Regular Public Hearing
Tuesday, November 1, 2005

7:30 PM, COUNCIL CHAMBERS
301 KING STREET, CITY HALL
ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA

The Alexandria Planning Commission docket
is subject to change. Planning and Zoning staff
can provide information on changes
that occur prior to the meeting.

Staff reports on each item are available
in the Department of Planning and Zoning.

The Planning Commission reserves the right to
vary the order of the meeting, if so announced.

Department of Planning and Zoning
301 King Street, City Hall, Room 2100
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
phone: (703) 746-4666

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1. Call to Order.

The Planning Commission hearing was called to order at 7:30 pm.

CONSENT CALENDAR:
AN ITEM ON THE CONSENT CALENDAR WILL BE HEARD ONLY IF SOMEONE REQUESTS IT BE REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT DOCKET. ITEMS NOT REMOVED WILL BE APPROVED OR RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL AS A GROUP AT THE BEGINNING OF THE MEETING.

2. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2005-0101
5715 EDSALL ROAD (Parcel Address: 5725 Edsall Road)
AFGHAN MARKET
Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a restaurant in an
existing retail use; zoned CG/Commercial General. Applicant: Raffiullah Habibi

3. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2005-0102
1007 KING STREET
MASSAGE THERAPY
Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a massage therapy
business; zoned CD/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: Rany Srey and Caroline
Pirtle

4. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2005-0106
4920 and 4915 BRENMAN PARK DRIVE (Parcel Address 4951 Brenman Park Dr)
BRIGHT START LEARNING CENTER
Consideration of a request for a special use permit amendment to expand an
existing child day care center; zoned CDD-9/Coordinated Development District
Applicant: Bright Start Learning Center by Kerri Chase

CONSENT CALENDAR ACTION:

By unanimous consent, the Planning Commission voted to recommend approval of
items #2, 3 and 4.









UNFINISHED BUSINESS AND ITEMS PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED:

5. DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2002-0054
1261 MADISON STREET
BRADDOCK METRO PLAZA CONDOMINIUM
Consideration of a request for a development special use permit, with site plan, to
increase density to construct a residential condominium building and for a bonus
height increase for affordable housing; zoned CRMU/Commercial Residential
Mixed Use High. Applicant: Madison Street, LLC by Harry P. Hart, attorney

ACTION: DEFERRED (APPLICANTS REQUEST)

6. SUBDIVISION #2005-0008
30 SUNSET DRIVE
Consideration of a request to subdivide the subject property into two lots; zoned
RA/Residential. Applicant: Loni Czekalski

ACTION: DEFERRED (APPLICANTS REQUEST)

NEW BUSINESS:

7-A. DEVELOPMENT SITE PLAN #2004-0037
5001 EISENHOWER AVENUE
VICTORY CENTER
Consideration of a request for a development site plan to construct office buildings
and parking structures; zoned OCM (100)/Office Commercial Medium.
Applicant: Eisenhower Real Estate Holdings, LLC c/o Spaulding & Slye Colliers by
Jonathan P. Rak, agent

ACTION: APPROVED as amended 7-0

7-B. SPECIAL USE PERMIT (TMP) #2005-0057
5001 EISENHOWER AVENUE
VICTORY CENTER
Consideration of a request for a special use permit for a transportation management
plan for the Victory Center office buildings and parking structures; zoned OCM
(100) Office Commercial Medium. Applicant: Eisenhower Real Estate Holdings,
LLC c/o Spaulding & Slye Colliers by Jonathan P. Rak, agent

ACTION: RECOMMENDED APPROVAL 7-0





8. DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2004-0032
557 SOUTH VAN DORN STREET
COMMERCE BANK
Consideration of a request for a development special use permit, with site plan, to
construct a freestanding bank building with a four lane drive-through facility;
zoned CG/Commercial General. Applicant: Commerce Bank/Pennsylvania, N.A.
by M. Catharine Puskar, attorney

ACTION: RECOMMENDED APPROVAL as amended 7-0

9. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2005-0114
301 LAVERNE AVENUE
SUBSTANDARD LOT DEVELOPMENT
Consideration of a request for a special use permit to construct a single family
dwelling on a substandard lot; zoned R-2-5/Residential. Applicant: Brett Rice by
Duncan Blair, attorney

ACTION: RECOMMENDED DENIAL 7-0

10. Consideration of approval of the Planning Commission minutes of the regular public
hearing of October 4, 2005

ACTION: APPROVED 7-0

11. Administrative approvals: The following special use permits have been
administratively approved by the Department of Planning and Zoning:

SUP #2005-0104
Location: 680 South Pickett
Applicant: Heide Hisuk Chu
Request: Change of ownership of a dry cleaning business

SUP #2005-0096
Location: 3674 King Street
Applicant: RALS, Inc.
Request: Change of ownership of a restaurant

SUP #2005-0095
Location: 512-E South Van Dorn Street
Applicant: Alams, Inc.
Request: Change of ownership of a restaurant




SUP #2005-0094
Location: 408 South Van Dorn Street
Applicant: Anusom Agustun
Request: Change of ownership of a restaurant

SUP #2005-0098
Location: 1472 North Beauregard Street
Applicant: Kchawut Nuchnang
Request: Change of ownership of a restaurant

SUP #2005-0097
Location: 2018 Mt. Vernon Avenue
Applicant: Napak Kongsitthanakam
Request: Change of ownership of a restaurant

12. Other Business.
Ms. Fossum requested that staff prepare a briefing on architecture in the City.

13. Adjournment.
The Planning Commission public hearing was adjourned at 10:45 pm.


Attendance:
Messrs. Dunn, Fossum, Jennings, Komoroske, Liebach, Robinson, Wagner