COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
Planning for the future and developing the local economy to ensure Loudoun remains a great place to live, work, learn and play . The FY 2025 budget includes additional positions within the Community Development functional area, including seven positions designed to increase the efficiency of processing amendments to the county’s land use policy and regulations and processing permit applications.
in processing permits related to protecting the environment, such as those issued through the Erosion and Sediment Control Program and the Virginia Stormwater Management Program. Along with the efficiencies created by the county’s new online land management system, LandMARC (Land Management, Applications, Research, Coordination), this position will enable the division to process permits in a timely manner, leading to more sustainable communities and a clean and healthy environment for everyone. Special Projects Division The creation of a Special Projects Division within the Department of Planning and Zoning will enhance the ability to process upcoming proposed amendments to the Loudoun County Comprehensive Plan and its primary implementation tool, the Loudoun County Zoning Ordinance. The amendments will address areas of need identified through the Zoning Ordinance Rewrite project that led to the Board of Supervisors’ adoption of a new zoning ordinance in December 2023. The new division, consisting of a division manager and five senior planners, also will allow existing staff to create a more efficient legislative land application review process.
Permit Technician The new permit technician in the Department of Building and Development’s Natural Resources Division will perform the specialized duties involved Loudoun’s community development departments are committed to processing permit applications quickly and efficiently.
TOTAL BUDGET
Building and Development ......................................... $31.1M Economic Development ............................................... $6.4M Housing and Community Development...................$19.2M
Mapping and Geographic Information ..................... $4.3M Planning and Zoning ..................................................... $15.1M Transportation and Capital Infrastructure................ $11.4M
FY 2025 BUDGET STORY, LOUDOUN COUNTY, VA / 15
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