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Office of the City Clerk
March 10, 2008

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Public Hearing Meeting
Saturday, March 15, 2008 - - 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 (3-5)

Planning Commission

3. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2007-0128
700 NORTH PATRICK STREET
PERSONAL SERVICE EXPANSION
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a physical expansion of a hair salon and for a parking reduction; zoned RB/Townhouse. Applicant: Sophea Nuth by Robert Byrnes.

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

4. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2008-0002
118 SOUTH ROYAL STREET
GRAPE + BEAN RESTAURANT
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to operate a restaurant; zoned CD/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: David Gwathney

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. 5.


REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

5. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2008-0006
613, 625, 627 and 641 NOTABENE DRIVE
BEVERLY PARK APARTMENTS -- PARKING REDUCTION
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a parking reduction for an apartment complex; zoned RA/Multifamily. Applicant: Wesley Notabene Limited Partnership

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

END OF ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

5.1. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Establish the General Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Rates for Calendar Year 2008. (#28.1, 3/11/08)

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

5.2 Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an Ordinance to Establish the Additional Real Estate Tax Rate for Commercial and Industrial Property for Calendar Year 2008. (#28.2, 3/11/08)

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

6. DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2004-0033
2712 DUKE STREET
ANIMAL HOSPITAL
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a development special use permit, with site plan and subdivision, to construct an animal hospital; zoned CG/Commercial General. Applicant: Duke Street, LLC by Duncan Blair, attorney

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval w/amendments 7-0

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

7. MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT #2006-0005
BRADDOCK ROAD METRO SMALL AREA PLAN AMENDMENT
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a revision of, supplement to, and amendment of the Braddock Road Metro Station Small Area Plan chapter of the Master Plan, to include the Braddock Metro Neighborhood Plan. Staff: Department of Planning and Zoning

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

Council Action:_________________________________________________________




REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

8. REZONING #2007-0005
MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT #2007-0002
CDD DEVELOPMENT CONCEPT PLAN #2007-0002
TEXT AMENDMENT #2008-0002
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN SUP #2007-0079
1100, 1200, 1200A NORTH FAYETTE STREET AND 1219 FIRST STREET
BRADDOCK GATEWAY
Public Hearing and Consideration of an amendment to the 1992 Master Plan to change the land use designation from medium density commercial and high density mixed use to high density mixed use; consideration of amendments to Section 5-602 of the Zoning Ordinance with respect to a new CDD #15; consideration for CDD concept design plan; and consideration of a special use permit for a transportation management plan. Applicant: Braddock Gateway, LLC by Mary Catherine Gibbs, attorney

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: REZ Recommend Approval 7-0
MPA Resolution Adopted and Recommend Approval 7-0
CDD Recommend Approval w/amendments 7-0
TA Recommend Approval 7-0
SUP Recommend Approval 7-0
Council Action:_________________________________________________________

9. MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT #2007-0004
CITY CHARTER SECTION 9.06 CASE #2007-0004
(THE CITY CHARTER SECTION ITEM IS NOT SET FOR PUBLIC HEARING BUT IS FOR CITY COUNCIL'S INFORMATION ONLY - NO APPROVAL IS NECESSARY.)
414, 454, 514, 310 & 350 HOOFS RUN DRIVE & 1500 EISENHOWER AVENUE
WASTE WATER TREATMENT FACILITY
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request: (1) to amend the Eisenhower East Small Area Plan ("EESAP") Chapter of the Master Plan to include waste water treatment facility/public utility as an allowable use for Blocks 29 and 30 of the EESAP, currently owned by Hooff-Fagelson Tract, LLC, and other amendments to allow the Alexandria Sanitation Authority to expand the waste water treatment plant onto Blocks 29 and 30 of the EESAP with a Special Use Permit; (2) to amend the Eisenhower East Design Guidelines with applicable amendments to match the Master Plan Amendment and (3) for the Planning Commission to approve the general location of a public utility on Blocks 29 and 30 of the EESAP pursuant to Section 9.06 of the Charter for the City of Alexandria; zoned CDD-11/Coordinated Development District. Applicant: Alexandria Sanitation Authority by Jonathan P. Rak, Esq.

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: MPA Resolution Adopted and Recommend Approval 7-0
SEC 9.06 Approved 7-0

Council Action:_________________________________________________________









REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

Board of Architectural Review

10. Public Hearing and Consideration on an Appeal of the Board of Architectural Review’s decision approving a request for demolition/encapsulation for BAR Case #2007-0264 at 214 A N. Pitt Street, zoned RM Residential. APPLICANT: William Cromley. APPELLANT: Townsend Van Fleet on Behalf of Petitioners.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

11. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance to Adopt the Final King Street Outdoor Dining Regulations. (#13, 03/11/08) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

12. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance to Permit Floor Area Transfers For Private Schools. (#14, 03/11/08) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

13. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Vacate Public Right-of-way at 100 Uhler Terrace. (#15, 03/11/08) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL CONSENT CALENDAR (14-15)

Planning Commission (continued)

14. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2007-0029
625 BURNSIDE PLACE (Parcel Address: 619 Burnside Place)
POTOMAC RECYCLING
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to amend a special use permit to increase the allowed daily tonnage at a waste recycling facility; zoned I/Industrial Applicant: Sandra Crippen (Deferred from June, October and November dockets)

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Deferred (applicant's request)

15. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2008-0001
3401 MOUNT VERNON AVENUE
PUERTO CORTEZ RESTAURANT & CARRY OUT
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to operate a restaurant; zoned CSL/Commercial Service Low. Applicant: Rebecca's Inc. by Oswaldo Salinas

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Deferred (staff's request)

END OF DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________




Public Notices:
Budget Calendar for FY 09 Proposed Budget

Tuesday, March 18, 2008 - 7:00 p.m., Sister Cities Conference Room, Room 1101 - Budget Work Session on Transportation and Transit Programs.

Monday, April 1, 2008 - 7:00 p.m., Sister Cities Conference Room, Room 1101 - Budget Work Session on Public Safety and Administration of Justice Programs and Activities.

Monday, April 7, 2008 - 7:00 p.m., Sister Cities Conference Room, Room 1101 - Budget Work Session on Caring Community and Other Programs in Alexandria.

Monday, April 14, 2008 - 4:00 p.m., Council Chambers - Special Public Hearing Meeting on the Proposed FY 2009 Operating Budget and FY 2009-2014 CIP.

Wednesday, April 16, 2008 - 7:00 p.m., Sister Cities Conference Room, Room 1101 - Budget Work Session with the Budget and Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee (BFAAC.)

Tuesday, April 22, 2008 - 7:00 p.m. - Council Chambers. Public Hearing on the Effective Tax Rate.

Monday, April 28, 2008 - 7:00 p.m., Sister Cities Conference Room, Room 1101 - Budget Work Session on the Preliminary Add/Delete List.

Monday, May 6, 2008 - 6:00 p.m., Council Work Room - Budget Work Session on the Finalization of the Add/Delete List.

Monday, May 6, 2008, 7:00 p.m., Council Chambers - Special Meeting on the Adoption of the Budget for FY 2009 and Tax Rate Adoption.

For copies of the above agendas, please contact the City Clerk's Office at 703 838-4550. Agendas may also be viewed on the City's website at www.alexandriava.gov. Please call the City Clerk's Office at 703 838-4550 to confirm that these meetings will be held.

This docket is subject to change.

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