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    1Give Choose is March 28, 2023

    Give Choose is March 28, 2023

    Mar 27, 2023

    2Conservation Easement Event, March 28, 2023

    Conservation Easement Event, March 28, 2023

    Mar 23, 2023

    Please Join Us Barbeque and Seminar: Land Preservation through Conservation Easements ‐‐ Financial & Tax Benefits You are cordially invited to attend a barbeque dinner and seminar at Shadow Creek in Purcellville on Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at 6:00 pm. The topic of the seminar will be […]

    3Happenings Around the Blue Ridge, March 16, 2023

    Happenings Around the Blue Ridge, March 16, 2023

    Mar 16, 2023

    March 28 – Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains is Sponsoring Conservation Easement Seminar Please join us on Tuesday March 28th 6:00 PM at Shadow Creek for a complimentary barbeque dinner and seminar. The topic of the seminar will be the value of preserving land through conservation easements, including […]

    4Happenings Around the Blue Ridge, March 2, 2023

    Happenings Around the Blue Ridge, March 2, 2023

    Mar 2, 2023

    A shout out to Friends of the Blue RidgeMountains Charles Houston authored a nice Shout Out to Friends of the Blue RidgeMountains in the February 2023 edition of The Blue Ridge Leader & Loudoun Today “Memo to Friends of the Blue RidgeMountains – This group is a diligent advocate […]

    5Happenings Around the Blue Ridge – February 16, 2023

    Happenings Around the Blue Ridge – February 16, 2023

    Feb 16, 2023

    Planning Commission Unanimously Votes to Consider Stronger Zoning Protections for the Mountains During the February 9th work session, the Loudoun County Planning Commission devoted approximately an hour and a half to a discussion of the protections against overdevelopment in the Blue Ridge Mountains contained in the […]

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    Can We Quantify the Environmental Impact of Inappropriate Development in the Mountain Overlay District?

    Feb 13, 2023

      Introduction As currently drafted (January 2023), the Loudoun County zoning ordinance would permit all uses allowed in zoning districts AR-1 or AR-2 to be built in the Mountain Overlay District (MOD). Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains and other conservation organizations contend that many […]

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    Proposed MOD specific Environmental Criteria

    Feb 13, 2023

    The current draft of the Loudoun County zoning ordinance (January 2023) establishes setback (Section 5.04.D) and performance standards (Sections 5.04.E and 5.04.F) for development in the Mountain Overlay District (MOD). Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains and other environmental and conservation organization contend that while […]

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    Land uses that should be excluded from the Mountain Overlay District

    Feb 13, 2023

    1/25/2023 The current draft of the Loudoun County zoning ordinance (January 2023) allows all land uses permitted in zoning districts AR-1 and AR-2 to be built in the Mountain Overlay District (MOD). Friends of the Blue Ridge Mountains and other conservation organizations have identified fifteen […]

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