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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION:
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2001-75 ADOPTED ~
INITIATING AMENDMENTS TO THE LEESBURG ZONING
ORDINANCE TO REQUIRE A PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC
HEARING FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTION APPLICATIONS
WHEREAS, it is the intent and desire of Council to provide the general public with the
fullest opportunity to comment on land use applications requiring legislative action; and
WHEREAS, existing Zoning Ordinance provisions do not require the Planning
Commission to hold a public hearing on special exception applications as part of the application
review process; and
WHEREAS, in order to provide the general public with additional opportunity to comment
on special exception applications, and to provide additional written notice to owners of property
adjacent to land subject to such an application, the special exception regulations in the Zoning
Ordinance must be revised to require a public hearing before the Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning practice
require the proposed amendments.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town Leesburg in Virginia as follows:
SECTION I. The following amendments are hereby initiated and referred to the Planning
Commission for recommendation:
Section 1 lA-4 APPIJCATION: REVIF, W AND ENFORCHMHNT PROCHDIIRHS
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Planning Commission Public Hearing and Recommendation. The Planning
Commission shall hold a nublic hearin~ on a nrono~qed .qnecial excention in
accordance with the reouirementq of Section 15_2-2204 of the 1950 Code of
Virginia: a,q amended. Thereafter: the Planning Commi.q~qion ~qhall forward the
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RESOLUTION: INITIATING AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO
REQUIRE A PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING FOR SPECIAL EXCEPTION
APPLICATIONS
proposed special exception to the Council, together with its recommendation(s)
and a statement fully setting forth its reasons for such recommendation(s) prior to
the Town Council Public Hearing.
SECTION II. The Planning Commission shall hold a public heating to consider these
amendments to the Zoning Ordinance, and report its recommendation to the Town Council
pursuant to Chapter 22, Title 15.2-2204 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended.
PASSED this 22nd day of May 2001.
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