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Office of the City Clerk
December 11, 1996

All Persons, Including Applicants, Wishing
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the Rear of the Council Chamber) and Present
it to the City Clerk.

During the Lunch Break, City Council will have
a Work Session with the General Assembly
Delegation in the Council Workroom.


Public Hearing Meeting
Saturday, December 14, 1996 - - 9:30 am


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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 (3-10)

Planning Commission

3. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #96-0150 -- 1711 MAPLE HILL PLACE -- MAPLE HILL TOWNHOUSES
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to amend a cluster development plan to allow construction of an addition to one building and to clarify provisions for amendments within the Maple Hill Cluster; zoned R-8/Residential. Applicant: Judith and Stephen Baer.


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. 10.
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REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

4. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #96-0153 -- 1536 KENWOOD AVENUE -- FAIRLINGTON SHOPPING CENTER -- RAMPARTS RESTAURANT
5. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #96-0166 -- 2700 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY -- AFGHAN RESTAURANT
Public Hearing and Consideration of a review of a special use permit for a restaurant with carry-out service, entertainment and off-street parking reduction; zoned I/Industrial. Applicant: Qasim Abbasi; Afghan Restaurant.

6. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #96-0169 -- 2383-2385 SOUTH DOVE STREET
COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

7. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #96-0170 -- 2500-3200 BUSINESS CENTER DRIVE -- ALEXANDRIA BUSINESS CENTER
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for amendment to the approved Transition Special Use Permit (SUP #2289C) and Transportation Management Plan Special Use Permit (SUP #2288A) for the Alexandria Business Center by removing a vacant one-acre parcel at 20 Roth Street from the 28.88-acre site included in the approved plan; zoned CG/Commercial General. Applicant: CSX Realty, Inc., by Jonathan P. Rak, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

8. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #96-0171 -- 44 & 66 CANAL CENTER PLAZA -- TRANSPOTOMAC CANAL CENTER
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to allow a variety of uses within the W-1/Waterfront Mixed Use zone. Applicant: Waterfront One Corporation and Waterfront Two Corporation, by Duncan W. Blair, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0


REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

9. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #96-0167 -- 5800 EDSALL ROAD -- KLINE INFINITI
COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0 10. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #96-0168 -- 105 SOUTH UNION STREET -- SMOOTHIE'S JUICE & JAVA BAR
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a restaurant; zoned CD/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: Snow Advertising, Inc., by Richard E. Snow.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

END OF ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

11. Public Hearing on and Consideration of the Queen/Lee Street Parking Lot. (#13 12/10/96)

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

12. (a) Public Hearing on and Consideration of the 1997 City of Alexandria Legislative Package. (#14 11/12/96)

(b) Public Hearing on and Consideration of the Report of the City Manager's Ad Hoc Task Force on Stalking/Domestic Violence Issues Related to the Murder of Karen Mitsoff. (#14 10/8/96; #14 6/25/96)

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

13. Consideration of Approval of a Five-Year License Agreement with the Potomac Riverboat Company to Berth the Cherry Blossom at the City Marina. (#20 12/10/96)

This Item Has Been Deferred to January.
Council Action:___________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

Board of Architectural Review

14. CASE BAR #96-0026
Public Hearing on and Consideration of an Appeal of a Decision of the Board of Architectural Review, Old and Historic Alexandria District, on November 6, 1996, denying a certificate of appropriateness for approval of an ATM to be installed at 118 King Street. Applicant and Appellant: Bank of Alexandria by Richard Wieboldt, Architect.

BOARD ACTION: Denied 7-0

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

15. TEXT AMENDMENT #96-14 -- MOTOR VEHICLE PARKING AND STORAGE
COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 5-0

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

16. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #96-0145 -- 615 NORTH SAINT ASAPH STREET -- PORTNER'S LANDING (RED CROSS SITE)
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit, with site plan, for construction of townhomes and condominiums. A special use permit is requested to allow an increase in floor area ratio (FAR), multi-family development, outlot development, more than eight townhouses in a row, tandem and compact parking and a sales trailer. Modifications to rear yards and vision clearance are requested; zoned CRMU-X/Commercial Residential Mixed Use. Applicant: Madison Homes, Inc., by Harry P. Hart, attorney.
Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

17. ENCROACHMENT #96-0006 -- 615 NORTH SAINT ASAPH STREET -- PORTNER'S LANDING (RED CROSS SITE)
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for encroachment into the public sidewalk rights-of-way at four locations to allow entry canopies and bay windows on multi-family buildings; zoned CRMU-X/Commercial Residential Mixed Use. Applicant: Madison Homes, Inc., by Harry P. Hart, attorney. COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

18. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #96-0172 -- 605-607 KING STREET -- VIRGINIA BEVERAGE COMPANY RESTAURANT
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for an amendment to a special use permit for a restaurant to allow (1) additional bar stools, (2) an additional number of patrons allowed to receive alcoholic beverage service while standing, and (3) four special events per year, with live entertainment and extended hours of operation; zoned CD/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: The Virginia Beverage Company, LP, by Cyril D. Calley, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Denial (Proposals #1 & #2) 7-0
Recommend Approval (Proposal #3) 7-0

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

19. STUDY #96-03 -- OLD TOWN OPEN SPACE
COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend No Change (Proposal #1) 5-2
Recommend No Change (Proposal #2) 4-3

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

20. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #96-0119 -- 1517 MOUNT VERNON AVENUE -- PAPA JOHN'S PIZZA
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a full-service restaurant (with seats) with carry-out and delivery service; zoned CL/Commercial Low. Applicant: John Van Lenten; Papa John's.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

21. MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT #96-0007 -- 3800-3804 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY -- ALEXANDRIA TOYOTA
Public Hearing and Consideration of an amendment to the Potomac West Small Area Plan Chapter of the 1992 Master Plan to change the land use designation of the subject property to allow an automobile dealership in the CDD #7/Coordinated Development District, Route 1 Properties. Applicant: City of Alexandria, Department of Planning and Zoning.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 5-0-2

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

22. REZONING #96-0009 -- TEXT AMENDMENT #96-0018 -- 3800-3804 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY -- ALEXANDRIA TOYOTA
Public Hearing and Consideration of an amendment to the Potomac West Small Area Plan Chapter of the 1992 Master Plan to change the land use designation of the subject property to allow an automobile dealership in the CDD #7/Coordinated Development District, Route 1 Properties. Applicant: City of Alexandria, Department of Planning and Zoning.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 5-0-2

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

23. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #96-0161 -- 3800-3804 JEFFERSON DAVIS HIGHWAY -- ALEXANDRIA TOYOTA
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit, with site plan, for construction of an automobile sales and service facility; zoned CDD-#7/Coordinated Development District, Route 1 Properties. Applicant: Alexandria Toyota, by Harry P. Hart, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

24. ENCROACHMENT #96-0007 -- 3321 OLD DOMINION BOULEVARD
Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

25. VACATION #96-0004 -- 310 PRINCESS STREET -- PRINCESS STREET TOWNHOUSES
Receipt of Viewers' Report on Vacation of a Public Easement; zoned RM/Residential. Applicant: Fairfax Land Company, by Richard S. Mendelson, attorney. (#22 12/10/96)

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

26. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of AN ORDINANCE to vacate a public alley right-of-way located between North Fairfax and North Royal Streets and running in a southern direction approximately 83 feet in length from Princess Street, in the City of Alexandria. (#23 12/10/96) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

27. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of AN ORDINANCE to amend the Alexandria City Code by changing the name of John Tyler Building Election District to the Hermitage Building Election District. (#25 12/10/96) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

28. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of AN ORDINANCE to amend the Alexandria Zoning Ordinance by changing the regulation of fences in secondary front yards on corner properties. (#26 12/10/96) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

29. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of AN ORDINANCE to amend the Old Town Small Area Plan of the 1992 Master Plan for the City of Alexandria by changing the land use designation of the property at 310 and 310A South Columbus from RM/Residential to CD/Commercial Downtown. (#27 12/10/96) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

30. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of AN ORDINANCE to amend the Alexandria Zoning Ordinance by changing the zoning designation of the properties at 310 and 310A South Columbus Street from RM/Residential to CD/Commercial Downtown. (#28 12/10/96) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

31. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of AN ORDINANCE to amend the Alexandria Zoning Ordinance by providing for a new procedure for special exceptions to be issued by the board of zoning appeals. (#29 12/10/96) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)

32. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of AN ORDINANCE to authorize an encroachment into the public sidewalk right-of-way, for an awning and outdoor seating, at 1508 Mount Vernon Avenue, in the City of Alexandria. (#30 12/10/96) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

33. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of AN ORDINANCE to make technical changes to Ordinance No. 3881, which vacated various rights-of-way located south of Duke Street and west of South Henry Street, to conform the vacated areas to the areas described in certain plats of vacation. (#31 12/10/96) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR (34 -39)

Planning Commission (continued)

34. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #96-0154 -- 602 SOUTH HENRY STREET
35. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #96-0087 -- 5300-5320 EISENHOWER AVENUE
COMMISSION ACTION: Deferred; Applicant's Request

36. MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT #96-0008 -- 1107, 1109, 1111 PRINCESS STREET -- HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Public Hearing and Consideration of an amendment to the Braddock Road Metro Station Small Area Plan Chapter of the 1992 Master Plan to change the land use designation of the subject property from CL/Commercial Low to RB/Residential. Applicant: Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia.

COMMISSION ACTION: Deferred; Improper Notice

37. REZONING #96-0011 -- 1107, 1109, 1111 PRINCESS STREET -- HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
Public Hearing and Consideration of an amendment to change the zoning designation of the subject property from CL/Commercial Low to RB/Residential. Applicant: Habitat for Humanity of Northern Virginia.

COMMISSION ACTION: Deferred; Improper Notice

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

38. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #96-0160 -- 310 NORTH FAIRFAX STREET -- FAIRFAX ROW TOWNHOUSES
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit, with site plan, for construction of a residential townhouse development. A special use permit is requested for outlot development and a temporary sales trailer. Modifications to open space and yards are requested; zoned CD/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: A & A Limited Partnership, by Duncan W. Blair, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Deferred 6-1

39. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #96-0173 -- 1500 KING STREET, UNITS 104 & 105 -- TINY TOTS DAY CARE
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for an amendment to a special use permit to increase the number of children permitted for a child care center; zoned OCH/Office Commercial High. Applicant: K & L, LLC, by Yvonne D. Weight, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Deferred; Applicant's Request

END OF DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

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