Summary Statement:

This metadata summary applies exclusively to the data as it appears in this Loudoun County intranet/internet mapping application. To see the fully FGDC compliant version of this metadata click here.

Abstract:

The Village Conservation Overlay District (VCOD) layer is a zoning overlay district of the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance (Zoning Ordinance) and identifies thirteen small villages and hamlets outside of the boundaries of Loudoun County’s incorporated towns and planned residential communities that contain unique, scenic and historic characteristics that should be maintained and protected. The VCOD is a component of the Official Zoning Ordinance adopted by the Board of Supervisors on January 6, 2003, effective on January 7, 2003, and the Zoning Ordinance further amended on December 6, 2006, and is shown on the Official Loudoun County, VA Zoning Map. The VCOD layer is owned and maintained by Loudoun County, Virginia Department of Building and Development.

Purpose:

The VCOD is established to recognize the development patterns existing in traditional villages, considered to be valuable heritage resources, and to encourage the retention and reinforcement of the pattern, character and visual identity of the individual village. The data are used extensively for taxation, subdivision review, permitting, and planning. Although the feature class represents the VCOD, a determination should be requested from the Zoning Administrator to verify whether a particular property is located within the VCOD.

Supplemental Information:

The VCOD is mapped coincident with the overlay boundaries adopted by the Board of Supervisors as revised during a joint work session with the Planning Commission on June 22, 2002. The VCOD boundaries for each of the thirteen existing rural villages are mapped as specified in the maps attached with the adoption of the Revised 1993 Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance. See the Board of Supervisors worksession documents for more information.

Data are stored in the corporate ArcSDE Geodatabase as a polygon feature class. The coordinate system is Virginia State Plane (North), Zone 4501, datum NAD83 HARN (vertical datum, if applicable, NAVD88 HARN), US Survey foot units.

Maintenance and Update Frequency:

As needed.

This layer is a relatively static layer. Any expansion of the VCOD shall be permitted for those areas designated for traditional village on the adopted Comprehensive Plan and approved by the Board of Supervisors.

Completeness Report:

Features may have been eliminated or generalized due to scale and intended use. To assist Loudoun County, Virginia in the maintenance of the data, please provide any information concerning discovered errors, omissions, or other discrepancies found in the data.

Village Conservation Overlay District Names:

ALDIE MOUNTAIN
ALDIE
ST. LOUIS
ASHBURN
PHILOMONT
BLUEMONT
LINCOLN
PAEONIAN SPRINGS
WATERFORD
LUCKETTS
TAYLORSTOWN
NEERSVILLE
LOUDOUN HEIGHTS

Data Owner:

Department of Building and Development