Fredericksburg Planning Commission Meeting

CITY OF FREDERICKSBURG, VIRGINIA

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission of the City of Fredericksburg, Virginia, will hold a public hearing beginning at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 14, 2011 in the City Hall Council Chambers, 715 Princess Anne Street, Fredericksburg, Virginia, at which time interested persons may attend and present their views on the following applications:

PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS

1. SUP2011-07: Healthsouth Rehabilitation Hospital of Fredericksburg, LLC. This is a request to amend a previously approved special use permit to operate a 40 bed rehabilitation hospital at 300 Park Hill Drive. The applicant requests to add 12 additional beds within an approximate 6,829 square foot addition to the existing building. The property is zoned C-T Commercial Transitional and is designated as Transitional/Office on the future land use map contained within the Comprehensive Plan.

1. SE2011-04: Karl Gentry: This is a special exception request to operate an independent insurance agency office by Jeffrey Smith at the property located at 630 Pelham Street. The property is zoned R-4, single family residential, but has been previously used for non-residential uses (non-conforming uses). The proposed office use is not permitted in the R-4 zoning district, therefore, the property owner and applicant are seeking a special exception, in order to utilize the property as an office. The property is designated as medium density residential on the future land use map contained within the Comprehensive Plan.

1. ZOTA 2011-06:  Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment - Request to amend the City Code Chapter 78, Article III, “Zoning,” by amending the following sections: Commercial Downtown, Section 78-512, Permitted uses, by adding artist studio, arts center and related facilities and open air market as uses by right, and 78-513, Uses permitted by special use permit, by adding light warehousing, and light industry, and amending Section 78-1 Definitions, by adding a definition of Arts Center, Light Warehouse, Light Industry and Open air market.

1. ZOTA 2011-07: Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment- Request to a amend the City Code Chapter 78, Article III, “Zoning,” by amending Section 78-118, Downtown Parking District Established, by expanding the boundaries of the parking district to include an area bounded by Kenmore Avenue, Lafayette Boulevard, Charlotte Street and the industrially zoned land located between Jackson and Spottswood Streets.

1. ZOTA2011-08: Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment- Request to a amend the City Code Chapter 78, Article III, “Zoning,” by amending Section 78-480, Permitted Uses, and Section 78-481, Uses Permitted By Special Use Permit, in the Commercial/ Office-Transitional Zoning District, (C-T) by adding the following uses: bed and breakfast, eating establishment, arts center, beauty and barber shop, tailor shop, dressmaking shop, shoe repair, laundromat, dry cleaner, repair service establishment, health and fitness club, child care center, museum, and multi-family dwelling units (except on the ground floor). Amend Section 78-481, Uses Permitted by special use permit, by adding the following use: retail sales establishment (excluding lumber/millwork and storage yards).

1. RZ2011-02: This is a City initiated request to rezone the following properties from C-T, Commercial Transitional I-1, Industrial, C-H, Commercial Highway and R-8, Residential to C-D, Commercial Downtown:  

403 Sophia St., 401 Sophia St., 405 Caroline St., tax map 49-P2 (no address), 200 Lafayette Blvd., tax map 48-P2 (no address), tax map 48-P1(no address), 401 Princess Anne St., 411 Princess Anne St., 400 Princess Anne St., 404 Princess Anne St., 406 Princess Anne St., tax map 60-P1 (no address), tax map 60-P5 (no address), 405 Charles St., 401 Charles St., 406 Lafayette Blvd.,500 Lafayette Blvd., 512 Lafayette Blvd., 501 Lafayette Blvd., 502 Kenmore Ave., 510 Kenmore Ave., 514 Wolfe St., 507 Lafayette Blvd., 503 Lafayette Blvd., 505 Lafayette Blvd., 509 Lafayette Blvd., 509 Jackson St., 524 Wolfe St., 522 Wolfe St., 520 Wolfe St., 601 Jackson St., 600 Kenmore Ave., 616 Kenmore Ave., 618 Kenmore Ave., 622 Kenmore Ave., 632 Kenmore Ave., 700 Kenmore Ave., 608 Jackson St., 622 Charlotte St., 622 R Charlotte St., 600 Wolfe St., 601 Lafayette Blvd., 606 Wolfe St., 603 Lafayette Blvd., 607 Lafayette Blvd., 600 Lafayette Blvd., and 612 Lafayette Blvd., 600 Jackson St., 306-312 Frederick St., 318 Charles St., 316 Charles St. These properties are designated as Transitional/Office, General Commercial and Low Density Residential on the Future Land Use Map contained within the 2007 Comprehensive Plan.

The following properties are proposed to be rezoned from C-T, Commercial Transitional to C-D, Commercial Downtown:

207 Amelia St., 1122 Caroline St., 1104 Sophia St., 1107 Caroline St., 1109 Caroline St., 1111 Caroline St., 1113 Caroline St., 1115 Caroline St., 1117 Caroline St., 1119 Caroline St., 1100 Caroline St., 1110 Caroline St., 1114 Caroline St., 1118 Caroline St., 104 Lewis St., and 1114 Sophia St. These properties are designated as Transitional/Office on the Future Land Use Map contained within the 2007 Comprehensive Plan.

Information pertinent to the above items is available for examination by the public in the Department of Planning & Community Development (Room 209); 715 Princess Anne Street (City Hall), during regular business hours (8:15 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday). Persons requiring accommodations to facilitate participation are encouraged to contact the Planning Office, at least five (5) days prior to the meeting. Questions regarding the above may be directed to the Planning and Community Development Office at (540)372-1179.