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The Town of
Leesburg,
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION:
96-54
INITIATING AN AMENDMENT
SUBDIVISION AND LAND
PRESENTED March 12, 1996
ADOPTED March 12, 1996
TO SECTION 13-75(c)(2) OF THE
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS
REGARDING COMMON PARKING COURTS
WHEREAS, the Town of Leesburg seeks to provide a safe and efficient transportation system
serving automobiles, pedestrians and bicycle traffic in all sectors of the community; and
WHEREAS, common parking courts do not meet the same road standards as that of public
streets within the Town; and
WHEREAS, traffic flow on a common parking court can be increased without the requirement
of comparable street design improvements; and
WHEREAS, the Town has no explicit performance criteria for evaluating requests for variations
to Section 13-75(c)(2) allowed under the current regulations; and
WHEREAS, the Town has received numerous complaints from citizens concerning common
parking courts, including but not limited to, road maintenance and snow removal, and safe and
convenient school bus pickup of children; and
WHEREAS, a majority of the Planning Commission believes that only single-family
attached dwellings should be allowed on a common parking court; and
WHEREAS, amendment of this provision of the Leesburg Subdivision and Land Development
Regulations is in the best interest of the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good planning
practice:
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
An amendment to Section 13-75(c)(2) of the Town of Leesburg Subdivision and Land
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INITIATING AN AMENDMENT TO SECTION 13-75(c)(2) OF THE SUBDVISION AND LAND
DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS REGARDING COMMON PARKING COURTS
Development Regulations to eliminate language which would allow single-family detached and two-
family dwellings on common parking courts and further to create road design considerations for use on
common parking courts which exceed a certain traffic volume is initiated. This amendment is referred
to the Planning Commission for a public hearing and recommendation under Chapter 11, Title 15.1-43 !
of the Code of Virginia, as amended.
PASSED this 12th day of March , 1996
ATTEST:
Clerk of Council
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~TTaomeS E. Clem, Mayor
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