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The Town has engaged Kendig Keast Collaborative as consultants for a comprehensive rewrite of the Zoning Ordinance. Main goals of the rewrite include:

  • Facilitating implementation of the Legacy Leesburg Town Plan, adopted by the Town Council in March 2022;
  • Compliance with modern zoning practices;
  • Codification as part of the Town Code;
  • Streamlined land development processes; and
  • A user-friendly, interactive online zoning platform.

The last comprehensive update of the Zoning Ordinance was adopted in February 2003.

The rewrite project began in June 2023 and is expected to take two years to complete.

Throughout the process, there will be numerous opportunities for public input and feedback. Public meetings, work sessions, and open houses dedicated to the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite will be posted below, as well as on the main public meetings calendar on the Town website, in the lobby of Town Hall, and on the Town's social media sites. 

 Project Schedule

Summer 2023

Project Kickoff
Council/Commission/Board Briefings
Stakeholder Interviews
Focus Group Meetings Round 1
Fall 2023

Code Audit
Annotated Outline
Council/Commission/Board Briefings
Focus Group Meetings Round 2
Winter 2024

Articles 1 through 4 Draft Text Delivered
Public Open House #1
Council/Commission/Board Briefings 
Summer 2024

Articles 5 through 9 Draft Text Delivered
Public Open House #2
Council/Commission/Board Briefings
Fall 2024

Full Draft Ordinance Text Delivered
Focus Group Meetings Round 3
60-Day Public Review & Comment Period
Spring 2025

Planning Commission Public Hearing
Planning Commission Work Sessions
Summer 2025 

Town Council Public Hearing
Town Council Work Sessions
New Ordinance Adopted

Upcoming Public Meetings

Zoning Ordinance Rewrite - Open Door Public Meeting

Meet the Project Team. Review Draft Text. Provide Feedback.

The community updated the Town Plan in 2022. Now we need your help rewriting the Zoning Ordinance!

Zoning implements the Town Plan by specifying where residential or commercial uses are allowed, how land and buildings are developed or preserved, and what type of landscaping, parking, and signage is required.

Input from residents and workers will inform revisions to the Zoning Ordinance and make it a better regulatory document. We are ready to share an overview of the first four chapters that cover General Provisions, Zoning Districts and Dimensional Standards, Use Regulations, and Development Standards. There will be three meetings:

Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at 6:30 p.m.
Ida Lee Park Recreation Center, Lower Level
60 Ida Lee Dr NW, Leesburg, VA 20176

Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 10:00 a.m.
Leesburg Town Hall, Lower Level
25 W Market St, Leesburg, VA 20176

Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at 7:00 p.m.
Leesburg Town Hall, Lower Level
25 W Market St, Leesburg VA 20176

The Open Door meetings are the first round of general public feedback. There will be other opportunities to review draft text as the process moves forward. Stay informed on the project website.

This meeting is an information sharing and gathering forum so that the Town can move forward with the rewrite of the Zoning Ordinance with community input.  Members of the Town Council may participate, but if they are present, they are present in the same manner as members of the public are – to listen, to learn, and to gather information.  This meeting is not the appropriate forum for them to answer questions from the public, to make decisions, or to otherwise engage in Town governmental business.

 

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