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Leesburg preservation staff urges dark-sky rules and reuse of mothballed town house at 16 Wirtz St.
Summary
Town preservation staff asked the Environmental Advisory Committee to back dark-sky measures and sustainable-preservation tools in the zoning rewrite and urged reuse or deconstruction of a town-owned, mothballed house at 16 Wirtz Street to preserve materials and avoid demolition-by-neglect.
Heather, a preservation staff liaison to the Board of Architectural Review, told the Leesburg Environmental Advisory Committee that the town should adopt “dark sky” practices for the historic district and promote sustainable preservation practices, including deconstruction and materials reuse, in ongoing zoning ordinance revisions.
Heather said dark-sky guidance aims to limit upward light pollution and protect nocturnal wildlife and building character, and that the zoning rewrite already includes language on lower color temperatures and a points-based sustainable-building incentive. “Dark sky is the idea that there's no light pollution upward,” she said. She asked the committee to coordinate with the Board of…
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