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Leesburg resident asks planning commission to consider reduced rear setback for screened porch
Summary
Resident Amy Sibley told the Leesburg Planning Commission she wants an enclosed screened porch on a perimeter lot but was blocked by a 30-foot required backyard; staff said they will meet the resident to review zoning options and process steps.
Amy Sibley, a Leesburg homeowner, asked the Planning Commission on Sept. 4 to reconsider how the town applies rear-yard rules for perimeter lots after she learned a planned screened-in porch would not be allowed under existing zoning. "My name is Amy Sibley. I'm representing myself and my husband, Dean. We have been living and working in Leesburg for 15 years," she told the commission, adding her address as 823 Melody Court.
Sibley said the property is a perimeter lot abutting Loudoun County and that the town's zoning rules require a 30-foot minimum backyard for perimeter houses; she asked the commission to treat the county-side landscape buffer and dense woods as equivalent buffering so her required setback could be reduced to the standard 20 feet for non-perimeter lots. "Because our yard is a perimeter…
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