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PRESENTED April 9; 2002
RESOLUTION NO. 2 0 0 2- 51 ADOPTED
A RESOLUTION: INITIATING AMENDMENTS TO THE LEESBURG ZONING
ORDINANCE TO PERMIT MEDICAL OFFICES AND VETERINARY
HOSPITALS AS BY-RIGHT USES IN THE O-1 DISTRICT AND
AUTHORIZATION OF A JOINT PUBLIC HEARING
WHEREAS, it is the intent and desire of Council to promote and enhance oppommities for
medical offices and veterinary offices in the Town of Leesburg to serve its citizens; and
WHEREAS, the O-1 General Office District Regulations currently prohibit physicians,
dentists and veterinarians as a principal use in the district; and
WHEREAS, amending the district regulation medical offices and veterinarian offices will
allow this type of use to be engaged in more efficiently in accordance with the goals of the
regulations; 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 4D-2. PERMITTED IISES
(4) Commercial 1
a. Office
b. Recreation Facility
c. Home Occupation
d. Veterinary I-Io~qnital
d.e. Services, personal, which are accessory uses to office uses, including the
following:
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RESOLUTION: INITIATING AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN OF LEESBURG ZONING
ORDINANCE TO PERMIT MEDICAL OFFICES & VETERINARY
HOSPITALS IN THE O-1 DISTRICT & AUTHORIZATION OF A JOINT
PUBLIC HEARING
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(1)
1. Bank without drive-in facility
2. Barber shop
3. Beauty shop
4. Dry cleaning and/or laundry pickup station
5. Shoe repair shop
6. Watch repair shop
7. Photostat shop
8. Tailor shop
9. Travel agency
10. Office supply store
11. Newspaper stand
12. Eating establishment without drive-in facility
l l~qE I,IMITATIONS
Services, personal, which are accessory to office uses shall be located in the same
building as the permitted uses and shall not constitute more than 25% of the
leasable floor area of the building.
(2)
Recreation facilities shall be adequately soundproofed and constructed so that there
will be no noise detrimental to other properties. Lighting of any outdoor
recreation facility must be directed so as to eliminate or mitigate glare onto any
residential use or roadway. The hours of operation for outdoor recreation
facilities shall not exceed 7 a.m. to 11 p.m.
(3) Veterinary. hn.?ital.q ~hall he enrnpletely enc. ln~qed within a huilding_ The hnilding
~qhall he adennately ~qoundprnnfed and cnn~qtrueted ~qn that there will he no
emi~q,qion nfndnr nr nni~qe detrimental tn nther prnpertie~q in the area.
ARTICLE 18 - DEFINITIONS
SERVICES, PERSONAL
Any service wherein the primary occupation is the repair, care of, maintenance or
customizing of personal properties that are worn or carried about the person or are a
physical component of the person. For the purpose of this Ordinance, personal service
establishments shall include, but need not be limited to, barber shops, beauty parlors, pet
grooming establishments, laundering, cleaning and other garment servicing establishments,
tailors, dressmaking shops, shoe cleaning or repair shops, and other similar places of
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RESOLUTION: INITIATING AMENDMENTS TO THE TOWN OF LEESBURG ZONING
ORDINANCE TO PERMIT MEDICAL OFFICES & VETERINARY
HOSPITALS IN THE O-1 DISTRICT & AUTHORIZATION OF A JOINT
PUBLIC HEARING
business: services, personal do not include -"~- .... ~'--' .... '-' .... ~ .......
ve~e~-i,iai-iaiis, or dry cleaning plants or laundries solely devoted to cleaning, processing,
etc., or linen or diaper service establishments.
SECTION II. Pursuant to Chapter 22, Title 15.2-2204 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as
mended, a notice that a Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment to permit medical offices and
veterinary hospitals in the O-1 Disthct will be considered jointly by the Leesburg Town Council
and the Leesburg Planning Commission shall be published in the Leesburg Today on April 26 and
May 3, 2002 for a Joint Public Hearing to be held on Tuesday, May 14, 2002 in the Council
Chambers of the Government Center at 25 West Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia, 20176.
PASSED this 9th day of April 2002.
ATTEST:
Clerk of Coun~J
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