19970624 r-97-27RESOLUTION R-97-27
RESOLUTION TO APPROVE THE REQUEST OF PATRICK J. SHOOLTZ,
CONTRACT PURCHASER, FOR A SPECIAL EXCEPTION TO CHAPTER 26
OF THE CITY CODE ON THE PREMISES KNOWN AS 3179 DRAPER DRIVE,
AND MORE PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED AS TAX MAP PARCELS 48-3-
((10))-13.
WHEREAS, Patrick J. Shooltz has submitted Application No. SE-197-97-1
requesting a Special Exception to the City Code listed below:
Section 26-39.4 - To allow 52 parking spaces where 107 are
required.
Section 26-68(a) - To allow only a 25-foot-wide landscaped strip
where both a screening fence and landscaped buffer are required
along the south property line, and to eliminate the landscaped
buffer and screening fence required along the north and east
property boundaries.
Section 26-39.2(c) - To eliminate the required separation between
structures and adjacent parking spaces, and drive aisles, where six-
foot-wide and four-foot-wide separations, respectively, are
required.
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
is appropriate because the proposal meets the requisites established by City of
Fairfax Code Sections 26-39.7, 26-71.2 and Section 26-103(c) for the following reasons:
Is consistent with the recommendations of the Comprehensive
Plan;
Will not result in increased traffic congestion or otherwise
negatively impact the existing traffic flow or pedestrian and
vehicular safety;
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Is necessary to permit the reasonable use of the subject property
and will not adversely impact adjacent property or the surrounding
area;
Presents an extraordinary circumstance because of its unique
design; and,
5. Will not result in inadequate on-site amenities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Fairfax on this 24th day of June, 1997, that Application No. SE-197-97-1 be and
hereby is APPROVED with the following conditions:
The applicant shall plant deciduous trees in the buffer area
between the proposed building and the Horizon Bank property
that shall be of a species that will mature to a height greater than
the existing stockade fence on the bank property. The applicant
shall plant supplemental evergreen trees in the buffer area adjacent
to the Sizzler Restaurant site, in addition to the proposed
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trees, in lieu of the required screening fence. In addition to the
proposed deciduous trees, the applicant shall install in the buffer
area adjacent to the Sizzler Restaurant site, supplemental evergreen
trees, berms, shrubs, annual and perennial flowers or such other
landscaping features as may be approved by the Board
Architectural Review in lieu of the required screening fence.
The applicant shall provide an interior roof drain system to ensure
that run-off from the roof of the proposed building will not be
directed toward the adjoining properties.
The applicant shall use textured block, brick, stamped masonry or
material of similar or better aesthetic quality on the north and east
building facades subject to review and approval by the Board of
Architectural Review.
All applicable conditions shall be installed prior to issuance of
certificate of occupancy; provided, however, that the Zoning
Administrator may grant a single extension, not to exceed six
months in duration, for the installation of plant materials, only if
weather dictate such extension.
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