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Leesburg staff recap zoning rewrite, begin review of Article 4; chair raises concern about plats and buffer dimensions

5399151 · July 15, 2025
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Department of Community Development staff recapped Articles 1–3 of a draft zoning ordinance rewrite and began review of Article 4 at a Leesburg work session; the chair flagged concerns that recorded plats and site drawings sometimes show dimensional adjustments that obscure the original zoning standard.

Department of Community Development staff reviewed a draft rewrite of Leesburg's zoning ordinance during a work session, recapping Articles 1–3 and beginning a review of Article 4, staff said.

Director David of the Department of Community Development summarized the earlier sections, saying Article 1 covers general provisions (jurisdiction, authority and measurements) and Article 2 renames and reorganizes zoning districts. Staff described new residential categories (residential suburban, historic residential, residential medium and residential urban), nonresidential and mixed-use districts (commercial neighborhood, commercial suburban,…

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