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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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Call To Order
Consent Calendar
Unfinished Business and Items Previously Deferred
New Business
Text Amendment #2018-0008 Continuum of Care Facility A) Initiation of a Text Amendment and B) Public Hearing and consideration of a Text Amendment to the definitions; residential zones; commercial, office, and industrial zones; mixed use zones; special and overlay zones; and parking sections to define continuum of care facility and allow it as a special use in various zones and establishing the regulations for such use. Staff: City of Alexandria Department of Planning & Zoning
Staff has requested a deferral for this item. Discussion Item: Noise Ordinance Update Staff: City of Alexandria, Department of Transportation & Environmental Services (T&ES)
Development Special Use Permit #2019-0021 Special Use Permit #2019-0090 Special Use Permit #2019-0091 650 South Van Dorn Street - Modera Tempo Public Hearing and consideration of a request for a Development Special Use Permit and site plan with modifications (amending DSUP# 2011-0030) to reallocate residential parking spaces in the garage for commercial/retail uses, including Special Use Permits for a parking reduction to permit more than 30% compact commercial parking spaces and to exceed the maximum commercial parking; zoned: CDD #17/ Coordinated Development District #17. Applicant: Gateway Holding I, LLC, represented by Kenneth W. Wire, attorney
Special Use Permit #2019-0078 705 Prince Street - Your Life Energy Public Hearing and consideration of a request for a Special Use Permit to operate a health profession office; zoned; RM/Townhouse. Applicant: Maricela Noble
Other Business
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Adjournment
Administrative Approvals
Development Special Use Permit #2019-0024 Transportation Management Plan Special Use Permit #2019-0087 760 John Carlyle Street, 1700 & 1800 Eisenhower Avenue, 800 Bartholomew Street - Carlyle Plaza Two Public Hearing and consideration of request for a development special use permit and site plan (amending DSUP #2013-0025); for a Transportation Management Plan; and for an extension in the period in which construction must be commenced under Section 11-418 of the Zoning Ordinance and to update conditions; zoned: CDD #11/ Coordinated Development District #11. Applicant: Carlyle Plaza, LLC; represented by Jonathan P. Rak, attorney
Development Special Use Permit #2019-0022 4643 Taney Avenue - Patrick Henry School Amendment Public Hearing and consideration of a request for a Development Special Use Permit and Site Plan (amending DSUP #2016-0009) for an extension to the time of validity under Section 11-418 of the Zoning Ordinance, including Special Use Permits to allow an increase in density and to exceed the allowable off-street parking, to allow interim use of the old school building with a temporary parking lot and driveway during the construction of a new Douglas MacArthur school.; zoned: R-12/ Single-family. Applicant: Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS)
Development Site Plan #2018-0021 1300, 1302, 1310, and 1320 West Braddock Road, 2300 and 2310 Scroggins Road, and 1303, 1305, and 1307 Roosevelt Street - Alexandria Presbyterian Church Public Hearing and consideration of a request for a Development Site Plan to construct a new church with surface parking; zoned: R-8/ Single-family. Applicant: Alexandria Presbyterian Church, represented by M. Catharine Puskar, attorney
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Special Use Permit #2019-0075 1406 King Street (Parcel Address: 1410 King Street) - Deli, News, & More Public Hearing and consideration of a request for a Special Use Permit to operate a convenience store; zoned: KR/King Street urban retail. Applicant: Jong Suk Choi
Special Use Permit #2019-0079 Encroachment #2019-0006 10 Duke Street - The Mill Restaurant Public Hearing and consideration of a request for (A) a Special Use Permit to operate a restaurant and (B) an Encroachment for a balcony, steps and signage into the public right-of-way on Duke Street; zoned: W-1/ Waterfront mixed use. Applicant: Murray Bonitt, represented by Duncan W. Blair, attorney
Development Special Use Permit #2018-0012 1101 and 1102 Finley Lane - Pickett’s Ridge Phase II - Fourth Extension Public Hearing and consideration of a request for an extension in the period in which construction must be commenced under Section 11-418 of the Zoning Ordinance and to update standard conditions under Development Special Use Permit #2015-0017; zoned: R-20/ Single-Family. Applicant: Sutton Building Corporation
The applicant has requested a deferral for this item. Encroachment #2019-0004 5601 Courtney Avenue - Virginia Paving Company Encroachment Public Hearing and consideration of a request for various Encroachments into the public right-of-way on Courtney Avenue; zoned: I/ Industrial. Applicant: Eurovia Atlantic Coast, LLC, represented by Mary Catherine Gibbs, attorney
Consideration of the minutes from the September 3, 2019 Planning Commission meeting.
Consideration of the minutes from the October 3, 2019 Planning Commission meeting.
Special Use Permit #2019-0068 4514 Venable Avenue Request for a child care home. Applicant: Soniya Ashraf Approved: 8/26/2019 Special Use Permit #2019-0069 101 South Whiting Street, STE 115 Request for a change of ownership for a restaurant Applicant: PUM’s Landmark Deli, LLC Approved: 10/1/2019 Special Use Permit #2019-0071 909 North Asaph Street Request for a change of ownership for a restaurant Applicant: Helen Kwon (Hinata Japanese Restaurant) Approved: 9/27/2019 Special Use Permit #2019-0073 725 North Washington Street Request for a change of ownership for an automobile service station Applicant: North Washington & Madison, Inc Approved: 10/17/2019 Special Use Permit #2019-0082 606 King Street Request for a change of ownership for a restaurant Applicant: Quang Nguyen Approved: 10/24/2019 Special Use Permit #2019-0083 301 Swamp Fox Road Request for a change of ownership for a restaurant Applicant: CalTort Carlyle, LLC t/a California Tortilla Approved: 10/28/2019

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

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