The Planning Commission and Board of Architectural Review held a joint work session on January 6 at 6:00pm in City Hall to discuss the wayfinding sign program.


Regular Public Hearing

Tuesday, January 6, 2009

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 meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m.

NEW BUSINESS:

2. MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT #2008-0008
LANDMARK/VAN DORN SMALL AREA PLAN
LANDMARK/VAN DORN CORRIDOR PLAN View Map Here
Consideration of a request for a revision of, supplement to, and an amendment of the
Landmark/Van Dorn Small Area Plan to include the Landmark/Van Dorn Corridor Plan.

ACTION: DEFERRED 7-0

3 A-F. CDD CONCEPT PLAN #2008-0003(A)
MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT #2008-0007(B)
REZONING #2008-0002(C)
DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2006-0021(D)
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN SUP #2008-0070(E)
STREET NAME #2008-0004(F)
520 SOUTH VAN DORN STREET AND 631, 641 SOUTH PICKETT STREET
Consideration of a request for: approval of a concept development plan for a
coordinated development district; an amendment to the City's Master Plan to change the
land use designation to CRMU and amend height limits, a rezoning from Industrial and
Commercial General to CDD; a development special use permit, with site plan, for a
residential and retail mixed use development, a request for a parking reduction, approval
of a transportation management plan and an approval of a new street name; zoned
I/Industrial and CG/Commercial General. Applicant: Green City Development, LLC by
J. Howard Middleton

ACTION: CDD RECOMMENDED APPROVAL 7-0
MPA ADOPTED 7-0
REZ RECOMMENDED APPROVAL 7-0
DSUP RECOMMENDED APPROVAL w/ amendments 7-0
TMP SUP RECOMMENDED APPROVAL 7-0
SN APPROVED 7-0





4. TEXT AMENDMENT #2008-0009
ADDITION OF CDD #17
Consideration of a text amendment to the City's Zoning Ordinance to include
CDD #17. Staff: City of Alexandria, Department of Planning and Zoning

ACTION: RECOMMENDED APPROVAL 7-0

5. Report on the feasibility of redeveloping the old Safeway site located at the
intersection of Mt. Vernon Avenue and West Glebe Road, 221 West Glebe Road.
Staff: City of Alexandria, Department of Planning and Zoning View Report Here

ACTION: THE PLANNING COMMISSION RECEIVED THE REPORT

6. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2008-0068 This item was heard before item #2
917 PRINCESS STREET
AMERICAN DAY SCHOOL
Consideration of a request for an amendment to increase the hours of
operation and the number of children allowed at a child care center; zoned
RB/Townhouse Residential. Applicant Maria Bustinza

ACTION: RECOMMENDED APPROVAL 7-0

7 A-C. DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2007-0022
ENCROACHMENT #2008-0003
COORDINATED SIGN PROGRAM SUP #2008-0090
2801 MAIN STREET AND 2900 MAIN STREET
POTOMAC YARD - TOWN CENTER (LANDBAY G)
Consideration of a request for (A) a development special use permit, with site plan
and modifications, for development of the Potomac Yard Town Center to include
various residential, hotel, office and retail uses, as well as, requests to allow a
grocery store and fitness center/spa over 20,000 square feet each, sales trailers, an
increase in penthouse height, a parking reduction, and approval to convert office
square footage to retail square footage; (B) a request to allow encroachments into
the public right-of-way; (C) a request for a coordinated sign program; zoned
CDD-10/Coordinated Development District. Applicant: RP MRP Potomac Yard,
LLC by M. Catharine Puskar, attorney

ACTION: DSUP RECOMMENDED APPROVAL w/amendments 7-0
ENC RECOMMENDED APPROVAL 7-0
SUP RECOMMENDED APPROVAL w/amendments 7-0





8 A-BDEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2006-0018(A)
COORDINATED SIGN PROGRAM SUP #2008-0089(B)
2001 MAIN STREET AND 2301 MAIN STREET
POTOMAC YARD - LANDBAYS I AND J
Consideration of a request for a development special use permit, with site plan, for a
residential development, temporary sales trailer, and a temporary coordinated sign
program within Potomac Yard; zoned CDD-10/Coordinated Development District.
Applicant: Potomac Yard Development, LLC by Duncan Blair, attorney

ACTION: PLANNING COMMISSION NOTED THE DEFERRAL

9. CDD CONCEPT PLAN #2008-0004
CDD #10 AMENDMENTS- POTOMAC YARD
LANDBAYS E AND K
Potomac Yard is generally bordered by the Arlington County line to the north, Jefferson
Davis Hwy to the east, George Washington Parkway to the west and Braddock Road
to the south.
Consideration of request to amend the conditions of CDD #10 to permit
alterations to Landbay E consistent with the Four Mile Run Master Plan and to revise the
timing and construction for the pedestrian bridge in response to the Metro
Feasibility Task Force studies; zoned CDD-10/Coordinated Development District
Applicant: Potomac Yard Development, LLC by M. Catharine Puskar, attorney

ACTION: PLANNING COMMISSION NOTED THE DEFERRAL

10. STREET NAME CASE #2008-0001
POTOMAC YARD
Potomac Yard is generally bordered by the Arlington County line to the north, Jefferson
Davis Hwy to the east, George Washington Parkway to the west and Braddock Road
to the south.
Consideration of a request for approval of several new street names within the Potomac
Yard development. Staff: City of Alexandria, Department of Planning and Zoning

ACTION: APPROVED w/amendments 7-0

11. Consideration of approval of the Planning Commission minutes of the regular public
hearing of December 2, 2008.

ACTION: APPROVED AS SUBMITTED 7-0






12. Other Business.

Commissioner Dunn discussed a memo that was recently distributed to the Planning
Commission regarding the Robinson Terminal Warehouse Corp., and commented that the
Planning Commission should have been involved in the early discussions regarding this
site. Planning and Zoning Director Faroll Hamer agreed that the Planning Commission
should have been involved and explained her understanding of the process when the early
discussions with Council occured.

Commissioner Komoroske commented that large staff reports need to be bound together
better, and that there should be a separator sheet between the staff report text and the
graphics. He also requested that staff continue to include the overall docket item site map
with each docket delivery. Chairman Wagner requested that Master Plan Resolutions be
distributed with the staff report to each commissioner.

13. Adjournment.

The Planning Commission public hearing was adjourned at 12:12 a.m.




Attendance:
Messrs. Wagner, Komoroske, Robinson, Jennings, Dunn, Ms. Fossum and Ms. Lyman.