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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION:
PRESENTED. January 8, 2002
20024 1 ADOPTED January 8, 2002
AMENDING THE 2002 LEGISLATIVE PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Virginia Housing Study Commission has recommended that the General
Assembly amend the Code of Virginia to treat manufactured houses the same as single family
homes for zoning purposes; and
WHEREAS, the Town Council is seriously concerned that this change would be a dilution
of local authority in land use regulation, and would take away one of the few tools localities possess
to help ensure some consistency in neighborhoods; and
WHEREAS, the Council is concerned that manufactured houses may pose more of a fire and
safety concern than stick-built houses; and
WHEREAS, the Legislative Transition Task Force established under the Virginia Electric
Utility Restructuring Act has recommended new administrative and regulatory procedures that
would take away local authority in land use regulation over the siting new electric generation
facilities; and
WHEREAS, local governments play an important role in ensuring that new electric
generation facilities do not adversely impact residential areas and are in compliance with local
comprehensive planning documents; and
WHEREAS, the staff recommends that the Council take positions in opposition to these
proposed changes.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia that the
2002 Legislative Program is hereby amended as follows:
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A RESOLUTION: AMENDING THE 2002 LEGISLATIVE AGENDA
1. The Town urges the General Assembly to oppose the recommendation of the Virginia
Housing Study Commission to amend the Code of Virginia to treat manufactured houses
the same as single family houses for zoning purposes. This change would be a dilution
of local authority in land use regulation, and would take away one of the few tools
localities possess to help ensure some consistency in neighborhoods.
2. The Town urges the General Assembly to oppose any new administrative and regulatory
procedure recommendations of the Legislative Transition Task Force, established under
the Virginia Electric Utility Restructuring Act, that would take away local authority in
land use regulation over the siting new electric generation facilities.
3. That the Council's legislative positions be communicated with Leesburg's
representatives in the General Assembly.
PASSED this 8th day of January 2002.
ATTEST:
?erk of Council
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