Regular Public Hearing
Tuesday, January 4, 2011

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 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. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2010-0073
816 B NORTH SAINT ASAPH STREET
LOCAL MOTION STUDIO
Public hearing and consideration of a request to operate a yoga, pilates,
and dance studio (private commercial school) with off-site parking and a parking
reduction; zoned CD-X/Commercial Downtown. Applicant: Sara Lavan

END OF CONSENT CALENDAR. NEW BUSINESS:

3. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2010-0072
5951 STEVENSON AVENUE
RESTAURANT AND BANQUET HALL
Public hearing and consideration of a request for an amendment to increase seating and
add a banquet hall at an existing restaurant; zoned CRMU/M/Commercial Residential
Mixed Use (medium). Applicant: Hashim Abbasi

ACTION: RECOMMENDED APPROVAL 7-0














ORAL REPORT AND DISCUSSION (NON PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS):

4. Updates by Commissioner's of other board and commission participation.
Housing Master Plan - Mary Lyman
Transportation Commission - Donna Fossum and Jesse Jennings
Transit Corridor Work Group- Donna Fossum
BRAC Advisory Group - John Komoroske
Beauregard Stakeholders Group - Donna Fossum
Waterfront - H. Stewart Dunn

ACTION: Each Planning Commissioner gave a brief update on the activities of the
other boards and commissions for which they are members.

5. Funding for priority transportation projects.

ACTION: Transportation and Environmental Services Deputy Director Abi Lerner
gave a presentation.

6. Consideration of approval of the Planning Commission minutes of the regular public
hearing of December 7, 2010.

ACTION: APPROVED 7-0

7. Other Business.

Director Faroll Hamer, Deputy Director Jeffery Farner and Division Chief Gwen Wright gave a presentation on infill development throughout the City.

8. Adjournment.

The Planning Commission meeting was adjourned at 10:05p.m.



INFORMATION ITEMS

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

SUP#2010-0056
Location: 3414 and 3414 A Mt. Vernon Avenue
Applicant: Jose Mejia
Request: Change of Ownership


SUP#2010-0061
Location: 4141 C Duke Street
Applicant: Luby's Fuddruckers Restaurants, LLC
Request: Change of Ownership

SUP#2010-0068
Location:4926 B Eisenhower Avenue
Applicant: Hong Yop Ha
Request: Minor amendment to expand hours of operation of a restaurant.

SUP#2010-0071
Location: 5715 A Edsall Road
Applicant: Chun De Chen
Request: Change of Ownership

SUP#2010-0074
Location: 3507 Mount Vernon Avenue
Applicant: Gregory Pehlivanis
Request: Minor amendment to expand hours of operation of a auto repair business.

SUP#2010-0076
Location: 5100 Fillmore Avenue
Applicant: Fountains at Washington House S.C, LLC
Request: Minor amendment to expand hours of operation of the fitness center.

SUP#2010-0077
Location: 719 King Street
Applicant: Pita House by Tarek Moukalled
Request: Change of Ownership










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