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A RESOLUTION: APPROVING TLSE-2014-0004, UNIWEST MINI-STORAGE, AN
INDOOR MINI-WAREHOUSE FACILITY LOCATED ON PROPERTY
IDENTIFIED AS PIN NUMBER 147-17-1241.
THEREFORE, RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Leesburg in Virginia that
Special Exception application TLSE-2014-0004, Uniwest Mini-Warehouse is hereby approved to
permit an indoor mini-warehouse on the property identified as Loudoun County Parcel
Identification (PIN) number 147-17-1241, subject to the following conditions (Note that of the
original 21 conditions of approval established in TLSE-2004-0013 five have been modified
below as highlighted in order to accommodate the mini-warehouse request):
1. Substantial Conformance. Except for the property identified as PIN# 147-17-1241,
development of this operty the property subject to TLSE-2004-0012 shall be in
substantial conformance with the special exception plan entitled"Special Exception Plat
for International Pavilion LTD Partnership", Sheets 1-9, dated April 20, 2005 by
Dewberry&Davis, LLC ("the Special Exception Plat") with reasonable allowances to
be made for engineering and design alteration to meet Town Subdivision and Land
Development Regulations,Zoning Ordinance or Design and Construction Standards
Manual requirements. Building locations may shift up to ten percent(10%) from the
location indicated on the Special Exception Plat. The property identified as PIN#147-
17-1241 (Special Exception TLSE-2014-0004) shall be developed in substantial
conformance with the special exception plat entitled "Fort Evans Plaza II" prepared
by Dewberry, Sheets 1-4, dated May 30,2014 and revised through December 19,
2014.
2. No Modifications Granted or Implied. Approval of this special exception does not
express or imply any waiver or modification of the requirements set forth in the
Subdivision and Land Development Regulations,the Zoning Ordinance, or the Design
and Construction Standards Manual. Final plats, development plans, and construction
drawings are subject to the applicable town regulations.
3. Interparcel Access. Interparcel access to the adjacent commercially zoned properties/
to the west and h of the subject open the property identified as PIN# 148-46-
5270 shall be provided in the approximate locations noted on the Special Exception Plat
for TLSE-2004-0013.
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A RESOLUTION: APPROVING TLSE-2014-0004, UNIWEST MINI-STORAGE, AN
INDOOR MINI-WAREHOUSE FACILITY LOCATED ON PROPERTY
IDENTIFIED AS PIN NUMBER 147-17-1241.
4. Landscape Plan. Except for the property identified as PIN##147-17-1241,the
landscaping provided by the applicant shall be in substantial conformance with the
proposed landscape layout shown on the Special Exception Plat for TLSE-2004-0013,
and a final landscaping plan subject to review and approval by the Town prior to Final
Development Plan approval.
5. Architecture. The applicant has agreed to follow the H-2 district design guidelines for
all real property subject to TLSE 2004-0013,with the exception of PIN# 147-17-
1241. With the exception of PIN# 147-17-1241,the design of the buildings shall be
subject to the H-2 Design Guidelines with review and approval by the Zoning
Administrator. Prior to Final Development Plan submission,the applicant shall submit
architectural elevation drawings that are consistent with the H-2 Corridor Guidelines
showing the architectural design, materials, and colors of the proposed buildings on all
areas subject to TLSE 2004-0013,with the exception of PIN# 147-17-1241.
6. 10% Retail in Office Locations. The applicant has committed to and shall develop at
least 135,000 60,000 square feet of office uses in the approximate location shown on the
Special Exception Plat TLSE-2004-0013 as amended. Freestanding retail uses will not
be developed in the locations illustrated on the Special Exception plat and described as
"Office" locations. The foregoing restriction of uses on the Property will not preclude
the applicant from co-locating up to 10% of the office space in each building for
accessory retail uses in each office building. Each office building development area
illustrated on the Special Exception Plat shall include at least the amount of office uses
stated in the office location on the Special Exception Plat. The foregoing restriction of
uses on the property will not preclude the applicant from co-locating up to 20,000 square
feet of the total 60,000 square feet of the two office buildings constructed in the locations
illustrated on the special exception plat and further identified as Building 3 and Building
5,with office supportive uses, which shall be limited to the following: a bank, without a
drive-in facility; a child care facility; an eating establishment, without a drive-in facility;
an emergency care facility; mailing services; a recreation facility; a special instruction
school; barber shop; beauty parlor; laundering, cleaning and other garment servicing
establishment; tailor; dressmaking shop; shoe cleaning or repair shop; office supply store;
newspaper stand; U.S. Postal Service facility. A total of up to 10,000 square feet of any
of the above-listed uses, except an eating establishment without a drive-in facility, shall
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A RESOLUTION: APPROVING TLSE-2014-0004, UNIWEST MINI-STORAGE, AN
INDOOR MINI-WAREHOUSE FACILITY LOCATED ON PROPERTY
IDENTIFIED AS PIN NUMBER 147-17-1241.
be permitted to be developed in Buildings 3 and 5 as identified on the special exception
plat for TLSE 2010-0002 with the understanding that all such uses shall terminate in
Buildings 3 and 5 by December 31, 2020. The above-described use restriction shall not
apply to up to 10,000 square feet of eating establishments without a drive-in facility or
the 6,000 square feet of total retail sales that may be developed and leased in Buildings 3
and 5 without the above-described ten year sunset provision.
7. Long Term Use. Storage units shall be provided for long-term storage only, and all
storage shall be within completely enclosed buildings on property identified as PIN#147-
17-1241.
8. Loading docks. Loading docks shall not be permitted with development of the mini-
warehouse facility on property identified as PIN#147-17-1241.
9. No Vehicle Storage. Except for the purposes of loading and unloading and with the
exception of vehicles stored inside a structure constructed on PIN# 147-17-1241,there
shall be no incidental parking or storage of trucks, moving vans, or other vehicles on
property identified as PIN#147-17-1241.
10. Storage Unit Use.No office, retail or wholesale use of the storage units is permitted on
property identified as PIN#147-17-1241.Notwithstanding such restriction, retail sales of
packing boxes,tape and related moving and storage supplies and similar goods may be
conducted from the office portion of the structure constructed on property identified as
PIN#147-17-1241.
11. Mechanical Equipment. Appropriate architectural and/or landscaping elements shall
screen all mechanical equipment, including roof-top equipment on the property identified
as PIN#147-17-1241, from view from the property line of adjoining properties,with the
exception of the retail portion of the property subject to TLSE 2004-0012
12. Sprinkler System. The mini-warehouse building on parcel#147-17-1241 shall comply
with NFPA# 13 requirements, including fire suppression systems required for a mini-
warehouse. All fire suppression systems required for compliance with NFPA# 13
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A RESOLUTION: APPROVING TLSE-2014-0004, UNIWEST MINI-STORAGE, AN
INDOOR MINI-WAREHOUSE FACILITY LOCATED ON PROPERTY
IDENTIFIED AS PIN NUMBER 147-17-1241.
standards for the structure constructed on property identified as PIN#147-17-1241 shall
be in place prior to the issuance of any occupancy permit.
13.Lighting.Prior to the issuance of any occupancy permit on property identified as PIN
#147-17-1241,the Applicant must demonstrate that all outdoor lighting fixtures are full-
cutoff. The mini-warehouse facility shall be lit only during the hours that the facility is
open for business, except for necessary security lighting.
14. Accessory Residence.No accessory caretaker or watchman's residence shall be
permitted onsite.
PASSED this 13th day of January, 2015.
Kristen C. Um .ttd, Mayor
Town of Leesburg
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Clerk of o lay
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The Town of
Leesburg,
Virginia PRESENTED: January 13, 2015
RESOLUTION NO. 2015-016 ADOPTED: January 13, 2015
A RESOLUTION: APPROVING TLSE-2014-0004, UNIWEST MINI-STORAGE, AN
INDOOR MINI-WAREHOUSE FACILITY LOCATED ON PROPERTY
IDENTIFIED AS PIN NUMBER 147-17-1241.
WHEREAS, Uniwest Commercial Realty ("Uniwest")has requested Special Exception
approval to permit development of a three-story, 74,593 square foot indoor mini-warehouse
facility on vacant land fronting Battlefield Parkway in the B-3 zoning district on property
identified as Loudoun County Parcel Identification(PIN)number 147-17-1241; and
WHEREAS,the property is zoned B-3 Community Retail Commercial District; and
WHEREAS,the Planning Commission held a duly advertised Public Hearing on
December 18, 2014 and recommended conditional approval; and
WHEREAS, staff recommends conditional approval subject to the conditions dated
January 13, 2015; and
WHEREAS,the Town Council held a duly advertised Public Hearing on January 13,
2015; and
WHEREAS, Town Council has determined the proposed use meets the special exception
standards for a mini-warehouse as set forth in the Zoning Ordinance; and
WHEREAS, Town Council has determined that the Use Standards of Zoning Ordinance
Section 9.3.14 and the Approval Criteria of Zoning Ordinance Section 3.4.12 have been
satisfied; and
WHEREAS, Town Council has determined that the proposal would serve the public
necessity, convenience, general welfare and good zoning practice.