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Leesburg,
Virginia
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION:
WHEREAS,
92-166
PRESENTED September 8, 1992
ADOPTED September 8, 1992
INITIATING AMENDMENTS TO THE LEESBURG ZONING
ORDINANCE FOR ARTICLE 18, SECTION 4C-3 AND SECTION 11A-
7(21) TO ESTABLISH A SPECIAL EXCEPTION USE IN THE B-3
ZONING DISTRICT WHICH WOULD PERMIT THE DEVELOPMENT
OF A LAND LEASE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT
on August 11, 1992 the Town Council was petitioned by Mr. O. Leland
Mahan on behalf of Mr. David Frenzel to consider amending the zoning ordinance for the
establishment of specific residential uses within the B-3 zoning district; and
WHEREAS, the current zoning ordinance does not permit any residential development
within the B-3 zoning district; and
WHEREAS, if the proposed amendments are adopted as stated herein, manufactured
housing at a density of 17 units per acre could be constructed on B-3 parcels with a minimum
size of 10 acres in area; and
WHEREAS, this type of development could provide an option for housing alternatives
and opportunities for a wider spectrum of economic levels:
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as
follows:
SECTION I. An amendment to the following Articles and Sections of the Leesburg
Zoning Ordinance is hereby initiated to include the text as stated below:
Article 18 - Definitions
"Manufactured Home" is a single family dwelling manufactured off site in a factory in
accordance with the HUD Building Code, which is a national pre-emptive building code
established by the federal government. A manufactured home is not a mobile home.
INITIATING A ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT RE: A LAND LEASE DEVELOPMENT
"Mobile Home" shall mean a structure manufactured prior to June 15, 1976, and that is
not constructed in accordance with the HUD Building Code.
"Land Lease Residential Development" A parcel of land under single or multiple
ownership but under a central management that has been planned and improved for the
placement of manufactured housing for dwelling purposes. A land lease residential
development shall only include a development wherein manufactured housing sites and/or
houses are leased or rented.
Section 4C-3. Special Exceptions Uses
(2) Residential Uses
a. Land lease residential development.
Section llA-7 - Specific Review Criteria
(21) Standards for Land Lease residential development
Any material may be used for the exterior surface and the
roof which is generally acceptable for site-built housing in
the Town of Leesburg.
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Homes are restricted to residential use except for units
used for models, management offices, or sales offices.
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Homes shall be installed in accordance with the
manufacturer's instructions.
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All accessory buildings shall be architecturally compatible
with the principal structure.
Minimum parcel area for land-lease residential
development - Five (5) acres.
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Maximum parcel area for land-lease residential
development - Ten (10) acres.
g. Maximum density of sites per net acre - seventeen (17).
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A fifteen (15) foot minimum yard shall be maintained
between all streets, curbs and the manufactured home and
other structural improvements. Required yards at the
edges of the land-lease residential development shall be
twenty-five (25) feet from all streets and twenty (20) feet
from all other abutting property lines, contain no accessory
buildings and be treated as front yards for the community.
INITIATING A ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT RE: A LAND I.F, ASE DEVELOPMENT
i. Direct vehicular access to the land-lease community shall
be provided by means of an abutting improved public
street.
j. The development shall provide an area for recreational
facilities. The area shall include space for community use
and for guest parking.
k. A minimum of twenty percent (20%) of the gross acreage
of a site developed for a land-lease residential use shall be
maintained as open space.
SECTION II. The Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing and consider these
amendments to the Zoning Ordinance, and report its recommendations to the Town Council
pursuant to Chapter 11, Title 15.1-431 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended.
PASSED this 8th day of September , 1992
a~m~es E. Clem,
Mayor
Town of Leesburg
ATTEST:
Clerk of Council
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