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RESOLli"I'IOIS NO. 2fl09-12~i
I'i~,ESENTIiI7 October 27, 2009
t1DOl'"1'ED Octrher 27. 2009
t1 RESOL;liTlOl~i: INITIAT1NCi Aik'tENL)YfEN"I'S T~ AR"PIOI:I 13 Ol THE LLBSB(JRC
LOl`,tNG C}RI}11V.lNCI: "1't} f,LIGN TIIF, FI,t7()I7 PItC)TZC`I'IO~
{JI2D1~l.ANCE ~ITII Tlll CREEK VA[;I,EY BUFFER ORI?INA1tiCE
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WIIERERS, the I~aatui'at Rcsatia°ee C?bjeoti~re 1 in the Tocval Plan states tf7at t(ie TUUrn's
sireaan ez}rriclors should include a Creek Valley Buffer far ardas draining mole than 1 OC? acres
<rnd less thtai 6~I0 acres to pa•eset~=e, pt~otect aald restore the stream cotridars; aitd
GVIIEREr1S; "I'o~vn Coutlcii I2esfllution 2(109-05~ it7 May 2009 directed staff to dc~elcai3
alnendaneiits toLoniig Ordinariee article 14 to establish alilaropriafeCreek Valle}~ BuPfei'drea
ietiuirenents; and
WNL;REAS, ~la•ticle 13 of the T~aim 7.<ittin~ Ordinance allor~~s routine alteratioars of
Greek ValleSi Buffer €rreas; and
1§rHluRI3A5, the 1~tzwn ntay wish to revise tlrticie I3 of the Tcawn 7.oz~[ng Ordinance tci
coordinate those regulations it<ith the Creek Valley Buffer Erdinance rlmcndri~eslts anti align
~ti•ith Object[ve ] o£tbe Natural Resources Element of t}le Tcs~.vn Pfau; and
W`H1RPr1S; Ih€ acneiidiiients will pro}Nide the necessary critet~ia to protecf ~~atei- tltiality
i~~hen Creek Valley Btlff'ers are Providcci;and also ri cases wi=Here the buffer is }waived based on
aticeptal~le criteria.
TI IEREFORlx RESt)LVEI}by the Leesbilzg Towir Gnuncil as follaw's:
SEC'1IONL ~men<[trtents to'Loliiug OrditrancetXt{iele f3 al•eherebyhritiatedaiid
referred tcrtlic Planning Comtnlssion to esiablisha}~propi-iate Flaod Praltect[on and Creek'Valley
Btil'fer requireancnts consistehl urith the'I"oun Plan.
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A RESOLUTION: INITIATING AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLE 13 OF THE LEESBURG
ZONING ORDINANCE TO ALIGN THE FLOOD PROTECTION
ORDINANCE WITI-I THE CREEK VALLEY BUFFER ORDINANCE
AMENDMENTS
SECTION II. The Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing 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 27t1i day of October. 2009.
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-Kris C. mstattd, Mayor
Town of Leesbw•g
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Clerk of Council;
P:V2esolutionsU2esolutions 2009/1027 Plood Protection Ordinn~ice Amendmenldoc 10/28/09