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PRESENTED September 14, 1999
RESOLUTION NO. 99-306 ADOPTED September 28, 1999
A RESOLUTION: INITIATING AMENDMENTS TO THE LAND USE AND
TRANSPORTATION ELEMENTS OF THE 1997 TOWN PLAN
WHEREAS, rezoning application ZM-157 has been filed and is under review by
Town staff and the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, as currently submitted, said application is inconsistent with various
provisions of the Land Use and Transportation Elements of the 1997 Town Plan; and
WHEREAS, a letter dated September 3, 1999, from Bob Sevila, representing the
Peterson Companies with regard to the pending Leesburg Commons rezoning application,
requests consideration of amendments to the Land Use Elements and Transportation of
the 1997 Town Plan to enable rezoning application ZM-157 to be consistent with said
Plan; and
WHEREAS, Section 15.2-2229 of the Code of Virginia sets forth the procedure
for said amendments, including the requirement for the governing body of the Town to
"direct the local planning commission to prepare an amendment and submit it to public
heating within sixty days after formal written request by the governing body"; and
WHEREAS, on September 7, the Planning and Zoning Committee of the Town
Council considered said request; and
WHEREAS, the Planning and Zoning Committee agreed to forward said initiation
request to the full Council without recommendation and that if a Town Plan amendment
is initiated by the Council, such initiation would be for the purpose of determining the
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appropriateness of the proposed Town Plan amendment and that such initiation does not
constitute a Council endorsement.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows:
SECTION I. Staff is hereby authorized to process a Town Plan Amendment for
consideration by the Planning Commission and Town Council for their evaluation and
recommendation.
SECTION II. The Planning Commission is directed to review, consider
modification of, hold a public hearing for, and provide a recommendation to the Town
Council concerning amendments to the Town Plan associated with ZM-157 in accordance
with the provisions of Section 15.2-2229 of the Code of Virginia.
SECTION 1II. This initiation is for the purpose of determining the appropriateness
of the proposed Town Plan amendment and that such initiation does not constitute a
Council endorsement.
PASSED this
28th day of September ,1999.
ATTEST:
Clerk of Council
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Jz(-nes E. Clem, Mayor
Town of Leesburg