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Draft incentives would reward reuse, solar and dark‑sky measures; BAR asks to extend program to mixed‑use and commercial projects
Summary
At its April 9 work session, the Leesburg Board of Architectural Review reviewed a draft sustainability-incentive scheme that would award points for reuse, deconstruction, dark‑sky lighting and solar, and make those points redeemable for limited density, height and parking relief.
At its April 9 work session, the Leesburg BAR reviewed a draft sustainability-incentive scheme in the zoning-ordinance rewrite that would award points for reuse of historic materials, deconstruction, dark‑sky lighting, rooftop solar and other measures, and that would make those points redeemable for limited development incentives.
Staff explained the draft point system uses fractional credits (0.25 to 1 point per measure, up to a stated maximum in the draft) and is intended to be applied primarily to multiunit residential projects; several BAR members asked that mixed‑use and commercial projects also qualify. Deb Moran, the town’s sustainability manager (referenced in the meeting), was identified…
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