Regular Public Hearing
Tuesday, April 5, 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.




2. Advice to the City Manager under Section 6.14 of the City Charter of advisory
recommendations regarding the Capital Improvements Program.
Staff: Office of Management and Budget.

ACTION: RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF CAPITAL BUDGET 7-0

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.


3. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2005-0005
2 SOUTH JORDAN STREET
7-ELEVEN, INC.
Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a nonconforming
convenience store use; zoned CL/Commercial Low. Applicant: 7-Eleven, Inc. by
Maynard Sipe, attorney

4. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2005-0006
249 SOUTH VAN DORN STREET, SUITE 289(Parcel Address: 201 South Van Dorn St.)
RESTAURANT/ICE CREAM SHOP
Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a restaurant/ice cream
shop; zoned CG/Commercial General. Applicant: Layek Chowdhury

5. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2005-0007
477 NORTH ARMISTEAD STREET APT#1 (PARCEL ADDRESS: 435 N. ARMISTEAD STREET)
CHILD CARE HOME
Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a child care home;
zoned RA/Residential. Applicant: Madelaine Cuello

6. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2005-0008
5310 EISENHOWER AVENUE
AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR
Consideration of a request for special use permit for change of ownership and to
expand an existing light automobile repair business to include general automobile
repair as an expansion of a noncomplying use.; zoned OCH/Office Commercial
High. Applicant: Adrian Mungiu

CONSENT CALENDAR ACTION:

By unanimous consent, the Planning Commission recommend approval of items #3, #4, #5 and #6.



TEXT AMENDMENTS AND STUDIES:

7 A-C.MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT #2005-0002 (A)
TEXT AMENDMENT #2005-0002 (B)
REZONING #2005-0003 (C)
KING STREET RETAIL STRATEGY
Properties adjoining the King Street right-of way, from the properties adjoining all
four corners of the intersection of King Street and Union Street, to the centerpoint of
the intersection of King Street and Commonwealth Avenue, and including the
property at the southwest corner of the intersection of Commerce Street and South
Fayette Street.
Consideration of a request for: (1) an amendment to the City’s Master Plan, adopting
the King Street Retail Strategy as a chapter of the Master Plan; (2) enactment of
Section 6-700 of the Alexandria Zoning Ordinance pertaining to the King Street
Urban Retail zone; and (3) amendments to the City of Alexandria zoning map to
reflect the King Street Urban Retail zone.
Staff: Department of Planning and Zoning

ACTION: DEFERRED 7-0

8 A-B. TEXT AMENDMENT #2005-0003 (A)
REZONING #2005-0005 (B)
KING STREET OUTDOOR DINING
Bounded by the sidewalk right-of-way area along King Street, from the Potomac River to
the intersection of King Street and Daingerfield Road, and along all streets intersecting
therewith, north to Cameron Street, and south to Prince Street, and into the public sidewalk
right-of-way along the south side of Diagonal Road to a point 772 feet west of the
intersection of Diagonal Road and Daingerfield Road.
Consideration of a request for: (1) enactment of Section 6-800 of the Alexandria
Zoning Ordinance pertaining to the King Street Outdoor Dining Overlay Zone; and
(2) amendment to the City of Alexandria zoning map to reflect the King Street
Outdoor Dining Overlay Zone.
Staff: Department of Planning and Zoning





NEW BUSINESS:

9 A-B. DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2002-0041 (A)
VACATION #2004-0012 (B)
1514-1602 KING STREET AND 1602 DECHANTEL STREET
DSF/LONG KING STREET - MIXED USE
Consideration of a request for a development special use permit, with site plan to
construct a 65 multifamily dwelling unit with ground floor retail and underground
parking, a request for a vacation of public street right-of-way and a request to
consolidate six parcels into one. Applicant: DSF Long King Street I LLC by
Jonathan P. Rak, attorney

ACTION: RECOMMEND APPROVAL 7-0

10A-B DEVELOPMENT SITE PLAN #2004-0004 (A)
SUBDIVISION #2004-0008 (B)
2805-2811 KING STREET
GARVEY PROPERTY
Consideration of a request for a development site plan to construct three single
family residential units and a request to subdivide the subject property into three
lots; zoned R-8/Residential. Applicant: Edgemoore Land,LLC by Clayton Tock,
agent

ACTION: APPROVED 6-1

11. SUBDIVISION #2005-0002
227 NORTH LATHAM STREET
Consideration of a request to subdivide the subject property into two lots; zoned
R-8/Residential. Applicant: Barry E. Seymour

ACTION: DEFERRED (Applicant's Request) Corrected 4/28/05

12. ENCROACHMENT #2004-0002
105 & 107 SOUTH FAIRFAX STREET
STABLER LEADBEATER APOTHECARY MUSEUM
Consideration of a request for an encroachment into the public right-of-way for the
construction of a temporary stoop and handicapped accessible ramp; zoned
CD/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: Stabler Leadbeater Apothecary Museum
by C. Richard Bierce, agent

ACTION: RECOMMEND APPROVAL 7-0


13. Consideration of approval of the Planning Commission minutes of the regular public
hearing of March 1, 2005.

ACTION: APPROVED AS SUBMITTED

14. Other Business.

There was no other business considered by the Planning Commission.

15. Adjournment.

The Planning Commission public hearing was adjourned at 12:05 a.m.


Attendance:


Messrs. Wagner, Leibach, Robinson, Dunn, Jennings, Komoroske and Ms. Fossum