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Home My Public Portal About2008_12_18_R198 Sign Permit for Homewood Suites Hotel The Town of Leesburg, Virginia PRESENTED: December 18. 2008 RESOLUTION NO. 2008-198 ADOPTED: December 18. 2008 A RESOLUTION: AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A SIGN PERMIT PURSUANT TO ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION 15.9.7. UNUSUAL SITE CONSTRAINTS FOR THE HOMEWOOD SUITES HOTEL SITUATED ON FORT EVANS ROAD, NE ON PROPERTY IDENTIFIED BY LOUDOUN COUNTY LAND RECORDS AS PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 188-18-2418. WHEREAS, Liberty Hospitality Partners LP is constructing a 91-room, four story extended stay hotel (Homewood Suites) on Fort Evans Road, NE on property identified by Loudoun County Land Records as Parcel Identification Number 188-18-2418; and WHEREAS, due to unusual site conditions, the Homewood Suites hotel building will be partially blocked from view from the Leesburg Bypass; and WHEREAS, Town of Leesburg Zoning Ordinance Section 15.7.2.C.2limits the height of wall-mounted signs to 25 feet or to the bottom sill of any second floor window, whichever is lowest; and WHEREAS, This unusual site condition will block the view of any wall mounted sign placed at the height required by Section 15.7.2.C.2 from the Leesburg Bypass, and thereby prohibit the ability to obtain effective signage on the Homewood Suites property from the Leesburg Bypass; and WHEREAS, it is appreciated that hotels serve out-of-town travelers, many of whom will reach Leesburg via the Leesburg Bypass, which makes visibility of any signage from the Leesburg Bypass of paramount importance to the function of a hotel in this location; and WHEREAS, Town of Leesburg Zoning Ordinance Section 15.9.7 Unusual Site Constraints stipulates that "[W]hen unusual building site conditions prohibit the ability to obtain -2- A RESOLUTION: AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF A SIGN PERMIT PURSUANT TO ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION 15.9.7. UNUSUAL SITE CONSTRAINTS FOR THE HOMEWOOD SUITES HOTEL SITUATED ON FORT EVANS ROAD, NE ON PROPERTY IDENTIFIED BY LOUDOUN COUNTY LAND RECORDS AS PARCEL IDENTIFICATION NUMBER 188-18-2418. effective signage, the Zoning Administrator may issue sign permits which comply with the intent of this article (Article 15 Signs) upon authorization by Town Council"; and WHEREAS, staff recommends Town Council authorize issuance of sign permits in pursuit of Zoning Ordinance Section 15.9.7 Unusual Site Constraints. THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia that authorization is hereby given for a wall mounted sign to be erected on the building situated on property identified in Loudoun County Land Records as Parcel Identification Number 188-18- 2418, the following limitations regarding that sign shall apply: 1. No more than one wall-mounted sign shall be installed on the fayade facing the Leesburg Bypass (south fayade) up the height of the eave on a pitched roof building, or up the bottom of the parapet on a flat-roofed building. 2. This authorization does not express or imply any waiver or modification of any other applicable requirements set forth in the Subdivision and Land Development Regulations, the Zoning Ordinance, or the Design and Construction Standards Manual (DCSM). PASSED this 18th day of December. 2008. ~/~~.. Kristen C.rns attd, Mayor I Y Town of Leesburg ATTEST: '.'M/'; 1\..1. /'~\: ~. ..~. /~F Clerk of Counc, 0 .