HomeMy Public PortalAbout1994_06_28_R134 The Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia
PRESENTED June 28, ~_9:,4
RESOLUTION NO. 94-134
ADOPTED June 28, 1994
A RESOLUTION:
INITIATING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 13A-2(2) OF THE
LEESBURG ZONING ORDINANCE TO MAKE THE ZONING MAP
AMENDMENT DISCLOSURE STATEMENT CONSISTENT WITH THE
1950 CODE OF VIRGINIA, AS AMENDED
WHEREAS, public necessity, general welfare, and good zoning practice require the evaluation
of existing ordinances to ensure they remain consistent with the Code of Virginia; and
WHEREAS; the Town Attorney recommends that Section 13A-2(2) of the Leesburg Zoning
Ordinance be revised in order to make the disclosure statement submitted~vith zoning map amendments
consistent with the provisions of Title 15.1-491 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended; and
THEREFORE RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows;
SECTION I. An amendment to Section 13A-2(2) is hereby initiated as indicated below:
Section 13A-2 INITIATION OF AMENDMENTS
(2)
Amendments to the zoning boundaries or classification of property shown on the Zoning Map
may be initiated by property owners of the land proposed to be rezoned, by the filing with the
Council of a Zoning Map amendment petition addressed to the Council, which petition shall be
on a standard form approved by the Planning Commission and provided by the Zoning
Administrator, and accompanied by a fee of $1600 for the first 20 acres plus $40 per each acre
thereafter, and other material and data required in said form.
Zoning Map Amendment Applications shall include a disclosure statement, signed by the
property owners, contract purchasers or the agents thereof, which shall be sworn to under oath
before a nota~ public or other official before whom oaths may be taken, stating whether or not
any member of the local planning commission or governing body has any interest in such
property, either individually, by ownership of stock in a corporation owning such land,
partnership, as the beneficiary of a trust, or the settlor of a revocable trust or whether a member
of the immediate household of any member of the planning commission or governing body has
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at all times during the processing of the application.
ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT TO SECTION 13A-2(2)
SECTION II. The Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing and consider this
amendment to the Zoning Ordinance, and report its recommendation to the Town Council pursuant to
Chapter 11, Title 15.1-431 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended.
PASSED this 28ch day of June ,1994.
ATTEST:
· Clem, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
Clerk of Council' d
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