City Council Meeting – March 13th

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Docket
City Council of Alexandria, Virginia
Public Hearing Meeting
Saturday, March 13, 2010
9:30 a.m.

All Persons, Including Applicants, Wishing to Speak
Before City Council Must Fill Out A Speaker’s Form
(Which May Be Found in the Rear of the Council
Chamber) and Present It to the City Clerk. If you
have a prepared statement, please present it to the
City Clerk. We encourage speakers to submit their
written comments to the City Clerk.

OPENING
1. Calling the Roll.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

2. Public Discussion Period.
[No more than 30 Minutes] [This period is restricted to items not listed on the docket.]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE CITY MANAGER

3. Introduction and First Reading. Consideration. Passage on First Reading of an
Ordinance to Establish the Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Rates for Calendar
Year 2010. (The public hearing on the ordinance establishing the real property tax rate
will be held on Saturday, April 17, 2010 at 9:30 a.m.)

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

Planning Commission (continued)

4. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2009-0071
107 STEWART AVENUE
SUBSTANDARD LOT CONSTRUCTION
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to construct a single family home on a
substandard lot; zoned R2-5/Single and Two-Family Residential. Applicant: Daniel
Quigley
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval w/amendments 7-0

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

5. SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2009-0081
601 HOLLAND LANE
CARLYLE-BLOCK O
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request to convert designated retail space to
residential, for approval of additional residential space, and approval of a density
bonus for affordable housing in accordance with Section 7-700 of the Zoning
Ordinance; zoned CDD-1/Coordinated Development District 1. Applicant: Post Carlyle
II, LLC represented by M. Catharine Puskar, attorney

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Recommend Approval 7-0

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

6. THIS IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY – NO APPROVAL NEEDED
CITY CHARTER SECTION 9.06 #2010-0001
600 NORTH HENRY STREET
Consideration of a request to acquire the property at 600 North Henry Street, pursuant
to the provisions of Section 9.06 of the City Charter; zoned CRMU-M/Commercial
Residential Mixed Use Medium.

PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Approved 7-0

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

Board of Architectural Review

7. Public Hearing and Consideration of an Appeal of the Board of Architectural Review’s
decision denying alterations at 211 N Patrick St, Zoned RB Residential, BAR 2009-
0295. Applicant and Appellant: Duncan W. Blair, Esquire, for Patrick Street
Associates, LLC.

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS

8. Public Hearing, Second Reading and Final Passage of an Ordinance to Amend and
Reordain Chapter 11 (Aquatic Health Ordinance) of Chapter 11 (Health, Environmental
and Sanitary Regulations) of the Code of the City of Alexandria, Virginia, 1981, as
Amended. (#11, 3/9/10) [ROLL-CALL VOTE]

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

REPORTS OF BOARDS, COMMISSIONS AND COMMITTEES (continued)

DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL CONSENT CALENDAR

Planning Commission (continued)

9. CDD CONCEPT PLAN #2009-0002
MASTER PLAN AMENDMENT #2009-0002
DEVELOPMENT SPECIAL USE PERMIT #2009-0004
TRANSPORTATION MANAGEMENT PLAN SUP #2009-0063
STREET NAME CASE #2009-0002 and #2009-0009
2210 EISENHOWER AVENUE
HOFFMAN BLOCKS 11 AND 12
Public Hearing and Consideration of a request for A) an amendment to the CDD
Concept Plan for the Hoffman properties B) an amendment to the Eisenhower East
Small Area Plan to increase height limits on Blocks 11 and 12; C) a development
special use permit, with site plan and modifications, for a mixed-use residential and
retail development, approval of a density bonus for affordable housing in accordance
with Section 7-700 of the Zoning Ordinance, increased penthouse heights and to
construct more than one penthouse; D) approval of an amendment to the transportation
management plan for Blocks 2-5, 9A & B, 11, 12, 24 and 25A; and E) approval of two
street names; zoned CDD-2/Coordinated Development District-2. Applicant: Hoffman
Company, LLC represented by Jonathan Rak, attorney
PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION: Deferred (Applicant’s request)

END OF DEFERRAL/WITHDRAWAL CONSENT CALENDAR

Council Action:_________________________________________________________

This docket is subject to change.
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