HomeMy Public PortalAbout2012_07_24_R089 Initiating Amendments for Form Based CodeThe Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia
RESOLUTION NO. 2012 -089
PRESENTED July 24, 2012
ADOPTED July 24, 2012
A RESOLUTION: TO INITIATE AMENDMENTS TO ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION
7.10 CRESCENT FORM -BASED DISTRICT TO CONSIDER CHANGES
TO IMPROVE THE DISTRICT; TO THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO
CONSIDER ADDITIONAL LAND FOR INCLUSION IN THE DISTRICT;
TO THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS MANUAL, THE
SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, THE
ZONING ORDINANCE AND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP, AND
UPDATES TO THE TOWN PLAN TO IMPLEMENT THE REVISED
CRESCENT FORM -BASED ZONING DISTRICT
WHEREAS, the Crescent Form -Based District presents opportunities to achieve
development and redevelopment that increase property values while reinforcing and extending the
character of the downtown in appropriate areas; and
WHEREAS, on February 28, 2012 the Town Council deferred the effective date of
Ordinance 2011 -0 -004, an amendment to adopt Section 7.10 Crescent Form -Based District to the
Leesburg Zoning Ordinance, from March 1, 2012 to a date not to exceed July 31, 2013; and
WHEREAS, the purpose of the deferral was to better implement the Crescent District
Master Plan to achieve a traditional urban form that reinforces the character of the Town; and
WHEREAS, Town Council has identified areas where the Crescent Form -Based District text
may be improved to achieve the goals of the Crescent District Master Plan and the Town Plan; and
WHEREAS, Town Council has identified additional land area that may be appropriate for
inclusion in a revised Crescent Form -Based District; and
WHEREAS, in order to fully implement the provisions of a revised Crescent Form -Based
Zoning District, appropriate amendments must be made to the Design and Construction Standards
Manual (DCSM), the Subdivision and Land Development Regulations (SLDR) and the Zoning
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A RESOLUTION: TO INITIATE AMENDMENTS TO ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION
7.10 CRESCENT FORM -BASED DISTRICT TO CONSIDER CHANGES
TO IMPROVE THE DISTRICT; TO THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO
CONSIDER ADDITIONAL LAND FOR INCLUSION IN THE DISTRICT;
TO THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS MANUAL, THE
SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, THE
ZONING ORDINANCE AND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP, AND
UPDATES TO THE TOWN PLAN TO IMPLEMENT THE REVISED
CRESCENT FORM -BASED ZONING DISTRICT
Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, in order to fully implement the provisions of the Crescent Form -Based Zoning
District, appropriate updates must be made to the Town Plan; and
WHEREAS, in order to fully implement the provisions of a revised Crescent Form -Based
Zoning District, appropriate amendments must be made to the H -1, Old and Historic Overlay
District and the H -2, Historic Corridor Architectural Control Overlay District, both on the Official
Zoning Map and in the Zoning Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning practice
require consideration of the proposed amendments.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia that:
SECTION I. Amendments to Zoning Ordinance Section 7.10 Crescent Form -Based District
are hereby initiated and referred to the Planning Commission to consider changes that will improve
the functionality, utility, and implementation of the Crescent Form -Based District to achieve a
traditional urban form that reinforces the character of the Town.
SECTION II. Amendments to the Official Zoning Map are hereby initiated and referred to
the Planning Commission to consider extending the Crescent Form -Based District to the boundaries
as proposed on Exhibit 1 attached hereto entitled "Draft Crescent Form -Based District Map ".
SECTION III. Amendments to the Design and Construction Standards Manual, the
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A RESOLUTION: TO INITIATE AMENDMENTS TO ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION
7.10 CRESCENT FORM -BASED DISTRICT TO CONSIDER CHANGES
TO IMPROVE THE DISTRICT; TO THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO
CONSIDER ADDITIONAL LAND FOR INCLUSION IN THE DISTRICT;
TO THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS MANUAL, THE
SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, THE
ZONING ORDINANCE AND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP, AND
UPDATES TO THE TOWN PLAN TO IMPLEMENT THE REVISED
CRESCENT FORM -BASED ZONING DISTRICT
Subdivision and Land Development Regulations and the Zoning Ordinance are hereby initiated and
referred to the Planning Commission to achieve consistency with the provisions of a revised Zoning
Ordinance Section 7.10 Crescent Form -Based Zoning District.
SECTION IV. Amendments to the H -1, Old and Historic Overlay District and the H -2,
Historic Corridor Architectural Control Overlay District, both on the Official Zoning Map and in
the Zoning Ordinance are hereby initiated and referred to the Planning Commission to achieve
consistency with the provisions of a revised Zoning Ordinance Section 7.10 Crescent Form -Based
Zoning District.
SECTION V. Amendments to the Town Plan are hereby authorized to achieve consistency
with the provisions of a revised Zoning Ordinance Section 7.10 Crescent Form -Based Zoning
District.
SECTION VI. The amendments to the Town Plan, the Design and Construction Standards
Manual, the Subdivision and Land Development Regulations, the Zoning Ordinance and the
Official Zoning Map shall be adopted and/or completed prior to the effective date of the Crescent
Form -Based District.
SECTION VII. The Planning Commission shall hold a public hearing to consider these
amendments and report its recommendation to the Town Council pursuant to Chapter 22, Title 15.2-
2204 of the 1950 Code of Virginia, as amended.
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A RESOLUTION: TO INITIATE AMENDMENTS TO ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION
7.10 CRESCENT FORM -BASED DISTRICT TO CONSIDER CHANGES
TO IMPROVE THE DISTRICT; TO THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP TO
CONSIDER ADDITIONAL LAND FOR INCLUSION IN THE DISTRICT;
TO THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS MANUAL, THE
SUBDIVISION AND LAND DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS, THE
ZONING ORDINANCE AND THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP, AND
UPDATES TO THE TOWN PLAN TO IMPLEMENT THE REVISED
CRESCENT FORM -BASED ZONING DISTRICT
PASSED this 24th day of July, 2012.
. U stattd, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
ATTE�T:
Clerk oftV
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