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1December 14, 2011 Public Hearing
APPLICANT:
STEVE’S TOWING, INC.
PROPERTY OWNER:
W. CECIL CARPENTER
FAMILY TRUSTSTAFF PLANNER: Carolyn A.K. Smith
REQUEST: Conditional Use Permit (bulk storage – motor vehicles) ADDRESS / DESCRIPTION: 5890 Thurston Avenue GPIN: 14599375530000
ELECTION DISTRICT: BAYSIDE
SITE SIZE: 109,694 square feet 6,790 square feet lease area
AICUZ: Less than 65 dB DNL
SUMMARY OF REQUEST The applicant requests a Conditional Use Permit to allow bulk storage of motor vehicles, specifically towed vehicles. The applicant wishes to occupy a portion (6,750 square feet) of a larger, industrially zoned site to store towed vehicles - illegally parked, wrecked, and abandoned motor vehicles. The application states that the storage area will consist of a gravel surface surrounded by an existing chain link fence with barbed wire and proposes to utilize the existing vegetation to meet the Category VI plant material requirement. The applicant is currently on the State Police rotation for accident calls and is seeking acceptance with the Virginia Beach Police Department’s rotation as well.
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LAND USE AND PLAN INFORMATION EXISTING LAND USE: warehouse and storage yard
SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING:
North: • Office warehouse / I-1 Industrial District South: • Thurston Avenue
• Office warehouse / I-1 Industrial District East: • Baker Road
• Office warehouse / I-1 Industrial District West: • Office warehouse / I-1 Industrial District NATURAL RESOURCE AND CULTURAL FEATURES:
The site is within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. There do not appear to be any significant environmental or cultural resources on the site as it is developed for an industrial use and almost entirely impervious.
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan designates this site as within the Burton Station Strategic Growth Area #1. The area is predominantly industrial, but also has significant tracts devoted to residential and commercial uses. The Northampton Boulevard Corridor SGA Implementation Plan proposes guidance on how the area should evolve in order to accomplish an arrangement of land uses to achieve an attractive, coherent, and marketable destination and calls for increased connectivity and access to the Airport Industrial Park.
CITY SERVICES
MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN (MTP) / CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP): Baker Road and Thurston Avenue, in the vicinity of this application, are both considered 2-lane undivided minor suburban arterials. Neither right-of-way is located on the MTP. No roadway CIP projects are slated for these street segments. TRAFFIC:
Street Name Present Volume Present Capacity Generated Traffic
Baker Road
6,809 ADT 1 13,600 ADT 1 (Level of Service “C”) - 16,200
ADT 1 (Level of Service “E”)
Thurston Avenue No Data Available No Data Available No Data Available*
1 Average Daily Trips *As the storage yard will be used for the storage of abandoned vehicles, illegally parked vehicles, and vehicles from police calls, the trip
generation is expected to be very minimal. WATER & SEWER: This site is already connected to City water and sewer. EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATION
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Ideally, this industrial type of use is most appropriate surrounded entirely by industrial zoning and industrial uses as delivery of vehicles to the site is proposed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The applicant has chosen this location due to the surrounding industrial uses, its location within the Airport
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Industrial Park and its proximity to the interstate. The almost 6,800 square foot lease area appears to have been used for storage in the past. As the bulk storage yard will be used for holding abandoned vehicles, illegally parked vehicles, and vehicles from police calls, the trip generation is expected to be very minimal and will not negatively impact surrounding properties. As required by the Zoning Ordinance, a condition to screen the bulk storage yard from view of the right-of-way is recommended. Existing plant material exists along the northern property and is proposed to remain to meet the screening requirement. Staff recommends approval of this request with the condition listed.
CONDITIONS
1. The existing chain link fence may remain, however, the length of fence parallel to Baker Road shall be replaced with a solid fence, at least 6 feet in height and plant material meeting the Category VI screening requirement shall also be installed prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy. Existing plant material along the northern property line shall remain. In the event this plant material is removed, plants meeting the Category VI screening requirement shall be installed.
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.
AERIAL OF SITE LOCATION
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PROPOSED SITE PLAN
PHOTOGRAPH OF SITE
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ZONING HISTORY # DATE REQUEST ACTION 1 09/08/98 CUP (communication tower) Granted 2 07/09/96 CUP (communication tower/VA Power Transmission
Tower) Granted
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DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
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DISCLOSURE STATEMENT
