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Green Clean South Military, LLC Agenda Item 2

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Applicant & Owner Green Clean South Military, LLC Public Hearing June 24, 2020

City Council Election District Kempsville

Request Modification of Conditions (Car Wash Facility) Staff Recommendation Approval Staff Planner Jonathan Sanders Location 820 South Military Highway GPIN 1456253630 Site Size 33,391 square feet AICUZ Less than 65 dB DNL Watershed Chesapeake Bay Existing Land Use and Zoning District Car Wash / B-2 Community Business Surrounding Land Uses and Zoning Districts North Auto Sales / I-1 Light Industrial South Pharmacy / B-2 Community Business East Pharmacy, single-family dwellings / B-2 Community Business West South Military Highway Office / O-2 Office

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• The 33,391 square foot site is developed with a Car Wash Facility, which received a Conditional Use Permit in 2007.

The applicant is requesting a Modification of Conditions to the Car Wash Facility to redevelop the site with a new 3,300 square foot car wash building with 19 vacuum stations.

• The site was part of a larger Proffered Conditional Rezoning request to build the adjacent pharmacy, that required exterior building colors to be primarily neutral earth tones.

• Currently, there are multiple vehicular ingress/egress points on the southern and eastern sides of the property, connecting to the pharmacy on the adjacent parcel. However, there is no direct connection to South Military Highway. The submitted concept plan depicts reducing the number of ingress/egress access points to one along the southern property line, thereby eliminating the ingress/egress on the eastern property line.

• The Zoning Ordinance requires three parking spaces for the use within a building of this size. A total of 19 parking spaces, each with access to the vacuums, are depicted along the southern side of the property facing the pharmacy parking lot.

• The building is designed with a synthetic wood and brick façade. The proposed elevations are depicted on page eight and a color rendering is depicted on page nine of this report. Two pay stations for the car wash include a curved canopy and are shown on page 10 of this report.

• A note on the concept plan indicates that the existing street frontage trees on the property are to remain. Four trees and shrubs along the parking lot with vacuums are provided. Additional landscape review with occur during final site plan review.

• There is a legally non-conforming freestanding electronic display sign on the southwest corner of the site. Consistent with the practice of addressing non-conforming signs, Staff has recommended a condition that the sign be removed and that all new signage comply with the current regulations. The definition for Electronic display signs: A component of a sign containing light emitting diodes (LEDs), fiber optics, light bulbs, plasma display screens or other illumination devices, or a series of vertical or horizontal slats or cylinders that are capable of being rotated at intervals, that are used to change the messages, intensity of light or colors displayed by such sign. The term shall not include signs on which lights or other illumination devices display only the temperature or time of day in alternating cycles of not less than five (5) seconds.

• It is anticipated that up to two employees will be on the site at any one time. The proposed typical hours of operation will be from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., daily.

Background & Summary of Proposal


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Zoning History # Request 1 CUP (Car Wash) Approved 11/27/2007 2 CRZ (I-1 to Conditional B-2) Approved 04/13/1999 3 CRZ (I-1 to Conditional B-2) Approved 03/03/2015

CUP (Auto Sales & Service) Approved 03/03/2015 4 MOD (Religious Use) Approved 01/15/2019

CUP (Religious Use) Approved 01/05/2016

Application Types CUP – Conditional Use Permit REZ – Rezoning CRZ – Conditional Rezoning

MOD – Modification of Conditions or Proffers NON – Nonconforming Use STC – Street Closure

FVR – Floodplain Variance ALT – Alternative Compliance SVR – Subdivision Variance

LUP – Land Use Plan STR – Short Term Rental

The Modification of Conditions of the Conditional Use Permit for a Car Wash Facility is acceptable. There are multiple properties along this portion of S. Military Highway that are commercially zoned and support retail, service and industrial uses. The proposed orientation of the building locates the vacuum stations away from the front and back of the site, which will limit the visibility from the South Military Highway Corridor and reduce the sound impact to the residences to the east of the site. The quality building materials and color scheme meet the standards found in the existing proffer agreement and as recommended in the Military Highway Corridor Suburban Focus Area. The investment in redeveloping the site will contribute to enhancing the South Military Special Economic Growth Area corridor, as outlined in the land use policies of the Comprehensive Plan, which states that redeveloped uses should improve the aesthetics of this corridor through high quality building design, signage and landscaping. Staff has recommended a condition to limit the hours of operation from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. to limit noise, as the back of the site is within 150 feet of the single-family dwellings in the Westview Village neighborhood, but is separated by a portion of the B-2 Community Business District zoned lot for the pharmacy. There is a legally non-conforming freestanding electronic display sign on the southwest corner of the site. In 2009, the City Council directed the Planning Commission to review electronic display message signs. In 2010, the Council adopted an ordinance to not permit electronic display signs, except for major entertainment venues and gas station fuel price signs. Therefore, Staff has recommended a condition that the existing non-conforming freestanding electronic display sign be replaced with a monument style sign with a brick base, no taller than eight feet.

Staff recommends approval of the application subject to the conditions listed below.

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1. When the site is developed, it shall be in substantial conformance with the submitted site layout exhibit

entitled “Concept Plan”, prepared by Kimley-Horn, and revised 4/22/2020, which has been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and is on file in the Department of Planning and Community Development.

2. A Landscape Plan shall be submitted at the time of final site plan review reflective of the plant material depicted on submitted site layout exhibit entitled, “Concept Plan”, prepared by Kimley-Horn, and revised 4/22/2020, which has been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and is on file in the Virginia Beach Planning Department.

3. The exterior of the proposed building, all doors, garage doors and windows shall be neutral earth tone

colors and shall substantially adhere in appearance, size and materials to the submitted elevations entitled “Exterior Elevations”, prepared by SBA Studios, and dated 3/25/2020, which have been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and are on file in the Department of Planning and Community Development.

4. The dumpster shall be enclosed with a solid wall in a color and material to match the building and any

required screening shall be installed in accordance with Section 245 (e) of the Zoning Ordinance.

5. The operation of the car wash and vacuums shall be limited to between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.

6. Any onsite signage shall meet the requirements of the City Zoning Ordinance, unless otherwise approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals, and there shall be no neon, other than individual channel letters lighted with internal neon and as approved by the Zoning Administrator, or electronic display signs or accents, installed on any wall area of the exterior of the building, in or on the windows, or on the doors. There shall be no window signage permitted. The building signage shall not be a “box sign” and the proposed sign package shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator for review and acceptance prior to the issuance of a sign permit.

7. The legally non-conforming electronic display sign shall be removed and replaced with a freestanding sign

with a two-foot brick or matching building material base. Unless otherwise approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals, the freestanding sign shall be no taller than eight (8) feet in height measured from the ground to the top of the sign.

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 approvals allowed by this application 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.

The Comprehensive Plan designates the subject property as within the Military Highway Corridor Suburban Focus Area. The general pattern of land uses along this one and one half mile corridor has remained essentially unchanged for decades. To the west is a low to medium density residential area and to the east are light industrial uses including auto

Recommended Conditions

Comprehensive Plan Recommendations


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and truck sales, rentals, and repairs, outdoor storage, and warehousing. The land along Military Highway south of Indian River Road is used and zoned for commercial purposes. It is recommended that new and redeveloped uses should improve the aesthetics of this corridor through high quality building design, signage and landscaping.

The site is located in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. There does not appear to be any significant natural or cultural resources associated with the site.

Street Name Present Volume Present Capacity Generated Traffic

South Military Highway 48,100 ADT1 74,000 ADT 1 (LOS 4 “D”) Existing Land Use 2 – 432 ADT Proposed Land Use 3 – 432 ADT

1 Average Daily Trips 2 as defined by a car wash facility

3 as defined by a new car wash facility

4 LOS = Level of Service

Water & Sewer This site is currently connected to both City water and sanitary sewer services.

Planning Commission

• As required by the Zoning Ordinance, the public notice sign(s) was placed on the property on May 22, 2020.

• As required by State Code, this item was advertised in the Virginia Pilot Beacon on Sundays, June 7, 2020 and June 14, 2020.

• As required by City Code, the adjacent property owners were notified regarding the request and the date of the Planning Commission public hearing on June 8, 2020.

• This Staff report, as well as all reports for this Planning Commission’s meeting, was posted on the Commission’s webpage of www.vbgov.com/pc on June 18, 2020.

Natural & Cultural Resources Impacts

Traffic Impacts

Public Utility Impacts

Public Outreach Information

http://www.vbgov.com/pc


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Site Survey


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Proposed Site Layout


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Proposed Elevation Plan


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Rendering


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Proposed Pay Stations


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Site Photos


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Site Photos


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Disclosure Statement


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• Upon receiving a recommendation from Planning Commission, this request will be scheduled for a City Council

public hearing. Staff will inform the applicant and/or their representative of the date of the hearing in the upcoming days.

• Following City Council’s decision, the applicant will receive a decision letter from Staff.

• Once the conditions of approval are in place and/or completed, the applicant must contact the Zoning Division of the Planning Department to obtain verification that the conditions have been met. Contact the Zoning Division at 757-385-8074.

• If the request requires land disturbance and/or a subdivision of property, please contact the Development Services Center (DSC) to discuss next steps for site plan/plat review. Contact the DSC at 757-385-4621 or the Development Liaison Team at 757-385-8610.

• Please note that 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 approvals allowed by this application 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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