Alexandria Planning Commission
Action Docket
Regular Public Hearing
Tuesday, October 5, 1999
7:30 P.M. Council Chambers
301 King Street, City Hall
Alexandria, Virginia
The Alexandria Planning Commission docket
is subject to change up to the time of the meeting.
Planning and Zoning staff
can provide information on changes.
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: 703-838-4666
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1. Call to Order.
The Planning Commission public hearing 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-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.
CONSENT CALENDAR ACTION:
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.
END OF CONSENT CALENDAR.
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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| UNFINISHED BUSINESS AND ITEMS PREVIOUSLY DEFERRED: |
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)
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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)
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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
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| NEW BUSINESS: |
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
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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
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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)
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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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
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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.