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Leesburg launches zoning ordinance rewrite; staff to post draft Feb. 20 and run 60-day public comment
Summary
Director David and staff outlined a multi-month work plan to rewrite the town’s zoning ordinance to align with Legacy Leesburg and the newly adopted Crescent District Master Plan, demonstrated the ENCODE Plus online review platform, and scheduled draft release Feb. 20 with public comment and a target town council action in fall 2025.
Director David opened the Planning Commission work session to kick off an in-depth zoning ordinance rewrite that staff and a consultant will carry out over the coming months. He told the commission that the rewrite’s key inputs include the 2022 town plan (Legacy Leesburg), a recently adopted Crescent District Master Plan, a consultant code audit, and prior public focus groups.
David said staff expects to release the first complete draft of the proposed zoning text on Feb. 20 and to open a 60-day public comment period. “We anticipate releasing the first draft of the text, end of February. February 20th is our target date,” he said. The commission’s work sessions will review the new ordinance article by article, with an optimistic schedule to hold a Planning Commission public hearing…
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