Docket for Public Hearing Meeting (10/16/1999)

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October 7, 1999

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Public Hearing Meeting
Saturday, October 16, 1999 - - 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 (3-15)

Planning Commission

3. ST #99-0002 (STREET NAME CHANGE)

MARK CENTER

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to change the street name of Nottingham Drive to Mark Center Drive within the Mark Center development.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend approval 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. 15.

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

4. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0093
710 KING ST
LA COSTA DEL SOL RESTAURANT

Public Hearing and Consideration of a review of a special use permit for a restaurant; zoned CD/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: EPS Inc., trading as La Costa Del Sol.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend approval 6-0

5. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0094
714 KING ST
LAS TAPAS RESTAURANT

Public Hearing and Consideration of a review of a special use permit for a restaurant; zoned CD/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: EPS Inc., trading as Las Tapas.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend approval 6-0

6. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0095
3112-3114 MT VERNON AV

Public Haring and Consideration of a request for a special use permit for a restaurant; zoned CRMU-M/Commercial Residential Mixed Use. Applicant: KCJ's Corporation, by Jamshid Sharifi.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend approval 6-0

7. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0097
1217 PRINCE ST
ALEXANDRIA MASSAGE THERAPY

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a massage establishment; zoned CL/Commercial Low. Applicant: Alexandria Massage Therapy Inc., by Sarah G. Akers.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend approval 6-0

8. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0098
4950 EISENHOWER AV, UNIT B

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate an automobile repair garage; zoned OCM-100/Office Commercial Medium. Applicant: Chung K. Cho.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend approval 6-0

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

9. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0099
4141 DUKE ST
FUDDRUCKERS RESTAURANT

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to expand an existing restaurant to include game machines; zoned CC/Commercial Community. Applicant: Fuddruckers Inc., by Larry Nelson.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend approval 6-0

10. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0102
3600 COMMONWEALTH AV
CORA KELLY MAGNET SCHOOL

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for extension of a special use permit for two trailers for classroom use; zoned RB/Residential. Applicant: Alexandria City Public Schools, by Mark F. Krause.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend approval 6-0

11. ENCROACHMENT #99-0004
3100-3102 COMMONWEALTH AV
COMMONWEALTH TERRACE APARTMENTS

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for an encroachment into the public alley right-of-way for additional parking, a dumpster and a fence; zoned CL/Commercial Low. Applicant: Commonwealth Terrace Apartments, by Harry P. Hart, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend approval 6-0

12. MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT #99-0011
REZONING #99-0011
300 N HENRY ST
CROMLEY COURT

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for amendment to the Braddock Road Metro Station Small Area Plan Chapter of the 1992 Master Plan to change the land use designation from CL/Commercial Low to RM/Residential Medium, and to change the zoning of the subject property from CL/Commercial Low to RB/Residential. Applicant: William Cromley, by Duncan W. Blair, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend approval 6-0

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

13. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0086
300 N HENRY ST
CROMLEY COURT

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to construct two semidetached dwellings on outlots with reduced lot area and a parking reduction for compact parking spaces; zoned CL/Commercial Low (RB/Residential pending). Applicant: William Cromley, by Duncan W. Blair, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend approval 6-0

14. DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0033
1120 WILKES ST & FAYETTE ST

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a development special use permit, with site plan, to construct townhouses, with lot area reduction and modifications to the RB zone regulations for yards and open space; zoned RB/Residential. Applicant: Oxbridge Development LLC, by Harry P. Hart, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend approval 6-0

15. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0069
625 BURNSIDE PL
POTOMAC LANDFILL

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to change the ownership of a recycling facility; zoned I/Industrial. Applicant: Potomac Landfill, by Harry P. Hart, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend approval 6-0

END OF ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

16. Public Hearing to Receive Citizen Comments on the Criteria for the Selection of the City Manager. (#35 9/14/99)

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

17. Public Hearing and Consideration of Report on the Community Partnership Fund for Human Services Recommended Priorities for the FY 2001 Competitive Grant Cycle. (#13 10/13/99)

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

18. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0048--4555 SEMINARY ROAD

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a private school; zoned R-8/Residential. Applicant: About Early Learning School, by Duncan W. Blair, attorney. (#41 9/18/99; #16 6/12/99)

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 6-0

Note: This action is stayed pending final decision of the Board of Zoning Appeals on October 14, 1999.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

19. DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0046
19 CARRIAGE HOUSE CIRCLE
1-45 CARRIAGE HOUSE CIRCLE
COLONIAL HEIGHTS

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for an amendment to a development special use permit to allow decks to be built within the cluster development; zoned RT/Residential. Applicant: William R. Goodrich, by Linda B. Goodrich.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend denial 6-0

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

20. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0100
130-132 KING ST
STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit for a restaurant; zoned CD/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: Starbucks Coffee Company, by M. Catharine Puskar, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend denial 6-0

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

21. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0090
106 S UNION ST
OLSSON'S BOOKS COFFEE SHOP

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to change the ownership of a restaurant; zoned CD/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: Khalid Lhaggazi.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend approval 6-0

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

22. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0096
121 N WASHINGTON ST
CIRCE DAY SPA

Public Hearing Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a massage establishment; zoned CD/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: Sheila McGurk, trading as Circe Day Spa and Wellness Center, by H. Alan Young, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend approval 5-1

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

23. MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT #99-0002

REZONING #99-0002

5401 SEMINARY RD

COCA-COLA

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for amendment to the Alexandria West Small Area Plan Chapter of the 1992 Master Plan to change the land use designation and zoning of the subject property to I/Industrial, with proffer limiting use to parking; currently zoned R-20/Residential. Applicant: Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., by Sarah E. Hall, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend approval 6-0

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

24. MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT #99-0009
REZONING #99-0009
5188 DAWES AV

COCA-COLA

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for amendment to the Alexandria West Small Area Plan Chapter of the 1992 Master Plan to change the land use designation and zoning of the subject property to I/Industrial, with proffer limiting use to parking; currently zoned R-12/Residential. Applicant: Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., by Sarah E. Hall, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Approved 6-0

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

25. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0088
5401 SEMINARY RD; 5188 DAWES AV
COCA-COLA

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit for reduced parking; zoned R-20/Residential and R-12/Residential. Applicant: Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., by Sarah E. Hall, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend approval 6-0

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

26. MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT #99-0005
REZONING #99-0005
1460 DUKE ST

MARRIOTT RESIDENCE INN

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for amendment to the King Street/Eisenhower Avenue Small Area Plan Chapter of the 1992 Master Plan to change the land use designation and the zoning of the subject property from OCM-100/Office Commercial Medium and CDD-1/Coordinated Development District to OCH/Office Commercial High, with proffers. Applicant: Duke-Jamieson, LLC, by Cyril D. Calley, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend approval 6-0

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

27. VACATION #99-0004
1460 DUKE ST
MARRIOTT RESIDENCE INN

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for vacation of a portion of the public right-of-way; zoned CDD-1/Coordinated Development District. Applicant: Duke-Jamieson, by Cyril D. Calley, attorney, and appointment of viewers for same.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend approval 6-0

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

28. VACATION #99-0005
1460 DUKE ST
MARRIOTT RESIDENCE INN

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for vacation of a portion of the public right-of-way; zoned OCM-100/Office Commercial Medium. Applicant: Duke-Jamieson, by Cyril D. Calley, attorney, and appointment of viewers for same.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend approval 6-0

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

29. DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0042
1460 DUKE ST
MARRIOTT RESIDENCE INN

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a development special use permit, with site plan with modifications, to construct and operate a hotel; zoned OCM-100/Office Commercial Medium and CDD-1/Coordinated Development District, with a proposed rezoning to OCH/Office Commercial High. Applicant: William A. Horwath, by Duncan W. Blair, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend approval 6-0

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

30. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0113
1460 DUKE ST
MARRIOTT RESIDENCE INN - CARLYLE SITE

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for an amendment to a special use permit to remove a portion of the property from the Carlyle development site; zoned CDD-1/Coordinated Development District. Applicant: Duke-Jamieson LLC and Carlyle Development Corporation, by Cyril D. Calley, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend approval 6-0

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

31. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0105

2000 MT VERNON AV

EVENING STAR CAFE

Public Hearing and Consideration of a review of a special use permit and a request to expand the existing restaurant to include a private dining room and wine bar, to increase the hours of operation for the outdoor dining area, and for a reduction of off-street parking; zoned CL/Commercial Low. Applicant: Majestic Grill Inc., trading as Evening Star Cafe, by Stephanie Babin.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend approval 6-0

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

32. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of AN ORDINANCE to amend the Alexandria City Code by establishing a spot blight abatement program, under which the city may designate certain properties in Alexandria as “blighted” and thereafter, absent satisfactory efforts by the owners of the properties to eliminate the blighting conditions, to acquire and/or repair the properties and to collect from the owners the costs the city incurs in undertaking these actions. (#15 10/13/99) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

33. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of AN ORDINANCE to amend the Alexandria City Code (1) to change the name of the Mt. Vernon School Election District to the Mt. Vernon Recreation Center Election District, and establish the voting place of this district at the Mt. Vernon Recreation Center, 2701 Commonwealth Avenue, and (2) to change the name of the Fire Station 58 Election District to the Charles E. Beatley, Jr., Central Library Election District, and establish the voting place for this district at the Charles E. Beatley, Jr., Central Library, 5005 Duke Street. (#16 10/13/99) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

34. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of AN ORDINANCE to amend the 1992 Master Plan of the City of Alexandria by revising the plan's Potomac Yard/Potomac Greens Small Area Plan Chapter, in accordance with the chapter changes approved by City Council on September 8, 1999. (#17 10/13/99) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

35. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of AN ORDINANCE to amend the Alexandria Zoning Ordinance by revising the regulations applicable within Coordinated Development District No. 10, Potomac Yard/Potomac Greens, in accordance with the text amendment approved by City Council on September 8, 1999. (#18 10/13/99) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

36. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of AN ORDINANCE to amend the Alexandria Zoning Ordinance by revising the definition of convenience stores. (#19 10/13/99) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

37. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of AN ORDINANCE to authorize an existing fence to encroach into the public alley right-of-way adjacent to the properties at 206 West Monroe Avenue and 1509 Stonewall Road, in the City of Alexandria. (#20 10/13/99) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)

38. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of AN ORDINANCE making provision for the support of the government of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, and for the payment of municipal expenditures by providing supplemental appropriations of amounts required to defray certain expenditures and liabilities of the city for fiscal year 2000, which began on the first day of July 1999 and ends on the thirtieth day of June 2000. (#21 10/13/99) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL CONSENT CALENDAR (39-46)

Planning Commission (continued)

39. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0058
4116 WHEELER AV

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a restaurant; zoned I/Industrial. Applicant: Cheryl Edwards.

COMMISSION ACTION: Noted Deferral 6-0

40. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0104
5400 EISENHOWER AV, UNITS C & D
CYBER MEDIA SERVICES

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit for a commercial school with a reduction of off-street parking; zoned OCH/Office Commercial High. Applicant: Cyber Media Services Inc., by Amir Ayazi.

COMMISSION ACTION: Noted deferral 6-0

41. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0087
2000 DUKE ST
CARLYLE

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit amendment to reallocate floor area between blocks within Carlyle for hotel and office space; zoned CDD-1/Coordinated Development District. Applicant: Carlyle Development Corporation, by Jonathan P. Rak, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Withdrawn

42. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0032
1217 FIRST ST
ALEXANDRIA AUTO REPAIR

Public Hearing and Consideration of a review of a special use permit for the existing automobile repair garage; zoned CRMU-H/Commercial Residential Mixed Use. Applicant: Nasir Kashmiri.

COMMISSION ACTION: Deferred (Staff's request)

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

43. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0059
4115 MT VERNON AV
PIZZA HUT

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to expand the hours of operation of the existing restaurant; zoned CL/Commercial Low. Applicant: Pizza Hut Inc., by William C. Thomas, Jr., attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Deferred (Applicant's request)

44. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0083
3600 JEFFERSON DAVIS HY
ALEXANDRIA IMPORTS & LEASING

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for extension and reapproval of a special use permit for an automobile sales business; zoned CDD-7/Coordinated Development District. Applicant: Effat Karimian and Frank Karimian, by William C. Thomas, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Deferred (Notice)

45. CITY CHARTER, SECTION 9.06, CASE #99-05
3600 JEFFERSON DAVIS HY

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for approval of the sale of City-owned land located at 3600 Jefferson Davis Highway, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.06 of the Charter of the City of Alexandria.

COMMISSION ACTION: Approved 6-0

This item is for City Council information only.

46. TEXT AMENDMENT #99-0009
DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITIES

Public Hearing and Consideration of a text amendment to eliminate the sections of the Zoning Ordinance that prohibit service stations, car washes and drive-through facilities on arterials under 100 feet in width and primary collectors under 80 feet in width.

COMMISSION ACTION: Tabled 6-0

This item was tabled by the Planning Commission; therefore, it is not before the City Council.

END OF DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

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Public Notice

The Mayor and certain Members of City Council will be attending the 1999 Virginia Municipal League (VML) Annual Conference which will be held October 17-19 at the Williamsburg Lodge, Williamsburg, Virginia.

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