HomeMy Public PortalAbout2013_09_10_R108 Initiating Amendments to the ZO re New Zoning District for Morven Park The Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia PRESENTED September 10, 2013
RESOLUTION NO. 2013-108 ADOPTED September 10, 2013
A RESOLUTION: INITIATING AMENDMENTS TO THE LEESBURG ZONING
ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A NEW ZONING DISTRICT FOR THE
MORVEN PARK PROPERTY
WHEREAS,the Westmoreland Davis Memorial Foundation, Inc., a non-profit
corporation which owns approximately 990 acres outside the Town limits within Loudoun
County, known as Morven Park,which is utilized for community and educational events, has
expressed a desire to be within the boundaries of the Town; and
WHEREAS, The Town's Zoning Ordinance will need to be amended to accommodate
Morven Park should the Boundary Line Adjustment be approved; and
WHEREAS; the Town's Zoning Ordinance may be amended from time to time by the
Town Council; and
WHEREAS,the public necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning practice
require the proposed amendments.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia
as follows:
SECTION I: Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance are hereby initiated and referred to
the Planning Commission to establish a new zoning district for the Morven Park Property and to
amend other sections of the Zoning Ordinance as necessary to accommodate the proposed
district.
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A RESOLUTION: INITIATING AMENDMENTS TO THE LEESBURG ZONING
ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A NEW ZONING DISTRICT FOR THE
HISTORIC MORVEN PARK PROPERTY
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 10th day of September, 2013.
Krisee . U stattd, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
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