Docket for Public Hearing Meeting (09/12/2009)

Public Hearing Meeting
Saturday, September 12, 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 (3-5)
Planning Commission

3. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2009-0030
1118 KING STREET
BISTRO LAFAYETTE RESTAURANT
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for an amendment to allow live entertainment and to extend the hours of operation at an existing restaurant; zoned KR/King Street Retail. Applicant: Bistro Lafayette I.K. M., LLC., by Marie Paul Koumtakoun

PLANNING 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. 5.

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR (continued)

4. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2009-0035
506 NORTH HENRY STREET
SHANGHAI PEKING
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a change of ownership and for amendments to add seating and to allow alcohol sales at an existing restaurant; zoned CRMU-H/Commercial Residential Mixed Use-High. Applicant: Mei Duan Lin

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 6-0

5. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2009-0039
1019 KING STREET
KING THAI KITCHEN d/b/a SAM PHAO
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to add delivery service and to remove a condition related to parking in an existing special use permit; zoned KR/King Street Retail. Applicant: King Thai Kitchen, Inc.

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 6-0

END OF ACTION CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

None.

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

6. DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2009-0003
4600-4604 EISENHOWER AVENUE
RESTAURANT DEPOT

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a development special use permit, with site plan and a modification, to construct and operate a wholesale warehouse; zoned OCM-100/Office Commercial Medium -100. Applicant: JMDH Real Estate of Alexandria, II, LLC by Harry P. Hart.

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

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

7. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Prohibit the Shooting of an Arrow Upon the Property of Another Without Permission From the Owner or Tenant of the Property. (#13, 9/08/09) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

8. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Change the Membership of the Alexandria Commission on Aging. (#14, 9/08/09) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

9. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Amend and Reordain Section 6-1-1.1 (Hunting Prohibited in an Area Adjacent to Public Parks and Playgrounds) of the Alexandria City Code. (#15, 9/08/09) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

10. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Repeal Section 13-2-4 (Carrying Loaded Firearms) of the Alexandria City Code. (#16, 9/08/09) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

11. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Adopt Master Plan Amendment No. 2008-0006 to Amend the Master Plan of the Eisenhower Small Area Plan to Allow For Increased Height Limits on Block 20. (#17, 9/08/09) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

12. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Adopt Master Plan Amendment No. 2009-0001 of the Urban Forestry Master Plan as a Chapter of the Master Plan. (#18, 9/08/09) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

13. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Establish and Maintain an Encroachment For Outdoor Restaurant Seating at 315 Madison Street. (#19, 9/08/09) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS (continued)

14. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Establish and Maintain an Encroachment For a Stairway and Landscape Planter at 532 N. Washington Street. (#20, 9/08/09) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

15. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Establish and Maintain a Portion of a Retaining Wall at 3500 Goddard Way, Along Duke Street. (#21, 9/08/09) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

16. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Adopt Section 2-5-39 (Administration of Employee Homeownership Loan Programs For Other Entities) of the Alexandria City Code. (#22, 9/08/09) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

17. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Amend and Reordain Sections 3-3-36 (Notice of Invitation To Bid) and 3-3-64 (Public Notice) of the Alexandria City Code. (#23, 9/08/09) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

18. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Amend and Reordain Sections 3-2-61 (Definitions), 3-2-62 (Tax Rate and Levy), 3-2-69 (Duties of Director) and 9-1-84 (Public Utilities) and Repeal Sections 3-2-63 (Application For Classification as Commercial or Industrial User), 3-2-67 (Applicability to Telephone Service) and 3-2-71 (Cellular Telephone Tax) of the Alexandria City Code. (#24, 9/08/09) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

19. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Roll Back the Annual Adjustment of the Hourly Wage Rate Provided Under Section 3-3-31.1 of the Alexandria City Code. (#25, 9/08/09) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL CONSENT CALENDAR

Planning Commission (continued)

20. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2009-0033
504 JOHN CARLYLE STREET
7-ELEVEN
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to operate a convenience store; zoned CDD-1/Coordinated Development District. Applicant: 7-Eleven Incorporated.

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Deferred

21. DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2007-0002
630 & 636 NORTH PATRICK STREET
CHURCH OF GOD AND SAINTS OF CHRIST
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a development special use permit, with site plan and modifications to construct an addition on an existing church building; zoned RB/Residential. Applicant: Church of God and Saints of Christ, Sixteenth Tabernacle by R. McGhee.

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Deferred

END OF DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

This docket is subject to change.

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