Planning Commission Work Session
meeting
Loudoun County Planning Commission
2h 35m
6 speakers
8 agenda items
transcribed 8 days ago
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What were the opening approvals and disclosures at the start of the work session?
Good evening, everybody. The May 8th, 2025 Loudoun County Planning Commission work session will now come to order. And as is our custom, let's stand for the Pledge of Allegiance.
Okay, commissioners, we do have one set of minutes to review from the work session on April 10th, and I'll accept the motion if anybody's ready. Second. Second, all right. Motion to approve the minutes made by Commissioner Meyer, seconded by Commissioner Banks. Any discussion on the motion? All those in favor? Aye. Opposed? That motion will carry 9-0. Next is disclosures, and I will start to my far right and work our way down. If you have any, just turn your light on. Commissioner Reddy.
I met with Mike Romeo and the applicant team from Hiddenwood yesterday virtually. Thank you.
Vice Chair Miller. On May 6th, I spoke with Mike Romeo regarding Hiddenwood. Uh, wait. No. Yesterday, on May 7th, I spoke with Mike Romeo regarding the Hiddenwood, um, application. And on May 6th, I spoke with Bill Junda and representatives of the county regarding an application that we will see later this month. That's all.
Thank you.
Commissioner Myers.
On, um, May 6th and 7th, I had discussions with Mike Romeo, um, regarding the Hiddenwood lien application.
Okay. Commissioner Frank.
On May 1st, I also had discussions with applicant representatives regarding the Hiddenwood application. On May 2nd, I spoke with residents of the Briarfield community. And on May 8th, I spoke with, again today, with applicant representatives regarding the Hiddenwood application.
Okay, for myself, April 28th, I attended a pre-application meeting for Loudon Business Park, which is a data center substation application. May 2nd, I met with Mike Romeo regarding the Hidden Wood application. May 5th, I met with Molly Novotny, Taylor Chess regarding an upcoming Cochrane Tech application. May 7th, I met with Molly Novotny, Daniel Schlin, and Samantha Mazzo, and Colleen Gillis regarding an upcoming Prologis Data Center application. All right, there's it for disclosures. We do have one item, commissioners, that wasn't on the agenda, but staff wanted to give us an overview of, I guess, a new online zoning ordinance tool. So we're gonna start with that, and Ms. Burkett.
Thank you so much. I'll just introduce myself, Judy Burkett, Deputy Director of Planning and Zoning. I have with me Theresa Miller, who is the Zoning Administrator. So we're very excited. We've been working towards launching the online zoning ordinance for a few years now, and we're so excited to give you just a brief preview because we wanted you to have just a courtesy viewing before we actually go live with the site. So this evening I will give you an overview of the homepage, which you're looking at right now. And then Ms. Miller and I will walk you through the different tools across the top of the menu. To begin with, I'll let you know that this will be the exact text that you see now that's the official zoning ordinance on the county website in PDF format.
This online interactive version will replace those PDFs and will be found at the same place on the county website. When users first go to the website, they'll see this welcome message and have an opportunity to look at an informational video. There's multiple ways that a user can access the actual text of the zoning ordinance. First, you could select view the zoning ordinance right from the homepage. You may also select view from the main menu. The table of contents is provided on the left side of the screen and whatever section you choose will display on the right side of the screen. Another way to navigate the zoning ordinance is to use these four category panels right across the homepage. The 12 chapters of the zoning ordinance and the four appendices are divided into four categories just for ease of viewing.
Chapter two is the zoning districts, chapter three uses, use specific standards and overlay districts. The second tab is for our development standards, chapter seven and chapter eight signs. Natural resources and attainable housing provide access to chapter six and nine.
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Agenda
8 items
1
What were the opening approvals and disclosures at the start of the work session?
2:43–22:52
2
How does the new online zoning ordinance tool work and what features does it offer?
22:52–38:54
3
How can users search the zoning ordinance and use the land‑use lookup feature?
38:54–1:01:06
4
What are the key details of the Hidden Wood assemblage application presented to the commission?
1:01:06–1:16:35
5
What concerns did residents and the public raise about the Hidden Wood project?
1:16:35–1:34:03
6
How did commissioners discuss setbacks, noise, and lighting restrictions for the Hidden Wood site?
1:34:03–1:56:17
7
What motion was made regarding the Hidden Wood application and how did the vote turn out?
1:56:17–2:14:57
8
What were the final agenda items, including the annual report and upcoming initiatives?
2:14:57–2:35:51
Speakers
6 identified
Dale Polen Myers 17 min
Mark Miller 13 min
Robin-Eve Jasper 10 min
Michelle Frank 10 min
Eric D. Combs 4 min
Ad Barnes 2 min
Officials recognised by voice; public commenters shown as “Speaker N” unless they state their name.
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