Action Docket for Regular Public Hearing

Regular Public Hearing

Tuesday, December 5, 2000

7:30 PM, ROOM 3000
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.

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in the Department of Planning and Zoning.

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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 public hearing was called to order at 7:30 P.M.

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. SUBDIVISION #2000-0012
610-612 S FAIRFAX ST

Consideration of a request to resubdivide the properties in order to include a portion of the rear yard of 610 South Fairfax Street into the 612 South Fairfax Street lot; zoned RM/Residential. Applicant: Philip and Gwenaelle Marston.

3. The Planning Commission moved this item to the regular agenda.

4. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0129

4948 EISENHOWER AV, #B

BUILD AMERICA SIX WAREHOUSE

Consideration of a request for a special use permit to change the ownership of an automobile repair garage; zoned OCM/Office Commercial Medium. Applicant: Rodolfo A. Herbel and Nelly E. Herbel.

5. The Planning Commission moved this item to the regular agenda.

6. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0132
816 N ST ASAPH ST

Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a commercial school (dance studio) with a reduction of off-street parking; zoned CD-X/ Commercial Downtown. Applicant: Carlos M. Balmaceda.

7. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0134
3103 PARK CENTER DR

Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a convenience store located within the lobby of an office building; zoned CRMU-H/Commercial Residential Mixed Use. Applicant: Hyung C. Kim.

8. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0135
50 S PICKETT ST, #24
PICKETT CENTER

Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a restaurant; zoned CG/Commercial General. Applicant: Samson Beyen.

9. The Planning Commission moved this item to the regular agenda.

10. The Planning Commission moved this item to the regular agenda.

11. The Planning Commission moved this item to the regular agenda.

12. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0148

535 E BRADDOCK RD

Consideration of a request for a special use permit to change the ownership of a restaurant; zoned CRMU-H/Commercial Residential Mixed Use. Applicant: Carlo Pascarella.

CONSENT CALENDAR ACTION:

The Planning Commission noted the deferral of item #12.

By request, the Planning Commission moved items #3, #5, #9, #10 and #11 to the regular agenda.

By unanimous consent, the Planning Commission approved item #2.

By unanimous consent, the Planning Commission recommended approval of items #4, #6, #7, and #8.

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR.

ITEMS MOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR:

3. DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0048
1456 DUKE ST
MARRIOTT RESIDENCE INN

Consideration of a request for a development special use permit amendment to reduce the amount of parking provided for the hotel; zoned OCH/Office Commercial High. Applicant: Marriott Inc. and Residence Inn by Marriott Inc. and 1460 Duke, LLC, by Duncan W. Blair, attorney.

ACTION: RECOMMEND APPROVAL 7-0

5. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0131
5320 EISENHOWER AV
EAST COAST COLLISION REPAIR

Consideration of a request for a special use permit amendment to increase the number of vehicles allowed to be parked or stored at an existing automobile repair garage; zoned OCH/Office Commercial High. Applicant: East Coast Collision, by Gary Manjikian.

ACTION: DEFERRED 7-0

9. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0139
111-119 E REED AV
NATIONAL CAR RENTAL

Consideration of a request for a special use permit amendment to extend the time of approval for an existing automobile maintenance, sales and storage business; zoned CSL/Commercial Service Low and RB/Residential. Applicant: National Car Rental System Inc., by Duncan W. Blair, attorney.

ACTION: RECOMMEND APPROVAL 7-0

10. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0142
3515 MT VERNON AV;
3602, 3620, 3634 EDISON ST
POTOMAC WEST APARTMENTS

Consideration of a request for a special use permit for a parking reduction necessitated by the applicant's proposed renovation of the existing apartment building; zoned RA/Multifamily and RB/Townhouse. Applicant: Regency Investment Associates Inc., by Harry P. Hart, attorney.

ACTION: RECOMMEND APPROVAL 7-0

11. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0145

107 N WEST ST

MARIO'S GOURMET ALLEY

Consideration of a request for a special use permit for a wholesale business; the applicant also operates a retail business at this location; zoned CD/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: Dobbin Enterpri

ses Inc., by Nancy Perez.

ACTION: RECOMMEND APPROVAL 7-0

UNFINISHED BUSINESS AND ITEMS PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED:

13. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0121
3050 DUKE ST
DUNKIN DONUTS

Consideration of a request for a special use permit for expansion of a restaurant; zoned CG/Commercial General. Applicant: Bhavana Inc, by Fausto R. Bayonet of the Heiserman Group.

(Deferred from 11/00 docket)

ACTION: RECOMMEND APPROVAL 6-1

14. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0124
600 RUSSELL RD
MAURY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Consideration of a request for a special use permit for a trailer for classroom use; zoned R-5/Residential. Applicant: Alexandria City Public Schools, by Mark F. Krause.

(Deferred from 11/00 docket)

ACTION: RECOMMEND APPROVAL 7-0

15. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0120
3211 COLVIN ST
PDQUICK GROCERY

Consideration of a request for a special use permit for a use not listed in the Zoning Ordinance; zoned I/Industrial. Applicant: PDQuick Inc., by Fred McLaughlin.

(Deferred from 11/00 docket)

ACTION: DEFERRED (Inadequate Notice)

16. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0127
3211 COLVIN ST

Consideration of a request for a special use permit for a reduction of off-street parking; zoned I/Industrial. Applicant: D. King Boynton.

(Deferred from 11/00 docket)

ACTION: DEFERRED (Inadequate Notice)

NEW BUSINESS:

17. REZONING #2000-0005
3-5-7-9 E MAPLE ST

Consideration of a request to change the zoning of the subject property from R-2-5/Residential to RB/Residential. Applicant: Gerald E. and Jean A. Lee, Leon Duncan, Mira Kuic, Mary Morrison and John Perlman.

ACTION: RECOMMEND APPROVAL 7-0

18-A. DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0030
400 CAMERON STATION BV
HALLMARK - CAMERON STATION (Phase VII)

Consideration of a request for a development special use permit, with site plan, to construct a senior housing and assisted living building; zoned CDD-9/Coordinated Development District. Applicant: KG Virginia-CS LLC, by Erika L. Byrd, attorney.

ACTION: DEFERRED (Appliant's request)

18-B. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0084
400 CAMERON STATION BV
HALLMARK - CAMERON STATION

Consideration of a request for a special use permit amendment to the Cameron Station transportation management plan (TMP) to incorporate the site area of the proposed senior housing and assisted living development; zoned CDD-9/Coordinated Development District. Applicant: Cameron Associates LLC and KG Virginia-CS LLC, by Erika L. Byrd, attorney.

ACTION: DEFERRED (Appliant's request)

19. DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0045
800-804 N COLUMBUS ST

Consideration of a request for a development special use permit, with site plan and subdivision, to expand the existing unit on the site and to construct a second attached unit; a parking reduction of two spaces is requested for the existing unit and modifications to zoning requirements are requested for both units; zoned RB/Residential. Applicant: Mark Poskaitis, GCM Inc., by R. C. Fields, Jr., engineer.

ACTION: RECOMMEND APPROVAL 7-0

20. DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0042
1712 MT VERNON AV; 205-207 DUNCAN AV
FANNON COLOR PRINTING

Consideration of a request for a development special use permit, with site plan, to build an addition to the noncomplying printing business and to construct a parking lot at 205-207 Duncan Avenue with increase in floor area ratio, and request for reduction of parking requirements to allow tandem parking; zoned CL/Commercial Low. Applicant: Mary Ellis Fannon, trading as Fannon Color Printing, by Duncan W. Blair, attorney.

ACTION: RECOMMEND APPROVAL 7-0

21. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0136
1215-1217 FIRST ST; 1018 N HENRY ST
YATES AUTO CARE

Consideration of a request for a special use permit to allow a noncomplying general automobile repair garage and to expand a car washing facility located at 1018 North Henry Street; zoned CRMU-H/Commercial Residential Mixed Use. Applicant: Yates Auto Care, by Jeffrey Yates.

ACTION: RECOMMEND APPROVAL 6-0-1

22. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0138
3901 MT VERNON AV
LILLIAN'S RESTAURANT

Consideration of a request for a special use permit amendment to a restaurant to (1) add live entertainment, (2) hold an outdoor community event, (3) increase the hours of operation, and (4) add outdoor seating; zoned CL/Commercial Low. Applicant: Oavars Inc., by Harry P. Hart, attorney.

ACTION: DEFERRED (Applicant's request)
23. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0140
2400 RUSSELL RD
ALEXANDRIA COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL

Consideration of a request for a special use permit amendment to (1) increase the enrollment by adding 25 students, (2) change the hours of operation to open earlier by allowing the school to operate at 8:00 A.M. rather than 8:30 A.M., (3) provide some parking off-site, (4) modify a condition about trash pick-up to allow City pick-up at alternate times, and (5) delete several conditions requiring a specific type of outdoor play equipment and allowing the Alexandria Presbyterian Church to operate on the day school property; zoned R-12/Residential. Applicant: Alexandria Country Day School, by Duncan W. Blair, attorney.

ACTION: RECOMMEND APPROVAL 7-0

24. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0141

133 S PEYTON ST

ST COLETTA

Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a private school to provide vocational training and employment resources for adults with mental retardation or autism; zoned OCH/Office Commercial High. Applicant: St. Coletta of Greater Washington Inc., by Harry P. Hart, attorney.

ACTION: RECOMMEND APPROVAL 7-0

25. Consideration of approval of the Planning Commission minutes of the regular public hearing of November 9, 2000.

ACTION: APPROVED AS SUBMITTED

26. Other Business.

Discussion of Traffic and Parking Board issues.

27. Adjournment.

The Planning Commission public hearing was adjourned at 9:30 P.M.

Attendance:

Present: Messrs. Hurd, Leibach, Komoroske, Wagner, Dunn, Robinson and Ms. Fossum.