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Committee weighs adding flexibility, tiered reviews to Mountainside Overlay rules
Summary
Loudoun County's Transportation and Land Use Committee heard wide-ranging input on whether the Mountainside Overlay District should allow more administrative flexibility and a tiered review process to reduce costs for small residential and farm projects while keeping environmental protections.
Loudoun County transportation and land use committee members heard arguments for and against adding flexibility to the Mountainside Overlay District (MOD) rules, with staff and stakeholders urging a more tiered, administratively efficient approach for small, low-impact projects.
Committee members and staff said the current MOD standards are prescriptive and have raised costs and delays for residents and small agricultural operations. The committee framed the question as whether to permit more administrative approvals or a tiered review based on use type (residential vs. commercial) and the amount of land disturbance.
The staff presentation summarized the scope of covered activities under Section 5 0 4 of the zoning ordinance and the development standards that now apply in somewhat sensitive, sensitive and highly sensitive MOD areas. David, a staff presenter, told the meeting the sections…
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