Public Hearing Meeting
Saturday, September 13, 1997 - - 9:30 a.m.

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OPENING

1. Calling the Roll.

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

2. Presentation of Proclamation Honoring Kim Kluge for His Tenth Anniversary as Conductor of the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra. (Mayor Donley; Councilman Speck)

Council Action:_______________________________________________________________

3. 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 (4-20)

Planning Commission

Public Hearing and Consideration and recommendations of amendments to the Office of Housing's Blighting Influences Program, including recommendation pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.06 of the Charter of the City of Alexandria, and the possible acquisition and subsequent resale of the following properties: (a) 3 Ancell Street and (b) 153 Dale Street. Staff: Office of Housing.

COMMISSION ACTION: Approved 7-0

Public Hearing and Consideration of an amendment to Sections 9-202(B) and 9-104(E) of the Zoning Ordinance to change the sign regulations to allow valet parking signs in public rights-of-way as part of the special use permit required for valet parking. Staff: Department of Planning and Zoning.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit for a coordinated sign program for Carlyle; zoned CDD-1/Coordinated Development District, Duke Street. Applicant: Carlyle Development Corporation, by Jonathan P. Rak, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

Public Hearing and Consideration of a review of a special use permit for a restaurant with carry-out service, live entertainment and off-street parking reduction; zoned I/Industrial. Applicant: Qasim Abbasi; Afghan Restaurant.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a light assembly and wholesale business; zoned CSL/Commercial Service Low. Applicant: Page One Science, Inc., by William C. Thomas, Jr., attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to change the ownership of a restaurant and add seating; zoned CG/Commercial General. Applicant: Van Thi Le.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a child care home; zoned R-8/Residential. Applicant: Mary Louise Goode.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a dry cleaning facility with clothing alterations and shoe repair service; zoned CG/Commercial General. Applicant: Yoo Sung Shin.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a wholesale and retail business for automotive supplies; zoned CSL/Commercial Service Low. Applicant: Fairfax Auto Parts of Centreville, Inc., by Robert J. Herbert.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for special use permit amendments for the approved automobile and trailer rental or sales business, with parking and storage facility, and temporary sales trailers; zoned CDD-7/Coordinated Development District, Route 1 Properties. Applicant: Alexandria Toyota, by Harry P. Hart, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to change the ownership, the hours of operation, add seating, add an outdoor seating area with a setback modification, and reduce the parking requirement for an existing restaurant; zoned CDD-4/Coordinated Development District, Winkler Tract. Applicant: Clyde’s at Mark Center, Inc., by Jeffrey R. Owens.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a commercial school for martial arts; zoned OCH/Office Commercial High. Applicant: Northern Virginia Budokan, Inc., by William C. Thomas, Jr., attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit amendment to an automobile sales facility to allow subleasing of the site; zoned I/Industrial. Applicant: Lindsay Cadillac Company, Inc., by Jonathan P. Rak, attorney.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a retail business with a parking reduction; zoned I/Industrial. Applicant: Esszee, Inc., dba D & J Rental Center, by Dale Shaffer.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for encroachment into the public right-of-way for a bay window facing onto South Pitt Street; zoned RM/Residential. Applicant: Betty Gorman.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for an amendment to the Old Town Small Area Plan Chapter of the 1992 Master Plan to change the land use designation and to change the zoning designation of the subject property from RM/Residential to CL/Commercial Low. Applicant: Morgan D. Delaney.

Public Hearing and Consideration of an amendment to Section 12-200 (Nonconforming uses) of the Zoning Ordinance to add new provisions (1) requiring that all nonconforming uses abate within seven years unless a special use permit is approved before that time, (2) providing new rules for the repair of structures housing nonconforming uses, and (3) changing the status of certain uses from nonconforming to noncomplying.

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to extend the time period for a special use permit to build a single-family dwelling unit; zoned R-2-5/Residential. Applicant: Philip F. Herrick, Jr.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Denial 6-1

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate an office; zoned R-B/Residential. Applicant: Joel Kaplan.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Denial 7-0

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a bakery/delicatessen restaurant; zoned CL/Commercial Low. Applicant: Ann Me Me's Bakery, L.L.C., by Daniel E. Maljanian.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 4-0

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for encroachment into the public right-of-way for steps connecting a pedestrian path to a sidewalk; zoned CDD-9/Coordinated Development District, Cameron Station. Applicant: Cameron Associates L.L.C., by Ahmad Abdul-Baki.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit, with site plan, for construction of a single-family residential cluster development; zoned R-8/Residential. Applicant: Greenvest, L.C., by Cyril D. Calley, attorney.

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit, with site plan, for construction of a post office building, with request for reduction of off-street parking, and request for expansion of a drive-through bank facility; zoned CG/Commercial General. Applicant: Washington Real Estate Investment Trust, by Cyril D. Calley, attorney.

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit for a coordinated sign program for a shopping center; zoned CG/Commercial General. Applicant: Washington Real Estate Investment Trust, by Cyril D. Calley, attorney.

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit for transportation management plan (TMP) approval; zoned CG/Commercial General. Applicant: Washington Real Estate Investment Trust, by Cyril D. Calley, attorney.

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit, with site plan, to construct a pharmacy with drive-through window facility; zoned CG/Commercial General. Applicant: CVS Corporation, by Nan E. Terpak, attorney.

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for vacation of a portion of a public right-of-way of a service road; zoned CG/Commercial General. Applicant: CVS Corporation, by Nan E. Terpak, attorney, and appointment of viewers for same.

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit, with site plan, for amendment to a commercial development to allow development of a hotel, a reduction in off-street parking requirements to allow for tandem parking spaces, for an accessory restaurant with outdoor seating, and for site plan modifications; zoned OCH/Office Commercial High. Applicant: Flaut, Inc., by Harry P. Hart, attorney.

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit for amendment to a transportation management plan (TMP); zoned OCH/Office Commercial High. Applicant: Flaut, Inc., by Harry P. Hart, attorney.

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for encroachment into the public right-of-way for a storm water structure and outdoor seating area; zoned OCH/Office Commercial High. Applicant: Flaut, Inc., by Harry P. Hart, attorney.

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a restaurant (ice cream shop); zoned CD/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: Ray Giovannoni.

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a retail bakery with a restaurant component; zoned CRMU-L/Commercial Residential Mixed Use, Low. Applicant: Firehook of Virginia, Inc., by Duncan W. Blair, attorney.

Public Hearing and Consideration of an appeal of a decision of the Board of Architectural Review, Parker-Gray District, on June 11, 1997, granting, as amended, a request for approval of a new two-family dwelling to be constructed at 1615 & 1615A Princess Street, zoned RB Residential, will be heard. APPLICANT: John Savage. APPELLANT: Stacy A. Hopkins, president, Braddock Station Civic Association, on behalf of petitioners.

Public Hearing and Consideration of an appeal of a decision of the Board of Architectural Review, Old and Historic Alexandria District, on July 16, 1997, granting, a request for approval of the demolition/capsulation of portions of 723 South Fairfax Street, zoned RM Residential, will be heard. APPLICANT: Sonoma Development. APPELLANT: Susan B. Kellom, on behalf of petitioners.

Public Hearing and Consideration of an appeal of a decision of the Board of Architectural Review, Old and Historic Alexandria District, on July 16, 1997, granting, as amended, a request for approval of alterations and an addition to be constructed at 723 South Fairfax Street, zoned RM Residential, will be heard. APPLICANT: Sonoma Development. APPELLANT: Susan B. Kellom, on behalf of petitioners.

Public Hearing and Consideration of an appeal from the approval, pursuant to Section 10-104(f)(1) of the City of Alexandria Zoning Ordinance, of an application to the Board of Architectural Review, Old and Historic Alexandria District, for a permit for the demolition of a shed at 721 South Fairfax Street, zoned RM Residential, will be heard. APPLICANT: Sonoma Development. APPELLANT: Susan B. Kellom, on behalf of petitioners.

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to construct a single-family dwelling on a substandard lot, and request for modifications of yard requirements; zoned R-8/Residential. Applicant: Marc Gordon, by Gaver Nichols, architect.

COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Denial 4-0

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for an amendment to the Seminary Hill/Strawberry Hill Small Area Plan Chapter of the 1992 Master Plan to change the land use designation and to change the zoning designation of the subject property from UT/Utilities and Transportation to I/Industrial. Applicant: AMT, LLC, by Katherine H. Hinken.

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to expand a restaurant, add seating, change the hours of operation, and add a bar; zoned CG/Commercial General. Applicant: Andy J. Chicas.

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a restaurant; zoned CDD-4/Coordinated Development District, Winkler Tract. Applicant: Starbucks Coffee Company, by Herbert A. Heiserman, architect.

Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to change the zoning designation of the property located between North Ashton Street and North Beauregard Street from R-12/Residential to RT/Residential. Applicant: Presidential Realty Corporation and Kent Lincolnia Joint Venture, by Robert J. Test, Trustee.