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04SN0311-Oct27.pdfOctober 27, 2004 BS STAFF' S REQUEST ANALYSIS RECOMMENDATION. REQUEST: 04SN0311 ' Southern Community Bank. & TruSt Midlothian Magisterial-District 1231 AlVerser Drive ' --: Amendment to Conditional-Use planned.Developmem (Case 84S 141) relative toan approved Master Plan.and. a required bUffer (Conditions 1 and 6,.respectively); :SPecifically, the applicant is requesting deletion of the apprOved Master Plan as well as'of a bUffer alOng Old BuCkingham Road2 - ' PROPOSED LAND USE: - Continued office use of the prOperty is.proPosed. PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION RECOMMEND.APPROVAL. STAFFRECOMMENDATION Recommend approval for the following reason: Since.the Original zoning, the area has experienced a transition to commercial development.- The Zoning Ordinance now addresses appropriate development standards. ; (NOTE: CONDITIONS MAY BE IMPOSED OR THE PROPERTY OWNER MAY PROFFER CONDITIONS.) Prodding a'FIRST CHOICE Community Through Excellence in Public Service GENERAL INFORMATION Southeast quadrant ofAlverSer Driveand OldBuckinghamRoad, andknownas 1231 AlverSer . Drive. Tax ID 739-709-3592 (Sheet 6). "" Existing Zoning: 0-2 with Conditional Use Planned:Development Size: 0.7' acre Existing Land USe: Office Adi acent Zoning and Land Use: This request will have no impact on these facilities. -LAND 'USE Comnrehensive Plan: Lies within the boundarieS'of the Alverser/Old Buckingham Plan Amendment, which sugge~'. - ' the propertY.is appropriate forgeneral business use. Area DevelOpment Trends: The area immediately surrounding, the Alverser Dfive/OldBUfi~· Road.interseCtibn~is .charactedzext by office and commercial land uses. -It is anticipated these' tyPes:°f~Si~.-' ' ~ continue inthe area as is sUggested by the Plan. ' ' i ~ ' '. ' :: '" :::;:_!:' .:- Zoning HistorY: - . On August 8, 1973, the Board-of SUpervisors, upon a faVomble recommendatiOn fromthe Planning.Commission, approved a rezoning to B-2 and R-2on the request property:~d' 2 04SN0511-oCT27-B©S adjacent property to the south, east and west (Case'73S041). The R-2 zoning allowed the subjectparcel to be developed for single,family residential USes. - approve off, site parking. (Case 90SN0252) Development Standards.: -- · · - · ~ On June 27,' 1979, the Board of Supervisors, upon a favorable recommendation frOm the - Planning CommisSion, approvedrezoning with. Conditional Use Planned Development On the' request property and adjacent property to the south, east and west (Case 798078). Case 79S078 allowed office nses on the'prOperty, On August 22, 1984, the Board of Supervisors, upon a favorable recommendation from the Planning Commission,. approved an amendment.to CaSe 79S078, permitting a revision to the ... : .' approved Master Plan and a reduction in the required width of Parking spaces (Case 84S 141). The subject property was included-in this amendment..' Conditions. of zoning approval recognized an approved Master. Plan(Conditiont, .case 848141 ) and required athirty 00) foot bUffer along Old Buckingham Road (Condition.6, Case 84S141).: The applicant is requesth~g: '.~ deletion· of these conditions. The approvedMaster. Plan is:aftached, hereto. :' i On October 24, 1990, the BoardofSupervisors, as recommended by the Planning Commissi°~- i. · :' '. denied amendment to Conditional Use planned'Development (Cases 79S078 and' 848141)--" relative to required number of parking· spaces and approved an amendment to 'allow staff to The Property 'cUrrently lies within a-·poSt DeveloPment Area.i The zoning Ordinance specifically addresses access; landscaping, setbacks;, parking, siam!s; bUffers, utilities and s~reening of outside storage: f°r:ipr°Perties.~in '~s.District:':' '~tie' purpose· of the pOSt DeVeloPment Area standards is toprO~de flexibie_design:cfiteria in.areas that have alreadY. experienced development~ and..6nsure continuity 'of deVelopment.·. Redevelopment· of the property:or new'construction mnst:~omply:with' these standards. - ' CONCLUSIONS' . Since the approval of the zoning, the area has eXperienced a tremendous. amount of commercial and office growth. -At that time, the OrdinanCe:did not.include develOpment standards addressing design features SUch as architecture and:landsCaping. With.this amendmenti~anynew development will be subject :to 'those standards. GiVen.-the- eXtent'°f area develoPment;to 'include the request Property, deletion of the.approved Master Plan. and the-referenced bufferwill nOt be a detriment to the area/ · The request pr°Petty has devel°ped in'generalace0rdance with the approved Master Plan, and al°rig . ~ with adjacent, property to the soUtth eastand West,. has deVeloped out.: A plan to include a driVe,thru Window On-the subject propertyrepresents'a small deviation from the Master Plan, but-no adVerse"' impact on area development. The properties at the intersection- of Alverser -Drive and-0Id Buckingham Road· are almost totally developed, with some. projects not providing a buffer adj ac6nt to the road. Therefore, deletion of the buffer along Old Buckingham Road for the request site would be appropriate. Given these considerations, approval of this request is-recommended. 3 04SN0311-OCT27-BOS CASE HISTORY Planning Commission Meeting (9/21/04): The applicant accepted the recommendation. There was ho.oPPosition present: ' ' On motion of Mr. Gecker, seconded by Mr. Gulley, the CommisSion recommended-approVal: AYES: Unanimous. ".' ."' The Board'of Supervisors, on Wednesday, October 27, 2004, beginning at 7:00 p.m,-will take.under consideration this request. ~. . · · .- 04SN0311-OC'I27-BOS ! I. I ! !