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Neighbors object as Leesburg transmits 65-acre JCQ Leesburg PUD for agency review
Summary
The commission voted to transmit the JCQ Leesburg large-scale annexation and PUD application (about 65 acres) to reviewing agencies despite significant public opposition, with staff noting multiple changes in the PUD to increase buffers and lot sizes to address neighbor concerns.
Planning staff presented the JCQ Leesburg proposal — an application to annex approximately 65 acres and establish a PUD that would include 56 single-family homes, 40 townhomes/condos and about 38,000 square feet of commercial uses along US-27. Dan Miller said staff and the planning commission recommended transmittal despite receiving substantial public opposition including a petition signed by 87 residents and numerous form letters.
Miller summarized PUD modifications added in response to neighbors: an increased 25-foot buffer, increased lot widths adjacent to the Plantation neighborhood (from 50 to 70 feet), single-family-only lots adjacent to Plantation, an opaque fence plus a 2-foot berm to create an 8-foot visual barrier, and requirements that townhomes and commercial uses be adjacent to US-27. The applicant's representative said the project preserves wetlands and provides 66 percent open space across the site.
Members of the Plantation neighborhood spoke in opposition, citing stormwater and compatibility concerns and submitted petitions and additional comments. The commission voted to transmit the large-scale comp plan amendment to state and reviewing agencies (roll-call recorded, majority in favor, one dissent), which begins the formal review process rather than granting final approval.
