Leesburg planning commission forwards Greenway Manor rezoning to council after addressing traffic and buffering concerns

The Leesburg Planning Commission voted to forward a rezoning application for Greenway Manor to the town council with a recommendation of approval after staff and the applicant presented revised proffers and a new concept plan.

The proposal would redevelop the Greenway Manor property to include a hotel, performing arts space, and a relocated childcare facility, and is accompanied by a conceptual site plan and proffers dated March 14, 2025. Staff summarized changes the applicant made in response to the commission's earlier direction and recommended forwarding the application to council. "This concludes my presentation. I leave you with staff's recommendation of approval and a model motion to that end," Mr. Murphy, senior planner/project manager, told the commission.

Why it matters: the project alters previously approved entitlements and raised neighborhood concerns about traffic, noise, light, and the visual impact of new construction close to existing homes. The commission and staff focused review on traffic impacts, parking management, buffering and lighting, and phasing that moves children out of the manor house into temporary trailers and then into the renovated barn (Building C) and later Building D.

Staff and applicant changes Staff said a revised transportation impact analysis shows a net reduction in average daily trips compared with the previously approved zoning, citing a roughly 1,700-trip decrease in daily vehicle trips under the proposed plan. Staff also told commissioners that the applicant revised proffers to clarify phasing, identify what…