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2020-21 Zoning Ordinance Rewrite Public Input

2020-21 Zoning Ordinance Rewrite Public Input

The Zoning Ordinance Rewrite work groups have prepared a series of zoning ordinance audits for reference and use for the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite (ZOR) effort.  The information provides critical zoning ordinance requirements based on research compiled over the past five years, and expands upon public input provided during the County Staff Planning & Zoning Focus Groups conducted in 2020 and 2021.

As a public service, the Zoning Audit Template has been shared with other organizations (REDC, Loudoun Historic Village Alliance, Coalition of Loudoun Towns, and other groups) for their use, to provide a consistent format for ZOR County Staff recipients.

The Zoning Ordinance Audits will also be used by the public to evaluate the new zoning ordinance language when drafts are made available during 1) Round 3 input in 2021 via the Zoning Ordinance Committee (ZOC) review and 2) April 2022 Public draft text review.  Work Group team members are available for questions, additional examples, and further descriptions upon request. 

Maura Walsh-Copeland, Zoning Work Group Chair

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ABOUT:  The Zoning work groups were formed by member organizations with subject matter expertise.  Zoning Work Group Contributors

Committees correspond to findings made in 2018 Committee Report for “Building a Sustainable Community.”

 

ZOR Round 1 (2020) focus group participants felt additional information was needed to provide sufficient detail and explanation for zoning ordinance requirements compiled over the past several years.  Below are more detailed Zoning Ordinance Audits, with corresponding attachments that provide examples and evidence to support highlighted issues and recommendations.  Note: attachments include the most illustrative examples, however, they are not exclusive or exhaustive.

 

PUBLIC INPUT ZONING ORDINANCE AUDIT & ATTACHMENT MODULES

Public input for Data Center Use Specific Standards for resident and environmental protection.

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Data Center Use Standards

Public input for Data Center Use Specific Standards for resident and environmental protection.

Zoning Ordinance Audits & Attachments

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Environmental, Historic Resources & Sustainability

Zoning Ordinance Audits & Attachments

Zoning Ordinance Audits & Attachments from Loudoun Equine Alliance & REDC

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Equine and Trails

Zoning Ordinance Audits & Attachments from Loudoun Equine Alliance & REDC

Zoning ordinance input from the Loudoun Historic Villiage Alliance (LHVA)

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Loudoun Historic Villages

Zoning ordinance input from the Loudoun Historic Villiage Alliance (LHVA)

Zoning ordinance input pertaining to MDOD and related impacts.

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Mountainside Development Overlay

Zoning ordinance input pertaining to MDOD and related impacts.

Zoning ordinance audit and attachments across uses and application types.

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Processes, Permits & Procedures

Zoning ordinance audit and attachments across uses and application types.

Zoning ordinance input for the RPA, farmland and prime soils preservation.

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RPA Preservation

Zoning ordinance input for the RPA, farmland and prime soils preservation.

Zoning ordinance input for Rural Uses and Performance Standards.

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Rural Uses

Zoning ordinance input for Rural Uses and Performance Standards.

Zoning Ordinance Audits and attachments input for Signs.

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Signs

Zoning Ordinance Audits and attachments input for Signs.

Solar Array Committee Overview & Resources

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Solar Arrays

Solar Array Committee Overview & Resources

Zoning ordinance audits pertaining to Stockpiling.

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Stockpiling

Zoning ordinance audits pertaining to Stockpiling.

Zoning ordinance audit input for the TPA.

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Transition Policy Area

Zoning ordinance audit input for the TPA.

Input for Unmet Housing Needs Strategic Plan.

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Unmet Housing Needs Committee

Input for Unmet Housing Needs Strategic Plan.

ZONING ORDINANCE INPUT FROM ORGANIZATIONS

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ZOR Additional Public Input

ZONING ORDINANCE INPUT FROM ORGANIZATIONS

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ZOR FOCUS GROUP ROUND TWO INPUT:  WSP Consultant Code Audit

Many organizations participated in an input session held March 4, 2021.  A copy of the full audit has been provided to Staff to ensure comments are comprehensive and ALL are formally recorded for ZOR Round 2 input.

Round 2 Comments-3-4-21-Staff
ZOR-ROUND 2 – INPUT to ZOC-03-2021

LCPCC-ZOAM-2020-0002 1st Outreach INPUT-3-8-2021

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FOCUS GROUP ROUND ONE INPUT:  Word Clouds & Public Comments

The “word cloud” exercise was a helpful prompt to elicit focus group comments captured in flip chart summaries:

Menti Word Clouds (2020-03-02)

Focus Group FLIP CHART Input-SORT-4-20-20

Zoning Ordinance Audit Formal Submission – Overview

Click Here  For more information about the Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance Rewrite project schedule.

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