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Planning Commission (Nov 7, 2019): multiple SUP/DSUP approvals, text amendment advanced, one encroachment deferred

AlexandriaNov 7, 20193 min read

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The City of Alexandria Planning Commission convened Nov. 7, 2019 (called to order at 7:05 PM; adjourned 10:20 PM). The Commission recommended approval of multiple Special Use Permits and Development Special Use Permits (including Modera Tempo parking modifications, Carlyle Plaza Two updates, and school-related DSUP for Patrick Henry) and approved a development site plan for Alexandria Presbyterian Church. Staff-requested and applicant-requested deferrals included an encroachment case and a noise ordinance discussion; the Commission initiated and recommended approval of a Text Amendment to define and regulate Continuum of Care facilities. Several administrative SUP approvals were noted.

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Call to order at 7:05 PM; all members present at call to order; Commissioner Brown arrived 7:16 PM.
Recommend approval of Special Use Permit #2019-0075 (1406 King St / 1410 King St - convenience store); vote 6-0 (Commissioner Brown absent).
Recommend approval of Special Use Permit #2019-0078 (705 Prince St - health profession office); vote 6-0 (Commissioner Brown absent).
Recommend approval of Development Special Use Permit #2018-0012 (1101 & 1102 Finley Ln - Pickett’s Ridge Phase II extension); vote 6-0 (Commissioner Brown absent).
Recommend approval, as amended, of Development Special Use Permit #2019-0021 and Special Use Permits #2019-0090 and #2019-0091 (650 S Van Dorn St - Modera Tempo parking reallocations); vote 7-0 (item removed from consent).
Defer Encroachment #2019-0004 (5601 Courtney Ave - Virginia Paving Company); motion to defer carried 6-0 (Commissioner Brown absent).
Recommend approval of Special Use Permit #2019-0079 and Encroachment #2019-0006 (10 Duke St - The Mill Restaurant balcony/steps/signage encroachment); vote 7-0.
Approve Development Site Plan #DSP2018-0021 (Alexandria Presbyterian Church - new church with surface parking), as amended; vote 7-0.
Recommend approval of Development Special Use Permit #2019-0022 (4643 Taney Ave - Patrick Henry School amendment for interim use/temp parking during construction of new Douglas MacArthur school); vote 7-0.
Recommend approval of Development Special Use Permit #2019-0024 and Transportation Management Plan SUP #2019-0087 (Carlyle Plaza Two amendments and TMP); vote 7-0.
Discussion item: Noise Ordinance Update (T&ES) was deferred at staff request.
Initiate and recommend approval of Text Amendment #2018-0008 to define and regulate 'Continuum of Care Facility' across multiple zones; vote 7-0.
Approve minutes of Sept. 3, 2019 and Oct. 3, 2019 Planning Commission meetings; both approved 7-0.
Administrative approvals noted for multiple SUPs (examples include SUP #2019-0068 child care home and several change-of-ownership restaurant SUPs with various approval dates).
Meeting adjourned at 10:20 PM.

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