Opinion ID: 1058989
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Text: PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE COUNTYWIDE ZONING MAP FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPLEMENTING THE POLICIES OF THE REVISED GENERAL PLAN Pursuant to Sections 15.2-2204 and 15.2-2285 of the Code of Virginia and a Resolution regarding Review of the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance adopted by the Board of Supervisors on January 5, 2000, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors hereby gives notice that it will consider comprehensive amendments to the Countywide Zoning Map. Such amendments would change the zoning district designations, including zoning overlay districts, on the County Zoning Map for the purpose of implementing the Revised General Plan (the Plan) adopted by the Board of Supervisors on July 23, 2001. Major revisions would include, without limitation, the following revisions to conform to recommended densities and policies of the Plan:  Remapping most of the existing Agricultural Residential (A-3), Agriculture (A-10) and Countryside Residential (CR-1 through CR-4) properties in the western portion of the County to Agricultural Rural AR-1, at a density of 1 dwelling unit (d.u.) per 20 acres (or, if clustered, 1 d.u. per 10 acres), and AR-2 at a density of 1 d.u. per 50 acres (or, if clustered, 1 d.u. per 20 acres);  Remapping the A-3, CR-1 and CR-2 districts within the Joint Land Management Areas (JLMA) to new JLMA districts with densities generally unchanged except for proposed reduction in density to 1 d.u. per 20 acres for properties lying generally in the vicinity of the Leesburg Airport;  Remapping the residential CR areas in the vicinity of Arcola to PD-GI General Industrial with Floor Area Ratio (FAR) up to a maximum of 0.4;  Remapping the Planned Development-Industrial Park (PD-IP), A-3 and CR areas west of Dulles Airport to PD-GI General Industrial with FAR up to a maximum of 0.4;  Remapping the Broad Run Farms area and substantial areas lying generally south of the Dulles Greenway and east of Goose Creek where recommended by the Plan for residential use from A-3 and CR to R-1 at a density of 1 d.u. per acre;  Expansion of the existing Commercial Light Industry CLI district and remapping of certain CR property to CLI for properties lying generally on the south side of Route 50 east of Lenah Run at densities generally up to 0.35 FAR;  Remapping much of the A-3 property lying generally south of Sycolin Creek and west of Goose Creek and east of Evergreen Mills Road (Route 621) to Transitional Residential TR-10 at a density of 1 d.u. per 10 acres with required clustering;  Remapping much of the A-3 property lying generally east of Route 15 and south of Braddock Road (Route 705) to Transitional Residential TR-3 (sub-district TR3UBF) at a density of 1 d.u. per 3 acres with required clustering;  Remapping much of the A-3 property lying generally north of Route 50 and east of Watson Road (Route 860) and south of Evergreen Mills Road (Route 621) to Transitional Residential TR-3 (sub-district TR3UBF) at a density of 1 d.u. per 3 acres with required clustering;  Remapping much of the A-3 property lying generally south of Braddock Road (Route 620) and west of Fairfax County to Transitional Residential TR-3 (sub-district TR3LF) at a density of 1 d.u. per 3 acres with required clustering;  Remapping much of the A-3 property lying generally south of Braddock Road (Route 620) to the east of Prince William County and west of Fairfax County to Transitional Residential TR-3 (sub-district TR3LBR) at a density of 1 d.u. per 3 acres with required clustering;  Remapping CR properties in the vicinity of Lenah lying generally on the north and south sides of Route 50 and north and south of Braddock Road (Route 705 & Route 620) and east of Route 15 to Transitional Residential TR-1 (sub-district TR1UBF) at a density of 1 d.u. per acre with required clustering;  Remapping the strip of CR properties generally on the south sides of Braddock Road (Route 620) and west of Fairfax County to Transitional Residential TR-1 (sub-district TR1LF) at a density of 1 d.u. per acre with required clustering;  Imposing a new Village Overlay district upon the existing villages in the rural areas and upon the village of Ashburn to achieve continuity and consistency of future development in the villages with existing development. The public purposes for these amendments include those purposes of zoning set forth in Section 15.2[-]2200 and 15.2-2283 of the Code of Virginia Unless otherwise noted in the above notices, full and complete copies of the above-referenced applications and related documents may be examined in the Loudoun County Building and Development Department, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., 2nd Floor, Leesburg, Virginia, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday or call (703) 777-0397. All members of the public will be heard as to their views pertinent to these matters. Citizens are urged to call to sign up to make a presentation at the public hearing. Individual citizen comments and organizations will be limited to three minutes so that all in attendance may have the opportunity to speak. Written comments are encouraged and may be submitted to the Deputy Clerk to the Board of Supervisors. Please call the Board of Supervisors' Office at (703) 777-0204 to register to speak. Registrations will begin Tuesday, October 22, 2002. Speakers who anticipate providing a written copy of their comments are kindly requested to provide 15 copies to the Deputy Clerk. Hearing assistance is available for meetings in the Board Room. If you require any type of reasonable accommodation as a result of a physical, sensory or mental disability to participate in this meeting, please contact County Administration at (703) 777-0200. Three days notice is requested. FM Assistive Listening System is available at the meetings. BY ORDER OF: SCOTT K. YORK, CHAIRMAN LOUDOUN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS In addition to the newspaper advertisement, the Board mailed a notice letter to each of approximately 64,000 County land owners before the public hearings. The letters informed the landowners of the dates and times of the Board's public hearings. The letters also informed each landowner of the specific district proposed for that landowner's property and explained that the district included regulations governing the use and development of the property. In addition, the letters advised the location where copies of the proposed amendments were available for review. Thereafter, the Board held public hearings on November 2 and 6, 2002, at which the Board received numerous comments from the public. Following the public hearings, the Board continued to refine the amendments before their adoption on January 6, 2003.