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Office of the City Clerk
November 16, 2009

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.

At 8:30 a.m., City Council Will Dedicate the
William B. Hurd DASH Maintenance Building
at 3000 Business Center Drive.



Public Hearing Meeting
Saturday, November 21, 2009 - - 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 #2009-0053
616 C SOUTH PICKETT STREET (Parcel Address: 600 South Pickett Street)
AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to operate a general repair automotive shop; zoned I/Industrial. Applicant: Qasem Rawad

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 6-0


REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

4. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2009-0047
CARLYLE DEVELOPMENT - 333 JOHN CARLYLE STREET
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for an amendment to the special use permit for the Carlyle development to extend the time frame that office space is permitted in the southeastern corner of 333 John Carlyle Street; zoned CDD-I/Coordinated Development District. Applicant: 1900 Duke Street, LP by Kenneth Wire, attorney

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval w/amendments 6-0

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.

END OF ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

5. Public Hearing on the Report from the Naming Committee on Naming the Gymnasium and Pool at Charles Houston Recreation Center. (#6, 11/10/09)

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

6. Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) Proposed Route I-395 Direct Access Ramp Alternatives for the BRAC-133 Project at Mark Center:

a) Presentation of Alternatives by Representatives of the Virginia Department of Transportation; and
b) Preliminary Public Hearing on Proposed Alternatives.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

7. Public Hearing on the City's Proposed Legislative Package for the 2010 Virginia General Assembly.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________





REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER (continued)

8. Public Hearing on the Following Charter Amendments: 1. An amendment to increase the membership of the City’s Board of Review of Real Estate Assessments (sometimes referred to as the Board of Equalization) from five to nine; 2. An amendment to authorize the Board of Review of Real Estate Assessments to create panels of three members to hear assessment appeals. All three members would have to be present to constitute a quorum for any appeal. If the panel decision is unanimous with regard to an appeal, the panel decision would be final unless the full Board voted to hear the appeal. The full Board would also hear any appeals in which a panel decision was not unanimous; and 3. An amendment to authorize the Board of Zoning Appeals to grant a variance to a property owner to “alleviate a clearly demonstrable hardship.” Charter language currently requires a property owner to demonstrate that the hardship is “approaching confiscation.” This change would bring Charter language into conformity with the language in State law, which was amended in the 2009 General Assembly Session.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

9. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2009-0046
29 EAST WALNUT STREET
SUBSTANDARD LOT CONSTRUCTION
Public Hearing and Consideration for reapproval to construct a single family dwelling on a substandard lot; zoned R-2-5/Single and Two-Family. Applicant: Mark Poskaitis

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 6-0

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

10. TEXT AMENDMENT #2009-0005
ADMINISTRATIVE APPROVAL FOR SIGNS IN HISTORIC DISTRICTS
Public Hearing and Consideration of an amendment to the City's Zoning Ordinance to allow administrative approval of some signs in the historic districts. Staff: Department of Planning and Zoning

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Initiated by Planning Commission 6-0
Recommend Approval 6-0

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

11. TEXT AMENDMENT #2009-0007
PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
Public Hearing and Consideration of an amendment to add Section 11-350 of the Zoning Ordinance requiring public disclosure of parties having an ownership interest in an applicant or the real estate which is the subject of an application. Staff: Office of the City Attorney and Planning and Zoning Department

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Initiated by Planning Commission 6-0
Recommend Approval 6-0
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

12. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2009-0043
115 KING STREET
LANDINI'S RESTAURANT - VALET PARKING
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for valet parking; zoned KR/King Street Retail. Applicant: Noe Landini

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 6-0

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

13. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2009-0052
118 KING STREET
PIZZERIA PARADISO RESTAURANT
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to operate a restaurant; zoned KR/King Street Retail. Applicant: Paradise OT, LLC represented by M. Catharine Puskar, attorney

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval w/amendments 6-0

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

14. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2009-0051
902 & 904 KING STREET
REDROCKS PIZZA NAPOLETANA RESTAURANT
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to operate a restaurant zoned KR/King Street Retail. Applicant: Firebrick Food Group, Inc., represented by Duncan Blair, attorney

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval w/amendments 6-0

Council Action:_________________________________________________________
REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

15. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2009-0054
2615-2619 MOUNT VERNON AVENUE
LOS TIOS GRILL RESTAURANT EXPANSION
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to expand an existing restaurant and a request for a parking reduction; zoned CL/Commercial Low. Applicant: Mejia Brothers, Inc.

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval w/amendments 6-0

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

16. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Amend and Reordain Section 3-2-246 (Exemptions; Limitations on Application) of Article N (Tax on Meals Sold by Restaurants) of the Alexandria City Code (#8, 11/10/2009) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

17. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Add a New Article X (Pollution Control Equipment Tax Exemption) to Chapter 2 (Taxation) of Title 3 (Finance, Taxation and Procurement) of the Alexandria City Code. (#9, 11/10/2009) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

18. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Repeal Article T (Daily Rental Tax) and to Adopt and Reordain a New Article T (Short-Term Rental Tax) to Chapter 2 (Taxation) and Title 3 (Finance, Taxation and Procurement) of the Alexandria City Code. (#10, 11/10/2009) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

19. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Adopt an Amendment to Section 11-513 of the City’s Zoning Ordinance to Apply the Zoning Regulations Governing Certain Small Businesses to the Cameron Station Development. (#11, 11/10/2009) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)

20. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Make Supplemental Appropriations For The Support of the City Government For Fiscal Year 2010. (#12, 11/10/2009) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL CONSENT CALENDAR

Planning Commission (continued)

None.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________
This docket is subject to change.

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