anticipated needs of the residents.
a. Construction of recreation facilities described in the development plan shall be
in accordance with a schedule approved as part of the plan and shall be at a
rate equivalent to or greater than the rate of construction of dwellings. At a
minimum, a phasing plan must assure that major recreation facilities, such as
pools, clubhouses, and tennis courts, are constructed prior to the completion of
fifty percent (50%) of the total units.
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AMENDMENT TO THE LEESBURG ZONING ORDINANCE REGARDING PROVISION OF ACTIVE
RECREATION FACILITIES IN MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS
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If subsequent subdivision or boundary line adjustment causes the density of
previously exempt development to exceed eight (8) units per net acre, the
owner(s) of that development shall add the recreation facilities required by this
section as a condition of approval of the subdivision or boundary line adjustment.
SECTION III. An amendment to Section 3I-7(2) of the Leesburg Zoning Ordinance is hereby
initiated, replacing existing text with the following:.
(2)
A minimum of thirty percent (30%) of the gross acreage of a site developed for multi-
family residential use shall be maintained as open space. For developments with overall
density exceeding eight (8) units per net acre, active recreation facilities such as
playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools and clubhouses shall be provided at a rate
of at least 250 square feet per dwelling unit. "Active recreation" is defined as activities
that allow physical participation by an individual or group. The size, type, and number
of facilities provided shall be commensurate with the anticipated needs of the residents.
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Construction of recreation facilities described in the development plan shall be
in accordance with a schedule approved as part of the plan and shall be at a
rate equivalent to or greater than the rate of construction of dwellings. At a
minimum, a phasing plan must assure that msjor recreation facilities, such as
pools, clubhouses and tennis courts, are constructed prior to the completion of
fifty percent (50%) of the total units.
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If subsequent subdivision or boundary line adjustment causes the density of
previously exempt development to exceed eight (8) units per net acre, the
owner(s) of that development shall add the recreation facilities required by this
section as a condition of approval of the subdivision or boundary line adjustment.
SECTION IV. An amendment to Section llA-7(3)b of the Leesburg Zoning Ordinance is hereby
initiated, replacing existing text with the followinE.
A minimum of thirty percent (30%) of the gross acreage of a site developed for multi-
family residential use shall be maintained as open space. For developments with overall
density exceeding eight (8) units per net acre, active recreation facilities such as
playgrounds, tennis courts, swimming pools and clubhouses shall be provided at a rate
of at least 250 square feet per dwelling unit. "Active recreation" is defined as activities
that allow physical participation by an individual or group. The size, type, and number
of facilities provided shall be commensurate with the anticipated needs of the residents.
Construction of recreation facilities described in the development plan shall be
in accordance with a schedule approved as part of the plan and shall be at a
rate equivalent to or greater than the rate of construction of dwellings. At a
minimum, a phasing plan must assure that m~jor recreation facilities, such as
pools, clubhouses and tennis courts, are constructed prior to the completion of
fifty percent (50%) of the total units.
If subsequent subdivision or boundary line adjustment causes the density of
previously exempt development to exceed eight (8) units per net acre, the
owner(s) of that development shall add the recreation facilities required by this
section as a condition of approval of the subdivision or boundary line adjustment.
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AMENDMENT TO THE LEESBURG ZONING ORDINANCE REGARDING PROVISION OF ACTIVE
RECREATION FACILITIES IN MULTI-FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENTS
SECTION V. The Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing and consider these
amendments to the Zoning Ordinance, and report its recommendation to the Town Council pursuant
to Chapter 11, Title 14.1-431 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended.
PASSED this 9th day of
ATTEST:
Clerk of Council
October , 1991.
Town of Leesburg