Action Docket for Regular Public Hearing

Regular Public Hearing

Tuesday, October 5, 1999

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

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

3-A. SUBDIVISION #99-0017
3822-3826 ELBERT AV
TOWNES OF SARA

Consideration of a request for subdivision; zoned RB/Residential. Applicant: ALD Group Inc., by Robert J. Gagne, Jr., engineer.

3-B. DEVELOPMENT SITE PLAN #99-0044
3822-3826 ELBERT AV
TOWNES OF SARA

Consideration of a request for a development site plan to construct five townhouses; zoned RB/Residential. Applicant Shahman Foradi.

4-A. SUBDIVISION #99-0018
3823 - 3823-A ELBERT AV
TOWNES OF JOSEPH

Consideration of a request for subdivision; zoned RB/Residential. Applicant: ALD Group Inc., by Robert J. Gagne, Jr., engineer.

4-B. The Planning Commission moved this item to the regular agenda.

5. ST #99-0002 ( STREET NAME CHANGE)

MARK CENTER

Consideration of a request to change the street name of Nottingham Drive to Mark Center Drive within the Mark Center development.

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

7. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0058
4116 WHEELER AV

Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a restaurant; zoned I/Industrial. Applicant: Cheryl Edwards.

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

9. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0093
710 KING ST
LA COSTA DEL SOL RESTAURANT

Consideration of a review of a special use permit for a restaurant; zoned CD/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: EPS Inc., trading as La Costa Del Sol.

10. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0094
714 KING ST
LAS TAPAS RESTAURANT

Consideration of a review of a special use permit for a restaurant; zoned CD/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: EPS Inc., trading as Las Tapas.

11. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0095
3112-3114 MT VERNON AV

Consideration of a request for a special use permit for a restaurant; zoned CRMU-M/Commercial Residential Mixed Use. Applicant: KCJ's Corporation, by Jamshid Sharifi.

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

13. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0097
1217 PRINCE ST
ALEXANDRIA MASSAGE THERAPY

Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a massage establishment; zoned CL/Commercial Low. Applicant: Alexandria Massage Therapy Inc., by Sarah G. Akers.

14. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0098
4950 EISENHOWER AV, UNIT B

Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate an automobile repair garage; zoned OCM-100/Office Commercial Medium. Applicant: Chung K. Cho.

15. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0099
4141 DUKE ST
FUDDRUCKERS RESTAURANT

Consideration of a request for a special use permit to expand an existing restaurant to include game machines; zoned CC/Commercial Community. Applicant: Fuddruckers Inc., by Larry Nelson.

16. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0102
3600 COMMONWEALTH AV
CORA KELLY MAGNET SCHOOL

Consideration of a request for extension of a special use permit for two trailers for classroom use; zoned RB/Residential. Applicant: Alexandria City Public Schools, by Mark F. Krause.

17. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0104
5400 EISENHOWER AV, UNITS C & D
CYBER MEDIA SERVICES

Consideration of a request for a special use permit for a commercial school with a reduction of off-street parking; zoned OCH/Office Commercial High. Applicant: Cyber Media Services Inc., by Amir Ayazi.

18. DEVELOPMENT SITE PLAN #99-0041
4720 EISENHOWER AV
FEDEX CENTER

Consideration of a request for a development site plan to construct an addition to a warehouse building and to construct parking; zoned OCM-100/Office Commercial Medium. Applicant: Cargex Properties, by David K. Duff, engineer.

The Planning Commission noted the deferral of items #3-A, #4-A, #7, and #17.

By request, the Planning Commission moved items #2, #4-B, #6, #8, and #12 to the regular agenda.

By unanimous consent, the Planning Commission approved items #3-B and #18.

By unanimous consent, the Planning Commission recommended approval of items #5, #9, #10, #11, #13, #14, #15, and #16.

ITEMS MOVED FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR:

2. SUBDIVISION #99-0016
308-310 S FAIRFAX ST

Consideration of a request for subdivision; zoned RM/Residential. Applicant: William R. and Catherine M. Phillippe, by Duncan W. Blair, attorney.

ACTION: __________ APPROVED ______________________________ 6-0 _____

4-B. DEVELOPMENT SITE PLAN #99-0045
3823 - 3823-A ELBERT AV
TOWNES OF JOSEPH

Consideration of a request for a development site plan, with modificatins, to construct three townhouses; zoned RB/Residential. Applicant: Shahman Foradi.

ACTION: __________ APPROVED______________________________ 6-0 _____

6. DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0046
19 CARRIAGE HOUSE CIRCLE
1-45 CARRIAGE HOUSE CIRCLE
COLONIAL HEIGHTS

Consideration of a request for an amendment to a development special use permit to allow decks to be built within the cluster development; zoned RT/Residential. Applicant: William R. Goodrich, by Linda B. Goodrich.

ACTION: _________ RECOMMEND DENIAL _____________________ 6-0 _____

8. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0090
106 S UNION ST
OLSSON'S BOOKS COFFEE SHOP

Consideration of a request for a special use permit to change the ownership of a restaurant; zoned CD/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: Khalid Lhaggazi.

ACTION: __________ RECOMMEND APPROVAL __________________6-0 _____

12. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0096
121 N WASHINGTON ST
CIRCE DAY SPA

Consideration of a request for a special use permit to operate a massage establishment; zoned CD/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: Sheila McGurk, trading as Circe Day Spa and Wellness Center, by H. Alan Young, attorney.

ACTION: __________ RECOMMEND APPROVAL __________________5-1 _____

TEXT AMENDMENTS AND STUDIES:

19. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0032
1217 FIRST ST
ALEXANDRIA AUTO REPAIR

Consideration of a review of a special use permit for the existing automobile repair garage; zoned CRMU-H/Commercial Residential Mixed Use. Applicant: Nasir Kashmiri.

(Deferred from 06/99 & 09/99 dockets)

ACTION: _________ DEFERRED (Staff's request) ___________________________

20. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0059
4115 MT VERNON AV
PIZZA HUT

Consideration of a request for a special use permit to expand the hours of operation of the existing restaurant; zoned CL/Commercial Low. Applicant: Pizza Hut Inc., by William C. Thomas, Jr., attorney.

(Deferred from 09/99 docket)

ACTION: _________ DEFERRED (Applicant's request) ________________________

21. ENCROACHMENT #99-0004
3100-3102 COMMONWEALTH AV
COMMONWEALTH TERRACE APARTMENTS

Consideration of a request for an encroachment into the public alley right-of-way for additional parking, a dumpster and a fence; zoned CL/Commercial Low. Applicant: Commonwealth Terrace Apartments, by Harry P. Hart, attorney.

(Deferred from 09/99 docket)

ACTION: __________ RECOMMEND APPROVAL __________________ 6-0 _____

22. TEXT AMENDMENT #99-0009
DRIVE-THROUGH FACILITIES

Consideration of a text amendment to eliminate the sections of the Zoning Ordinance that prohibit service stations, car washes and drive-through facilities on arterials under 100 feet in width and primary collectors under 80 feet in width.

ACTION: _________ TABLED _________________________________ 6-0 _______

23-A. CITY CHARTER, SECTION 9.06, CASE #99-05
3600 JEFFERSON DAVIS HY

Consideration of a request for approval of the sale of City owned land located at 3600 Jefferson Davis Highway, pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.06 of the Charter of the City of Alexandria.

ACTION: _________ APPROVED ______________________________ 6-0 ______

23-B. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0083
3600 JEFFERSON DAVIS HY
ALEXANDRIA IMPORTS & LEASING

Consideration of a request for extension and reapproval of a special use permit for an automobile sales business; zoned CDD-7/Coordinated Development District. Applicant: Effat Karimian and Frank Karimian, by William C. Thomas, attorney.

ACTION: _________ DEFERRED (Notice) __________________________________

24. SUBDIVISION #99-0013
409 E ALEXANDRIA AV

Consideration of a request for a subdivision; zoned R-2-5/Residential. Applicant: Carl Jon Andreen, by Robert J. Test, attorney.

ACTION: __________ DENIED _________________________________ 6-0 ______

25-A. MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT #99-0002

REZONING #99-0002

5401 SEMINARY RD

COCA-COLA

Consideration of a request for amendment to the Alexandria West Small Area Plan Chapter of the 1992 Master Plan to change the land use designation and zoning of the subject property to I/Industrial, with proffer limiting use to parking; currently zoned R-20/Residential. Applicant: Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., by Sarah E. Hall, attorney.

(Deferred from 04/99 & 06/99 dockets)

ACTION: _________ RECOMMEND APPROVAL __________________ 6-0 ______

25-B. DEVELOPMENT SITE PLAN #99-0035
5401 SEMINARY RD

COCA-COLA

Consideration of a request for a development site plan to construct a surface parking lot; zoned R-20/Residential, with a proposed rezoning to I/Industrial, with proffer. Applicant: Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., by Sarah E. Hall, attorney.

ACTION: _________ APPROVED _______________________________ 6-0 ______

25-C. MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT #99-0009
REZONING #99-0009
5188 DAWES AV

COCA-COLA

Consideration of a request for amendment to the Alexandria West Small Area Plan Chapter of the 1992 Master Plan to change the land use designation and zoning of the subject property to I/Industrial, with proffer limiting use to parking; currently zoned R-12/Residential. Applicant: Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., by Sarah E. Hall, attorney.

ACTION: _________ RECOMMEND APPROVAL __________________ 6-0 ______

25-D. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0088
5401 SEMINARY RD; 5188 DAWES AV
COCA-COLA

Consideration of a request for a special use permit for reduced parking; zoned R-20/Residential and R-12/Residential. Applicant: Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc., by Sarah E. Hall, attorney.

ACTION: _________ RECOMMEND APPROVAL __________________ 6-0 ______

26-A. MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT #99-0005
REZONING #99-0005
1460 DUKE ST

MARRIOTT RESIDENCE INN

Consideration of a request for amendment to the King Street/Eisenhower Avenue Small Area Plan Chapter of the 1992 Master Plan to change the land use designation and the zoning of the subject property from OCM-100/Office Commercial Medium and CDD-1/Coordinated Development District to OCH/Office Commercial High, with proffers. Applicant: Duke-Jamieson, LLC, by Cyril D. Calley, attorney.

ACTION: _________ RECOMMEND APPROVAL __________________ 6-0 ______

26-B. VACATION #99-0004
1460 DUKE ST
MARRIOTT RESIDENCE INN

Consideration of a request for vacation of a portion of the public right-of-way; zoned CDD-1/Coordinated Development District. Applicant: Duke-Jamieson, by Cyril D. Calley, attorney.

ACTION: _________ RECOMMEND APPROVAL __________________ 6-0 ______

26-C. VACATION #99-0005
1460 DUKE ST
MARRIOTT RESIDENCE INN

Consideration of a request for vacation of a portion of the public right-of-way; zoned OCM-100/Office Commercial Medium. Applicant: Duke-Jamieson, by Cyril D. Calley, attorney.

ACTION: _________ RECOMMEND APPROVAL __________________ 6-0 ______

26-D. DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0042
1460 DUKE ST
MARRIOTT RESIDENCE INN

Consideration of a request for a development special use permit, with site plan with modifications, to construct and operate a hotel; zoned OCM-100/Office Commercial Medium and CDD-1/Coordinated Development District, with a proposed rezoning to OCH/Office Commercial High. Applicant: William A. Horwath, by Duncan W. Blair, attorney.

ACTION: _________ RECOMMEND APPROVAL __________________ 6-0 ______

26-E. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0113
1460 DUKE ST
MARRIOTT RESIDENCE INN - CARLYLE SITE

Consideration of a request for an amendment to a special use permit to remove a portion of the property from the Carlyle development site; zoned CDD-1/Coordinated Development District. Applicant: Duke-Jamieson LLC and Carlyle Development Corporation, by Cyril D. Calley, attorney.

ACTION: _________ RECOMMEND APPROVAL __________________ 6-0 ______

27-A. MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT #99-0011
REZONING #99-0011
300 N HENRY ST
CROMLEY COURT

Consideration of a request for amendment to the Braddock Road Metro Station Small Area Plan Chapter of the 1992 Master Plan to change the land use designation from CL/Commercial Low to RM/Residential Medium, and to change the zoning of the subject property from CL/Commercial Low to RB/Residential. Applicant: William Cromley, by Duncan W. Blair, attorney.

ACTION: _________ RECOMMEND APPROVAL __________________ 6-0 ______

27-B. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0086
300 N HENRY ST
CROMLEY COURT

Consideration of a request for a special use permit to construct two semidetached dwellings on outlots with reduced lot area and a parking reduction for compact parking spaces; zoned CL/Commercial Low (RB/Residential pending). Applicant: William Cromley, by Duncan W. Blair, attorney.

ACTION: _________ RECOMMEND APPROVAL __________________ 6-0 ______

27-C. SUBDIVISION #99-0015
300 N HENRY ST
CROMLEY COURT

Consideration of a request for subdivision; zoned CL/Commercial Low(RB/Residential pending). Applicant: William Cromley, by Duncan W. Blair, attorney

ACTION: _________ APPROVED _______________________________ 6-0 ______

28. DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0033
1120 WILKES ST & FAYETTE ST

Consideration of a request for a development special use permit, with site plan, to construct townhouses, with lot area reduction and modifications to the RB zone regulations for yards and open space; zoned RB/Residential. Applicant: Oxbridge Development LLC, by Harry P. Hart, attorney.

ACTION: _________ RECOMMEND APPROVAL __________________ 6-0 ______

29. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0087
2000 DUKE ST
CARLYLE

Consideration of a request for a special use permit amendment to reallocate floor area between blocks within Carlyle for hotel and office space; zoned CDD-1/Coordinated Development District. Applicant: Carlyle Development Corporation, by Jonathan P. Rak, attorney.

ACTION: _________ WITHDRAWN ______________________________________

30. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0069
625 BURNSIDE PL
POTOMAC LANDFILL

Consideration of a request for a special use permit to change the ownership of a recycling facility; zoned I/Industrial. Applicant: Potomac Landfill, by Harry P. Hart, attorney.

ACTION: _________ RECOMMEND APPROVAL __________________ 6-0 ______

31. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0100
130-132 KING ST
STARBUCKS COFFEE COMPANY

Consideration of a request for a special use permit for a restaurant; zoned CD/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: Starbucks Coffee Company, by M. Catharine Puskar, attorney.

ACTION: _________ RECOMMEND DENIAL _____________________ 6-0 ______

32. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #99-0105

2000 MT VERNON AV

EVENING STAR CAFE

Consideration of a review of a special use permit and a request to expand the existing restaurant to include a private dining room and wine bar, to increase the hours of operation for the outdoor dining area, and for a reduction of off-street parking; zoned CL/Commercial Low. Applicant: Majestic Grill Inc., trading as Evening Star Cafe, by Stephanie Babin.

ACTION: _________ RECOMMEND APPROVAL __________________ 6-0 ______

33. DEVELOPMENT SITE PLAN #99-0027
1708-1710 PRINCE ST
PRINCE ST OFFICE BUILDING

Consideration of a request for a development site plan to construct an office building; zoned OCH/Office Commercial High. Applicant: Duke Enterprises Inc., by Mark H. Fields, engineer.

ACTION: _________ DEFERRED (Applicant's request) ________________________

34. Consideration of approval of the Planning Commission minutes of the regular public hearing of Tuesday, September 7, 1999.

ACTION: _________ APPROVED AS SUBMITTED ________________ 6-0 ______

35. Other Business.

1. Mr. Hurd announced that written material addressed to the Planning Commission regarding a docket item and delivered to the Department of Planning and Zoning by 12:00 Noon on the Friday prior to a regular Commission meeting will be delivered to Planning Commission members prior to the meeting. Material delivered later than that time will be delivered at the meeting.

2. Mr. Lynn, Director, Department of Planning and Zoning, announced tentative dates for Planning Commission meetings on the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) project:

December 2, 1999 - Work Session

January 6, 2000 - Public Hearing

36. Adjournment.

The Planning Commission public hearing meeting was adjourned at 11:15 A.M.

Attendance:

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

Absent: Mr. Dunn.