R-14-71 RESOLUTION NO. R-14-71
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE REQUEST OF THE REBKEE
COMPANY, BY SARAH HALL,AGENT, FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION
PURSUANT TO SECTION 110-263 TO REDUCE THE REQUIRED PARKING
LANDSCAPE STRIP AND TO ALLOW A LAND DISTURBANCE OF
GREATER THAN 2,500 SQUARE FEET IN A RESOURCE PROTECTION
AREA PURSUANT TO CITY CODE SECTION 110-89 ON THE PREMISES
KNOWN AS 10100 FAIRFAX BOULEVARD, AND MORE PARTICULARLY
DESCRIBED AS TAX MAP PARCELS 47-4-23-000-C.
WHEREAS, THE REBKEE COMPANY, has submitted Application No. SE-
14060126 requesting two Special Exceptions to the City Code Sections listed below:
Section 110-84(b)(4) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this division, or any
exceptions or exemptions thereto, any land disturbing activity exceeding 2,500 square feet,
including construction of all single-family houses, septic tanks, and drainfields, shall comply
with the requirements of the chapter 110, division 12, Erosion and sediment control; and
Section 110-259(a) (1) Where parking area is adjacent to right-of-way. Each off-street parking
area which is adjacent to a public right-of-way shall be separated from such right-of-way by a
landscaped strip of not less than the width of the required building restriction area for the
zoning district within which such parking area is located. Such strip shall contain an earthen
berm, compact evergreen hedge or an equal or better alternative approved by the director.
Landscaping shall be no less than 30 inches in height at the time of installation and mulched
to a depth of at least four inches. In addition, such strip shall contain at least one deciduous
tree not less than 31/4 inches in caliper measured six inches above the ground level for every
500 square feet of required landscaped strip;
WHEREAS, City Council has carefully considered the application, the recommendation of
the staff and testimony received at the public hearing; and
WHEREAS, City Council has determined that the proposed Special Exception request is
appropriate because the proposal meets the requisites established by the City of Fairfax Code
Sections 110-366 and 110-263 for the following reasons:
1. The request is generally consistent with the recommendations of the Comprehensive
Plan,
2. Vehicular and pedestrian traffic will not be compromised,
3. The site design is appropriate, and
4. Approval of the request will not adversely impact adjacent properties.
NOW,THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Fairfax on the
18 day of November, 2014 that Application No. SE-14060126 be and hereby is APPROVED
with the following conditions:
1. Final plans shall be in substantial conformance with the Special Use Permit Plat dated
June 18, 2014, revised October 3, 2014 and stamped by the engineer on October 14,
2014. EIFS, and
2. All building facades shall incorporate a mixture of brick, precast concrete,
other materials as shown on the attached perspective renderings, with final approval of
materials, colors, banding and landscape subject to review and approval by the Board
of Architectural Review.
3. All overhead utilities located on-site, as well as those which cross Plantation Parkway
shall be undergrounded.
4. The applicant shall not prohibit the general public from parking on the property in
order to use the US Postal Service mail box located in the adjacent right-of-way for as
long as that mail box is at that location.
5. Within 30 days after issuance of a non-residential use permit, the applicant shall
provide a contribution to the City to be determined by the Department of Parks and
Recreation, not to exceed $7,000, to be used for the design, construction and
installation of signage for the Snyder Trail.
6. The applicant shall provide an easement for staging and access for the construction of
the proposed Snyder Trail with an approximate area as shown in Exhibit 1. Duration
of the easement shall be determined in consultation with the City, but shall not
commence prior to February 1, 2015, or extend beyond June 1, 2015.
7. Tenant signage shall be limited to one ground mounted sign and two building mounted
signs, exclusive of directional signage. Building mounted signs shall be confined to
the south and east faces of the building and individual sign dimensions shall not
exceed dimensions as shown in the approved Special Use Permit Plat.
Adopted this 18th day of November, 2014.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
The vote on the motion to approve was recorded as follows:
VOTE:
Councilman DeMarco Aye
Councilman Greenfield Aye
Councilmember Loftus Aye
Councilman Meyer Aye
Councilmember Miller Aye
Councilmember Schmidt Aye