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Zoning Ordinance Committee Meeting - September 4, 2024

Commissions & Advisory Boards — Wednesday, September 4, 2024
BodyLoudoun County, Virginia
SessionCommissions & Advisory Boards
DateWednesday, September 4, 2024
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0:25

It's a picture of the board.

0:28

It looks like my dog.

0:29

No, but I think that's me.

0:33

I can it's not in the middle.

0:38

It should be up there.

0:39

Probably have it.

0:40

It's it's it somewhere in your fixtures.

0:42

And I like my team looked at it.

0:44

He was like, that shouldn't be there.

0:45

So yeah.

0:46

Are you reporting?

0:47

No, it works.

0:49

Remember it was my third yes.

0:55

Do you verify it?

0:57

It's working.

0:58

We can't hear bridge.

0:59

It's working.

1:00

Leave it, leave it be.

1:01

I heard that.

1:03

Yeah.

1:04

That was Mark Miller.

1:07

Of course it was.

1:10

That's sorry, that's the one guy getting paid for all this work.

1:17

No.

1:19

That's fired early.

1:21

We didn't meant that meant right.

1:22

Good morning, everybody.

1:23

I'd like to call order the September 4th, 2024 zoning ordinance committee meeting.

1:30

Any public input today?

1:32

Joe, you want any public input back there?

1:34

You're just here to I have nothing for any support.

1:38

Any disclosures.

1:42

Seeing none.

1:44

Uh the approval of the action report.

1:49

I noted earlier, Larry wasn't listed, and Rust wasn't listed.

1:53

Yes, I fixed that.

1:54

And I think Jeff Browning's very upset that he was not late.

1:57

So you gotta take that.

1:59

Yeah, so those three corrections.

2:04

At the very end, it's it lists me as present, but I was absent.

2:09

Earlier it says I was at last evening attendance list.

2:17

Second page.

2:36

I see but you were out.

2:38

Okay.

2:44

Those four corrections.

2:46

There's four corrections.

2:52

Um DPC work plan.

3:03

Yeah, so if you find in your packets, um the first thing uh the action report in your packet is the work plan that Mr.

3:13

Blendow had introduced to the board in July.

3:17

Um the next one will be in October.

3:20

Um but within that do you have several of the zoning ordinance amendments that being considered by the board in the work plan.

3:28

And one is uh certainly the data centers uh standards and locations as OAM.

3:34

It's been in two phases, the phase one and a phase two.

3:39

Um that first phase is the one that's um much more linear, and we're projecting February of 25.

3:47

Um, but following that staff will be uh drafting further supporting language from some of the input and from the studies that they've been doing and a projected date of the phase two is April of 26.

4:00

Uh Zoam is going to zoning ordinance amendment is going to the planning commission work session on September 12th and the public hearing of the planning commission on September 24th.

4:13

The Western Lands uh rural uses zoning ordinance amendment, uh, which was first introduced transportation and land use committee on July 17th.

4:23

I'll provide a further update on that uh down in item nine.

4:29

The zoning uh ordinance rewrite adjustments are commonly referred to as the cleanup zoam, is progressing.

4:38

Uh staff doing a lot of work and certainly received uh some excellent feedback from Zoc members.

Discussion Breakdown — Share of Meeting
Zoning Ordinance█████████████████████████████████████████████49%
Zoning Regulations███████████████████████████29%
Procedural█████████████████19%
Land Use Planning██2%
Transportation Land Use Committee█1%
Summary of Proceedings

Zoning Ordinance Committee Meeting - September 4, 2024

The Zoning Ordinance Committee (ZOC) of Loudoun County met on September 4, 2024, from 9:30 to 11:00 AM in the Dulles Room. The committee reviewed an updated work plan, discussed the 2024 list of issues, considered recent changes to committee membership, and received an update on the Western Loudoun Rural Uses & Standards amendment. Several motions were passed, and a subcommittee was formed to align ZOC issues with Board priorities.

Consent Calendar

  • Approved the June 5, 2024 action report with four corrections (adding Larry and Rust to attendance, correcting Jeff Browning's status, and removing absent member from present list). No vote tally recorded; corrections were acknowledged and the report was approved.

Public Comments & Testimony

  • No public input was offered.

Discussion Items

  • Updated DPZ Work Plan (Item 5): Staff presented the work plan introduced to the Board in July. Key updates included:
    • Data center standards ZOAM: Phase 1 projected February 2025, Phase 2 projected April 2026.
    • Western Loudoun Rural Uses ZOAM (CPAM-2024-0002 / ZOAM-2024-0002): Planning Commission work session September 12, public hearing September 24.
    • Zoning ordinance rewrite adjustments (cleanup ZOAM): No set timeline; staff continues to collect issues. Member Bridge expressed frustration and moved to "encourage staff to stop collecting information for the first adjustment and to proceed with it as soon as possible" to expedite corrections. The motion passed unanimously (all present voted in favor).
    • Floodplain overlay district ZOAM: Tentative completion winter 2026.
    • Source water protection ZOAM: Under development.
    • A new manufactured housing ZOAM will be proposed in the October work plan.
  • 2024 List of Issues (Item 6): The 30-item list from members was not in the meeting packet. The committee agreed to form a subcommittee (members Mark, Michael, Morantia, Larry, Richard volunteered) to sort the list and align it with the Board of Supervisors’ ZOAM priorities. The subcommittee will meet virtually before the October ZOC meeting, and a member noted that any non-reappointed ZOC member could still attend as public.
  • Board of Supervisors Changes to ZOC (Item 7): Staff reported three bylaw changes adopted by TLUC: (1) ZOC members may serve as voting members on only one other county advisory board; (2) one at-large seat replaced by a seat designated for Visit Loudoun; (3) an agribusiness seat added, increasing voting members to 17. These changes go to the Board on September 17. Eight committee members’ terms expire on September 30; they were reminded to submit letters from appointing organizations to the Board package by 5 PM that day.
  • Western Loudoun Rural Uses & Standards (Item 9): Staff provided an updated timeline. The TLUC originally planned four work sessions on major use topics but added three more, extending the process by an estimated six to nine months. ZOC will likely receive draft language at least a year from now. A member expressed concern that multiple topics (e.g., ag processing, signage, MOD) are scheduled for the same meeting, requiring separate subject matter experts. A motion was made to "get clarification of the scheduling matches the subject matter experts for the topic." The motion was seconded and passed by voice vote (all aye).

Key Outcomes

  • The committee passed a motion encouraging staff to immediately proceed with the first batch of zoning ordinance adjustments (cleanup ZOAM) rather than continuing to collect issues.
  • A subcommittee was formed to reconcile the ZOC’s 2024 issue list with the Board’s ZOAM priorities; the subcommittee will report back at the October meeting.
  • The committee passed a motion requesting clarification on scheduling subject matter experts for TLUC’s Western Loudoun work sessions, ensuring experts match specific topics.
  • Next regular ZOC meetings: October 2, 2024, and November 6, 2024, both 9:30-11:00 AM in the Dulles Room. One virtual meeting remains available for the 2024 calendar year.

Meeting Transcript

It's a picture of the board. It looks like my dog. No, but I think that's me. I can it's not in the middle. It should be up there. Probably have it. It's it's it somewhere in your fixtures. And I like my team looked at it. He was like, that shouldn't be there. So yeah. Are you reporting? No, it works. Remember it was my third yes. Do you verify it? It's working. We can't hear bridge. It's working. Leave it, leave it be. I heard that. Yeah. That was Mark Miller. Of course it was. That's sorry, that's the one guy getting paid for all this work. No. That's fired early. We didn't meant that meant right. Good morning, everybody. I'd like to call order the September 4th, 2024 zoning ordinance committee meeting. Any public input today? Joe, you want any public input back there? You're just here to I have nothing for any support. Any disclosures. Seeing none. Uh the approval of the action report. I noted earlier, Larry wasn't listed, and Rust wasn't listed. Yes, I fixed that. And I think Jeff Browning's very upset that he was not late. So you gotta take that. Yeah, so those three corrections. At the very end, it's it lists me as present, but I was absent. Earlier it says I was at last evening attendance list. Second page. I see but you were out. Okay. Those four corrections. There's four corrections. Um DPC work plan. Yeah, so if you find in your packets, um the first thing uh the action report in your packet is the work plan that Mr. Blendow had introduced to the board in July. Um the next one will be in October.

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