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remove 120,000 housing units from the Dulles area, he said.
They also will establish a suburban zone in the east of the county, a transition zone in the central part of the county and a rural zone in the west of the county with allowable densities there—from one unit per three acres to one per 20 in the north and one per 50 in the south.
These changes, he added, will reduce the built-out population from 1,000,000 to 438,200 and reduce the number of new schools required from 184 to 64.
The revisions have also resulted in 193 lawsuits from development-minded organizations and individuals, but he expressed confidence that they could be defeated.
The county spent $4 million this year and has allocated $8 million to defend the suits next year. "If we lose, you lose," he said.
The Loudoun County Board of Supervisors will complete its term of office this year and elections are scheduled for November.
Supervisor Burton said that "the development community is putting as much money as it can" to replace the slow-growth supervisors with a development-oriented slate.
If they win, he said, they will seek to overturn the Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Ordinance changes, and return Loudoun to "unbridled growth."
Members of the Rappahannock audience asked Burton for suggestions on how they could avoid the development-related problems experienced in Loudoun.
He suggested a build-out analysis, based upon present zoning, "to see whether or not you can afford growth."
He concluded that it was even more critical "that the General Assembly wake up and give us the tools to control growth."
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