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RESOLUTION NO.
94-208
PRESENTED September 27, 1994
ADOPTED September 27, 1994
A RESOLUTION:
COMMENTING ON LOUDOUN COUNTY REZONING CONCEPT PLAN
AMENDMENT ZCPA 1994-0001, RIVER CREEK
WHEREAS, on May 19, 1993, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors approved rezoning
application ZMAP 1989-0015, River Creek by the River Creek Limited Partnership of Silver Spring,
Maryland; and
WHEREAS, the River Creek Limited Partnership of Silver Spring, a Maryland, has submitted
rezoning concept plan amendment application ZCPA 1994-0001, River Creek to Loudoun County; and
WHEREAS, the property is located within the Leesburg Area Management Plan (LAMP) area;
and
WHEREAS, the AADPs provide for town review and comment of applications within the LAMP
area; and
WHEREAS, on September 26, 1994, the Council completed a review of this application.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
SECTION I. The attached concerns are forwarded by the Town Council to the County of
Loudoun Planning Commission in consideration of ZCPA 1994-0001, River Creek.
SECTION II. The manager is hereby directed to transmit a copy of this resolution to the
Loudoun County Planning Commission.
PASSED this 27th day of September , 1994.
/'~tLJames E. Clem, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
ATFEST:
Clerk of Council
ZCPA 1994-0001, RIVER CREEK
August 17, 1994
General
Recommend the applicant modify the concept plan to show current ownership of Parcels A, B,
and C.
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Recommend that the applicant adjust the net acreage to account for the 22.8573 acre site
purchased by L.C.S.A. and is no longer a part of this parcel.
Utilities
This development is dependent on off-site facilities. The town is currently coordinating the
process of obtaining the easements and the parcel of land required for construction of these off-
site facilities with the County. Recommend resolution prior to approval of this concept plan
amendment application.
Transportation
The concept plan indicates that the internal roads and associated road improvements terminate
at existing Route 773 and existing Edwards Ferry Road. Neither road, in its existing condition,
has capacity or operational characteristics to support River Creek traffic.
2. The town does not recommend private internal roads or private maintenance of internal roads.
3. Recommend that the on-site road system consider the following:
Access to each land bay should be based upon VDOT spacing requirements and should
accommodate projected traffic at each entrance;
b. Entrance to townhouse land bay J is not recommended at the end of the cul-de-sac:
The maximum cul-de-sac length is 1200' (with special conditions). Land bays D, E and
L exceed this maximum length, additional entrances are recommended for these land
bays.
d. Provide sidewalks in residential areas.
Recommend the applicant tie into the phasing of the development the up~ading of Ed~vards
Ferry Road from River Creek to the existing 4-tane divided section east of Route 15.
Marilee L. Scigt'ricd
Planner