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Office of the City Clerk
September 12, 2011

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Public Hearing Meeting
Saturday, September 17, 2011 - - 9:30 a.m.

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OPENING


1. Calling the Roll.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

2. Public Discussion Period.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

OTHER

2.1 Consideration of a Resolution Affirming City Manager Declaration of Local Emergency on Thursday, September 8, 2011, in Response to Extensive Flash Flooding Resulting from Tropical Storm Lee. [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:________________________________________________________










REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES

ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR1 (3-7)

Planning Commission

3. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2011-0024
420 HUME AVENUE
LEGENDS MOTORWORKS
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to expand a noncomplying general automobile repair facility; zoned CSL/Commercial Service Low. Applicant: Gregory Ramsey

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

4. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2011-0040
311 NORTH HENRY STREET
PRIME AUTO CARE
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to continue operation of a noncomplying general auto repair facility; zoned CL/Commercial Low. Applicant: Prime Auto Car, Inc., represented by Robert Byrnes

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

5. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2011-0041
417 and 419 CLIFFORD AVENUE
WHOLESALE BUSINESS
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to operate a wholesale business; zoned CSL/Commercial Service Low. Applicant: Plaza Izalco, Inc., a Virginia Corporation represented by Duncan Blair, attorney

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

6. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2011-0045
212 WEST GLEBE ROAD (Parcel Address: 206 W. Glebe Road & 3699 Russell
Road)
THE BLEND
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to operate a restaurant; zoned NR/Neighborhood Retail. Applicant: Marcus Williams, represented by M. Catharine Puskar, attorney

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. 7.

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)
7. ENCROACHMENT #2011-0003
608 MONTGOMERY STREET
TJ STONE'S OUTDOOR DINING
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for approval of an encroachment into the public right-of-way for outdoor dining, zoned CD-X/Commercial Downtown Zone. Applicant: TJ Stone's represented by Stephen Mann

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

END OF ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

8. Public Hearing and Consideration of the Recommendation from the City Council Naming Committee on the Proposal to Name the Alley Behind 804 Duke Street in Honor of the Late Douglas Thurman. (#6, 9/13/2011)

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

9. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2011-0016
605 LITTLE STREET
SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to construct a single family dwelling on a substandard lot; zoned R-2-5/Single and Two Family. Applicant: Brian Thomas

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

Council Action:_________________________________________________________






REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

10. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2011-0042
834 NORTH WASHINGTON STREET
GOURMET MARKET
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to expand a noncomplying automobile service station use by adding a gourmet/ethnic market; zoned CDX/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: AL & TY, Inc., represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs, attorney

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

11. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2011-0043
682 NORTH SAINT ASAPH STREET (Parcel Address: 615 N. Washington St.)
TEAISM
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to operate a restaurant and a request for a parking reduction; zoned CRMU/X/Commercial Residential Mixed Use (Old Town North). Applicant: Vitalitea, LLC represented by Linda Neumann

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

12. HIGH CAPACITY TRANSIT CORRIDOR -C
Public Hearing and Consideration of the first stage of implementation for High Capacity Transit Corridor - C (Van Dorn/Beauregard). Staff: Departments of Transportation and Environmental Services and Planning and Zoning

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Planning Commission reaffirmed support for transit in Corridor C on an expedited basis and believes that there should be bus rapid transit running in dedicated lanes. The Commission had insufficient information on the non-transportation planning elements to form any further judgment. 7-0
ALEXANDRIA TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend the City Council adopt the recommendation of the CWG for Corridor C, with two caveats: 1) The alignment be optimized to better serve the Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC), and 2) Recommend that the Transportation Commission be tasked to identify decision criteria, evaluate and monitor the transition from Alternative D (Bus Rapid Transit in dedicated lanes) to Alternative G (Streetcar in dedicated lanes), and periodically report the progress to the City Council. 7-0

Council Action:_________________________________________________________


REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

13. CDD CONCEPT PLAN #2011-0002
SPECIAL USE PERMIT TMP #2011-0039
CDD CONCEPT PLAN #2011-0003
DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2011-0002
1050,1100, 1200 & 1200-A NORTH FAYETTE STREET, 1219 FIRST STREET
BRADDOCK GATEWAY - PHASE I
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request: to revise the phasing and implementation plan, conditions related to affordable housing contributions, parking ratios and requirements, as well as other various CDD conditions; to amend the special use permit for a transportation management plan; a development special use permit, with site plan, to construct a residential development with ground-level retail; zoned CDD#15/Coordinated Development District-15. Applicant: Jaguar Development, LLC represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs, attorney

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION:
CDD#2011-0002 Recommend Approval w/amendments 7-0
SUP TMP#2011-0039 Recommend Approval 7-0
CDD #2011-0003 Recommend Approval 7-0
DSUP #2011-0002 Recommend Approval 7-0

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

14. DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2008-0022
1000, 1400, 1800, 1801, 2000, 2200, 2400, AND 2500 MAIN LINE BOULEVARD
POTOMAC YARD LANDBAY I & J WEST & L
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a development special use permit, with site plan and subdivision, to construct a residential development with more than eight townhouses on a row on a portion of the Potomac Yard Landbays I, J, & L; zoned CDD#10/Coordinated Development District. Applicant: Potomac Yard, LLC represented by Duncan Blair, attorney

Council Action:_________________________________________________________









REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

Board of Architectural Review

15. Public Hearing and Consideration of an Appeal of the Board of Architectural Review's decision approving a request for demolition/encapsulation as amended at 329 N. Saint Asaph Street, Zoned RM Residential, BAR Case 2011-0182; and an Appeal of the Board's decision approving a request for alterations as amended at 329 N. Saint Asaph Street, Zoned RM Residential, BAR Case 2011-0183. Applicant: Janice Cuny and Steve Robinson by Tom Canning. Appellant: Billie Schaeffer and John Williams on behalf of petitioners.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

16. 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 Eisenhower East Small Area Plan Chapter of Such Master Plan as Master Plan Amendment No. 2011-0003 and 2011-0004 and No Other Amendments, and To Repeal All Provisions of the Said Master Plan as May Be Inconsistent With Such Amendment. (#13, 9/13/2011) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL CONSENT CALENDAR

Planning Commission (continued)

None.

END OF DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

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