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Supervisors Seek Option to Take Library Board Power BY RENSS GREENE
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meal over time, are getting plenty of work, too. The Zoning Ordinance Committee, which was created in in October 2020 to replace the Zoning Ordinance Action Group, has been meeting about twice monthly since its creation, offering feed-
Loudoun County supervisors will this year ask the General Assembly for legislation allowing the county board to seize the powers of the Loudoun County Public Library Board of Trustees. Like the School Board, although the Board of Supervisors provides the budget for the public libraries, the Board of Trustees is the library’s governing body, deciding on library programming and how to use those funds. Unlike the modern School Board with elected representatives, members of the library board are appointed by the Board of Supervisors, and the library system leans on the county for administrative functions like human resources and payroll management. But County Chair Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large) likened the library board to the county’s advisory boards. “Technically, the library board is a governing body, so I certainly understand why they don’t want to lose that, but the way I feel about our advisory boards and bodies, I don’t see the library board as a higher board or an advisory board as a lesser board,” Randall said during the Nov. 16 Board of Supervisors meeting. Loudoun’s library system is considered among the best in the country, regularly winning national acclaim including in July being recognized with an honorable
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Zoning Ordinance Rewrite Enters Next Phase BY RENSS GREENE
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Although the process of revising the county’s zoning ordinances to reflect the 2019 comprehensive plan has been underway for months, county supervisors hit an important milestone on Nov. 16 with a vote formally shaping the work going forward.
The legally required Resolution of Intent to Amend sets in stone the work that county planners and board-appointed Zoning Ordinance Committee face in the months ahead, with an aim to adopt a new zoning ordinance in mid to late 2022. And much as the comprehensive plan was badly in need of an overhaul after nearly 20 years without one, Loudoun’s zoning ordinances, while getting updated piece-
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Efforts to Remove Sheridan, Reaser Hit Court Docket BY HAYLEY BOUR
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The push to remove Loudoun County School Board Chairwoman Brenda Sheridan from office was before a judge for the first time Tuesday. Next Monday it will be Vice Chairwoman Atoosa Reaser’s turn. The show cause hearings are the next steps in a months-long effort by School Board critics to remove members School Board members, with voter petitions citing their involvement in a private Facebook group where members listed parents who were opposed to the district’s anti-racism efforts. Critics contend that involvement in that group violates open-door meetings guidelines for elected officials. Petition organizer Fight for Schools formed in response to that group and gained traction as the school district’s progressive social policies became an issue of concern for conservative parents. Petitions were filed in Circuit Court on Nov. 9 to remove Sheridan (Sterling) and on Nov. 19 to remove Reaser (Algonkian). The effort to remove School Board members has evolved since the August filing against Beth Barts, the former Leesburg representative who resigned on Nov. 2 citing threats to her family, to include as a grievance the board’s handling of two sexual assaults committed by the same student in two different schools. Fight for Schools, also collected circulated petitions against Denise Corbo
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(At-Large) and Ian Serotkin (Blue Ridge), but those have not yet been filed with the court. To remove an elected official in Virginia, a petition must amass the amount signatures of registered voters in the district equal to 10% of the votes cast in the election for that seat. Once submitted to the Circuit Court, the petition is reviewed by a judge, and, if accepted, the commonwealth’s attorney prosecutes the case. In a brief hearing conducted virtually on Monday, Judge Jeannette A. Irby set a Dec. 6 hearing to consider motions filed in Sheridan’s case. David Warrington, the attorney representing the petitioners, filed a motion
to intervene on behalf of the petitioners and to disqualify Commonwealth’s Attorney Buta Biberaj from prosecuting the case. Biberaj, who also was identified as a member of the private Facebook group, is facing a separate recall effort targeting progressive prosecutors in the region. During the Barts hearing, Irby granted Warrington’s motion to intervene and disqualified Biberaj from participating, however, that case never moved to an adjudication phase. If Biberaj recuses herself or is disqualified from prosecuting the cases against Sheridan and Reaser, a special prosecutor will be appointed. Biberaj said that the Loudoun County Office of Elections will be asked to certify
that the signatures on the petitions are of registered voters residing in the Sterling District. “As the petition was initiated and filed without consultation with our office, we need to ensure that there is strict compliance with the law. It is our duty, as the Commonwealth’s Attorney, to protect the participants and the process,” Biberaj said, and referenced Virginia Code Section 24.2-233, that requires the Commonwealth’s Attorney to ensure that a petition has legitimacy under law prior to coming before the court. Outside the courthouse Tuesday, a group of School Board supporters demonstrated against the recall efforts. In a statement released Saturday, Loudoun County Democratic Committee called the actions “a national Republican effort to usurp democratic elections.” “Due to this campaign of lies, school board members have faced violent threats and harassment, culminating in the resignation of one board member already. Such efforts run in direct opposition to the voters and values of Loudoun County,” the statement said. “Chair Sheridan and Vice Chair Reaser received a clear mandate from the citizens of Loudoun County with their electoral victories two years ago,” said LCDC Chair Lissa Savaglio said in her statement. “These recall petitions aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on. We expect these efforts to fail.” n
Finger-Pointing Continues Following School Sexual Assault Scandal BY HAYLEY BOUR hbour@loudounnow.com
The Loudoun County Juvenile Court Service Unit notified the school division that a Stone Bridge High School student had been arrested on July 9 in connection to the alleged rape of a fellow student, more than a month prior to the assailant being moved to Broad Run High School where he sexually assaulted a second schoolmate in October. As questions arose surrounding the decision to allow the assailant to attend a different school after the teen had been found responsible for the May 28 sexual assault at Stone Bridge, animus has grown between the Sheriff’s Office and the school division. A Nov. 10 letter from Sheriff Mike Chapman to Superintendent Scott Ziegler details an exchange between Sheriff’s Office and JCSU personnel in which offi-
cials decided it was JCSU’s responsibility to notify the school division: “Just prior to the July 9, 2021 arrest, case investigator Detective Czekaj of the LCSO Special Victims Unit, communicated with Mr. Jason Bickmore of the Loudoun County Juvenile Court Service Unit (JCSU). She asked if ‘we’ (LCSO) should make the arrest notification to LCPS. Mr. Bickmore advised that LCSU would make the notification as it is their responsibility to do so. In a post-arrest conversation between Detective Czekaj and Mr. Bickmore, Mr. Bickmore confirmed that the notification was sent by letter to LCPS, which LCPS could disseminate for their safety purposes.” The letter also indicates that Virginia law only requires notification by JCSU by mail. It is not clear whether there was also an email or phone call made to the superintendent’s office following the mailing of the notice.
Chapman also wrote that Bickmore had conversations about the assailant’s court order with Doug Fulton, the director of School Administration, and Dave Spage, the principal of Broad Run High School, in August. The sheriff said that administrators placed the assailant in another school despite knowing the court-ordered disposition. “If there were any lapses in communication directly to you throughout this process that impacted your decision making, it would seem it occurred within LCPS’ own administration,” the sheriff wrote. Ziegler issued a statement on Tuesday in response to the sheriff’s letter, citing a State Code provision that requires that law enforcement authorities to report to the superintendent offenses that would be considered a felony if the student were an adult. “To date, Sheriff Chapman has not ac-
knowledged the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office’s obligation to report offenses per this Code section,” he stated. Ziegler previously told media representatives that the school district had followed Title IX reporting guidelines following the initial assault in May. The reporting protocol, he said, proved insufficient for addressing the situation. “Local school divisions should have flexibility to provide greater protection measures including removing students completely from the student body when initial circumstance warrants it,” Ziegler told the School Board as it reviewed its 2022 legislative agenda in October. However, Title IX permits a school division to remove a student prior to the conclusion of an investigation on an emergency basis. Ziegler said that the school division does not conduct its own investigation until law enforcement concludes its investigation. n
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Supervisors Back Out of Aldie Land Sale BY RENSS GREENE
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Loudoun County supervisors have backed out of negotiations on a hoped-for sale of historic property in Aldie where the county once planned for a new fire house before being chased off by community opposition, and throwing back into uncertainty a years-long debate in the community thought to be resolved. Aldie resident Guy Gerachis had offered to buy the six-acre property for $600,000, presenting a proposal to restore the Aldie Tavern and nearby Satterfield Cottage as residences and refurbish the 19th century cellar house, along with other renovations. Supervisors said at their Nov. 16 meeting Tuesday that the terms had changed. And they now say they want the tavern to be used for a business. “At least we all believed, the community believed, he was going to buy these parcels and renovate the tavern, and so we were calling it the community-driven plan, and it turns out that it’s no longer the community-driven plan that we thought that we were entering into,” Supervisor Tony Buffington (R-Blue Ridge) said. “He would have had to maintain the property and renovate the tavern and start
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that within a two-year timeframe, and he just is not willing to do that, so we couldn’t come to a deal,” he added. “This community doesn’t want to see
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Union Street School Resident Curator Sought LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT
Loudoun County is soliciting proposals to lease the historic Union Street School property under the terms of the county’s Resident Curator Program. The program is designed to reduce the public costs associated with the care and preservation of publicly owned historic properties by allowing groups or individuals to take over those responsibilities, while providing periodic public access. The properties are leased long-term to the curators without charge in exchange for a financial and public access commitment. Properties included in the program have been deemed historically significant and either meet the county’s established criteria of eligibility for curation or qualify for listing on the National Register of Historic Places. The two-story Union Street School,
located at 20 Union St. NW in Leesburg, is the first county property in the Resident Curator Program. It opened in 1884 as the Leesburg Training Center, which served Black students in elementary through high school at various times during its history. The school closed in 1958 after the opening of Douglass High School in Leesburg, the county’s first high school for Black students, and the opening of a consolidated elementary school in Leesburg that served the county’s Black students. It is being nominated for inclusion in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources’ Historic African American Sites. For 60 years, the building served as a storage facility for Loudoun County Public Schools before the school system handed it over to the Board of Supervisors. In October the Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to add a project to rehabilitate the building to the county’s Capital Improve-
ment Program, as well as to seek proposals from the public to operate, manage, preserve and maintain the building. A curator may be a private citizen, a nonprofit, or a for-profit entity. The proposed rehabilitation must meet the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, and the curator must provide “reasonable public access” to the property. Curators will be selected through a competitive process based on several criteria, including a commitment to the management and maintenance of the historic property, a use that is compatible with the nature of the property, and the resources, skills and financial capabilities necessary to carry out the proposed curatorship. Proposals are due by Jan. 24. To learn more, go to loudoun.gov/unionstreetschool. To learn more about the resident curator program, visit loudoun.gov/residentcuratorprogram. n
Planning Commission Sets Hearing on Rt. 15 Plans The Loudoun County Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on proposed improvements to Rt. 15 north of Leesburg at 6 p.m. on Nov. 30, with comments accepted both in-person and online. The commission will hear comments specifically on changes to the county Comprehensive Plan, which describes the ultimate planned condition of the road. County supervisors and planners propose to change the road’s classification in that plan from a rural, two-lane, undivided road to the median-divided roadway, in parts widening to four lanes. The panel also is looking into possible routes for a Lucketts bypass. Those proposals have brought plenty of public comment, including both support and concern. According to a report prepared for the Planning Commission, county planner shave received 134 written comments, and an online survey in July on the proposals returned 951 comments. In that survey 64% of respondents preferred an eastern bypass, 24% preferred a western bypass, 6% preferred no bypass, and 1% preferred to consider traffic calming measures or additional roundabouts. The county’s proposals have also generated great concern from historical and conservation organizations in the area, such as the Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy, Journey Through Hallowed Ground and Piedmont Environmental Council. Meanwhile some Lucketts-area business owners worry about the impact a bypass would have on their business. More information is at loudoun. gov/route15CPAM. Learn more about participating online at loudoun.gov/remoteparticipation. The Planning Commission meets in the board room in the Loudoun Government Center at 1 Harrison St., Leesburg. n
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COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters Open to All Loudoun Adults With the Virginia Department of Health authorizing COVID-19 vaccine boosters for all adults, the county’s vaccine clinic at Dulles Town Center is now accepting appointments for everyone 18 and older. Under the new guidance, adults who received their second dose in the two-dose series of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine at least six months ago are eligible for a booster shot. People who received the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine at least two months ago were already rec-
ommended for booster doses. The county also is offering first doses for people ages 5 and over who haven’t yet received their first dose. “The latest recommendation simplifies the vaccination process as everyone 5 years and older is now eligible for the vaccine and everyone 18 years and older is now recommended to get a booster,” stated Loudoun County Health Director Dr. David Goodfriend. “However, we continue to see substantial transmission of the virus in our community—largely
Aldie land sale
negotiations. They sent me an initial contract, which I responded to. They sent a counter-offer, which was even worse than the original contract and added things like time limits and terms that don’t belong in a real estate contract, and then I counter-offered again in August, and they have never gotten back to me after that offer,” Gerachis said. “So they have not been on top of this, contrary to what they might say. It hasn’t been an intense negotiation.” He also said there did not appear to be any single person in charge of negotiating the sale. But, he said, his offer remains on the table. “I stand ready. I pretty much told them exactly what I would accept, and I said if you can come up with a definitive goal to put in the sales contract, and if it’s acceptable, it’s acceptable, but they never did,” he said. He said he was sorry to see the plans fall through. “I’m very disappointed, because the community was behind me, they understood what my plan was,” Gerachis said. “I had people approach me about buying the particular properties to live in, and I really hadn’t decided how I was going to tackle the project. … I had some preliminary ideas, but the fact that I had people say we’d love to buy that, restore it and live in it was certainly an option for me, but it doesn’t seem to be an option for the county.” The property was run-down when the county acquired it, and has continued to sit unmaintained in the years the county has owned it. It will now stay in the county’s hands at least a while longer until county staff members return to supervisors again with new ideas for how to sell it. Supervisors voted 8-0-1 to end negotiations and direct the county staff to return with new proposals for the property. Supervisor Juli E. Briskman (D-Algonkian) was absent. n
continued from page 4 conforming with the character of the Aldie village,” said County Chair Phyllis J. Randall (D-At Large). “After all this time, it’s important to me that the tavern is used for a business, it is retained and or restored, and whatever business is the character of the Aldie village, and short of that happening, I don’t particularly see a reason to sell it to someone.” But on Thursday, Gerachis said county staff members had asked to put terms in the sale contract that didn’t belong there, and had been unresponsive during negotiations. And, he said, he still hadn’t heard from the county that supervisors had nixed the sale. “They wanted to include my proposal in the sales contract, and my proposal was not a definitive proposal, and I told them that it wasn’t a definitive proposal, and it didn’t belong in a sales contract,” Gerachis said. He had presented an illustrative concept for the property before supervisors agreed to begin negotiations, but not an engineered plan. Many people involved in the village and the long fight over the tavern had urged supervisors take Gerachis up on his offer. Gerachis said members of the Aldie Heritage Association were upset to see negotiations ended. And Gerachis said the property already has protections, marked off in county zoning with a steep mountainside district and the Aldie Historic District—to which the property was added after pressure in part from the Aldie Heritage Association. “They never really would tell me what their goal was and give me a definitive position to put in the sales contract,” Gerachis said. In the time since supervisors agreed to begin negotiations in July, Gerachis said, communication with the county staff has been rare and unproductive. “They act like five months we were in
driven by infected children—so vaccinating children 5 and older as soon as possible remains a critical phase in our ongoing efforts to protect Loudoun residents and help bring an end to the pandemic.” Loudoun County offers all three types of vaccine at its Dulles Town Center clinic, as supplies allow. The Centers for Disease Control and state health department have approved a “mix and match” approach to boosters, allowing people to receive a different brand of vaccine for the booster dose than in their initial
vaccine series. To make an appointment online for a COVID-19 vaccine at the county’s Dulles Town Center site, go to loudoun.gov/ covid19vaccine, or by calling 703-7378300 weekdays 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There are a limited number of appointments available at the county’s clinic through November due to demand. Vaccines are also widely available in the community from doctor’s offices and pharmacies. Those sites also offer flu vaccines, which the county clinic does not. Find a vaccination location at vaccines.gov. n
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Council Could Consider Expanded Gun Ban BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ
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As the Leesburg Town Council continues to gather information about the cost of imposing a gun prohibition in Town Hall, it appears at least possible that it could entertain extending that ban to other highly trafficked government buildings. On Monday night, the council held another work session on the proposed gun ban after first discussing the matter in August. This follows action by the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors this spring to enact a firearms ban at county-owned properties, with metal detectors and security screening recently debuting in the government center.
In August, a majority of council members indicated support for restricting firearms in Town Hall, but did not show much enthusiasm for extending that ban in other town-owned properties. But a question posed by Mayor Kelly Burk to Parks and Recreation Department Director Rich Williams could change that. Burk asked Williams during the council’s work session whether a ban should also be considered for Ida Lee Park Recreation Center, given its high usage and long hours. “You’ve got a building which is a very active building, the general public is coming in at all times. My opinion as director is if [a firearms ban] is instituted at Town Hall it should be instituted in other high-volume buildings,” Williams
said. Deputy Town Manager Keith Markel pointed out the town’s two other high-volume buildings, in addition to Town Hall and the recreation center—Leesburg Executive Airport and the Thomas Balch Library. But he added that in reaching out to both Airport Director Scott Coffman and Balch Library Director Alexandra Gressitt neither indicated that they felt unsafe in those facilities, and had had no requests from the public for such a ban in either property. Town Manager Kaj Dentler said it would not be a bad idea to explore costs for extending such a ban to all four buildings. “If we made security measures here and Ida Lee and something happened in
Balch how are we going to react to that,” he asked. “Are you sure want to limit our research to two buildings now? I think it behooves us to find out what is available, what are the costs. We shouldn’t limit ourselves in my opinion.” The costs for instituting any type of security measures to detect firearms can be far-ranging, Markel said. It could be as simple as putting up signage indicating a ban, a low-cost option but a minor deterrent that would not pick up on the presence of concealed weapons. Or the council could choose to put a more robust security screening process in place, involving staffed security personnel and some type of screening equipment. GUN BAN continues on page 11
Incubator in Question as Council Looks to Pull Funding BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ
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The proliferation of co-working spaces throughout the county may spell the end of Leesburg’s incubator. Leesburg Town Council members appear likely to follow the lead of Loudoun County government, with Department of Economic Development Director Buddy Rizer advocating during a recent Board of Supervisors committee meeting to eliminate funding for the Mason Enterprise Center in the upcoming Fiscal Year 2023 budget. Both Rizer and Leesburg town staff members point to the growth of co-working spaces throughout the county since the Mason Enterprise Center opened a decade ago, and said the incubator does not appear to be fulfilling its initial mission of being the center of entrepreneurship for the county. Instead, it has become a prime location for businesses looking to take advantage of the 202 Church St. SE building’s location in the HUBZone, a designation that gives businesses priority access to certain government contracts. While the incubator was hatched with the goal of launching businesses that would graduate from the program and move on to other locations in Leesburg or greater Loudoun, some have stayed in the building beyond their startup period to take advantage of the HUBZone location.
The Town of Leesburg is responsible for the lease of the building which boils down to $63,000 annually, said Economic Development Director Russell Seymour, while Loudoun County pays George Mason University, which oversees the Mason Enterprise Center, and helps fund the Small Business Development Center, which co-located there in 2014. As both town and county staffs got together in recent years to share concerns with Mason Enterprise Center staff, the ultimate question, Seymour said, was “what is separating what we are doing from other co-working spaces.” “At the end of the day public money is funding this operation,” he said. The county staff has been adamant that doing away with the incubator would not impact the operations or the existence of the Small Business Development Center, and has indicated that the savings from no longer funding the operation would go toward adding additional staff that would focus on counseling entrepreneurs, Seymour said. Both he and the council also expressed a desire that the businesses needing the HUBZone location should not be displaced. Seymour said he would be speaking with the building owner about that subject soon. “The HUBZone is an asset for us, something a majority of businesses are relying on. We want to keep them right in
that building,” he said. Much has changed in the 10 years since the Mason Enterprise Center debuted in 2011, several council members said, and the incubator may not be the essential service it was once deemed to be. “We’re in a different place,” Councilman Ara Bagdasarian said. The council was expected to move forward Tuesday night with a vote to discontinue the Memorandum of Understanding with George Mason University regarding the Mason Enterprise Center at the end of the fiscal year, June 30. Susan Henson, regional director of the Mason Enterprise Center in Leesburg, directed inquires on the potential council action to Paula Sorrell, associate vice president of innovation and economic development for GMU. In a statement, Sorrell said the university was proud of the work done at the incubator over its decade of existence, and pointed to the 240 companies served with an average of 11 companies graduating every year. “More than half of those companies opted to stay in Loudoun County and 42% of the companies Mason’s team supported through the MEC incubator in Loudoun are minority owned,” the statement noted. “We are encouraged by the success INCUBATOR continues on page 11
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Gizzard Run Returns to Ida Lee Park
A two-decade pre-holiday tradition returned Saturday morning with the annual Freeze Your Gizzard 5K and 1-mile fun run at Ida Lee Park in Leesburg. The event supports the Loudoun Hunger Relief food panty through sponsorships and food donations brought by runners. Purcellville’s Cory Welch was the top finisher in the 5K, crossing the line with a time of 16:40. Emma Ahrens of Stephen City was the fastest female, finishing the course in 19:37. n
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Virginia Village Application Readies for Council Review BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ
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Virginia Village owner Brian Cullen is hoping his time at the Leesburg Town Council produces a different result for his redevelopment application than his recent experience at the Planning Commission. The word he chooses to sum up that experience? “Disappointing.” Cullen’s redevelopment application of the Virginia Village shopping center recently was issued a unanimous recommendation of denial by the town Planning Commission, a result he said was especially frustrating because the rezoning and Town Plan amendment applications had ultimately received town staff support. “We meet the Town Plan. We meet the Crescent District Master Plan. We meet the Zoning Ordinance. These are all prescribed by the town. You present a plan that’s consistent with what they’ve asked us to do and when you meet it you still can’t get approval. That’s the disappointing and frustrating thing,” he said. Now, Cullen hopes for a different result from the seven members of the Town Council, who were scheduled to host an initial public hearing on the proposed project Tuesday evening, after this paper’s deadline. The Planning Commission had chosen to focus on different facets of the redevelopment proposal over the course of several work sessions, but it was unclear whether the council would vote on the project Tuesday, or choose to carry its scrutiny into December. In what Cullen has characterized as a litmus test of sorts for the council’s vision for the Crescent District, his redevelopment plan calls for a mixed-use community with ample green and amenity space, parking structures mostly hidden within buildings in keeping with the town’s Crescent Design District standards, and hundreds of residential units with just over 100,000 square feet of commercial uses beneath them. The application involves three requests: a Town Plan amendment to change 2.68 acres of the 18.48-acre property from a Downtown designation to Crescent Design District; rezoning the entire 18.48 acres to CD-RH (Crescent District-Residential High Density) or CD-CC (Crescent District-Commercial Corridor); and a special exception to permit alteration of the floodplain along a portion of the Town Branch to facilitate the construction of a pedestrian bridge linking the development
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Slowing Enrollment Growth to Slow School Construction BY HAYLEY BOUR
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The school division is planning to delay building five new schools planned in its Capital Improvement Program because of lower-than-projected enrollment numbers, Chief Operations Officer Kevin Lewis told the School Board last week. The construction of three elementary schools—ES- 24 in central Loudoun and ES-37 and ES-38 in undesignated areas— will be delayed by two years and will open during fall 2032, 2033 and 2034, respectively. The construction of two middle schools, the locations of which are so far undesignated, will be delayed by three years. MS-19 is now scheduled to open in fall 2033, and MS-15 in fall 2035. The division will also add an additional year to the construction timelines for all five of the schools, Lewis said, because projected economic growth and demand
for construction work likely will lead to fewer bids on projects, and ultimately, slower building processes. Lewis said it is becoming increasingly difficult to complete building projects on time. “I’ve been a part of over 55 of these construction projects. Loudoun County is the only school system I’ve met in the entire country that builds schools on the timeline that we do,” Lewis said. “We’ve been just on time a number of times, but our luck’s going to run out in some point in time.” Ian Serotkin (Blue Ridge) asked if there were cost implications in building schools on a longer timeline. Lewis said there is no definitive way to determine that yet, but the new schedule might be beneficial to the budget. “I do believe that we pay a premium in asking a contractor to build a school in less time than we need to build a school,” he said. “The flipside of that, it costs more
money to run a company for that amount of time.” The planned new schools that are impacted by the longer construction timelines are those that have not yet been funded. The district is set to build two new schools that are already funded, and thus are slated to be completed on a shorter schedule. ES-32, which will be built next to Hovatter Elementary School in Aldie, is expected to take only three years to build and will open in fall 2025. MS-14, located at Hartland school complex, also in Aldie, will be built in four years, opening in fall 2028. The board looks at Capital Improvement Plan projects on a six-year basis. The board will again review the proposed plans and hold a public hearing on Nov. 29. The capital plan will then be presented to the School Board for adoption during its Dec. 14 meeting. n
Stone Bridge Student Sends Children’s Mail to Space BY HAYLEY BOUR
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When Stone Bridge High School junior Byrce Hilliard discovered his love of space while in seventh grade, he knew he had to share it with the world. Really, it was two passions: hydroponics and aerospace. “I always wondered, how can you grow plants in space?” Hilliard said. But, while his eyes were fixed on the sky and his feet planted in Ashburn, he had to settle for growing plants in Loudoun County. In 2017, he held a mentorship at Controlled Environment Agriculture Farm near Purcellville, where he learned about agriculture and greenhouses. Later that year, he attended the International Space Station Research in Development conference to catch a glimpse of his hero Elon Musk. During the conference, he got plugged in with the program Tomatosphere, which allows students to SPACE DREAMERS continues on page 9
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Bryce Hilliard (Back row, right) and the Space Dreamers at Hillsboro Charter Academy display the postcards they will launch into space on the Blue Origin New Shepard Rocket.
16 Seek Leesburg Seat LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT
Sixteen Leesburg district constituents applied to be considered for the appointment to Beth Bart’s former School Board seat. The applicants are: René Camp, Barts Dr. Todd Cimino-Johnson, Dimis Christophy, Rebecca Clark, Stephen Cypher, Colin Doniger, Andrew Fernandes, Andrew Gilbert, Andy Jabbour, Tom Marshall, Ian McClure, Erika Ogedegbe, Michael Rivera, Julia Sisson, Dr. Francis Spampinato and Lauren Shernoff. To be eligible to fill the seat, a person must be a registered voter living in the Leesburg district. The seat was left vacant on Nov. 2, when Barts resigned. Barts and her family had received threats throughout an effort seeking her removal over her involvement in a private Facebook group. The board will hold a public hearing to discuss the candidates on Dec. 6 at 5p.m. at the division’s administrative offices is Ashburn. The public may deliver comment to the board during the meeting. The board will then vote to appoint a candidate to the seat during its Dec. 14 meeting. It recently went through the process when it appointed Andrew Hoyler (Broad Run) to the seat left vacant after Leslee King’s passing. The person appointed to the seat will serve until a special election for the seat is held in November 2022. The person elected will then serve until the end of Barts’ term, Dec. 31, 2023. n
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Virginia Leaves National School Board Association BY HAYLEY BOUR hbour@loudounnow.com
The Virginia School Board Association last week voted to leave the National School Board Association, which has been the subject of criticism since it wrote a letter to President Biden in September asking for an investigation into the threat of violence against local boards. In response to the letter, Attorney General Merrick Garland directed the FBI to work with local and state law enforcement to address threats of violence against school board members. The NSBA has since apologized for the letter, which asked that some parents opposed to school boards be investigated as domestic terrorists. The motion to leave the national group cited a “gradual decline in NSBA’s focus on supporting community ownership and excellence of public schools over the last decade.” In a letter to members, VSBA President Janet Turner Giles and Executive Director Gina Patterson said the request to President Biden was not the
Space dreamers continued from page 8 examine the impact of the space environment on plant seeds. Hilliard conducted the growth experiment, and was even invited to present his findings at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, FL. Hilliard then founded Space Dreamers in 2018, offering the program in four Loudoun County schools: Discovery Elementary School, Cedar Lane Elementary School, Farmwell Hunt Middle School, and Broad Run High School. Today, his organization offers programming for students in 10 different schools—soon to be 12. Last Thursday, Hilliard and the Space Dreamers at Hillsboro Charter Academy made postcards that they will send into orbit onboard Blue Origin’s New Shepard Rocket when it launches on a mission in
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only reason for leaving the NSBA. “The decision to end membership with NSBA effective June 30, 2022, was made in response to a persistent pattern of dysfunction within the NSBA organization and among those charged with its governance,” their letter said. The VSBA joins a dozen state school board associations in leaving the national body since the incident. Patterson was instructed “to work with state associations in the creation of a new national organization to meet the federal advocacy and other needs of its member school boards in a manner that values community ownership through local school board governance and engagement of students, families, and other community stakeholders,” according to the motion. n
a few months. “The kids will get them back after they go to space,” Hilliard said, excited that kids will have a souvenir that traveled into orbit. It was Hilliard’s innovative spirit and fearless pursuit of connections and opportunity that won Space Dreamers cargo space on the rocket. “I found whenever you ask people for help, they’ll figure out a way to help you. I think when you have a good product, and a good project, it just takes you asking people,” Hilliard said. Hilliard, who would like to study aerospace engineering a propulsion in college, said he hopes that Space Dreamers shows children what is possible for a career in STEM. “Once kids have some sort of idea what they’re interested in, they’re less worried about the future,” Hilliard said. n
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Father, Son Charged in Bank Robbery After 3-County Pursuit LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT
A convicted felon and his son are behind bars this week after their alleged involvement in a Friday evening bank robbery and an early morning police chase on Sunday. Kenneth W. Sencindiver, 65, of Winchester, faces eight felony charges in Loudoun as a result of the two incidents. Kenneth W. Sencindiver II, 24, of Berryville, is charged with acting as an accessory in the Nov. 19 holdup at the M&T Bank on East Market Street in Leesburg. Both were held without bond and scheduled to appear Dec. 21 for preliminary hearings in Loudoun County District Court. The apparent crime spree started Friday afternoon when Leesburg Police dispatchers received a call at 4:39 p.m. reporting a robbery that occurred between 4:25 and 4:35 p.m. at the M&T Bank on East Market Street. It was reported that a man presented a note to the teller demanding cash and implied that he had a weapon. No weapon was displayed. He left the bank on foot with an undisclosed amount of cash. Although officers arrived on the scene within minutes, the suspect was not located. A photo from the surveillance footage of the suspect in front of the bank teller
Kenneth Sencidiver
Kenneth Sencidiver II
was released by police investigators as they continued their search. In the photo, police say the elder Sencindiver is seen with a black mask over his face. It is alleged that his son helped him to quickly leave the area following the robbery. According to Leesburg Police, numerous tips from the public helped quickly identify Sencindiver from photos circulated by the department on social media over the weekend. Early Sunday morning, the two men were allegedly involved in a domestic altercation in the Winchester area that led to a law enforcement pursuit through
Clarke County and ending in Purcellville. A Clarke County deputy saw the suspects exit Rt. 7 at Purcellville and their vehicle was found unoccupied at Patrick Henry College campus. The campus was put on lock down while the area was searched with the help of the Fairfax Police Department helicopter. Shortly after 10 a.m. Sunday, the men were taken into custody without incident after a report was received of suspicious people on the grounds at Patrick Henry College. Two firearms also were recovered. Kenneth Sencindiver has been charged
with one count of robbery and one count of the use of a firearm in the commission of a felony related to the bank robbery, and faces additional charges of two counts of a felon in possession of a firearm, one count of a felon in possession of ammunition, and two counts of carrying a concealed weapon after being convicted of a felony. He is also facing charges in Frederick County for felony eluding, obstruction of justice, and reckless driving. Sencindiver pleaded guilty in 2016 of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old victim while threatening her with a knife in the dressing room of a Winchester thrift store. He was sentenced to five years in prison, with two years and 11 months suspended. He also has a recent conviction for grand larceny and, at the time of his arrest, was out on bond pending trial on a charge of credit card larceny. Kenneth Sencindiver II has been charged with one count of robbery related to the Leesburg bank robbery, and one count of obstruction of justice from Frederick County. He has previous convictions that include larceny, fleeing police, carrying a concealed weapon and receiving stolen goods. During a brief arraignment in Loudoun County District Court on Tuesday morning, both were appointed attorneys to represent them. n
SAFETY briefs Ashburn Man Charged with Taking Dressing Room Photos The investigation into an Aug. 20 report of someone taking photographs of a shopper under a dressing room divider in a Leesburg store has resulted in the arrest of a 21-year-old Ashburn man. According to the Leesburg Police Department, Ali Panahi was charged a felony count of unlawful creation of an image of a minor, two counts of unlawful creation of an image of another, and one count of attempted unlawful creation of an image of another. He was arrested Nov. 14 and was held without bond at the Loudoun County Adult Detention Center. According to the report, officers were called to the Leesburg Marshalls store for a report of a man photographing a wom-
an under a dressing room divider. Panahi was detained at the scene. A subsequent investigation uncovered other photos of additional adult female victims and a teenaged juvenile female victim. A Feb. 3 trial is scheduled in Loudoun County District Court. The incident remains under investigation by the Leesburg Police Department Criminal Investigation Section. Anyone with additional information is asked to contact Detective M. Kadric at 703-7714500 or at mkadric@leesburgva.gov. Those wishing to remain anonymous may call the Leesburg Crime Line at 703-443TIPS (8477). Information can also be sent using TIPSUBMIT via text. Text 274637 (CRIMES) and begin your message with LPDTIP.
Ashburn Man Faces Felony Assault Charge A 21-year-old Ashburn man was arrested after he allegedly punched another man in the face outside the Ashburn Chick fil A restaurant Nov. 13. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred the evening of Nov. 13. The complainant reported that he got into a verbal dispute with the suspect about the way he was driving. The suspect followed him into the restaurant and was yelling at him. He then followed the victim outside, struck him in the face and left the scene. Deputies identified the suspect as Cole H. Butler. He was arrested Nov. 19 and charged with felony malicious wounding and destruction of property. A Dec. 22 preliminary hearing is scheduled in
Loudoun County District Court.
Man Charged with Taking from Monastery Donation Bowl A 26-year-old Ashburn man is charged with larceny and trespassing after he was accused of taking money from the donation bowl at the Wat Tarnna Rangsee Buddhist Monastery and Temple in Sterling. According to the Sheriff’s Office, the incident happened Nov. 17. Investigators identified the suspect as Jaleel’e L. Thomas, who turned himself in at the Adult Detention Center. Loudoun County court records show Thomas has a history of multiple larceny and trespassing convictions between 2016 and 2020. He was released on his own recognizance. A trial is scheduled for Jan. 25.
Gun ban continued from page 6 Such equipment starts at a handheld metal detecting wand, at a cost of around $500 per wand, to a walk-through metal detector with a secondary screening area, which costs anywhere from $3,000 to $6,000. Leesburg also could choose to follow the example of its county counterparts who selected an enhanced system with sensor and artificial intelligence screening and a secondary screening area. The county’s system allows the general public to walk through the security area without emptying their pockets, and the system can detect the physical profiles of firearms and alert security personnel to check the individual in a secondary screening area. Start-up costs for such a system run anywhere from $18,000 to $20,000, with annual costs at around $20,000. That is in addition to paying for security personnel, which can run $25 to $30 hourly per security guard, with two to three personnel per shift. Markel pointed out that the county system does not screen employees, only the general public, which was a policy decision made by the Board of Supervisors. Currently, Leesburg town government employees are not permitted to bring firearms into town government buildings, but may leave them secured in their vehicles. Should the council opt to go forward with some type of ban and security screening, council members could choose to extend the screening to both employees and the general public, or even limit screening to only prior to and during Town Council meetings, Markel said. Regardless of whether the council institutes any type of firearms barn, Markel noted that the Town Hall lobby would continue to have a security officer on duty, and a Leesburg Police Department offi-
Incubator continued from page 6 of MEC-Leesburg incubator companies such as Colvin Run and The Building People, and Inc. 5000 winners Makpar and Lynker. We are grateful to our board of advisors – MEC Alum Members and local business champions, for providing the MEC with guidance. We are pleased with the Mason team who supported these companies and added services at the Mason Enterprise Centers that include access to no-cost mentorship, tech and gov con education and networking programs, payroll support, group health and life insur-
LOUDOUNNOW.COM cer would continue to attend every Town Council meeting. The council seemed to agree that more cost figures would need to be available before making a decision on such a ban and potential security screening. Councilman Neil Steinberg, however, indicated support for a firearms ban and pointed to recent unrest at some local elected bodies’ meetings, most notably the School Board. “I know we have people who are resistant to this idea. There’s no question that government centers are becoming focal points for emotionally charged issues and individuals. It’s unfortunate we’ve come to this point, but for us to not do what I feel to be the responsible thing here would not serve the community,” he said. Councilman Ara Bagdasarian, whose company Omnilert has worked on a wide range of campus security programs, said the council can’t take on the “it’ll never happen here” mentality. “The reality when it comes to gun safety is everyone thinks it’ll never happen here,” he said. “We have a choice to be proactive or reactive with this.” Councilwoman Suzanne Fox, however, said Leesburg is different than Loudoun County and should not focus on emotions in making such a decision. “In order for me to support any sort of restriction, I would need to know the exact nature of the problem we’re trying to solve, and then be provided the data to support the actions. If we do that I feel like it’s viable; if we can’t I would not be on board,” she said. “We should never make some sort of substantive policy on subjective things that we’ve been through.” Markel is expected to return the council with more cost scenarios and information. Dentler has recommended that the town work with a security consultant to design a screening program to identify staffing and funding needs. n ance, Mason interns, Mason student projects and connections to Mason faculty. In addition, the team of Mason employees kept the MEC open while the university was closed due to COVID in order to continuing to serve the businesses in the community, and of maintaining the incubator at 100% capacity,” the statement said. Sorrell also thanked both the Town of Leesburg and Loudoun County for their partnership in support of the incubator, and said the university was looking forward to the success of other incubator projects in Prince William County and Arlington, and a newly renovated space in Fairfax. n
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Wish Tree Lights Up for Loudoun Hunger Relief LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT
Hundreds gathered at the Village at Leesburg on Saturday to watch the lighting up of the Wish Tree for the holiday season and to raise money for Loudoun Hunger Relief. The event featured Santa, musical performances, elves, and horse-drawn carriage rides. The Wish Tree is adorned with interactive lights, that illuminate when
a donation is made to Loudoun Hunger Relief. Donations may be made throughout the holiday season, and donors receive a digital token to bring to the Village to redeem for a digital light show on the Wish Tree. The Wish Tree will also feature a light show on the top of every hour, from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. throughout the holidays. Loudoun Hunger Relief is Loudoun’s largest food insecurity nonprofit. For more information, go to villageatleesburg.com\holiday-events. n
Interfaith Thanksgiving Event Contributes to Mobile Hope LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT
Leaders and members of 10 congregations and nonprofit organizations came together at Rust Library in Leesburg on Sunday for an interfaith Thanksgiving service sponsored by the Clergy and Faith Leaders of Loudoun County. The group expressed appreciation for many faith traditions and participated in a service project sorting and packing hygiene supplies for Mobile Hope, an organization serving homeless and at-risk youth. Attendees included members from Congregation Sha’are Shalom, Unitarian Universalist Church of Loudoun, Beth Chaverim Reform Congregation, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and All Dulles Area Muslim Society. Leaders of several nonprofit agencies such as Loudoun Volunteer Caregivers, National Veterans Legal Services Program, and Community Levee Association were also in attendance at the event, which was held Sunday at Rust Library.
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Volunteers assemble packages of hygiene supplies for Mobile Hope during a Nov. 21 Interfaith Thanksgiving program at Rust Library in Leesburg.
“An Interfaith Thanksgiving program is a wonderful way to build community around thankfulness as a shared val-
ue across the community, whether for people who are connected with religious traditions or not,” stated event organizer
Rabbi Neil Tow of Congregation Sha’are Shalom. “Interfaith Thanksgiving is also a positive way for people to meet each other who may not move in the same circles. The clergy and faith Leaders of Loudoun rallied to make this event happen this year, and we plan for it to be an annual event.” In addition to the many hygiene items donated for the event, the Ashburn Virginia Stake of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints provided a cash donation to purchase more supplies for area youth served by Mobile Hope. “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is pleased to partner with the Loudoun Interfaith Clergy and Faith Leaders group to sponsor an interfaith Thanksgiving service,” stated President Brooks Holtom, First Counselor in the Ashburn Virginia Stake Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. “We give thanks for the privilege to unitedly affirm our gratitude to our Creator for the many blessings we have received as a community.” n
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Animal Rescue Fund Awards $57K in Grants The Ursula Landsrath Animal Rescue Fund and the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties have awarded grants totaling $57,000 to 24 nonprofit animal rescue organizations across Virginia. Included among the grant winners are the Equine Rescue League Foundation, $3,000 to support ongoing needs of unwanted or neglected equines by purchasing feed, supplements and hay;
Friends of Homeless Animals, $1,000 to support increased cat intakes so that more cats can be removed from shelters and the threat of euthanasia; Humane Society of Loudoun County, $3,000 to support the Trap-Neuter-Return program for Loudoun’s feral cats; and the Middleburg Humane Foundation, $3,000 to support the Community Cat Program in Northern Virginia. Ursula Landsrath created the Animal
Rescue Fund of Virginia as an independent organization in 2008, distributing more than $1 million to Virginia-based animal rescue organizations before shutting down grantmaking operations in 2017 when she became seriously ill. Her husband and friends created the Ursula Landsrath Animal Rescue Fund within the Community Foundation at her passing in 2019 to carry on her grantmaking legacy.
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Leesburg Garden Club President Suzi Worsham presents a $2,000 grant to Tuscarora High School science teacher Norina Treanor and Principal Pamela Croft.
Garden Club Provide Grant for Outdoor Classroom Upgrades LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT
The Leesburg Garden Club has awarded a $2,000 grant to Tuscarora High School to improve an existing courtyard with the addition of native plants, tree and shrub plantings, and installment of a Monarch Waystation. Students will use the outdoor classroom to learn about the benefits of native plants and the wildlife they support The award was made through the club’s Community Outreach Grant Program, which was established in 2017 to support projects that promote the club’s mission to promote active interest in gardening and to assist in the protection and development of the natural beauties of the commonwealth. The award was part of the club’s 2019 grant program, but the presentation was delayed by COVID-19 restrictions and school closures. Two additional 2019 recipients were Loudoun Wildlife Conservancy to complete the installation of a pollinator mead-
ow and purchase interpretive signs, and Lucketts Elementary School to fund the installation of a milkweed habitat, Monarch Waystation, weather station, and a vegetable garden. The 2019 Grant Program was supported by a fundraiser at Selma Plantation and hosted by Sharon Virts and Scott Miller. The Loudoun County Children’s Educational Fund Grant is an active participant with the LGC Grant Program, which will again be accepting requests for grant proposals in 2022. Details are still to be determined. Recipients of grant funding since the 2017 establishment of the program are Oatlands Plantation and the Leesburg Elementary School. Oatlands required additional funding to complete the irrigation system within the 5-acre walled garden. Leesburg Elementary School was also awarded a grant to support its outdoor garden classroom. Learn more about the Leesburg Garden Club at leesburggardenclub.org. n
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Business Yerramsetty Named to National Small Business Association Leadership Council LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT
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Ashburn small business owner Sreekanth Yerramsetty has been named to the National Small Business Association Leadership Council, the nation’s oldest small-business advocacy organization. Yerramsetty joins the Leadership Council alongside other small business advocates from across the country as they work to promote the interests of small business on a non-partisan basis to policymakers in Washington, DC. “As a small-business owner, I see daily the importance of being involved and active when it comes to laws and regulation,” Yerramsetty stated. “Joining NSBA’s Leadership Council will enable me to take our collective small-business message to the people that need to hear it most: The Congress.” Yerramsetty is the owner of StrategyPundits, a company specializing in information technology, IT training, talent sourcing and strategic management consulting. He has more than 20 years of experience helping clients implement
complex technology projects within the enterprise project management office space successfully. He holds a graduate degree from Liverpool Business School in the U.K. and is an advocate for helping small businesses in applying scalable technology solutions. Yerramsetty said he joined the NSBA Leadership Council as part of his efforts to tackle the many critical issues facing small business such tax reform, regulatory restraint, health care costs and how the Affordable Care Act will impact small business. The Leadership Council is focused on providing networking between small-business advocates from across the country while ensuring small business has a seat at the table as Congress and regulators take up key small business proposals. “I am proud to have Mr. Yerramsetty as part of our Leadership Council,” stated NSBA President and CEO Todd McCracken. “He came to us highly recommended and I look forward our coordinated efforts for years to come.” n
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Hillsboro Inks Fiber Deal for Town Residents, Businesses
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After waiting decades for the recently completed road and utility improvements, Hillsboro residents are about to get another upgrade—high-speed access to the information superhighway. Mayor Roger Vance announced Tuesday that high-speed broadband service will be available to every home and business via town-owned fiber optic cable. “I’m proud to say we have solved the rural broadband access problem in Hillsboro through decisive and innovative actions, with the support of federal funding and in collaboration with the private sector,” he said. The town contracted with Fredericksburg-based internet service provider KGI Communications to provide an array of high-speed residential and commercial broadband service options. The contract, supported by the town’s share of federal American Rescue Plan Act funding, builds HILLSBORO FIBER continues on page 43
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Former Vice Mayor Amy Marasco presents Mayor Roger Vance with a painting of "The Gap" during her last town council meeting last week.
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Mayor Vance and ReThink9 Project Coordinator Alison Badger celebrate the bringing of fiber to the townowned 1760 Lawson-Goodrich House.
Lovettsville Game Club Property Goes Under Easement LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT
The Land Trust of Virginia has obtained a conservation easement on the 60-acre Lovettsville Game Club property. The property, located northwest of Lovettsville, is owned and operated by the Lovettsville Game Protection Association, and will now be restricted from development and used to promote its mission to “benefit wildlife and the community, to unite landowners, sportsmen, and citizens in an effort to restore and preserve wildlife, all directed toward providing the community with better and more worthwhile sports and recreation activities.” Association President Fred George said the easement will ensure the farm is preserved for future generations, but also provide revenue to support the organization, including making upgrades to its events hall in town. He called it a
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An aerial view of the Lovettsville Game Club property northwest of town.
win-win outcome. “Our members were not 100% in agreement but in the end voted for the easement,” George said. “Working with Land Trust of Virginia to protect our land was a great way to support our mission and set an example for other land-
owners and sportsmen.” The property is located on and visible from both Stevens Road and Georges Mill Road. In addition to protecting scenic open space, the property features 53 acres of soils that are classified as prime farmland soils or farmland soils of statewide importance. The northern portion of the property contains two lengths of streams and a 2.29-acre manmade pond. “Conservation easements are critical to sustaining our wildlife populations and their habitat,” Land Trust Executive Director Sally Price said. “We are thrilled to work with Lovettsville Game Protection Association to support both of our missions in development-stricken Loudoun County.” Lovettsville Game Club is the 211th easement completed by the Land Trust of Virginia. For more information about their work, go to landtrustva.org. n
One half of Hillsboro’s dynamic duo has left town. Longtime Vice Mayor Amy Marasco stepped down last week as she is moving to Lewes, DE. However, she’ll still be working closely with the town—and her longtime partner in civic leadership, Mayor Roger Vance—on a variety of projects, most notably the new wastewater treatment plant that is slated to come online next year, and reenergizing the Hillsboro Preservation Foundation, where she has signed on as interim president. Her departure comes just months after the completion of the ReThink9 project that transformed the town with traffic calming measures on the busy commuter highway, along with new sidewalks, utilities and, coming soon, fiberoptic connectivity. She moved to Hillsboro with her late husband, David, 20 years ago and quickly got involved in town affairs. She was elected to seven two-year terms on the council. “It’s been honestly a joy and such an opportunity,” she said of her town service. While a move to the beach was always in her plans, Marasco said it came much quicker than expected. During the pandemic, she closed her bed and breakfast operation, leaving her with a lot of time alone in a large house. That was followed by Loudoun’s shift to a red-hot housing market and a test of those waters landed a sales AROUND TOWNS continues on page 17
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Annexation Requests Get First contract within 48 hours of listing the Hearings home. During last week’s council meeting, Councilwoman Claudia Forbes was elected vice mayor and Paul Hrebenak was appointed to fill the remainder of Marasco’s term, which expires Dec. 31, 2022. And she won’t soon be forgotten. The council has resolved to celebrate each Aug. 20, her birthday, as Amy Marasco Day in perpetuity.
Post-Turkey Day Clean Up Planned The Hillsboro Volunteer Corps is organizing a “Work off the Gravy: Volunteer Event” on Saturday to clean up the town streetscape and gardens. Organizers are hoping to get residents out of the house to burn off some Thanksgiving calories and do some public service. Volunteers are asked to meet at the eastern roundabout or at Hillsboro Road by the Old Stone School at 11 a.m. Nov. 27. The cleanup is expected to continue until 2 p.m. COLOR: click For details, email Right paul.hrebenak @hillsboro.gov.
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The hearing was just the first step in the process. The applications will next go to the Planning Commission for review and then to the Town Council. The Board of Supervisors also will have to sign off on the boundary line change.
The Town Council and Planning Commission held joint public hearings last week on two annexation requests and pro- Town Sued Over FOIA Charge viding the first standing-room-only crowd Representatives of the Town of at the new government center. Lovettsville are scheduled to be in DisOne Family Brewing is asking to bring trict Court on Dec. 20 in response to a its 27-acre property into the town limits. lawsuit filed on behalf of a town resident In addition to a brewery, the owners plan who alleges the town illegally required a farm-to-table restaurant and rental cot- advance payment to complete a Freedom tages. Wheeler and Wheeler Inc. is seek- of Information Act request she filed. According to the court filing, Caitlin ing to have the town annex its 1.5-acre West End Motors property into town with Keefe requested information related to a plans to continue operating the gas sta- post Councilwoman Renee Edmonston made on a closed members-only Facetion, repair shop and convenience store. Most of the public comment focused book page. The town required a $115 payment to on the One Family Brewing property, with supporters lauding David Keuhner’s cover the anticipated six hours of time mission of supporting military veterans needed to comply with the request. The petition cites state law that permits and other community efforts and critics allows the government to require advance worried about traffic, noise and the popayment only win the cost is expected to tential for impaired drivers leaving the exceed $200. brewery. A key concern was a plan to put the main access on narrow, winding Lutheran Church Road, but the latest plans Mayor To Get a Vote envision a Berlin Turnpike entrance, with The Town Council last week worked swatch, and Road findlimited and to replace with acorrect color to the Town Lutheran Church emer- through series of changes gency access. Charter that would provide the mayor
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Council Eyes Higher Interest Income The town has millions of dollars in cash reserves sitting in certificates of deposit on local banks, but those investments are providing very little return. None pay more than 0.5%. That will be changing as the Town Council last week approved joining the Virginia Municipal League investment pool, which provides significantly higher rates of return.
Obituary
TIMOTHY LEE QUINNEY Timothy Lee Quinney, 57 of Hillsboro, Virginia passed away November 15th, he was born August 7th, 1964, in Duluth Minnesota.Tim was the son of the late Dean and Eulalie Quinney. After High School Tim moved to Florida where he had a successful business managing and servicing Hotel entertainment and communications systems. Tim returned to Virginia and continued to work in the Hotel Industry. Tim’s favorite hobby was Herpetology and always seemed to have at least one snake as a pet. His interests also included motorcycles, the outdoors, music, reading and spending time with friends and family. Tim leaves behind 2 brothers and their wives, Shaun and Bernadette Quinney of Walkersville Maryland and Todd and Charisma Quinney of Round Hill Virginia. A graveside memorial service will be held at the Hillsboro United Methodist Cemetery on Nov. 27th at 11:00am.
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THINGS to do LOCO LIVE Live Music: Shane Gamble
Friday, Nov. 26, 4 p.m. Lost Barrel Brewing, 36138 John Mosby Highway, Middleburg Details: lostbarrel.com Celebrate a mellow Black Friday with country tunes from Shane Gamble.
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Friday, Nov. 26, 4 p.m. Dirt Farm Brewing, 18701 Foggy Bottom Road, Bluemont Details: dirtfarmbrewing.com Holloman’s acoustic performances bring fun improvisation and unexpected layers of sound.
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Friday, Nov. 26, 5 p.m. MacDowell Brew Kitchen, 202 South St. SE, Leesburg Details: macsbeach.com MacDowell’s celebrates its tenth anniversary with country music that rocks from Rowdy Ace.
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Friday, Nov. 26, 5-8 p.m. Spanky’s Shenanigans, 538 E. Market St., Leesburg Details: spankyspub.com Richmond-based Wimbish returns to Spanky’s with traditional country, bluegrass, classic rock, and blues songs along with crowdpleasing originals.
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The iconic Hunt and Hounds Review will return Dec. 4 as part of the daylong Christmas in Middleburg celebration.
Tradition With a Twist Loudoun’s Signature Holiday Events Are Back
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There’s nothing quite like the magic of watching a parade of horses and hounds trotting along Middleburg’s main street on a crisp December morning. The annual Hunt and Hounds Review is part of the allure that has made Christmas In Middleburg a draw for visitors from around the region for more than 40 years. This year, organizers want to capture the joy and magic without the crazy crowds. After canceling the event last year because of COVID-19 concerns, organizers hope to bring it back in all its former glory—minus the crowds. The event’s new organizers, husband and wife team Michelle and Doug Myers, have been work-
ing with longtime organizer Jim Herbert to navigate the event’s return. The focus, Michelle Myers says, is preserving the event’s most beloved elements while keeping crowds smaller during this transition year. “I think the community is incredibly excited,” Myers said. “We’re trying to be sensitive to our community first of all that have COVID concerns, to our shopkeepers and businesses and to the community at large. ... We’re being strategic about that,” Myers said. The Dec. 4 event features Breakfast with Santa at Middleburg Charter School, the famous Hunt and Hounds Review at 11 a.m., the annual craft fair at Middleburg Community Center and the beloved Christmas Parade at 2 p.m., followed by progressive food and drink tastings at
restaurants throughout town from 3 to 6 p.m. Individual visits with Santa at the town’s Pink Box visitor center are out this year for safety reasons, but St. Nick will be making his usual appearance in the parade in the afternoon. Myers said all of the usual community organizations are back this year, and as usual, there will be animals galore. The hunt review and parade combined feature more than 700 animals, organizers say, with everything from llamas to corgis and of course lots of horses. “We have a full lineup similar to 2019,” Myers said. One of the main changes is an effort to control crowds using parking passes. Organizers put in place a three-tier parkTRADITIONS continues on page 20
Friday, Nov. 26, 5:30 p.m. Flying Ace Distillery and Brewery, 40950 Flying Ace Lane, Lovettsville Details: flyingacefarm.com Celebrate the holiday weekend with classic rock and country favorites from The Joker Band.
Live Music: The Woodshedders
Friday, Nov. 26, 7 p.m. Tally Ho Theater, 19 W. Market St., Leesburg Details: tallyhotheater.com The Woodshedders return to the Tally Ho with their eclectic mix of high-energy roots music in a range of styles. Mink’s Miracle Medicine opens. Tickets are $12 for general admission, $25 for VIP seats,
Live Music: Britton James
Friday, Nov. 26, 7 p.m. Social House South Riding, 25370 Eastern Marketplace Plaza, Chantilly Details: socialhousesouthriding.com James returns to Social House with a fun repertoire of high-energy covers and originals.
Live Music: Davisson Brothers
Friday, Nov. 26, 8 p.m. B Chord Brewing, 34266 Williams Gap Road, Round Hill Details: bchordbrewing.com The Davisson Brothers perform a semiacoustic show, with special guest Johnny Staats. Tickets are $25 in advance, $30 at the door.
Live Music: Jake Phillips
Friday, Nov. 26, 8 p.m. Monk’s BBQ, 251 N. 21st St., Purcellville
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Details: monksq.com Jake Phillips is a singer/songwriter who has traveled the world. With a powerful voice and dynamic guitar skills, Phillips’s repertoire includes original music and an eclectic set of classic folk and alternative covers.
Live Music: Jason Masi
Saturday, Nov. 27, 11:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. Creek’s Edge Winery, 41255 Annas Lane, Lovettsville Details: creeksedgewinery.com Masi returns to Creek’s Edge with his signature brand of acoustic soul and R&B.
Live Music: The Brahman Noodles
Saturday, Nov. 27, 1 p.m. Two Twisted Posts Winery, 12944 Harpers Ferry Road, Hillsboro Details: twotwistedposts.com Enjoy an afternoon of jug funk and “jamcoustic” sounds from the Brahman Noodles with new songs along with old favorites from Jerry Garcia, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones and more.
Details: lostrhino.com Solo reggae artist Greg Ward returns to Lost Rhino for an afternoon of great tunes.
Live Music: Scott Clark
Saturday, Nov. 27, 1 p.m. Fabbioli Cellars, 15669 Limestone School Road, Leesburg Details: fabbioliwines.com Clark is a classically trained bass-baritone who brings out his repertoire of jazz standards and pop tunes for fun local shows.
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Students Perform Live at Algonkian’s Got Talent LOUDOUN NOW STAFF REPORT
Loudoun students performed live Thursday night at the second annual Algonkian’s Got Talent competition at the Waddell Theatre at Northern Virginia Community College. This year, 15 entrants competed in solo vocal, solo instrumental, and group musical categories. Students from Dominion High School, Horizon Elementary, Lowes Island Elementary, Potowmack Elementary, Riverbend Middle School, Potomac Falls High School, and Seneca Ridge Middle School submitted their performances online. They were judged by Loudoun County Public Schools music teachers and one private music instructor. “The arts are an integral part of education, culture and society,” stated the program’s host, Supervisor Juli E. Briskman (D-Algonkian). “They help us develop empathy and promote understanding of unfamiliar people, places, history, and issues. Our students have had a challenging time throughout the pandemic, and it was so inspiring to be able to host them, their friends, and family in person this year.” Last year’s Algonkian’s Got Talent winner in the vocal category performed during this year’s annual State of the County address. “Music and art not shared cannot do its job,” Briskman stated. “I am so thankful the students had the opportunity to perform in an actual theater this year.” The students will be invited to a future Board of Supervisors meeting to receive a proclamation and recognition from the Board of Supervisors, Briskman said.
This year’s winners: GROUP MUSICAL ACT: Antigravity from Riverbend Middle School, performing “Killer Queen” by Queen SOLO INSTRUMENTAL: Josh Beyer from Dominion High School, performing “My Funny Valentine” by Richard Rogers on piano SOLO VOCALIST: Anna Bella Shimazaki, from Dominion High School, performing “She Used to be Mine” by Sarah Bareilles FAN FAVORITE: Max Garrett from Lowes Island Elementary School, performing “All of Me” by John Legend n
Traditions continued from page 18 ing system this year using three locations in and near the town. Pricier VIP spots at Salamander Resort and Lost Barrel Brewing are already sold out, but less expensive spots at Mickie Gordon Park and shuttle bus service are still available for $30 per car. Organizers have stressed that buying parking passes in advance is a must. “This event will sell out and there will not be available tickets,” Myers said. For Myers, bringing back the town’s signature event after the shutdowns of 2020 is a chance to take a step back and focus on welcoming visitors while still keeping a small-town feel. “We really want the extended community that comes to visit our sweet little town to really understand the community involvement it takes,” Myers said. “The parade has gone on for many years, and we just want to have it continue in the exact same fashion so that it can create memories for other families. ... We want to maintain that small town feel that remains accessible to all different types of people.” She also stresses that the holiday season in one of Loudoun’s cutest towns isn’t just about a single day. Middleburg offers more low-key holiday events throughout the season. “We all have our eyes on Christmas in Middleburg for that one day, but it’s important to remember that our little village has incredible events throughout the entire month of December, and we have events all year long,” Myers said.
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Live Music: The New Thirty
Saturday, Nov. 27, 8 p.m. Spanky’s Shenanigans, 538 E. Market St., Leesburg Details: spankyspub.com This fun woman-fronted band that brings a highenergy mix of contemporary dance, classic rock and alternative hits.
Crooked Run Comedy Showcase
Saturday, Nov. 27, 8 p.m. Crooked Run Fermentation, 22455 Davis Drive #120, Sterling Details: crookedrunbrewing.com It’s a free comedy show featuring top area performers including Austin Haden, Andrew Kolas, DeWayne White,Patrice DeVeaux, Ace Jackson, Omar Sharif and Sam Cobb. Get there early to snag a table.
Live Music: Born Cross Eyed
Saturday, Nov. 27, 8 p.m. B Chord Brewing, 34266 Williams Gap Road, Round Hill Details: bchordbrewing.com
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At Morven Park, the classic holiday traditions are back—tours of the estate’s mansion decorated for the holidays and the beloved carriage museum during the day. But this year, the stately mansion and grounds near Leesburg will be transformed into an illuminated walking experience. Morven Park was selected by a California-based events company as one of two new East Coast locations for its Holiday Road light show first launched at King Gillette Ranch in Southern California. The Loudoun show starts Friday, Nov. 26 and runs through Sunday, Jan. 2. “Morven Park is being transformed into this magical winter wonderland. It is going to be spectacular. Everybody needs some twinkly lights and joy in their lives,” said Morven Park Executive Director Stacey Metcalfe. Like the best holiday light shows, having plenty of natural plants and trees makes the experience richer, and the estate’s natural beauty is the perfect backdrop. “Leveraging the nature and the beauty here at Morven Park with their installation truly is going to be immersive,” Metcalfe said. The event also taps into visitors’ desire for outdoor entertainment with COVID still a factor in many families’ choices of holiday activities, with organizers limiting crowd size by selling tickets in staggered time slots. “Coming out of COVID, everybody’s been cautiously optimistic about being able to get outside and get outdoors,” Met-
calfe said. “They’re really thinking about this differently. ... It’s moderated crowds throughout.” Morven’s traditional holiday events are still happening during the day, offering visitors a classic old fashioned holiday experience in the daytime and a more contemporary experience after the sun sets. “It marries well with what we’re already doing, so we’ll have daytime and nighttime [events],” Metcalfe said. Holiday Road at Morven Park runs Friday, Nov. 26 to Sunday, Jan. 2 from 5 to 11 p.m. Check the calendar for blackout dates, including Christmas Day. For tickets and information, go to holidayroadusa. com/location-va. Tickets are $29.99 and up depending on day of the week and date. Time slots must be reserved in advance. Children 2 and under are free. Christmas in Middleburg takes place Saturday, Dec. 4 in downtown Middleburg. The day begins at 8 a.m. with Breakfast with Santa at Middleburg Charter School. The Middleburg Hunt and Hounds Review is scheduled for 11 a.m., and the annual Christmas Parade takes place at 2 p.m. Parking at Mickie Gordon Park is $30 per car and includes shuttle bus transportation. For tickets and information, go to christmasinmiddleburg.org. For more information about holiday events in Middleburg throughout the season, go to visitmiddleburgva.com. For more favorite holiday events, check the Loudoun Now calendar and getoutloudoun.com throughout the season. n
With a focus on the jam music of the Grateful Dead, Born Cross Eyed is made up of some of the DMV’s hardest working and most talented musicians. Admission is free.
Skip the crowded mall and enjoy an afternoon sipping wine and shopping for unique gifts from local artists, from hand-poured candles to home goods and jewelry. Event is for guests 21 and older.
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Sunday, Nov. 28, 2 p.m. Flying Ace Distillery and Brewery, 40950 Flying Ace Lane, Lovettsville Details: flyingacefarm.com Close out your holiday weekend with acoustic soul tunes from Chris Timbers.
Live Music: Josh Sowder
Sunday, Nov. 28, 2 p.m. Breaux Vineyards, 36888 Breaux Vineyards Lane, Hillsboro Details: breauxvineyards.com Sowder returns to Breaux with tunes from a range of genres from the ’50s through the 2000s.
HOLIDAY HAPPENINGS Holiday Artisan Market
Friday, Nov. 26, noon-5 p.m. Fleetwood Farm Winery, 23075 Evergreen Mills Road, Leesburg Details: fleetwoodfarmwinery.com
Saturday, Nov. 27, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Bear Chase Brewing Company, 18294 Blue Ridge Mountain Road, Bluemont Details: bearchasebrew.com Bear Chase’s second annual holiday market features 25 local makers with 100 percent handmade holiday gifts including candles, glass, pottery, soaps and more.
Holiday Market at Williams Gap Vineyard
Saturday, Nov. 27, noon-6 p.m. Williams Gap Vineyard, 5521 Sexton Farm Lane, Round Hill Details: williamsgapvineyard.com Kick off the holiday season and shop for Christmas trees and gifts from local vendors.
Christmas Tea with Santa
Saturday, Nov. 27, 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Birkby House, 109 Loudoun St. SW, Leesburg Details: birkbyhouse.com Kick off the holidays with tea, sandwiches, treats and pictures with Santa. Tickets are $20 for children and $35 for adults. Advance reservations are required.
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Area Businesses Gearing Up for Big ‘Shop Small’ Season BY KARA C. RODRIGUEZ
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With lingering supply chain issues and staffing difficulties sparing no industry, small businesses are hoping that the annual call to “shop small” resonates even more this holiday season. Initial indications are that could be true, if one business’ recent open house serves as any example. On the first Thursday of every November, Marilyn Park hosts an open house for her Zazu Gifts store in Ashburn. While usually hosting the open house as an evening cocktail party, Park switched to an appointment-style format last year, to keep customers spaced out because of the coronavirus. After an overwhelmingly positive response to that format, she continued it this year, and noted it was her best sales ever for her open house. Open since 2003, Zazu markets itself as a unique gift shop with personalized service. It’s that appeal to local customers that has had staying power, and has helped Park survive economic challeng-
es, not the least of which is a global pandemic, since she bought the store in 2015. Park said she purposely chooses not to offer items that consumers could find at any mall, and has navigated supply chain issues by finding different products that
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ple were going out of their way to support small businesses. Even over this weekend nearly every single order came in with a note,” of appreciation, she said. “We’re truly all in this together. People have really stepped up.” Even those at the local government level are calling on residents to support small businesses this holiday season, with the Town of Leesburg issuing a press release this week for that very reason. The press release points out the economic impact of shopping small—$48 of every
$100 spent at a small business stays in the local economy. When you spend the same $100 at a national retailer the amount is only $14, according to the Small Business Administration. The town has dedicated a portion of its website to a directory for local small business, leesburgva.gov/businesses/ shopleesburg. Many businesses are banding together to support each other. Leah Fallon, who launched her Birch Tree Books business in Leesburg earlier this year, knows a
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NOVEMBER 25, 2021 thing or two about the benefit of businesses supporting each other. Her book shop is co-located in Cowbell Kitchen and The Corner Store, and collaborates on events or pop-ups with other local businesses. “These aren’t things big-box stores and Amazon do. I can tell you, small business owners do a little dance after every sale— your won’t get that reaction by clicking ‘Buy Now’,” she said. In her role as co-founder of Loudoun Shops Black, a website that provides a directory of local Black-owned businesses and encourages community support, Fallon also is helping to organize the first LSB holiday market in December. The event is put on in partnership with the NAACP of Loudoun, and will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at The Pavilion at BeanTree in Ashburn. “We wanted to provide another opportunity for the community to find new, small businesses to support this holiday season. We hope this is a chance for businesses to find new clients, sell products and network for growth and greater reach in and around Loudoun. If it goes well, keep your eyes open for more events throughout the year,” Fallon said. Bear Chase Brewing in Bluemont also is hoping to bring out more support for local businesses, and support their own business in the process, with their second annual Old World Christmas Market this Saturday during Small Business Saturday. General Manager Chris Suarez said the number of vendors has almost doubled in size this year, with up to 30 expected for Saturday’s event. “It’s really a good twofold for us. It gives guests something to do other than look at our amazing view and taste beverages, it gets them shopping. It creates good success for both of us,” he said. Gautham Vadakkepatt, associate professor of marketing in George Mason University’s School of Business, said it is a good opportunity this holiday season for small businesses to capitalize in a set of unique circumstances. “Smaller retailers are generally more agile and nimble, and so might be able to react faster to changing circumstances than the larger retailers. Due to generally expected shortages, smaller retailers might also see more people visit their stores or websites seeking substitutes or alternatives for gifts. Thus, there is an increased opportunity for smaller retailers to win over customers,” he said. n
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Legal Notices PUBLIC HEARING The LOUDOUN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS will hold a public hearing in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room, County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, at 6:00 p.m. on WEDNESDAY, December 15, 2021 in order to consider: ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A NEW CHAPTER OF THE CODIFIED ORDINANCES OF LOUDOUN COUNTY Disposable Plastic Bag Tax Pursuant to Virginia Code §15.2-1427 the Board of Supervisors gives notice of its intention to propose for passage an ordinance to establish a new Chapter, Disposable Plastic Bag Tax, of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County. The proposed new Chapter would impose a tax of five cents ($0.05) on each disposable plastic bag not intended for reuse that is provided by a grocery store, convenience store, or drugstore to the customer at the point of purchase to transport items purchased. In accordance with Code of Virginia §58.11746, the proposed tax will not apply to the following: •
Durable plastic bags, with handles, that are specifically designed and manufactured for multiple reuse and that are at least four mils thick;
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Plastic bags that are solely used to wrap, contain, or package ice cream, meat, fish, poultry, produce, unwrapped bulk food items, or perishable food items in order to avoid damage or contamination;
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Plastic bags used to carry dry cleaning or prescription drugs; and
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Multiple plastic bags sold in packages and intended for use as garbage, pet waste, or leaf removal bags.
The proposed tax will be effective starting July 1, 2022. A complete copy of the full text of the above-referenced proposed ordinance is on file and available for public inspection at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703-777-0200. Documents may also be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”).
SIDP-2020-0008 EQUINIX SIGN DEVELOPMENT PLAN (Sign Development Plan) Equinix RP II LLC of Foster City, California, has submitted an application for a Sign Development Plan to request alternative sign regulations for permitted signs in order to modify the Total Aggregate Sign Area, and Maximum Number of Signs for Flex/Industrial/Warehouses/Data Center Buildings and Signs for Businesses in MR-HI, PD-IP, and PD-GI. The subject property is being developed pursuant to ZRTD2015-0005, Beaumeade SE Quadrant in the PD-IP (Planned Development-Industrial Park) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance, and pursuant to Section 5-1202(E) alternative sign regulations for permitted signs may be requested with the submission of a Sign Development Plan. The Subject Property is located within the Route 28 Taxing District, the Route 28 Corridor Business Overlay District, and the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District between the Ldn 60-65 aircraft noise contours. The subject property is approximately 10.29 acres in size and is located north of Waxpool Road (Route 825) on the east side of Loudoun County Parkway (Route 807) at 22175 Beaumeade Circle, Ashburn, Virginia, in the Broad Run Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 061-29-8643. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Employment Place Type)) which designate this area for a broad array of employment uses at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 1.0.
ZMOD-2021-0018 BROADLANDS ASHBURN METRO SECTION 204 (Zoning Ordinance Modification) Van Metre Broadlands Metro Apartments, of Fairfax, Virginia has submitted an application for a Zoning Ordinance Modification in the Planned Development – Transit Related Center (PD-TRC) zoning district to request the following Zoning Ordinance Modification: ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION §5-1403, Landscaping, Buffer Yards, Screening, and Landscape Plans, Road Corridor Buffers and Setbacks, General Provisions, and Road Corridor Buffer and Setbacks Matrix, Table 5-1403(B).
PROPOSED MODIFICATION
The subject property is being developed pursuant to ZMAP-2016-0010, Broadlands Ashburn Metro, in the PD-TRC zoning district under the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance. The subject property is located partially within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contour. The subject property is approximately 11.57 acres in size and is located along the east side of Mooreview Parkway (Route 2298), and south of the Dulles Greenway (Route 267), in the Broad Run Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as follows: PIN
PROPERTY ADDRESS
119-19-3412
N/A
119-19-7523
43442 Moorefield Boulevard, Ashburn, Virginia
119-19-2497
N/A
The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Urban Policy Area (Urban Transit Center Place Type)), which designate this area for a range of Residential, Retail, Office, Entertainment, and Community Activity uses at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of up to 2.0.
ZRTD-2021-0002 THAYER ROAD (Zoning Conversion in the Route 28 Taxing District) Nokes Plaza, LLC of Sterling, Virginia, has submitted an application to rezone approximately 9.82 acres from the PD-IP (Planned Development-Industrial Park) zoning district under the 1972 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance, to the PD-IP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance, in order to permit the development of all principal and accessory uses permitted in the PDIP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance at a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.45 (up to 0.60 by Special Exception). The subject property is located within the Route 28 Taxing District. The subject property is approximately 10 acres in size and is located east of Sully Road (Route 28) and on the south side of Nokes Boulevard (Route 1793) and east side of Atlantic Boulevard (Route 1902) at 45564 Thayer Road, Sterling, Virginia in the Sterling Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 030-46-5708. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Mixed Use Place Type)) which designate this area for compact, pedestrian-oriented environments with opportunities for a mix of Residential, Commercial, Entertainment, Cultural, and Recreational uses at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 1.0.
ZRTD-2019-0004, SPEX-2019-0037, SPEX-2019-0038 & SPEX-2019-0039 BLES PARK (Rezoning in the Route 28 Tax District & Special Exceptions) The Board of Supervisors of Loudoun County, Virginia, through the Department of Transportation and Capital Infrastructure of Leesburg, Virginia, has submitted applications for the following: 1) to rezone approximately 3.4 acres from the PD-RDP (Planned Development-Research and Development Park) zoning district under the 1972 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance, to the PD-RDP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning, in order to permit the development additional park amenities permitted in the PD-RDP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance at a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.6 (up to 1.0 by Special Exception); 2) a Special Exception to allow for the expansion of an existing community or regional park use per Section 1-103(F)(2); 3) a Special Exception to allow for incidental structures greater than 840 square feet within the major floodplain per Section 4-1506(E); and 4) a Special Exception to increase the impervious area greater than 3% but no more than 10% within the major floodplain per Section 4-1506(F). These applications are subject to the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed uses are listed as Special Exceptions uses under Sections 1-103 and 4-1506. The subject property is located partially within the Route 28 Taxing District, partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District) – major floodplain, and partially within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contours. The subject property is approximately 132.25 acres in size and located north of Harry Byrd Highway (Route 7), and on the east side of Bles Park Drive (Route 1052), at 44830 Bles Park Drive, Ashburn, Virginia, in the Algonkian Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 038-26-8806. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Neighborhood Place Type)) which designate this area for predominantly residential uses arranged on medium-to-large lots at a recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of up to 1.0.
To eliminate the required 75-foot building setback and required 35-foot parking setback along Moorefield Boulevard.
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Legal Notices ZMAP-2020-0015 DULLES 28 TECHNOLOGY PARK (Zoning Map Amendment)
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF HORRY
Long Drive Land Company LLC, of Washington, DC, has submitted an application to rezone approximately 39.817 acres from the PD-CC(RC) (Planned Development-Commercial Center (Regional Center) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance and PD-CH (Planned Development -Commercial Highway) zoning district under the 1972 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance to the PD-IP (Planned Development-Industrial Park) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance. The proposed Zoning Map Amendment would allow up to 531,060 square feet (SF) of data center uses on the proposed Landbay 1, and up to 154,344 SF on the proposed Landbay 2 of either 1) up to 100% of any by-right PD-IP district uses other than office and auxiliary service uses, or 2) up to 49% office uses and the balance being any by-right PD-IP uses other than office and auxiliary services uses. The subject property is located within the Route 28 Taxing District, the Route 28 Corridor Business Optional Overlay District, the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60, aircraft noise contours, and partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District). The subject property is approximately 39.83 acres in size and is located on the north side of Waxpool Road (Route 625) and on the west side of Pacific Boulevard (Route 1036) at 45128, 45130, and 45136 Waxpool Road, Sterling, Virginia, in the Broad Run Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as follows: PIN
PROPERTY ADDRESS
043-37-2508
N/A
043-27-3683
N/A
043-27-4656
N/A
043-27-5728
N/A
043-17-8099
N/A
043-17-5778
N/A
043-17-2630
45128, 45130 & 45136 Waxpool Road, Sterling, Virginia
043-16-9304
N/A
044-47-0591
N/A
Donna Shimizu, Plaintiff vs. Eiji Shimizu, Defendant
SUMMONS TO COMPLAINT, NOTICE OF MEDIATION, AND NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING TO: THE DEFENDANT, ABOVE NAMED: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that an action is brought by the Plaintiff in the Court indicated above requesting an Order of Separate Support and Maintenance was filed on March 4, 2021. You must respond in writing and serve a copy of your Answer on the Plaintiff at 11019 Ocean Hwy in Pawleys Island, SC 29585 within thirty (30) days after the service of this Summons upon you. If you do not answer the Complaint within the specified time, the Court may grant the relief requested by Plaintiff in the Complaint. You are further notified that mediation has been schduled for December 2, 2021 at 10 AM with mediator Thomas D. “Val” Guest, Jr. at Ouverson, Guest, & Carter, PA located at 11915 Plaza Drive in Murrells Inlet, SC, 29576. You are further notified that a Final Hearing has been schduled for December 6, 2021 at 3:00 PM before the Honorable Melissa J. Buckhannon at the Horry County Government and Justice Center located at 1301 Second Ave in Conway, SC 29526.
11/11, 11/18 & 11/25/21
Unless otherwise noted in the above notices, copies of the above-referenced amendments, applications, ordinances, and/or plans and related documents may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703-7770246 (option 5) to request hard copies or electronic copies, or electronically at www.loudoun.gov/lola. This link also provides an additional opportunity for public input on active applications. Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: www.loudoun.gov/bosdocuments (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for “Board of Supervisors Business Meetings, Public Hearings and Special Meetings”). In addition, for detailed instructions on how to access documents using LOLA, to request that documents be emailed to you, to receive physical copies of documents, or to arrange a time to view the file at the Loudoun County Government Center, please email DPZ@loudoun.gov or call 703777-0246 (option 5). Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic this public hearing may be conducted as an electronic meeting. Members of the public are encouraged to view the public hearing electronically; however, the Board Room will be open for any members of the public who wish to attend in person with appropriate physical distancing. Board of Supervisors public hearings are available for live viewing on television on Comcast Government Channel 23 and Verizon FiOS Channel 40, and are livestreamed at loudoun.gov/meetings. All members of the public who desire to speak will be heard as to their views pertinent to these matters. Citizens are encouraged to call in advance to sign up to speak at the public hearing. Instructions for remote participation will be forwarded to all individuals who sign-up in advance and who would like to provide their comments remotely. For this public hearing, advanced sign-up will be taken after 8:30 a.m. on December 3, 2021, and no later than 12:00 p.m. on December 15, 2021. If you wish to sign-up in advance, call the Office of the County Administrator at (703) 777-0200. Citizens will also have the option to signup during the public hearing. Citizens may also submit written comments by email sent to bos@loudoun. gov. Any written comments received prior to the public hearing will be distributed to Board members and made part of the minutes for the public hearing. Hearing assistance is available for meetings in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room. If you require any type of reasonable accommodation as a result of a physical, sensory or mental disability to participate in this meeting, please contact the Office of the County Administrator at 703-777-0200. At least one business day of advance notice is requested; some accommodations may require more than one day of notice. FM Assistive Listening System is available at the meetings. PHYLLIS RANDALL, CHAIR LOUDOUN COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
IN THE FAMILY COURT FIFTEENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT
GOLDFINCH WINSLOW, LLC M. Nicole Gattis, Esquire (#101945) 11019 Ocean Hwy Pawleys Island, SC 29585 Telephone: (843) 357-9301 Fax: (843) 357-9303 nicole@goldfinchwinslow.com
The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area) Suburban Mixed Use Place Type)), which designate this area for a mix of Residential, Commercial, Entertainment, Cultural and Recreational uses at recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 1.0.
BY ORDER OF:
CASE NO.:2021-DR-26-00471
11/25 & 12/02/21
Loudoun County Public Schools
Fiscal Year 2023 – 2028 Capital Improvement Program Fiscal Year 2023 – 2028 Capital Asset Preservation Program The Loudoun County School Board has scheduled a series of meetings for the Fiscal Year 2023–2028 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) and Capital Asset Preservation Program (CAPP) budgets. Date
Time
School Board Meeting Topic
Tuesday, November 9, 2021*
6:30 p.m.
Superintendent’s Recommended FY2023-FY2028 CIP & CAPP Budgets Presented to School Board
Monday, November 15, 2021
7:00 p.m.
School Board FY2023-FY2028 CIP & CAPP Public Hearing/Work Session
Monday, November 29, 2021
7:00 p.m.
School Board FY2023-FY2028 CIP & CAPP Public Hearing/Work Session
Tuesday, December 14, 2021*
6:30 p.m.
School Board Adoption of FY2023-FY2028 CIP & CAPP Budgets
*Regular School Board Business Meeting All meetings will be held at the Loudoun County Public Schools (LCPS) Administration Building located at 21000 Education Court in Ashburn. The meetings will also be broadcast live on Comcast Channel 18 and Verizon Fios Channel 43, as well as viewable via simultaneous webcast on the LCPS website (www.lcps.org). In-person comment will be accepted at the identified public hearings. Detail on how to sign up to speak at the hearings is posted on the LCPS webpage (https://www.lcps.org/Page/226240). Speakers may sign up in advance by contacting the Superintendent’s Office at 571-252-1020. Speaker registration will also be accepted at the LCPS Administration Building beginning 30 minutes prior to the meeting, until five (5) minutes before the start of the meeting. Those who need translation/interpretation assistance, or a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability, in order to participate meaningfully in School Board meetings or public hearings should contact the Superintendent’s Office at 571-252-1020 at least three (3) days prior to the meeting. Kevin L. Lewis, Chief Operations Officer Loudoun County Public Schools, Department of Support Services 21000 Education Court, Ashburn, Virginia 20148 Telephone: 571-252-1385 Email: lcpsplan@lcps.org 11/04, 11/11, 1/18, 11/25, 12/02 &11/25/2012 12/09/21
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Legal Notices PUBLIC HEARING The LOUDOUN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION will hold a public hearing in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room on the first floor of the County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, on Monday, December 13, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following: ZRTD-2021-0005 LOUDOUN COMMERCE CENTER (Zoning Conversion in the Route 28 Taxing District) Clarke-Hook Corporation, of Chantilly, Virginia, has submitted an application to rezone three parcels totaling 14.31 acres from the PD-IP (Planned Development-Industrial Park) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in effect on January 7, 2003, to the PD-IP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance as may be amended from time to time, in order to permit the development of all principal and accessory uses permitted in the PD-IP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance at a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.6 (up to 1.0 by Special Exception). The subject property is located within the Route 28 Taxing District and the Route 28 CB (Corridor Business) Overlay District. The subject property is approximately 14.3 acres in size and located at the southwest quadrant of the intersection of Nokes Boulevard (Route 1793) and Cascades Parkway (Route 637), north of Maries Road (Route 638) in the Sterling Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as follows: PIN
PROPERTY ADDRESS
030-20-3058 030-20-7833
45965 Nokes Boulevard, Sterling, Virginia 45969 Nokes Boulevard, Sterling, Virginia
030-20-8833
45975 Nokes Boulevard, Sterling, Virginia
The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Employment)), which support a broad array of Employment uses at a recommended FAR of up to 1.0. ZRTD-2021-0004 HORSESHOE DRIVE (Zoning Conversion in the Route 28 Taxing District) SIP/CREF Horseshoe Drive, LLC, of Bethesda, Maryland, has submitted an application to rezone 11.05 acres from the PD-IP (Planned Development-Industrial Park) zoning district under the 1972 Zoning Ordinance to the PD-IP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance as may be amended from time to time, in order to permit the development of all principal and accessory uses permitted in the PD-IP zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance at a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.6 (up to 1.0 by Special Exception). The subject property is located within the Route 28 Taxing District and the Route 28 CB (Corridor Business) Overlay District. The subject property is approximately 11.05 acres in size and located north of Nokes Boulevard (Route 637) and south of Horseshoe Drive (Route 1791) at 45925 and 45935 Horseshoe Drive, Sterling, Virginia, in the Broad Run Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 030-30-0991. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 Comprehensive Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Mixed Use)), which designate this area for Residential, Commercial, Entertainment, Cultural, and Recreational uses at densities at a recommended FAR of up to 1.0. CMPT-2021-0006 & SPEX-2021-0026 CWS BOLINGTON ROAD MONOPOLE (Commission Permit & Special Exception Permit) CWS X, LLC, of Arlington, Virginia, has submitted applications for the following: 1) Commission approval to permit a 160 foot tall Telecommunications Monopole with a four foot tall lighting rod inside a 50 by 100 square foot fenced compound in the AR-1 (Agricultural Rural) zoning district; and 2) a Special Exception to permit a 160 foot tall Telecommunications Monopole with a four foot tall lighting rod inside a 50 by 100 square foot fenced compound in the AR-1 zoning district. These applications are subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed use requires both a Commission Permit in accordance with Section 6-1101, and a Special Exception permit under Table 2-102 of Section 2-102 pursuant to Section 5-618(B)(2). The subject property is approximately 17.21 acres in size and is located east of Berlin Turnpike (Route 287) and west of Bolington Road (Route 691); at 13620 Berlin Turnpike, Lovettsville, Virginia; in the Catoctin Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 373-47-1269. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Rural Policy Area (Rural North)), which designate this area for Agricultural, Agricultural Supportive, and limited Residential uses at a recommended density of up to one dwelling unit per 20 acres or one dwelling unit per five acres equivalent for optional Residential clustering in large-lot subdivisions. CMPT-2021-0009 & SPEX-2021-0032 BRAMBLETON FIRE STATION MONOPOLE (Commission Permit & Special Exception) Milestone Tower Limited Partnership IV of Reston, Virginia, has submitted applications for the following: 1) Commission approval to permit a 127 foot tall (125 foot tall with a 2 foot lighting rod at the top) Monopole and a related equipment compound in the PD-IP (Planned Development – Industrial Park) zoning district; and 2) a Special Exception to permit a 127 foot tall (125 foot tall with a 2 foot lighting rod at the top) Monopole and a related equipment compound in the PD-IP zoning district when located less than 750 feet from an adjoining residential district and as an accessory use to a Fire and Rescue
Station. These applications are subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance and the proposed use is a permitted use per Section 4-503(HH), however, a Special Exception is required in this instance pursuant to Sections 5-618(B)(2)(b) and 5-618(B)(2)(c), and a Commission Permit is required in accordance with Section 5-618(B)(3)(j). The subject property is located in the (AI) Airport Impact Overlay District, between the Ldn 60-65 aircraft noise contour, and partially within the Floodplain Overlay District (FOD), minor and major floodplain. The subject property is approximately 4.92 acres in size and is located on the south side of Evergreen Mills Road (Route 621) and the west side of Belmont Ridge Road (Route 659) at 23675 Belmont Ridge Road, Ashburn, Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 202-40-8283. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Neighborhood Place Type), which designate this area for predominantly Residential uses on medium to large lots with Retail and Services uses intended to serve needs of nearby neighborhoods. Target densities of 4 dwelling units per 1 acre with total nonresidential Floor Area Ratio (FAR) up to 1.0. SPEX-2021-0005 LOUDOUN WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY (Special Exception) The Loudoun County Sanitation Authority of Ashburn, Virginia, has submitted an application for a Special Exception to permit encroachment into the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District) for the development of two (2) 10 million gallon wastewater equalization tanks. This application is subject to the 1972 Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed use is listed as a Special Exception use under Section 740.7.4. The subject property is located in the Planned Development – Industrial Park (PD-IP) zoning district. The subject property is located in the Route 28 Tax District and located partially within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contour, and partially within the FOD, major floodplain. The property is approximately 339.95 acres in size and is located on the east side of Loudoun County Parkway (Route 607), north of Gloucester Parkway (Route 2150) and west of Russell Branch Parkway (Route 1036) at 44771 Loudoun Water Way, Ashburn, Virginia, in the Broad Run Election District. The property is more particularly described as PIN: 041-37-4022. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area), in the Suburban Industrial/Mineral Extraction Place Type which designate this area for the development of large Manufacturing, Contractor with outdoor storage, and other productive uses up to a 0.6 Floor Area Ratio (FAR). ZRTD-2021-0003, SPEX-2021-0021 & ZMOD-2021-0084 PROLOGIS NOVA 1 (Zoning Conversion in the Route 28 Taxing District, Special Exception & Zoning Modification) DCT Dulles Phase I LLC., of Denver, Colorado, has submitted applications for the following: 1) to rezone approximately 19.51 acres from the PD-GI (Planned Development – General Industrial) zoning district under the 1972 Zoning Ordinance to the PD-GI zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to permit the development of all principal and accessory uses permitted in the PD-GI zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance at a maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 0.40 (up to 0.60 by Special Exception); and 2) an application for a Special Exception to permit an increase in the maximum FAR from 0.40 to 0.60. These applications are subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed increase in maximum FAR is permitted by Special Exception under Section 4-606. The applicant also requests the following Zoning Ordinance modification(s): ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION §4-605(B)(2), Lot Requirements, Yards, Adjacent to Agricultural and Residential Districts and Land Bays Allowing Residential Uses
PROPOSED MODIFICATION Reduce the building setback from 100 feet to 35 feet and the Parking Setback from 50 feet to 25 feet along the edge of the subject property that borders PIN: 067-37-9924 (Dulles Airport).
The subject property is located partially within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, between the Ldn 60-65, outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contours, within the Route 28 Taxing District and within the Route 28 Corridor Industrial Optional Overlay District. The subject property is approximately 19.51 acres in size and is located north of Old Ox Road (Route 606) and west of sully Road (Route 28) at 22675 Dulles Summit Court, Sterling, Virginia, in the Broad Run Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 045-25-2512. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Industrial/Mineral Extraction Place Type, which designate this area for the development of large Manufacturing, Contractor with outdoor storage, and other productive uses at up to a 0.6 FAR with building heights up to four stories.
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Legal Notices SPEX-2021-0019 & ZMOD-2021-0017 DULLES TRADE CENTER WEST, LOTS 18B & 24 (Special Exception & Zoning Ordinance Modification)
PIN
PROPERTY ADDRESS
244–49–5748
23208 Sleeping Woods Ct., Aldie, Virginia
244–49–0257
23266 Sleeping Woods Ct., Aldie, Virginia
244–39–3372
N/A
PROPOSED MODIFICATION
244–28–8559
23504 Fleetwood Rd., Aldie, Virginia
Reduce the minimum width of the Buffer Yard Type C from 25 to 15 feet along the northern and eastern boundary of Lot 24.
244–39–0937
N/A
244–29–0197
N/A
Pebble Run Withholdings LLC of Sterling, Virginia, has submitted an application for a Special Exception to expand a Material Recovery Facility use in the PD-GI (Planning Development-General Industry) zoning district. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance, and the proposed use is listed as a Special Exception use under Section 4-604(S). The applicant also requests the following Zoning Ordinance modification(s): ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION §5-1404(B), Landscaping, Buffer Yards, Screening, and Landscaping Plans, Buffer Yards, Use Buffer Yard Matrix, Table 5-1404(B).
The subject property is located within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, within the Ldn 65 or higher aircraft noise contours. The subject property is approximately 10.74 acres in size and is located on the south side of Trade West Drive (Route 3535), and north of Arcola Mills Drive (Route 621), at 24034 and 24035 Weekley Court, Ashburn, Virginia, and 42702 Dulles Trade Court, Ashburn, Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 162-47-7912 and PIN: 162-48-3140. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Industrial/Mineral Extraction Place Type)), which designate this area for large Manufacturing, Contractor with outdoor storage, and other Productive uses at densities up to 0.6 Floor Area Ratio (FAR). ZMAP-2020–0004, ZMOD––2020–0008, ZMOD–2020–0009 & ZMOD–2020–0010 FLEETWOOD SOUTH (Zoning Map Amendment & Zoning Modifications) PHD Associates, LLC, of Melville, New York, has submitted an application to rezone approximately 86.97 acres from the Transitional Residential – 3 (Upper Broad Run and Upper Foley (TR3-UBF) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the R-4 ADU (Single Family Residential – 4, ADU Development Regulations) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to develop 246 single-family residential units at a density of approximately 2.8 dwelling units per acre. The applicant also requests the following Zoning Ordinance modification(s): ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION
PROPOSED MODIFICATION
§3-404 (C)(1), Single Family Residential, Lot Requirements for Suburban Design Option, Yards, Front.
To reduce the front yard for single family detached units from 25 feet to 20 feet.
And §3-404(C)(2), Single Family Residential, Lot Requirements for Suburban Design Option, Yards, Side. And §3-404(C)(3), Single Family Residential, Lot Requirements for Suburban Design Option, Yards, Rear. §7-703(B)(1), Single Family Residential District, Lot and Building Requirements, Lot Width.
To reduce the side yard for single family detached units from 9 feet to 5 feet.
To reduce the rear yard for single family detached units from 25 feet to 20 feet. Reduce the required lot width for single family detached, suburban, from 50 feet to 40 feet minimum.
And
Increase maximum lot coverage for single-family detached units from 35 percent to 48 percent maximum.
§7-703(D)(1), Single Family Residential District, Lot and Building Requirements, Lot Coverage.
To permit single family detached units to front on a private road rather than a public road.
The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Transition Policy Area) in the Transition Small Lot Neighborhood Place Type which designates this area for predominantly singlefamily home neighborhoods designed in a cluster arrangement that includes a focal point such as a civic use, park, or green at a density of up to four dwelling units per acre. Unless otherwise noted in the above notices, copies of the above-referenced amendments, applications, ordinances, and/or plans and related documents may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703-777-0246 (option 5) to request hard copies or electronic copies, or electronically at www.loudoun.gov/lola. This link also provides an additional opportunity for public input on active applications. To arrange a time to view the file at the Loudoun County Government Center, please email dpz@loudoun.gov or call 703-777-0246, or you may view the file electronically at www.loudoun.gov/lola. For detailed instructions on how to access documents using LOLA, to request that documents be emailed to you, to receive physical copies of documents, or to arrange a time to view the file at the Loudoun County Government Center, please email DPZ@loudoun.gov or call 703-777-0246 (option 5). Additionally, documents may be viewed and downloaded electronically the week before the hearing at www.loudoun.gov/pc. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, members of the public are encouraged to view the public hearing electronically; however, the Board Room will be open for any members of the public who wish to attend in person with appropriate physical distancing. Planning Commission public hearings are available for viewing on television on Comcast Government Channel 23, Open Band Channel 40, and Verizon FiOS Channel 40, and are livestreamed at loudoun.gov/webcast. All members of the public will be heard as to their views pertinent to these matters. Citizens are encouraged to call in advance to sign up to speak at the public hearing. If you wish to sign up in advance of the hearing, please call the Department of Planning and Zoning at 703-777-0246 prior to 12:00 PM on the day of the public hearing. Speakers may also sign up at the hearing. Written comments are welcomed at any time and may be sent to the Loudoun County Planning Commission, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., 3rd Floor, MSC #62, Leesburg, Virginia 20175, or by e-mail to loudounpc@loudoun.gov. Any individual representing and/or proposing to be the sole speaker on behalf of a citizen’s organization or civic association is encouraged to contact the Department of Planning and Zoning prior to the date of the public hearing if special arrangements for additional speaking time and/or audio-visual equipment will be requested. Such an organization representative will be allotted 6 minutes to speak, and the Chairman may grant additional time if the request is made prior to the date of the hearing and the need for additional time is reasonably justified. Citizens are encouraged to call the Department of Planning and Zoning on the day of the public hearing to confirm that an item is on the agenda, or, the most current agenda may be viewed on the Planning Commission’s website at www.loudoun.gov/pc. In the event that the second Thursday is a holiday or the meeting may not be held due to inclement weather or other conditions that make it hazardous for members to attend, the meeting will be moved to the third Tuesday of the month. In the event that Tuesday is a holiday or the Tuesday meeting may not be held due to inclement weather or other conditions that make it hazardous for members to attend, the meeting will be held on the following Thursday. The meeting will be held at a place determined by the Chairman. Hearing assistance is available for meetings in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room. FM Assistive Listening System is available at the meetings at all other locations. If you require any type of reasonable accommodation as a result of a physical, sensory or mental disability to participate in this meeting, contact the Department of Planning and Zoning at 703-777-0246. Please provide three days’ notice. BY ORDER OF: FOREST HAYES, CHAIRMAN LOUDOUN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
And §7-703(F)(2), Single Family Residential District, Lot and Building Requirements, Other Regulations. §1-205(A), Interpretation of Ordinance, Limitations and Methods for Measurements of Lots, Yards and Related Terms. Lot Access Requirements.
Court (Route 616) in the Blue Ridge Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as:
11/25 & 12/02/21 To permit single family detached units to front on a private road rather than a public road.
The subject property is located within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, outside of but within one mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contours, and within the Floodplain Overlay District (FOD), minor floodplain. The subject property is approximately 87.2 acres in size and is located on the east side of Fleetwood Road (Route 616), west of Evergreen Mills Road (Route 621), and south of Sleeping Woods
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Legal Notices COUNTY OF LOUDOUN SECOND HALF REAL PROPERTY TAX DEADLINE H. Roger Zurn, Jr., Treasurer December 6, 2021 The deadline for payment of the second half real property tax is December 6, 2021. Payments postmarked after December 6, 2021 will incur a 10% late payment penalty. Additional interest at the rate of 10% per annum will be assessed. The due date will not be extended for bills where assessment questions have been filed with the Board of Equalization. For Your Safety and Convenience, please consider making payments online, by phone or mail.
NOTICE OF IMPOUNDMENT OF ABANDONED VEHICLE
This notice is to inform the owner and any person having a security interest in their right to reclaim the motor vehicle herein described within 15 days after the date of storage charges resulting from placing the vehicle in custody, and the failure of the owner or persons having security interests to exercise their right to reclaim the vehicle within the time provided shall be deemed a waiver by the owner, and all persons having security interests of all right, title and interest in the vehicle, and consent to the sale of the abandoned motor vehicle at a public auction. This notice shall also advise the owner of record of his or her right to contest the determination by the Sheriff that the motor vehicle was “abandoned,” as provided in Chapter 630.08 of the Loudoun County Ordinance, by requesting a hearing before the County Administrator in writing. Such written request for a hearing must be made within 15 days of the notice. YEAR 2001 2007 2000 2010
MAKE
FORD CHRYSLER DODGE TOYOTA
MODEL
EXPLORER PT CRUISER DAKOTA SIENNA
VIN
1FMCU70E71UA05823 3A4FY58B27T511173 1B7GL22X4YS635444 5TDKK4CC1AS337078
STORAGE
DOUBLE D D&M TOWING BLAIRS TOWING BLAIRS TOWING
PHONE #
703-777-7300 703-471-4590 703-661-8200 703-661-8200 11/25 & 12/02/21
CONVENIENT PAYMENT OPTIONS AND LOCATIONS Online: www.loudounportal.com/taxes Pay using electronic check, VISA, MasterCard, American Express or Discover
Loudoun County Public Schools
Fall 2021 Elementary School Attendance Zone Change Process
Pay your taxes through your mobile device: Link2Loudoun app is available for free from the iPhone App Store and the Google Play Store. The app allows access to www.loudounportal.com/taxes to pay your taxes.
Elaine E. Thompson Elementary School (ES-23) is scheduled to open in fall 2022, with the start of the 2022-2023 academic year. The school is located within the Arcola Center development at 24200 Pissarro Drive in Sterling.
By Telephone: 24-hour line 1-800-269-5971 703-777-0280 during regular business hours. Pay using electronic check, VISA, MasterCard, American Express or Discover
In establishing an attendance zone for Elaine E. Thompson Elementary School, the current attendance boundaries for Arcola, Creighton’s Corner, Goshen Post, Legacy, Madison’s Trust, Rosa Lee Carter and Sycolin Creek Elementary Schools are being reviewed.
Please note: There is a convenience fee added to a Credit Card transaction. There is no fee for electronic checks (e-check). By Mail: County of Loudoun P.O. Box 1000 Leesburg, Virginia 20177-1000 TREASURER’S OFFICEAND LOCATIONS Hours: 8:30 AM to 5:00 PM 1 Harrison Street, S.E. 1st Floor Leesburg, Virginia 20175
21641 Ridgetop Circle Suite 104 Sterling, Virginia 20166
24 hour depository boxes are located outside each office Please contact the Loudoun County Treasurer’s Office at 703-777-0280 or email us at taxes@loudoun.gov with questions or if you have not received your bill. Stay up to date on tax information by subscribing to the Tax Notices category of Alert Loudoun at www.louduon.gov/alert. You can also text the word “TAXES” to 888777 to receive text messages about tax-related information, including upcoming deadlines. For information regarding Real Property Tax Exemptions and Deferrals, please contact the Exemptions Division of the Commissioner of the Revenue’s Office at trcor@loudoun. gov, by phone at 703-737-8557 or visit www.loudoun.gov/taxrelief. 11/25 & 12/02/21
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The Loudoun County School Board has scheduled a series of meetings to facilitate the necessary elementary school attendance zone changes Two meetings remain where the School Board will be discussing the proposed attendance zone for Elaine E. Thompson Elementary School, including one final opportunity for public comment. The previously scheduled December 7, 2021 attendance zone briefing/public hearing has been combined with the November 30, 2021 School Board meeting. Date
Time
Elementary School Attendance Zone Meetings
Tuesday, November 30, 2021*
6:30 p.m.
School Board Elementary School Attendance Zone Public Hearing & Review of Attendance Zone Recommendations
Tuesday, December 14, 2021*
6:30 p.m.
School Board Adoption of Elementary School Attendance Zones
*Regular School Board Business Meeting Both meetings will be held at the Loudoun County Public Schools Administration Building (21000 Education Court, Ashburn). The meetings will also be broadcast live on Comcast Channel 18 and Verizon Fios Channel 43, as well as viewable via simultaneous webcast on the Loudoun County Public Schools website (www.lcps.org). In-person, virtual and written comment will be accepted at the November 30 attendance zone public hearing. Detail on how to sign up to speak at the hearing will be posted on the LCPS webpage (https://www.lcps.org/Page/226240), beginning Tuesday, November 23, 2021. Those who need translation/interpretation assistance or a reasonable accommodation for any type of disability in order to participate meaningfully in the School Board meetings or public hearing should contact the Superintendent’s Office at 571-252-1020 at least three (3) days prior to the meeting. Beverly I. Tate, Director Loudoun County Public Schools Division of Planning Services 21000 Education Court, Ashburn, Virginia 20148 Telephone: 571-252-1050 Email: lcpsplan@lcps.org 11/18, 11/25, 12/02 & 12/09/21
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Legal Notices
Leg PUBLIC HEARING
The LOUDOUN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION will hold a public hearing in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room on the first floor of the County Government Center, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, on Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at 6:00 p.m. to consider the following:
REVIEW AND RENEWAL, MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF THE BEAVERDAM VALLEY AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT The current period of the Beaverdam Valley Agricultural and Forestal District will expire on June 19, 2022. The District has a four-year period and a subdivision minimum lot size of 50 acres. Pursuant to Chapter 1226 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, the Board of Supervisors has directed staff, the Agricultural District Advisory Committee (ADAC), and the Planning Commission to conduct a review in order to determine whether to continue, modify, or terminate the District. Parcels currently enrolled in the District are located within an area generally southwestward of Snickersville Turnpike (Route 734), east of Willisville Road (Route 623) and Airmont Road (Route 719), north of Welbourne Road/Millville Road (Route 743), and Snake Hill Road (Route 744), and west of Pot House Road/Mountville Road (Route 745), Mountville Road (Route 733), and Hibbs Bridge Road (Route 731), in the Blue Ridge Election District. During this review, land less than 5 acres, or 20 acres or greater, in size that is currently enrolled in the District will be automatically renewed. However, any parcel containing at least 5 acres but less than 20 acres will be ineligible for renewal and inclusion within the District unless the owner submits an application on forms provided by the Department of Planning and Zoning and one or more of the following criteria is met: 1.
Management Plan that specifically states that the property owner(s) are accumulating the required 5-year production records in order to qualify for agricultural, to include horticulture, land use tax deferral. 2. Animal Husbandry including Equine uses (commercial or non-commercial) with a Management Plan that relates the pasture carrying capacity to limit the number of animals allowed. 3. Forests and woodlands with a management plan that specifies the actions required to maintain and enhance the stands. 4. Wetlands, flood plains, streams and/or rivers that have Management Plans that set forth the terms for their maintenance and enhancement. During this review, land within the District may be withdrawn, in whole or in part, at the owner’s discretion by filing a written notice with the Board of Supervisors at any time before the Board acts to continue, modify, or terminate the District. Landowners of the following parcels, currently enrolled in the Beaverdam Valley Agricultural and Forestal District, were notified by certified mail of the District’s review. Parcel Listings: PIN
Tax Map Number
Acres Enrolled
PIN
Tax Map Number
Acres Enrolled
530154541000
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28.25
592389818000
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14.26
530166019000
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10.35
592406504000
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6.73
531186154000
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14.85
592489284000
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10
531273469000
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14.94
593153226000
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32.69
532483471000
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13.63
594107137000
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50.1
533253484000
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15.33
594154429000
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74.94
562100563000
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28.84
594182361000
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92.19
562291612000
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17.93
594294395000
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91.19
562381455000
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10.47
594480662000
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45.49
562387528000
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5.8
594499023000
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87.58
562394008000
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13.93
618174821000
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45.61
563192723000
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14.56
618179793000
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21.34
563199325000
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19.79
618266892000
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36.5
563350781000
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3
618274672000
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25.2
563489540000
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13.44
618363662000
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2.94
564186202000
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146.46
618366898000
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3.94
564206725000
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12.2
618368995000
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1
564208181000
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10
619268081000
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6.75
564266003000
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10.06
619298866000
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46.2
564299650000
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14
619360718000
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158.49
564394721000
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14.96
619383452000
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52.1
564479118000
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113.41
619405631000
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51.54
564492534000
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12.9
620272371000
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138.32
564499811000
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13.43
620498101000
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88.79
565255477000
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50.07
640208126000
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6
565267806000
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100.79
640304147000
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8
565381907000
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50.48
640496940000
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268.37
565465106000
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10
641261214000
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144.89
566462657000
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51.25
641372761000
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141.31
566471989000
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70.52
*562280816000
/55//18/////1/
9.46
592191414000
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39.26
*563496073000
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* Indicates a parcel containing at least 5 acres but less than 20 acres whose owner did not properly apply for renewal. The ADAC held a public meeting on October 21, 2021, to review and make recommendations concerning whether to continue, modify, or terminate the Beaverdam Valley Agricultural and Forestal District, and to review renewal applications and requests for withdrawal of land from the District. The report and recommendations of the ADAC will be considered by the Planning Commission, along with any proposed modifications, at its public hearing on November 30, 2021. The reports and recommendations of the ADAC and the Planning Commission, along with any proposed modifications, will be considered by the Board of Supervisors at its public hearing. In accordance with Section 15.2-4307 of the Code of Virginia, the applications may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by calling 703-777-0246 (option 5) to request hard copies or electronic copies or electronically at: https://www.loudoun.gov/adac (10-21-2021 ADAC Meeting under Agendas and Bylaws). Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: https://www.loudoun.gov/pc (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for Public Hearings Packet).
REVIEW AND RENEWAL, MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF THE NEW HILLSBORO AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT The current period of the New Hillsboro Agricultural and Forestal District will expire on April 10, 2022. The District has a ten-year period and a subdivision minimum lot size of 20 acres. Pursuant to Chapter 1226 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, the Board of Supervisors has directed staff, the Agricultural District Advisory Committee (ADAC), and the Planning Commission to conduct a review in order to determine whether to continue, modify, or terminate the District. Parcels currently in the District are located within an area generally north of Harry Byrd Highway (Route 7); west of Picnic Woods Road (Route 850), Morrisonville Road (Route 693), Berlin Turnpike (Route 287), and the segment of Charles Town Pike between Berlin Turnpike and Hamilton Station Road (Route 704); east of the boundary with West Virginia, and south of the Potomac River and the boundary with Maryland, in the Blue Ridge and Catoctin Election Districts. During this review, land less than 5 acres, or 20 acres or greater, in size that is currently enrolled in the District will be automatically renewed. However, any parcel containing at least 5 acres but less than 20 acres will be ineligible for renewal and inclusion within the District unless the owner submits an application on forms provided by the Department of Planning and Zoning and one or more of the following criteria is met: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Management Plan that specifically states that the property owner(s) are accumulating the required 5-year production records in order to qualify for agricultural, to include horticulture, land use tax deferral. Animal Husbandry including Equine uses (commercial or non-commercial) with a Management Plan that relates the pasture carrying capacity to limit the number of animals allowed. Forests and woodlands with a management plan that specifies the actions required to maintain and enhance the stands. Wetlands, flood plains, streams and/or rivers that have Management Plans that set forth the terms for their maintenance and enhancement.
During this review, land within the District may be withdrawn, in whole or in part, at the owner’s discretion by filing a written notice with the Board of Supervisors at any time before the Board acts to continue, modify, or terminate the District. Landowners of the following parcels, currently enrolled in the New Hillsboro Agricultural and Forestal District, were notified by certified mail of the District’s review. Parcel Listings: Acres Enrolled 21.86
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* Indicates a parcel containing at least 5 acres but less than 20 acres whose owner did not properly apply for renewal. The ADAC held a public meeting on October 21, 2021, to review and make recommendations concerning whether to continue, modify, or terminate the New Hillsboro Agricultural and Forestal District, and to review renewal applications and requests for withdrawal of land from the District. The report and recommendations of the ADAC will be considered by the Planning Commission, along with any proposed modifications, at its public hearing on November 30, 2021. The reports and recommendations of the ADAC and the Planning Commission, along with any proposed modifications, will be considered by the Board of Supervisors at its public hearing. In accordance with Section 15.2-4307 of the Code of Virginia, the applications may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by calling 703-777-0246 (option 5) to request hard copies or electronic copies or electronically at: https://www.loudoun.gov/adac (10-21-2021 ADAC Meeting under Agendas and Bylaws). Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: https://www.loudoun.gov/pc (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for Public Hearings Packet).
REVIEW AND RENEWAL, MODIFICATION OR TERMINATION OF THE NEW OAK HILL AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTAL DISTRICT
The current period of the New Oak Hill Agricultural and Forestal District will expire on April 14, 2022. The District has a four-year period and a subdivision minimum lot size of 40 acres. Pursuant to Chapter 1226 of the Codified Ordinances of Loudoun County, the Board of Supervisors has directed staff, the Agricultural District Advisory Committee (ADAC), and the Planning Commission to conduct a review in order to determine whether to continue, modify, or terminate the District. Parcels currently in the District are located within an area generally on the southeast side and southeast of Oatlands Road (Route 650), on the west side and west of James Monroe Highway (Route 15), and north of John Mosby Highway (Route 50) and Snickersville Turnpike (Route 734), in the Blue Ridge Election District. During this review, land less than 5 acres, or 20 acres or greater, in size that is currently enrolled in the District will be automatically renewed. However, any parcel containing at least 5 acres but less than 20 acres will be ineligible for renewal and inclusion within the District unless the owner submits an application on forms provided by the Department of Planning and Zoning and one or more of the following criteria is met: 1. 2. 3. 4.
Management Plan that specifically states that the property owner(s) are accumulating the required 5-year production records in order to qualify for agricultural, to include horticulture, land use tax deferral. Animal Husbandry including Equine uses (commercial or non-commercial) with a Management Plan that relates the pasture carrying capacity to limit the number of animals allowed. Forests and woodlands with a management plan that specifies the actions required to maintain and enhance the stands. Wetlands, flood plains, streams and/or rivers that have Management Plans that set forth the terms for their maintenance and enhancement.
During this review, land within the District may be withdrawn, in whole or in part, at the owner’s discretion by filing a written notice with the Board of Supervisors at any time before the Board acts to continue, modify, or terminate the District. Landowners of the following parcels, currently enrolled in the New Oak Hill Agricultural and Forestal District, were notified by certified mail of the District’s review.
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* Indicates a parcel whose landowner is withdrawing the parcel from the District. ** Indicates a parcel containing at least 5 acres but less than 20 acres whose owner did not properly apply for renewal. The ADAC held a public meeting on October 21, 2021, to review and make recommendations concerning whether to continue, modify, or terminate the New Oak Hill Agricultural and Forestal District, and to review renewal applications and requests for withdrawal of land from the District. The report and recommendations of the ADAC will be considered by the Planning Commission, along with any proposed modifications, at its public hearing on November 30, 2021. The reports and recommendations of the ADAC and the Planning Commission, along with any proposed modifications, will be considered by the Board of Supervisors at its public hearing. In accordance with Section 15.2-4307 of the Code of Virginia, the applications may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, or by calling 703-777-0246 (option 5) to request hard copies or electronic copies or electronically at: https://www.loudoun.gov/adac (10-21-2021 ADAC Meeting under Agendas and Bylaws). Documents also may be viewed and downloaded electronically 72 hours in advance of the public hearing at: https://www.loudoun.gov/pc (for Public Hearing documents, follow the link for Public Hearings Packet).
ZMAP-2020-0003 BRAMBLETON SOUTH INDUSTRIAL PROPERTIES (Zoning Map Amendment)
BG South, L.L.C., of Detroit, Michigan, has submitted an application to rezone approximately 160.49 acres from the CR-1 (Countryside Residential – 1), PD-H4 (Planned Development – Housing 4), and PD-GI (Planned Development – General Industry) zoning districts under the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance to the PD-IP (Planned Development – Industrial Park) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance in order to develop by right uses in the PD-IP zoning district up to a 0.6 Floor Area Ratio (FAR), including data center use. The subject property is located within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, within the Ldn 65 or higher, between the Ldn 60-65 aircraft noise contours, and located partially within the FOD (Floodplain Overlay District). The subject property is approximately 210.89 acres in size and is located east of Belmont Ridge Road (Route 659) and north of Arcola Mills Drive (Route 621) in the Blue Ridge Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as: PIN
PROPERTY ADDRESS
161-26-9137
N/A
161-25-3540
23844 Belmont Ridge Rd., Ashburn, Virginia
202-20-6213
23896 Belmont Ridge Rd., Ashburn, Virginia
202-10-4192
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202-29-8575
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The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area), in the Suburban Industrial/Mineral Extraction Place Type which designate this area for the development of large manufacturing, contractor with outdoor storage, and other productive uses up to a 0.6 FAR.
ZMAP-2020-0004, ZMOD-2020-0008, ZMOD-2020-0009 & ZMOD-2020-0010 FLEETWOOD SOUTH (Zoning Map Amendment & Zoning Modifications)
DEFERRED
PHD Associates, LLC, of Melville, New York, has submitted an application to rezone approximately 86.97 acres from the Transitional Residential – 3 (Upper Broad Run and Upper Foley (TR3-UBF) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the R-4 ADU (Single Family Residential – 4, ADU Development Regulations) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to develop 246 single-family residential units at a density of approximately 2.8 dwelling units per acre. The applicant also requests the following Zoning Ordinance modifications:
ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION
PROPOSED MODIFICATION
§3-404 (C)(1), Single Family Residential, Lot Requirements for Suburban Design Option, Yards, Front. And §3-404(C)(2), Single Family Residential, Lot Requirements for Suburban Design Option, Yards, Side. And §3-404(C)(3), Single Family Residential, Lot Requirements for Suburban Design Option, Yards, Rear. §7-703(B)(1), Single Family Residential District, Lot and Building Requirements, Lot Width. And §7-703(D)(1), Single Family Residential District, Lot and Building Requirements, Lot Coverage. And §7-703(F)(2), Single Family Residential District, Lot and Building Requirements, Other Regulations. §1-205(A), Interpretation of Ordinance, Limitations and Methods for Measurements of Lots, Yards and Related
To reduce the front yard for single family detached units from 25 feet to 20 feet. To reduce the side yard for single family detached units from 9 feet to 5 feet. To reduce the rear yard for single family detached units from 25 feet to 20 feet.
Reduce the required lot width for single family detached, suburban, from 50 feet to 40 feet minimum. Increase maximum lot coverage for single-family detached units from 35 percent to 48 percent maximum. To permit single family attached units to front on a private road rather than a public road.
To permit single family attached units to front on a private road rather than a public road.
Terms. Lot Access Requirements. The subject property is located within the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, outside of but within one mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contours. The subject property is approximately 87.2 acres in size and is located on the east side of Fleetwood Road (Route 616), west of Evergreen Mills Road (Route 621), and south of Sleeping Woods Court (Route 616) in the Blue Ridge Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as: PIN
PROPERTY ADDRESS
244-49-5748
23208 Sleeping Woods Ct., Aldie, Virginia
244-49-0257
23266 Sleeping Woods Ct., Aldie, Virginia
244-39-3372
N/A
244-28-8559
23504 Fleetwood Rd., Aldie, Virginia
244-39-0937
N/A
244-29-0197
N/A
The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Transition Policy Area) in the Transition Small Lot Neighborhood Place Type which designates this area for predominantly single-family home neighborhoods designed in a cluster arrangement that includes a focal point such as a civic use, park, or green at a density of up to four dwelling units per acre.
CPAM-2021-0002 US ROUTE 15 NORTH – WIDENING AND SAFETY IMPROVEMENTS (Comprehensive Plan Amendment)
Pursuant to Virginia Code §§15.2-2225 and 15.2-2229 and a resolution adopted by the Board of Supervisors on March 16, 2021, the Planning Commission hereby gives notice of a Comprehensive Plan Amendment (CPAM) to amend the Loudoun County 2019 Countywide Transportation Plan (2019 CTP) (adopted June 20, 2019, as amended) in order to establish new, and clarify, revise, and/or delete existing policies, guidelines, and maps in regard to US Route 15 (James Monroe Highway) from Montresor Road (VA Route 661) north to the Maryland State Line, in the Rural Policy Area. The amendment proposes revisions to The Countywide Transportation Roadway Plan Map and Appendix 1 – Planning Guidelines for Major Roadways Countywide of the 2019 CTP, and such other Chapters, policies, and provisions of the 2019 CTP as necessary to implement and maintain consistency with the foregoing amendments or as otherwise necessary to correct typographical errors, section and subsection numbering, and formatting within, update cross-references to, and further clarify the policies of,
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ZMAP-2019-0013, ZMOD-2019-0036, ZMOD-2019-0055 & SPEX-2019-0051 CASCADES PARKWAY SUBDIVISION (Zoning Map Amendment, Special Exception & Zoning Modifications)
Metropolitan Development at Cascades LLC, of Vienna, Virginia, has submitted applications for the following: 1) to rezone approximately 7.6184 acres from the PD-CC(RC) (Planned Development – Commercial Center, Regional Center) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance and the R-1 (Single Family Residential) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the R-24 ADU (Multifamily Residential-24, ADU Development Regulations) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to develop 198 multifamily stacked residential units, at a density of approximately 26 dwelling units per acre; and 2) a Special Exception to permit the modification of the minimum yard requirements for ADU developments in the R-24 ADU zoning district. These applications are subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance and the proposed modification of the minimum yard requirements for ADU developments in the R-24 ADU zoning district is listed as a Special Exception under Section 7-1003(C)(4).
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culverts, and use of Polypropylene pipe; clarify that pipe standards also apply to non-concrete pipes; and revise existing standards for minimum pipe velocity. Amendments to Section 5.225, Stormwater Management – General Criteria, to establish new standards for the inclusion of a table describing stormwater management facilities on the stormwater management plan and geotextile liners and geotechnical reporting for certain stormwater management facilities with infiltration. Amendments to Section 5.230, Stormwater Management – Technical Criteria, to revise existing and establish new standards and table in regard to identification of stormwater hotspot uses and for design of oil/water separation and infiltration best management practices.
Description of proposed amendments to FSM Chapter 8, Administrative Procedures:
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Amendments to Sections 8.106, Construction Plans and Profiles (CPAP), and 8.107, Site Plans (STPL) and Rural Economy Site Plans (REST), to establish new standards for the depiction of overland relief design on grading and drainage plans and for runoff characteristics supporting the hydrologic method. • Amendments to Section 8.108, Record Drawings, to establish new standards for the depiction and verification of overland relief design for certain residential lots less than one acre in size. • Amendments to Section 8.112, Individual Lot Grading Plans, to establish new standards for the depiction of overland relief design. • Amendments to Section 8.113, Location Plat, to establish new standards for the depiction of certain asbuilt elevations. The public purposes of these amendments are to achieve the purposes listed in Sections 15.2-2200 and 15.2-2240 of the Code of Virginia and to assure the orderly subdivision of land and its development.
ZMAP-2021-0015, ZMOD-2021-0008 & ZMOD-2021-0049 LEXINGTON 7, LAND BAY A
The applicant also requests the following Zoning Ordinance modification(s): ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION
PROPOSED MODIFICATION
§3-702(A), R-24 Multifamily Residential, Size and Location.
Allow for direct access to a minor collector road (Potomac View Road) from private roads in lieu of a minor collector road.
§5-1403(B) Landscaping, Buffer Yards, Screening, and Landscape Plans, Road Corridor Buffers and Setbacks, General Provisions, Road Corridor Buffer and Setbacks Matrix, Table Section 5-1403.
Reduce the required building setback from 75 feet to 15 feet along Potomac View Road.
Reduce the required building setback from 100 feet to 15 feet along Cascades Parkway.
DOAM-2021-0002 PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE FACILITIES STANDARDS MANUAL (Development Ordinance Amendment)
Pursuant to Virginia Code §§15.2-2204 and 15.2-2253; the Virginia Stormwater Management Act (§62.144.15:24 et seq. of the Code of Virginia), the Virginia Stormwater Management Permit Regulations (9VAC25870 et seq.), and Guidance provided by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation and Virginia Department of Environmental Quality; and a Resolution of Intent to Amend adopted by the Board of Supervisors (“Board”) on October 5, 2021, notice is hereby given of proposed amendments to the Loudoun County Facilities Standards Manual (FSM) to establish new, and revise, clarify, and/or delete existing, regulations in order to 1) incorporate existing standards in regard to stormwater infrastructure from Technical and Procedural Newsletters (Tech Memos) previously issued by the Department of Building and Development (B&D), 2) establish new standards in regard to conveyance of stormwater runoff across residential lots, and 3) revise existing standards in regard to flow velocity for storm sewers and stormwater hotspots as proposed by staff and the FSM Public Review Committee (PRC). These amendments propose revisions to Chapters 5 and 8 of the FSM, and such other Chapters, Sections, Subsections, and provisions of the FSM as necessary to fully implement and maintain consistency with the foregoing amendments, or as otherwise necessary to correct typographical errors, section and subsection numbering, and formatting within, update internal cross-references to, and further clarify the requirements of, the above-mentioned Chapters, Sections, Subsections, and provisions of the FSM. The proposed text amendments include, without limitation, the following: Description of proposed amendments to FSM Chapter 5, Water Resource Management:
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ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION
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The subject property is located within the Route 28 Taxing District. The subject property is approximately 7.58 acres in size and is located on the east side of Cascades Parkway (Route 1794), north of Potomac View Road (Route 637) and south of Harry Byrd Highway (Route 7) in the Sterling Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 020-26-1776. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area) in the Suburban Mixed Use Place Type which designate this area for a mix of Residential, Commercial, Entertainment, Cultural and Recreational uses at recommended Floor Area Ratio (FAR) of 1.0.
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(Zoning Map Amendment, Zoning Modifications)
Van Metre Communities, L.L.C., of Fairfax, Virginia has submitted an application to rezone approximately 4.28 acres from the R-8 (Single-Family Residential) zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance to the R-8 zoning district under the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance in order to develop up to 23 age-restricted single-family residential units at a proposed density of 5.37 units per acre, inclusive of modifications to the district standards (see below). The subject property is located within the R-8 (Single Family Residential) zoning district and the AI (Airport Impact) Overlay District, outside of but within one (1) mile of the Ldn 60 aircraft noise contours. The application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance. The applicant also requests the following Zoning Ordinance modification(s):
Amendments to Section 5.201, Easements, to clarify existing and establish new standards under Table 2, Easements, in regard to storm drainage easements for overland relief and storm drainage easements for storm sewers/culverts. Amendments to Section 5.210, Hydrologic Design, to establish new standards and tables in regard to the Runoff Coefficient (C) and Correction Factor (Cf) used for calculating stormwater runoff. Amendments to Section 5.220, Hydraulic Design, to establish new standards in regard to overland relief design for certain residential lots less than one acre in size, the depiction of overland relief design on Construction Plans and Profiles and Site Plans, headwater and safety factor standards for certain open end
PROPOSED MODIFICATION
§1-205(J), Interpretation of Ordinance, Limitations and Methods for Measurements of Lots, Yards and Related Terms, Road Corridor Buffer and Setback and Other Setback Measurement from Streets. And §5-1403(A), Landscaping, Buffer Yards, Screening, and Landscape Plans, Road Corridor Buffers and Setbacks, Road Corridor Buffers and Setbacks, General Provisions And
Permit building and parking setbacks to be measured from the existing right-of-way limits for Riverside Parkway, rather than the future 120-foot right-of-way (ROW) that would be accommodated by the reservation area.
§5-1403(B), Landscaping, Buffer Yards, Screening, and Landscape Plans, Road Corridor Buffers and Setbacks, Road Corridor Buffers and Setbacks Matrix, Table 5-1403(B). §1-205(A), Interpretation of Ordinance, Limitations and Methods for Measurements of Lots, Yards, and Related Terms, Lot Access Requirements. and §3-511; R-8 Single Family Residential, Development Setback and Access from Major Roads.
Permit single-family dwelling units to be served by private streets.
§3-506(A) and (B), R-8 Single Family Residential, Lot Requirements, Size, Width.
Reduce the minimum lot size from 6,000 SF to 4,017 SF and the minimum lot width from 50 ft. to 39 ft. for single-family detached dwellings.
§3-506(C)(1), R-8 Single Family Residential, Lot Requirements, Yards, Single Family Detached Dwellings and Manufactured Housing.
Reduce the minimum front yard from 25 ft. to 18 ft., the minimum side yard from 16 ft. to 8 ft. if only one side yard is provided, reduce the minimum distance between buildings from 16 ft. to 8 feet, and reduce the minimum rear yard from 25 ft. to ten ft for single-family detached dwellings.
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§3-506(C)(2), R-8 Single Family Residential, Lot Requirements, Yards, Single Family Attached Dwellings.
Reduce the minimum front yard from 45 ft. to 37.5 ft. measured from the centerline of travelway which does not include parking, and reduce the minimum rear yard from 25 ft. to 18 ft. for single-family attached dwellings.
§3-508(A), R-8 Single Family Residential, Building Requirements, Lot Coverage.
Increase the maximum lot coverage from 50 percent to 60 percent.
(More detailed descriptions of each modification are available upon request.) The subject property is approximately 4.28 acres in size and is located north of Route 7 on the north side of Riverside Parkway (Route 2401) and west of Smith Circle (Route 823) in the Algonkian Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 056-18-0246. The area is governed by the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Suburban Policy Area (Suburban Neighborhood Place Type)) which designates this area for predominately residential uses arranged on medium-to-large lots at a density of up to four (4) dwelling units per acre or up to six (6) dwelling units per acre of infill development.
CMPT-2021-0005 & SPMI-2021-0004 NEW ROAD POWER BATTERY STORAGE (Commission Permit & Minor Special Exception)
New Road Power, LLC of Austin, Texas has submitted an application for Commission approval to permit development of an electric battery storage facility, classified as an Electric Utility Substation (Distribution), in the A-2 (Agricultural Rural – 2) zoning district. This application is subject to the Revised 1993 Zoning Ordinance and requires a Commission Permit in accordance with Section 6-1101. The modification of the Additional Regulations applicable to the proposed electric battery storage facility use is authorized by Minor Special Exception under Section 5-600, Additional Regulations for Specific Uses (the Minor Special Exception application is not subject to consideration by the Planning Commission and requires approval only by the Board of Supervisors), pursuant to which the Applicant requests the following modification: ZONING ORDINANCE SECTION §5-616(D), Additional Regulations Specific Uses, Utility Substations
PROPOSED MODIFICATION for
Eliminate the plant units required in the Type C Buffer along the southeastern perimeter adjacent to an existing utility substation.
The subject property is approximately 10.0 acres in size and is located east of James Monroe Highway (Route 15) and south of New Road (Route 600) at 24746 James Monroe Highway, Aldie, Virginia in the Blue Ridge Election District. The subject property is more particularly described as PIN: 326-15-1518. The area is governed by the policies of the Loudoun County 2019 General Plan (Rural Policy Area (Rural South Place Type)), which designates this area primarily for agricultural and equine uses, and complementary rural economy uses.
Unless otherwise noted in the above notices, copies of the above-referenced amendments, applications, ordinances, and/or plans and related documents may be examined by request at the Loudoun County Government Center, Information Desk, 1st Floor, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., Leesburg, Virginia, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, or call 703-777-0246 (option 5) to request hard copies or electronic copies, or electronically at www.loudoun.gov/lola. This link also provides an additional opportunity for public input on active applications. To arrange a time to view the file at the Loudoun County Government Center, please email dpz@loudoun.gov or call 703-777-0246, or you may view the file electronically at www.loudoun.gov/lola. For detailed instructions on how to access documents using LOLA, to request that documents be emailed to you, to receive physical copies of documents, or to arrange a time to view the file at the Loudoun County Government Center, please email DPZ@loudoun.gov or call 703-777-0246 (option 5). Additionally, documents may be viewed and downloaded electronically the week before the hearing at www.loudoun.gov/pc. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, members of the public are encouraged to view the public hearing electronically; however, the Board Room will be open for any members of the public who wish to attend in person with appropriate physical distancing. Planning Commission public hearings are available for viewing on television on Comcast Government Channel 23, Open Band Channel 40, and Verizon FiOS Channel 40, and are livestreamed at loudoun.gov/webcast. All members of the public will be heard as to their views pertinent to these matters. Citizens are encouraged to call in advance to sign up to speak at the public hearing. If you wish to sign up in advance of the hearing, please call the Department of Planning and Zoning at 703-777-0246 prior to 12:00 PM on the day of the public hearing. Speakers may also sign up at the hearing. Written comments are welcomed at any time and may be sent to the Loudoun County Planning Commission, 1 Harrison Street, S.E., 3rd Floor, MSC #62, Leesburg, Virginia 20175, or by e-mail to loudounpc@loudoun.gov. Any individual representing and/or proposing to be the sole speaker on behalf of a citizen’s organization or civic association is encouraged to contact the Department of Planning and Zoning prior to the date of the public hearing if special arrangements for additional speaking time and/or audio-visual equipment will be requested. Such an organization representative will be allotted 6 minutes to speak, and the Chairman may grant additional time if the request is made prior to the date of the hearing and the need for additional time is reasonably justified. Citizens are encouraged to call the Department of Planning and Zoning on the day of the public hearing to confirm that an item is on the agenda, or, the most current agenda may be viewed on the Planning Commission’s website at www.loudoun.gov/pc. In the event that the second Thursday is a holiday or the meeting may not be held due to inclement weather or other conditions that make it hazardous for members to attend, the meeting will be moved to the third Tuesday of the month. In the event that Tuesday is a holiday or the Tuesday meeting may not be held due to inclement weather or other conditions that make it hazardous for members to attend, the meeting will be held on the following Thursday. The meeting will be held at a place determined by the Chairman. Hearing assistance is available for meetings in the Board of Supervisors’ Meeting Room. FM Assistive Listening System is available at the meetings at all other locations. If you require any type of reasonable accommodation as a result of a physical, sensory or mental disability to participate in this meeting, contact the Department of Planning and Zoning at 703-777-0246. Please provide three days’ notice. BY ORDER OF:
FOREST HAYES, CHAIRMAN LOUDOUN COUNTY PLANNING COMMISSION
NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARING HAMILTON TOWN COUNCIL AND HAMILTON PLANNING COMMISSION
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The Hamilton Town Council and the Hamilton Planning Commission will hold a joint public hearing on Monday December 13, 2021, beginning at 7:00 p.m., at the Hamilton Town Office, 53 E. Colonial Highway, Hamilton, Virginia, to receive comments and consider action on a special use permit application submitted by T-Mobile/SmartLink Group to add a 25 KW diesel generator to a concrete pad at an existing T-Mobile telecommunications facility at the Town Water Tower, 41 S. Rogers Street, Hamilton, Virginia, property owned by the Town and zoned R-2 Single Family-Residential. Virginia Code Section 15.2-2286 and Hamilton Zoning Ordinance Article 4, Section 2.3.15 and Article 10 authorize the granting of special use permits. The application materials, including the concept site plan and specifications for the proposed generator installation are available for inspection at the Town Office, Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm and may be viewed on-line at www. hamiltonva.gov. Remote participation is available by following the instructions on the Town website. The Hamilton Planning Commission will hold a special meeting after the public hearings.
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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE INTENT TO AMEND TOWN CODE ELECTION ORDINANCE HAMILTON, VIRGINIA The Hamilton Town Council will hold a public hearing on Monday December 13, 2021, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at the Hamilton Town Office, 53 E. Colonial Highway, Hamilton, Virginia, to receive comments and consider adoption of an amendment to Town Code Chapter 10, Elections, adding Section 10-3, to change Town Mayor and Council elections from May of even-numbered years to November of even-numbered years. This ordinance is authorized and required by 2021 Virginia General Assembly amendments to Virginia Code Section 15.2-1400. Copies of the proposed amendment and supporting documents are available for inspection and copying at the Town website: www.hamiltonva. gov and at the Town Office. Members of the public may participate in person or by telephone following the instructions on the Town website. The regularly scheduled Town Council meeting will begin following the close of the public hearing. Nov. 25, 2021
V I R G I N I A:
CLAUDIA ROJAS (Plaintiff)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF LOUDOUN COUNTY
v.
IN RE: ESTATE OF SALLY JOANNE HARP (DECEASED) PROBATE FILE NO. 17772 Civil Case No. CL20000646-00
SHOW CAUSE ORDER IT APPEARING THAT a report of the account of William C. Prate, III and Shannon Prate, as Co-Executors of the Estate of Sally Joanne Harp (the “Estate”) and of the debts and demands against the Estate has been filed in the Clerk’s office and that six months has elasped since their qualification, on motion of such Co-Executors; IT IS ORDERED that the creditors, beneficiaries and all other interested parties in the Estate do show casue, if any they can, on December 17, 2021, at 10 a.m., before this Court at its Courtroom against the payment and delivery of the Estate to the creditors, claimants and beneficiaries in the amounts stated in the accounting filed with the Clerk of the Loudoun County Circuit Court. IT IS ORDERED that this order be published once a week for two successive weeks in Loudoun Now.
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ENTERED ON 11/17/21 11/25 & 12/02/21
JOSE BAIA (Defendant) Civil Case No. CL 21-5447-00
ORDER OF PUBLICATION THE OBJECT of the above-styled suit is to obtain a divorce, and to determine custody of the minor child of the parties; and IT APPEARING by affidavit filed accordingly that the Defendant in the above-titled cause does not reside in the Commonwealth of Virginia; it is therefore ORDERED that the said JOSE BAIA, appear in the Circuit Court of Loudoun County, Virginia, located at 18 E. Market Street, Leesburg, Virginia on or before the 25th day of February, 2022 at 2:00 p.m. and do what is neccessary to protect his interests; and it is further ORDERED that this order be published one a week for four successive weeks in LOUDOUN NOW, a newspaper of general circulation in the County of Loudoun; that a copy of this order by posted pursuant to Virginia Code § 1-211.1, and a copy mailed to the Defendant at his last known address as stated in the affidavid filed herein. ENTERED ON 11/19/21 11/25, 12/02, 12/9 & 12/16/2021
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Wednesday, December 15, 2021, 7 p.m. https://www.virginiadot.org/novatransportationmeeting You are invited to participate in a virtual joint public meeting held by the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB), Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT), the Office of Intermodal Planning and Investment (OIPI), Northern Virginia Transportation Authority (NVTA), Northern Virginia Transportation Commission (NVTC) and Virginia Railway Express (VRE). According to Virginia Code, these organizations shall conduct a joint public meeting annually for the purposes of presenting to the public, and receiving public comments on, the transportation projects proposed and conducted by each entity in Planning District 8 (Northern Virginia). The virtual meeting will begin with a brief presentation followed by a public comment period. During the presentation you can learn about various transportation initiatives, including:
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING HAMILTON TOWN COUNCIL The Hamilton Town Council will hold a public hearing on Monday December 13, 2021, beginning at 7:00 p.m., at the Hamilton Town Office, 53 E. Colonial Highway, Hamilton, Virginia, to receive comments and consider granting a five-year renewal lease to T-Mobile Northeast, LLC for its existing telecommunications equipment on the Town water tower located at the Town-owned parcel at 41 S. Rogers Street, Hamilton, Virginia,. Copies of the proposed lease and related materials may be viewed on-line at www.hamiltonva.gov, or at the Town Office, Monday through Friday from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm. Remote participation is available by following the instructions on the Town website. David Simpson, Mayor Nov. 25 and Dec. 2
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The meeting will be held as a virtual/online meeting. Information for accessing and participating in the meeting will be posted at https://www.virginiadot.org/novatransportationmeeting. The team of VDOT, DRPT, OIPI, NVTA, NVTC and VRE representatives will make a presentation beginning at 7 p.m. highlighting their transportation programs, regional collaboration and receive public comments about Virginia’s transportation network. Give your comments during the joint meeting after the presentation concludes or submit your written comments by January 7, 2022 by mail to Ms. Maria Sinner, Virginia Department of Transportation, 4975 Alliance Drive, Fairfax, VA 22030 or email meetingcomments@VDOT.virginia.gov. Please reference “Northern Virginia Joint Transportation Meeting” in the subject line. VDOT ensures nondiscrimination and equal employment in all programs and activities in accordance with Title VI and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. If you need more information or special assistance for persons with disabilities or limited English proficiency, contact VDOT Civil Rights at 703-259-1775.
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Opinion Make an Impact Afraid your holiday gifts will be stuck on a boat anchored off the California coast this year? It’s time for a closer look at what is available right in your backyard. If it takes a pandemic to boost the critical shoplocal efforts this season, we’ll take the sliver of silver lining. And for those who do the bulk of their gift-buying from a computer keyboard or phone app, it is a good time to remember that Loudoun’s small retail shops have websites, too. Loudoun has a dynamic and versatile business community, but over the past 20 months we’ve learned—or should have learned—not to take that for granted. Many have struggled to survive the COVID shut down and now face new, unexpected hurdles with supply and worker shortages and rapidly rising prices. For some, the next few weeks will determine whether they continue to hang on. Just as it was important in the early days of the pandemic to help businesses keep the cashflow going by purchasing gift cards and take-out meals, investing our holiday spending locally will make a critical and lasting impact. Sending that money into cyberspace doesn’t help keep the doors of local businesses open, and losing them doesn’t just result in empty storefronts, but cracks the foundation of our quality of life—from the number of jobs available to the amount of sales tax revenue available to support our schools. Before hitting the “buy now” button this year, take minute consider the impact you could make on your own main street and in your own hometown. n
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LETTERS to the Editor A Rush to Raise Taxes Editor: Our Loudoun Board of Supervisors is often capable of doing remarkable and worthy things (the new Ashburn Senior Center and correction of the World War I memorial come immediately to mind), but sometimes I wonder if they have their heads screwed on tight. My case in point is the proposed tax hike to “rebalance” county revenue sources. When times are tight, responsible stewards of the public’s finances (and trust) would immediately review their list of major county projects, programs, initiatives and options, ranking them from vital to maybe-next-year or even cancellation entirely (several frivolous projects also come to mind). Such an effort—with public input required—should mean not only critical belt-tightening, but also an overdue review of all financial commitments and a necessary effort, where possible, to ease the financial burden on the already over-taxed citizens of Loudoun. Our county board, however, chooses not to take this commonsense step. The supervisors seem to prefer a default to more real estate taxes. Not only is that imponderable, but the board is also considering a tax break for the so-called “data centers” (we used to call them
server farms) that have blighted the county in recent years. The voices of citizens apparently are lost in the knee-jerk rush to raise taxes. — Evan Parrott, Ashburn
Rate Clarification Editor: Last week’s article, “Purcellville Emerges Pandemic with Strong Finances,” stated that last year the council did not implement the recommendations of its financial advisors and utility consultants to raise user rates. Following that statement you stated this year the Town Manager said he would propose a 3% increase in water rate and 5% increase in sewer charges. We did raise rates in Fiscal Year 2022 to 3% in water and 5% in sewer charges, based on the recommendations of our financial advisors and utility consultants. In Fiscal Year 2021, which begun July 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic year, the Town Council followed the recommendation of the Town Manager that year and did not raise rates or change utility tiers due to the pandemic. — Mayor Kwasi Fraser, Purcellville
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It’s the Perfect Time to Reignite Our Love of Giving BY DANIELLE NADLER
As we enter the holiday season, I’m thinking back on how I was taught as a kid just how rewarding it can be to give back. My parents showed us this by example in big and small ways. Each December, my mom, a special education teacher, slipped her students’ parents money for Christmas gifts. My dad, a youth pastor, gathered teenagers to visit the local prison and the nursing home, just to let the residents of both know that they hadn’t been forgotten. Together, my parents often loaded our family into their full-size van to hand out meals to the homeless in downtown Denver. “Make a sandwich delicious enough that it’s hard for you to give up,” was my dad’s instructions to my siblings and me. I’m sure I met some of these activities
Library board continued from page 1 mention for Library of Year, in part for its response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Loudoun, like most Virginia counties, is required by state law to create a body that governs its public libraries, including control of funding put toward the library system. County supervisors came into conflict with the library Board of Trustees in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic when they decided—by email, rather than in a public meeting, and with no advance notice—that they would take over the Rust and Ashburn library build-
with an eye roll, but what I remember most is admiring my parents. They didn’t have much in the way of money, but they were always quick to give what they could. And I wanted people to know that I was part of that family. My parents’ generosity—with their time, talent, and treasure—helped guide me to my career. Or I should say, careers. First, I worked for 15 years as a journalist, covering education in Loudoun County for 10 of those years. Yes, I spent long nights in School Board meetings, doing my best to keep county residents informed on everything from budget reconciliation to school attendance changes. But what I loved most in that job was telling the stories that played out outside of the board room. The stories that prompted real change in the lives of teachers, students, and their families. I loved writing articles about teachers going the extra mile—in one instance,
even winning a contest on the Ellen Show—to fund creative classroom projects. I liked to spotlight businesses and organizations that went far above what’s expected to serve their community. In one example, a charitable organization “adopted” the Park View High School soccer team to fund their trip to the state finals. In another, the Loudoun business community rallied to buy a new replacement robot when the RoboLoCo team’s prized robot was stolen just before the national competition. These stories didn’t always make it on the front page, but they capture what I love about Loudoun County. The big and small moments where someone has an opportunity to give, they respond, and then they get to watch just how their gift helps improve our little corner of the world. Interestingly enough, it’s stories like those that led me to join the staff of the Loudoun Education Foundation. The ed-
ucation foundation is an independent nonprofit that spurs community members, like yourself, to help Loudoun County students and teachers reach their full potential. As part of the LEF team, I get to help spark more of these meaningful stories. With dozens of charitable organizations, our county offers so many opportunities for meaningful intersections, where a small moment of generosity can turn around a person’s day, their year, or even their life trajectory. This holiday season, take a few moments to find a nonprofit organization that aligns with your passion and give what you can. If you’re able, consider donating monthly to help an organization make lasting impacts on the lives of our neighbors throughout the county. Thank you from all of us in Loudoun’s nonprofit community. n
ings to use for daytime childcare services for county employees while schools were closed. County Attorney Leo Rogers reasoned that because the buildings are owned by the county government, the Board of Supervisors could do that. Ultimately, the libraries were not needed for that service—which got lower-than-anticipated enrollment even after opening signups to all families countywide—and supervisors relented and allowed those libraries to reopen. In October 2020, members of the Board of Supervisors’ finance committee, discussing the possibility of taking over the authority of the library board, said it was not about that conflict, but about col-
lective bargaining. This October, the Loudoun library board unanimously voted to ask supervisors to seek an amendment to state code that would permit library boards to negotiate with their employees in a collective bargaining arrangement. Supervisors instead will seek to make those library employees their own, bringing them under existing collective bargaining law. And the state’s newly authorized collective bargaining ordinance for public employees is also what gave some supervisors pause on that change. “I’ve struggled with this because I’ve been generally supportive of the notion that the libraries should be fully under the
county umbrella,” said Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles). “I think this is probably the year I’m just not going to support this even though this will be the year it might pass, because I’m just too uncertain on how the collective bargaining situation is going to play out.” Supervisors voted to add that change, giving them the option to take over the powers of the library board, to the county’s legislative agenda 5-3-1, with Letourneau and Supervisors Caleb E. Kershner (R-Catoctin) and Tony R. Buffington (R-Blue Ridge) opposed and Supervisor Juli E. Briskman (D-Algonkian) absent for the vote. n
Danielle Nadler is executive director of the Loudoun Education Foundation.
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Bringing Loudoun’s Historic Unpaved Rural Roads into the 21st Century urging of the Rural Roads Committee, has been able to apply creative engineering approaches to repair rather than replace these important and well-loved bridges. In these cases, they have successfully rebuilt the supporting structure of the old bridge so it can safely carry heavier and faster traffic while retaining its traditional appearance and features. Everyone is pleased when these historic stone arch, iron truss and early 20th century concrete road bridges have been upgraded for modern traffic rather than replaced. Good examples of such reconstruction are the John G. Lewis Memorial Bridge spanning Catoctin Creek on Featherbed Lane near Taylorstown, and the Hibbs stone arch bridge on Snickersville Turnpike. The Rural Roads Committee is working with VDOT to try to incorporate this creative approach more frequently as the need arises to upgrade local bridges.
BY MITCH DIAMOND
Loudoun’s huge network of old and largely unpaved rural roads and bridges is both a scenic and historic treasure and a major maintenance challenge. Loudoun County has the largest network of unpaved rural roads in Virginia. These roads, which date back to the mid-18th and early 19th century, were laid down to support Loudoun’s new and important agriculture industry in the early days of this nation. The road network supported migration from both north and south to Loudoun, connected farms to villages, mills and markets, allowed people to go to church, to the post office and to obtain needed supplies. Captured in the first comprehensive map of Loudoun by Yardley Taylor in 1853, the roads still follow those original routes and connect those same places. The network of historic roads and bridges has been declared a national treasure by visiting United States National Park Service historians, a valuable historic resource eligible for the National Register of Historic Places by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources, and one of the State’s most endangered historic places by Preservation Virginia. News features, documentaries and many articles in magazines and the media have extolled their beauty and historic value. They appeal to visitors and serve as a signature feature of our rural landscape and communities. They connect us to our heritage, and to our land. They are also a vital transportation resource, serve residents and businesses every day and are a critical element of our rural economy, used not just by motorists, but by large numbers of equestrians, bicyclists, hikers and just casual walkers But, sometimes, these historic roads can be difficult to use, can be rutted, pothole-laden and muddy or covered by clouds of dust. Travel on them can be a challenge. The Virginia Department of Transportation works diligently to maintain them, but even as their crews labor to undo damage caused by weather and heavy use, residents and visitors can still find their journeys impeded and the going slow. They are a treasure, but they are also a serious nuisance. The Loudoun County Preservation and Conservation Coalition’s Rural Roads Committee has been working with VDOT over the past several years to find ways to improve the condition and durability of the roads and the carrying capacity of our old bridges while protecting their essential features and rural character. Our mission has been to build awareness of these features, and ensure that our rural roads are
ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR RURAL ROAD QUALITY: With the support of the Ru-
well maintained so they can serve residents and businesses even as they retain their rustic charm. Some of the programs in which the RRC is engaged with our VDOT partners include:
MAJOR REHABILITATION FOR SELECTED SEGMENTS: Each year, VDOT, in consul-
tation with the Rural Roads Committee, evaluates its rural maintenance experience and selects a few roads which have been problems for a serious “makeover” that goes beyond normal care. This effort usually includes clearing excess brush and repairing banks, clearing and rebuilding ditches and culverts, and grading, resurfacing, rolling and coating the roadbed itself. The goal is to reduce the need for such frequent maintenance visits and free up resources for the care of other roads. NEW MATERIALS FOR ROAD SURFACES:
The local VDOT team is working with the agency’s Transportation Research Council in Charlottesville to develop and test new roadbed surfaces that are more suitable for a rural road surface than the current standard gravel mixture (called 21A) which was designed to be a subsurface layer for paved roads. The new mixtures promise to bind better and provide a more durable surface while preserving the road’s rural appearance and character. Several tests have been conducted on various local rural roads with promising results and more are
planned. The Rural Roads Committee has been very involved in the planning and assessment of these tests. We all hope these new materials represent a better alternative than paving over any of our historic roads. BETTER OPTIONS FOR MANAGING DRAINAGE: Damage from flowing water is the
most serious problem for roads and especially so for unpaved roads. There are a variety of well-known approaches to address water problems, but our local situation also involves constrained rights of way, high banks, steep slopes and rockfilled roadbeds—adding to the challenge. VDOT, with the support of the Rural Roads Committee, is examining the experiences of other jurisdictions around the U.S. to identify useful approaches which may be applicable to our situation and to test them here.
BRIDGE RECONSTRUCTION THAT PRESERVES HISTORIC CHARACTER: One of the
most appealing features of Loudoun’s rural road network are its many historic bridges. While these bridges add a lot of charm, they deteriorate over time, and this tendency limits their use by heavy vehicles - and sometimes even by regular traffic. The unfortunate result has often been to completely replace the old bridge with a modern structure. But, on a variety of occasions, when the historic character of the bridge is evident and the local community has voiced its support, VDOT, with the
ral Roads Committee and members of the Commonwealth Transportation Board, our local VDOT team is working to develop a standards-based care program for our rural roads that will systematically assess each part of our large rural network for physical road conditions and status versus defined standards. The program will combine that data with information about traffic flows, forecasts of future demands, maintenance history and the unique features of that location to build a network-wide system for more effectively defining needs and more efficiently allocating resources. Our historic roads and bridges are an important part of the warm and appealing character of our rural areas and also support our vibrant rural economy. The Rural Roads Committee and VDOT have forged a sound partnership over the years to ensure that these old roads provide good and safe transportation now and into the future while continuing to also be a historic treasure and unique feature of this special place. We hope to continue to work together so this critical and valuable transportation resource is effectively brought into the 21st century and will continue to serve its residents and businesses as a great example of effective and responsible preservation. n
Mitch Diamond is a retired businessman and ardent preservationist who lives with his wife and a variety of animals on a historic farm very near the village of Unison. In Our Backyard is compiled by the Loudoun County Preservation and Conservation Coalition. For more information about the organization, go to loudouncoalition.org.
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Zoning rewrite continued from page 1 back as county planners give Loudoun’s current zoning ordinance a first pass to recommend updates. The group has been steadily making its way through that hefty document, most recently discussing zoning for the county’s suburban policy area zoning and new urban policy area zoning, then launching into the transition and rural areas, including things like the Joint Land Management Areas where the county cooperates with town governments, and the Village Conservation Overlay District that helps protect parts of Loudoun’s historic villages. The committee tentatively plans to wrap up this phase of work in February, launching a series of open houses for the public to look over and offer comment on the work so far in early 2022. And from there, a new, staff-recommended ordinance goes to the Planning Commission. But the county will have to move ahead without Director of Planning and Zoning Alaina Ray, who finished out the comprehensive plan project after the departure of the department’s previous director in 2018. She recently handed in her resignation, effective Dec. 3. The county has not yet made an announcement about who will fill her role until a new director is hired. The changes being proposed for the ordinance reflect not only the vision of the comprehensive plan, but also new market realities and technologies. “Our primary objective with the Zon-
Hillsboro fiber continued from page 16 on the decision to install fiber-ready conduit under the road and sidewalks during the recent construction projects. “This reliable, true broadband providing exceptional speeds is possible because of the foresight we had to include construction of the town-owned fiber optic conduit system as part of our ReThink9 infrastructure project,” Vance said. “Ensuring that this critical infrastructure was included in the design was integral to our promise to ‘built it once, build it now, and build it right.’” Vance said the town has been without reliable broadband since the closure of the Waterford Telephone Company early this year. “This has been an untenable and costly hardship on Hillsboro businesses, students, and the many residents required to
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ing Ordinance Rewrite is to align with the comprehensive plan,” Ray said. “There are some other objectives that came with the introduction of the project plan for the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite, such as to simplify and streamline processes, bring it into conformance with modern day market language, things like that.” For example, county planners are hashing out new language to govern solar panels as they spring up in Loudoun County, particularly in rural areas. During a Nov. 16 board meeting, Supervisor Kristen C. Umstattd (D-Leesburg) asked about new regulations governing commercial solar panel arrays—which would be prohibited in western Loudoun—compared to private solar panels that would power buildings on the same property. Umstattd wondered if clustered developments would be permitted to also share a solar array, akin to a community well. Ray said those are just the kinds of things planners are looking at. “I do think that we are being very careful about the larger commercial solar arrays in places like the Rural Policy Area because of the implications that that has,” Ray said. “If you generate a lot of power, you’ve got to have a way to move that power, and we certainly don’t want to do anything that would encourage transmission lines in places that we don’t want them.” Some of the work is simply streamlining and making more readable the county’s dense zoning documents. That includes work like reorganizing the document, or combining similar zoning districts with
perplexing names like PD-OP, PD-IP, PDRDP and CLI (Planned Development-Office Park, Planned Development-Industrial Park, Planned Development-Research and Development Park, and Commercial Light Industrial, respectively) and giving them simpler names, like Suburban Employment, or SE. And while the 2019 comprehensive plan introduces broad concepts such as the new Urban Policy Area, the new zoning ordinance will make those real with specific rules—such as with another first, parking maximums. Ray said specific ordinances on required parking for every defined use in the zoning ordinance, along with caps on the amount of parking in some areas, could reduce the urban heat islands caused by acres of asphalt, reduce the tendency of development to spread out, and incentivize more reliance on mass transit rather than individually owned vehicles. For example, the required parking for an office park in the county’s Urban Planning Area could be less than for a similarly sized office park in the Suburban Area. Other new standards could require a certain amount of parking for bicycles, or with charging stations for electric vehicles. That struck supervisors, who are used to hearing complaints about a lack of parking, as odd. “The parking problems that I wanted to work on are the opposite. It’s that we’re under-parked consistently throughout our multifamily complexes,” said Supervisor Matthew F. Letourneau (R-Dulles). Meanwhile, some changes to zoning
ordinances have been taken out of the larger Zoning Ordinance rewrite and are running parallel to that work, aiming to expedite both. “There are also certain topics that could be discussed with the zoning ordinance that are extremely controversial, and the breweries [in western Loudoun] is one of them, that might be better handled outside of the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite,” Ray said. “And this board made that decision with the clustered subdivision prime ag soils [zoning ordinance amendment], and also with the shooting range [zoning ordinance amendment], to hold those items separately so they did not delay the adoption of the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite.” A major example: the county’s project to encourage more attainable and affordable housing, work stretches not only into zoning but also budgeting as supervisors consider dedicating a portion of local tax revenues into helping fund that housing. “There has to be balance everywhere, not just in western Loudoun County. Wherever you live in Loudoun County, there should be some sort of balance there between the commercial industry, the residential industry or the residential homes, people who live here, work here and play here,” said Supervisor Tony R. Buffington. “We have to live here together, and one side shouldn’t be forcing the other side to move, one side shouldn’t be forcing the other side to close their business.” The Zoning Ordinance Committee’s meeting materials are recordings of its meetings are online at loudoun.gov/zoningordinancecommittee. n
work remotely. True broadband is not a luxury, it is a necessity for our children’s education, our residents’ livelihoods, and our town’s economic development,” he said. KGI founder Juan Marte knows well the plight of rural communities lacking connections. He created the company to provide high-speed connections to his own company in King George. KGI now provides broadband services in King George, Caroline, Spotslvania and Stafford counties. “We are excited to offer internet service to Hillsboro residents and appreciate the forward thinking of town officials to build and provide the basic infrastructure to make it possible,” Marte said in the announcement of the new service. Vance said the ARPA funds provided the linchpin that allowed the town to move quickly toward a solution. “The ARPA funding permitted Hillsboro to install its own fiber and then—in
cooperation with the Loudoun County Economic Development Authority—provide the financial incentive that accelerated the offering of service to residents and businesses,” he said. Amy Marasco, who continues to serve as a Hillsboro project consultant after stepping down as vice mayor last week because she is moving out of town, said the search for a service provider was daunting. “For 14 months the town leadership reached out to numerous ISPs and fiber cable installers. In most cases—too typical across rural America—our small size did not align with their business models for providing residential service,” she said. “However, KGI was not only interested, but they were ready to commit and promised service by the end of 2021 by partnering with installer Express-tek, which quickly designed the network and pulled the fiber in a most efficient and cost-effective manner.”
After the loss of the Waterford Telephone Company broadband service last spring, the town negotiated with commercial service provider Segra to bring fiber to the town offices at the Old Stone School and to provide access to students, residents and businesses there. Town residents and businesses will receive details about the new service in the mail starting this week. The initial package provides 100 megabits per second for $69.99. Next week—on the holiday shopping day known as Cyber Monday—KGI representatives will hold an open house at the Old Stone School to answer questions and sign up those interested in the service. They will be on site from 2 to 7 p.m. Nov. 29. The county Economic Development Authority has provided grant funding to cover the cost of extending service to homes and businesses. That offer is available to those who sign up by Dec. 31. n
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