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Office of the City Clerk
March 7, 2011

City Council Will Attend the Witter Fields Groundbreaking,
2600 Witter Drive, at 8:30 a.m. Prior to the Public Hearing
Meeting.

All Persons, Including Applicants, Wishing to Speak Before
City Council Must Fill Out A Speaker's Form (Which May Be
Found in The Rear of the Council Chamber) and Present It
to the City Clerk. If you have a prepared statement, please
present it to the City Clerk. We encourage speakers to
submit their written comments to the City Clerk.




Public Hearing Meeting
Saturday, March 12, 2011 - - 9:30 a.m.

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OPENING

1. Calling the Roll.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

2. Public Discussion Period. [No more than 30 Minutes] [This period is
restricted to items not listed on the docket.]
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR1 (3-4)
Planning Commission

3. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2010-0088
101 NORTH UNION STREET #101
RESTAURANT
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to operate a restaurant; zoned KR/King Street Retail. Applicant: Blue Zen VA, Inc., represented by Hanh Tran

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

1Items listed under the Action Consent Calendar may be approved by the City Council as a block unless a Member of Council removes an item or a member of the public wishes to speak to the item. Such items will be heard after Docket Item No. 4.
REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

4. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2010-0089
444 SWANN AVENUE (Parcel Address: 420 Swann Avenue)
AUTOMOBILE REPAIR FACILITY
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to operate a general automobile repair facility; zoned I/Industrial. Applicant: Mehrah Noorizadeh

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

END OF ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

None.

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

5. TEXT AMENDMENT #2011-0004
Public Hearing and Consideration of an amendment to Section 6-300 of the Zoning Ordinance regarding floodplain regulations. Staff: Department of Transportation and Environmental Services

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

6. DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2010-0004
3100 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY
MARINO'S RESTAURANT ADDITION
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a development special use permit, with site plan and modifications, for an addition to an existing building for a new restaurant; zoned CSL/Commercial Service Low. Applicant: Ather Subzwari

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 6-1

Council Action:_________________________________________________________


ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS
7. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Establish the Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Rates for Calendar Year 2011.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

8. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Codify the Tier 1 Potomac Yard Metrorail Station Special Services District as a Separate Classification For Real Estate Tax Purposes and to Establish the Tax Rate for Calendar Year 2011.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

9. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance Authorizing the Issuance of General Obligation Bonds to Finance Various City and School Capital Improvement Projects. (#8, 3/08/11) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

10. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance authorizing the tenant of the property located at 1125 Queen Street in the City of Alexandria, Virginia to construct and maintain an encroachment for outdoor restaurant seating at that location. (#9, 3/08/11) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

11. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Amend Section 5-602 (Coordinated Development Districts Created, Consistency With Master Plan, Required Approvals) to Article IV (Mixed Use Zones) of the City of Alexandria Zoning Ordinance, in accordance with the text amendment heretofore approved by City Council as Text Amendment No. 2010-0004. (#10, 3/08/11)[ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

12. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Amend and Reordain the 1992 Master Plan (1998 ed.) of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, by adopting and incorporating therein the amendment heretofore approved by City Council to the Potomac Yard/Potomac Greens Small Area Plan Chapter of such master plan as Master Plan Amendment No. 2010-0004 and no other amendments, and to repeal all provisions of the said master plan as may be inconsistent with such amendment. (#11, 3/08/11) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________
ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)

13. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Amend Section 11-1103 (Standards for Variances) to Division C (Board of Zoning Appeals), Article XI (Development Approvals and Procedures), of the City of Alexandria Zoning Ordinance, to revise the standard for granting a variance in accordance with the text amendment heretofore approved by City Council as Text Amendment No. 2011-0001. (#12, 3/08/11) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

14. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Amend Section 2-100 (Definitions) of Article II (Definitions), Section 4-1400 (NR/Neighborhood Retail Zone (Arlandria) of Article IV (Commercial Office and Industrial Zones), and Section 6-600 (Mt. Vernon Avenue Urban Overlay Zone) of Article IV (Special and Overlay Zones), all of the City of Alexandria Zoning Ordinance, to clarify that check cashing, payday loan and pawnshop businesses are not permitted in the Neighborhood Retail (Arlandria) and the Mount Vernon Urban Overlay Zones and to add title loan companies to the list of prohibited uses in accordance with the text amendment heretofore approved by City Council as Text Amendment No. 2011-0003. (#13, 3/08/11) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL CONSENT CALENDAR

Planning Commission (continued)

15. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2010-0087
4740 EISENHOWER AVENUE
DOG DAYS OF OLD TOWN
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to operate a dog day care facility with overnight boarding and a request for a parking reduction; zoned OCM-100/Office Commercial Medium (100). Applicant: Kathryn Rollins

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Deferred

END OF DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________




EXECUTIVE SESSION

16. Consideration of a Closed Meeting For the Purpose of Consulting With Legal Counsel Regarding a Real Estate Acquisition.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

This docket is subject to change.

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