4March 9, 2011 Public Hearing

APPLICANT:

CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH RESORT

MANAGEMENTPROPERTY OWNER:

CITY OF VIRGINIA BEACH

STAFF PLANNER: Faith ChristieREQUEST: Conditional Use Permit (Commercial Parking Lot) ADDRESS / DESCRIPTION: 319 18th Street GPIN: 24271705160000

ELECTION DISTRICT: BEACH

SITE SIZE: 43,727 square feet

AICUZ: 65-70 dB DNL; Sub-Area 1

SUMMARY OF REQUEST The applicant requests a Conditional Use Permit to allow development of the site for a commercial parking lot. The site adjoins the City of Virginia Beach 19th Street parking lot. This would be an extension of that lot. The requested use is temporary pending development of the former Dome site. The submitted plan has been designed in accordance with the City Code, Section 23-58 Commercial Parking Lots. The plan depicts 63 parking spaces and screening hedges along both Arctic Avenue and 18th Street. Street frontage and interior parking lot trees are also depicted on the plan. Barrier gates are depicted at both entrances and an attendant’s booth is depicted adjacent to 18th Street. LAND USE AND PLAN INFORMATION EXISTING LAND USE: Gravel, concrete, and grass lot SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING:

North: • Retail and Parking lot / RT-3 Resort Tourist South: • 18th Street

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East: • Parking lot / RT-3 Resort Tourist West: • Arctic Avenue NATURAL RESOURCE AND CULTURAL FEATURES:

There are no natural resources or cultural features associated with the site.

COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Strategic Growth Area 8 / 19th Street / Central Beach District The Comprehensive Plan designates this area of the City as Strategic Growth Area 8, Resort Area. The Resort Area is recognized as an area where revitalization efforts are needed to transform the Resort Area into a major activity center, strengthen neighborhoods and increase economic growth. (p. 2-28 Policy Document) The Resort Area Strategic Action Plan adopted as part of the Comprehensive Plan identifies this site within the Central Beach District and as one of the seven centralized parking garage locations within the Resort Area. The Plan acknowledges traffic and parking management system that calls for a centralized and shared parking strategy that reduces surface parking and concentrates traffic flow and maximizes traffic management. (p. 2-31) The proposed commercial parking lot is consistent with the shared parking strategy regarding location, albeit not a parking garage structure.

CITY SERVICES

MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN (MTP) / CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP): 18th Street beside this request is a two-lane local street with on-street parking in this area and has an 80 foot wide right of way. This site is adjacent to the North Lake Holly Watershed CIP project 7.005.000. This site also borders Arctic Avenue. In this location, Arctic Avenue is a two-lane local street with a 60 foot wide right of way. There are no Capital Improvement Projects currently scheduled for this section of Arctic Avenue. PUBLIC WORKS/TRAFFIC ENGINEERING

• Traffic Engineering does not expect that the proposed use as a commercial parking lot will generate a significant number of additional vehicular trips on the site’s adjacent roadways.

• The proposed site will be required to meet all City of Virginia Beach Public Works Standards and

Specifications to obtain site plan approval. Upgrades to pedestrian access within the public right-of-way may be necessary.

• City of Virginia Beach Public Works Standards stipulates a minimum of 30 feet from the edge of

pavement of the adjacent street to the first parking space or drive aisle within the parking lot. This standard is meant to ensure that vehicles entering or maneuvering within parking areas do not interfere with traffic on adjacent public streets. The distance between the edge of pavement on both 18th Street and Arctic Avenue to the proposed gate controls must meet this minimum 30 foot standard.

• The existing entrance on 18th Street has a width of approximately 20 feet, which does not meet City of

Virginia Beach Public Works Standards for commercial entrances, which require a minimum 30 feet driveway at the property line for two-way entrances. This entrance should be modified in order to accommodate two-way vehicular traffic.

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• City of Virginia Beach Public Works Standards state that the minimum radius for commercial

entrances is 15 feet. Both access points may need to be modified to meet this standard. TRAFFIC:

Street Name Present Volume Present Capacity Generated Traffic

18th Street Arctic Avenue

N/A ADT 14,090 ADT 1

9,900 ADT 1

9,900 ADT 1 1,632 ADT

Based on 1 acre of RT-3 Resort Tourist District zoning EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATION Staff recommends approval of this request with the conditions below. The proposed use is consistent with the Resort Area Strategic Action Plan and is appropriate as an interim use.

CONDITIONS

1. The site shall be developed substantially in accordance with the submitted plan entitled “Planting Plan for 18th to 19th Street & Arctic and Pacific Avenues, City of Virginia Beach Resort Area”, dated 2/15/2011. Said plan has been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and is on file in the Planning Department.

2. The site shall adhere to the requirements of the City Code Section 23-58 Commercial Parking Lots NOTE: Further conditions may be required during the administration of applicable City Ordinances and Standards. Any site plan submitted with this application may require revision during detailed site plan review to meet all applicable City Codes and Standards. All applicable permits required by the City Code, including those administered by the Department of Planning / Development Services Center and Department of Planning / Permits and Inspections Division, and the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy, are required before any uses allowed by this Use Permit are valid. The applicant is encouraged to contact and work with the Crime Prevention Office within the Police Department for crime prevention techniques and Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) concepts and strategies as they pertain to this site.

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AERIAL OF SITE LOCATION

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PROPOSED SITE PLAN

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PROPOSED ENCLOSURE

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# DATE REQUEST ACTION 1 12/9/85 Conditional Use Permit (Parking lot) Approved 2 5/25/10 Conditional Use Permit (Religious Use) Approved 3 12/7/10 Conditional Use Permit (Automobile Museum) Approved

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ZONING HISTORY

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DISCLOSURE STATEMENT

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DISCLOSURE STATEMENT