Action Docket for Regular Public Hearing

Regular Public Hearing

Thursday, November 9, 2000

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.

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

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

4-A. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0116
1609 KING ST
UPTOWNER CAFE

Consideration of a request for a special use permit for intensification of a restaurant and to add outdoor seating; zoned CD/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: Moon Ock Cho.

4-B. ENCROACHMENT #2000-0009
1609 KING ST
UPTOWNER CAFE

Consideration of a request for encroachment into the public sidewalk right-of-way for outdoor restaurant seating; zoned CD/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: Moon Ock Cho.

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

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

7. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0126
829 S WASHINGTON ST

ALEXANDRIA PASTRY SHOP & CAFE

Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a restaurant with a reduction of off-street parking; zoned CRMU-L/Commercial Residential Mixed Use, Low. Applicant: Thomas Lally.

8. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0128
4115 MT VERNON AV
PIZZA HUT

Consideration of a review of a special use permit for a restaurant; zoned CL/Commercial Low. Applicant: Pizza Hut Inc., by William C. Thomas, attorney.

CONSENT CALENDAR ACTION:

By request, the Planning Commission moved items #2, #3, #5 and #6 to the regular agenda.

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

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR.

ITEMS MOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR:

2. SUBDIVISION #2000-0011
2297-2461 EISENHOWER AV
2380-2410 MILL RD
200 STOVALL ST
HOFFMAN TOWN CENTER

Consideration of a request for a subdivision; zoned CDD-2/Coordinated Development District. Applicant: Hoffman Management Inc., by Michael J. Perine.

ACTION: APPROVED 7-0

3. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0115
1104 QUEEN ST

Consideration of a request for a special use permit for a restaurant; zoned CD/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: Levi T. Durham, Jr.

(Deferred from 10//00 docket)

ACTION: RECOMMEND APPROVAL 7-0

5. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0122
3648 KING ST

DESERT MOON CAFE

BRADLEE SHOPPING CENTER

Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a restaurant; zoned CG/Commercial General. Applicant: TJAZ Development, by M. Catharine Puskar, attorney.

ACTION: RECOMMEND APPROVAL 7-0

6. 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.

ACTION: DEFERRED 7-0

TEXT AMENDMENTS AND STUDIES:

9. TEXT AMENDMENT #2000-0001
RESIDENTIAL GROUP HOMES

Consideration of an amendment to Section 2-143 (C) of the Zoning Ordinance concerning residential group homes licensed by the State of Virginia Department of Social Services.

(Deferred from 3/00, 4/00, 5/00 & 10/00 dockets)

ACTION: RECOMMEND APPROVAL 7-0

UNFINISHED BUSINESS AND ITEMS PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED:

10. MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT #2000-0005
REZONING #2000-0006
20 ROTH ST; 2500-2600 BUSINESS CENTER DR
ARCHSTONE ALEXANDRIA

Consideration of a request for amendment to the Taylor Run/Duke Street Small Area Plan Chapter of the 1992 Master Plan to change the land use designation from I/Industrial to RH/Residential High and request for rezoning of the subject property from I/Industrial to RC/Residential High Density, with proffers. Applicant: Archstone Communities Trust, by Harry P. Hart, attorney.

(Deferred from 10/00 docket)

ACTION: WITHDRAWN

11. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0114
2414 OAKVILLE ST

Consideration of a request for a special use permit for an amusement enterprise with a reduction of off-street parking; zoned I/Industrial. Applicant: Abayumi M. Baruwa.

(Deferred from 10//00 docket)

ACTION: RECOMMEND DENIAL 7-0

12. VACATION #2000-0004
1001-1013 N VAN DORN ST; 5401-5445 RICHENBACHER AV;
1000-1014 VAIL ST; 1001-1015 VAIL ST;
1000-1014 TERRILL ST; 1001-1015 TERRILL ST;
1000-1040 N PELHAM ST

Consideration of a request for vacation of public street rights-of-way and easements which comprise access roads in the KMS Townhouse subdivision; zoned RA/Residential. Applicant: City of Alexandria.

(Deferred from 10//00 docket)

ACTION: RECOMMEND APPROVAL 6-1

13. VACATION #2000-0007
930 S ST ASAPH ST

Consideration of a request for vacation of a portion of a public alley and street right-of-way; zoned RM/Residential. Applicant: Michael Wheeler.

(Deferred from 10//00 docket)

ACTION: RECOMMEND APPROVAL 7-0

NEW BUSINESS:

14. DEVELOPMENT SITE PLAN #2000-0043
1710 PRINCE ST

Consideration of a request for a development site plan amendment for construction of an office building with structured parking; zoned OCH/Office Commercial High. Applicant: Duke Enterprises Inc., by Robert L. Calhoun, attorney.

ACTION: APPROVED 7-0

15. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0117
2423 MT VERNON AV

Consideration of a request for a special use permit for a reduction of off-street parking for a church; zoned CL/Commercial Low. Applicant: Reverend Dr. Daniel L. Brown.

ACTION: RECOMMEND APPROVAL 7-0

16. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0118
103 N ALFRED ST; 821-823 KING ST
BITTERSWEET

Consideration of a request for a special use permit amendment to expand a restaurant and allow off-premise sales of beer and wine; zoned CD/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: Serendipitous Inc., by Duncan W. Blair, attorney.

ACTION: RECOMMEND APPROVAL 6-1

17. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0119
717 PENDLETON ST

Consideration of a request for a special use permit for a nonconforming day labor agency; zoned CL/Commercial Low. Applicant: Ace Temporaries Inc., by Chuck Carlton.

ACTION: RECOMMEND DENIAL 7-0

18. 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.

ACTION: DEFERRED (Applicant's request)

19. 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.

ACTION: DEFERRED (Applicant's request)

20. 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.

ACTION: DEFERRED 7-0

21. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0123
1707 MT VERNON AV
ALEXANDRIA HYUNDAI

Consideration of a request for a special use permit to change the ownership of a noncomplying automobile sales and service facility; zoned CL/Commercial Low. Applicant: Alexandria Hyundai, LLC and John E. Taylor, Jr., by Harry P. Hart, attorney.

ACTION: RECOMMEND APPROVAL 6-1

22. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0110
1605-1611 MT VERNON AV
ALEXANDRIA TOYOTA

Consideration of a request for a special use permit for the continuation of a nonconforming motor vehicle parking and storage lot; zoned CL/Commercial Low. Applicant: Alexandria Toyota Inc., by Harry P. Hart, attorney.

ACTION: RECOMMEND DENIAL 7-0

23. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0125
304 CALVERT AV

Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a general automobile repair and sales facility; zoned I/Industrial. Applicant: Julio A. Benavides.

ACTION: DEFERRED 7-0

24. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2000-0130
201 HUME AV

Consideration of a review of a special use permit for a nonconforming artist studio with accessory residential use; zoned R-2-5/Residential. Applicant: Andrew Wingfield and Tania Karpowitz.

ACTION: RECOMMEND APPROVAL 7-0

25. Consideration of approval of the Planning Commission minutes of the regular public hearing of October 3, 2000.

ACTION: APPROVED AS SUBMITTED

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

SUP #2000-0108
Location: 1101 King Street, #111
Applicant: Rae Sik Park and Sook Hyun Ham
Request: Change of ownership of the restaurant "Express Cafe"

27. Other Business. There was no other business considered by the Commission.

28. Adjournment.

The Planning Commission public hearing meeting was adjourned at 12:35 A.M.

Attendance:

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