Leesburg town council approves Westpark Tech Applications

The Leesburg Town Council approved rezoning and special exception applications for Chuck Kuhn’s Westpark Tech development at its meeting on July 23.

The site fronts Clubhouse Drive and is surrounded on three sides by open space owned by Loudoun County. The property is the former site of the Westpark Hotel and Golf Club. By-right development on the property would have been limited to the construction of a hotel due to existing proffers on the site. 

The applicant, Clubhouse Dr. LLC, sought a rezoning from B-3 (Community Retail/Commercial District) to PEC (Planned Employment Center). An accompanying special exception application will allow for the construction of an 86,400-square-foot flex industrial building subject to certain conditions, including that the site cannot be utilized for a data center.

The applicant has agreed to demolition of the existing clubhouse building once their site plan application with the Town has been approved.

As a condition of the Council’s approvals, the applicant has committed to filing a site plan application with the town within four months and a diligent pursuit of site plan approval to bring about the demolition of the clubhouse building.

“I am pleased that our staff has been able to work collaboratively with the applicant to bring forward a project that works best for the site, keeping in mind the close proximity to nearby residences,” stated Community Development Director James David.

“We are committed to expediting review of the applicant’s site plan application to meet both the Council’s and the nearby community’s stated desire to see the former clubhouse building demolished
as quickly as possible.”

The motions to approve the rezoning and special exception applications both passed by a 5-2 vote, with Vice Mayor Neil Steinberg and Council Member Kari Nacy opposed.

More information on the project can be found by accessing the town’s eTRAKiT system at www.leesburgva.gov/etrakit.