Requests Conditional Use Permit (Motor Vehicle Sales and Rental and Bulk Storage Yard) Staff Planner Jimmy McNamara

Applicant Property Owner Faye W. Forbes, et. al. Public Hearing April 13, 2016 City Council Election District Centerville Agenda Item 14 Requests Conditional Use Permit (Motor Vehicle Sales and Rental and Bulk Storage Yard) Staff Planner Jimmy McNamara Location 980 South Military Highway GPIN 14561321350000 Site Size 1.349 acres AICUZ Less than 65 db DNL City of Chesapeake Existing Land Use and Zoning District Accessory building and trailer sales / B-2 Community Business Surrounding Land Uses and Zoning Districts North Multi-family dwellings / Conditional A-12 Apartment South Providence Road Mixed-retail / B-2 Community Business East Multi-family dwellings / A-24 Apartment West Military Highway Auto repair, retail, nursery / B-2 Community Business Page 1

Background and Summary of Proposal The applicant requests Conditional Use Permits for Motor Vehicle Sales and Rental and a Bulk Storage Yard. The subject site is zoned B-2 Community Business District and is located at the intersection of Military Highway and Providence Road. The applicant has operated on the property since 1999. The applicant previously submitted an application for a Conditional Use Permit for Motor Vehicle Sales and Rental that was indefinitely deferred by the Planning Commission on February 9, 2000. The applicant has been in continuous operation since that time. The site includes a 2,150 square-foot brick building and a metal building containing two service bays. An internally lit, yellow wall-mounted sign is located on the west facing façade of the brick building. A monument sign is located adjacent to Military Highway. An asphalt parking lot in front of the buildings is currently used as a display area for truck trailers and bed covers, wooden sheds, metal buildings, wooden dog houses and wooden gazebos. An unimproved storage yard, located in the rear of the site, is currently used as a display and storage area for wooden sheds and metal buildings. The submitted site layout depicts two Trailer Display Areas located on the front of the property. A separate Shed Display Area, is located on the northern portion of the property. Interior landscaping is shown on the plan within the display areas. As required by the Zoning Ordinance, a 15-foot landscape buffer with Category IV plant material is depicted providing screening from the proposed Shed Display Area for the adjacent A-12 Apartment District. The applicant proposes to add gravel to the Bulk Storage Area, located behind the existing buildings. The plan depicts the required Category VI screening, including a six-foot high fence and a six-foot wide landscape buffer with plant material that will completely enclose the area. The main access to the yard will be from a 20-foot gated drive to the north of the existing building. As required by the Zoning Ordinance, street frontage landscaping is depicted along both Providence Road and South Military Highway. A six-foot high fence will be installed to provide screening around the existing dumpster. Page 2

4 1 2 3 Zoning History # Request 1 CUP (Automobile Sales and Rental) Indefinitely Deferred 02/09/2000 CUP (Automobile Repair Garage) Approved 10/17/1995 2 CUP (Single Room Occupancy Facility) Approved 02/27/2007 CRZ (B-2 to Conditional A-12) Approved 02/27/2007 CUP (Indoor Recreational Facility) Approved 06/13/2000 3 CUP (Outdoor Recreational Facility) Approved 06/13/1995 CUP (Outdoor Recreational Facility) Approved 02/11/1992 4 CUP (Auto Auctions) Approved 11/26/1996 CUP Conditional Use Permit REZ Rezoning CRZ Conditional Rezoning Application Types MOD Modification of Conditions or Proffers NON Nonconforming Use STC Street Closure FVR Floodplain Variance ALT Alternative Compliance SVR Subdivision Variance Comprehensive Plan Recommendations The Comprehensive Plan designates this site as Suburban Area Suburban Focus Area 8, Military Highway Corridor. The Military Highway Corridor is a one and one half mile corridor along Military Highway, with low to medium density residential to the west, light industrial uses to the east, the Elizabeth River to the north and the City of Chesapeake to the south. The general pattern of land uses along this corridor has remained unchanged for decades. Recommendations for the corridor include replacing industrial uses with compatible uses such as medium density residential, office, hotel and institutional uses. Land use changes adjacent to existing stable neighborhoods must be compatible uses, and employ appropriate buffering. Access points should be limited along Military Highway and new and redeveloped uses should improve the aesthetics of this corridor through high quality building design, signage and landscaping (p. 3-24). Natural and Cultural Resources Impacts The site is located within the Chesapeake Bay watershed. The site is completely developed with two, one-story buildings and associated paved parking area. There do not appear to be any significant natural or cultural features associated with the site. Traffic Impacts Street Name Present Volume Present Capacity Generated Traffic Military Highway 30,360 ADT 1 26,300 ADT 1 (LOS 4 C ) 48,200 ADT 1 (LOS 4 E ) Existing Land Use 2 1,285 ADT Providence Road 19,085 ADT 1 14,800 ADT 1 (LOS 4 C ) Proposed Land Use 3-151 ADT 27,400 ADT 1 (LOS 4 E ) 1 Average Daily Trips 2 as defined by specialty retail center 3 as defined by trailer sales 4 LOS = Level of Service Page 3

Master Transportation Plan (MTP) and Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Military Highway in the vicinity of this application is considered a six-lane major urban arterial. The MTP proposes a divided facility within a 150-foot right-of-way. No CIP projects are slated for this area. Providence Road in the vicinity of this application is considered a four-lane minor urban arterial. The MTP proposes a divided facility within a 125-foot right-of-way. A CIP project is slated for this area (CIP # 2.042000). Improvements will include, but not limited to, signal improvements and road and pedestrian improvements at the intersection of Providence Road and Indian River Road. Public Utility Impacts Water This site is connected to City water via an existing 1.5-inch water meter (City ID #95022000). Sewer This site is connected to public sanitary sewer via a private pump and force main. Evaluation and Recommendation While these Conditional Use Permit requests for Motor Vehicle Sales and Rental, and a Bulk Storage Yard utilizing Military Highway and Providence Road frontage as trailer display area is not consistent with the recommendations for the Military Highway Corridor or the Suburban Area Development Guidelines, the site has been operating in this capacity for many years and the operator desires to comply with the zoning requirements. Recommendations for the Military Highway Corridor seek to replace industrial uses with uses such as medium density residential, office, hotel, institutional uses, and land uses that are compatible with the adjacent stable neighborhoods and employ appropriate buffering to improve the aesthetics of the corridor. Due to the relatively small size of the site, the topography and market challenges, Staff recognizes the difficulty in redeveloping the site into a more compatible use. Although not consistent with the Military Highway Corridor or the Suburban Area Development Guidelines, the submitted site layout depicts substantial improvements to the existing conditions that will vastly enhance the subject site. The installation of a landscape buffer and fencing will provide sufficient screening of the storage area from the adjacent rights-of-way and multi-family dwellings. The relocation of the equipment and merchandise for sale into the designated Trailer Display Areas and Shed Display Area will limit the number of trailers and sheds that can be displayed adjacent to the rights-of-way and will improve the aesthetics, layout and circulation of the site. The installation of street frontage and interior landscaping will also provide a marketable upgrade to a highly visible intersection. Based on the findings above, Staff recommends approval of this request subject to the conditions below. Page 4

Recommended Conditions 1. Except as modified by any of the conditions below, the site shall be developed substantially in conformance as shown on submitted site layout entitled, CONDITIONAL USE EXHIBIT LEONARD BUILDINGS & TRUCK ACCESSORIES VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA, prepared by WPL Landscape Architects, Land Surveyors, Civil Engineers, dated February 25, 2016. Said plan has been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and is on file at the Planning Department. 2. A Landscape Plan shall be submitted during the site plan review process reflective of the plant material depicted on submitted site layout plan referenced in Condition 1 above. In addition, the Landscape Plan shall include the required Category IV and Category VI screening as depicted on the site layout, street frontage landscaping along South Military Highway and Providence Road, interior parking lot landscaping, and the required screening for the dumpster. Final site plan approval shall not be issued until said Landscape Plan is approved by the Planning Department. 3. A solid fence no less than six (6) feet in height shall enclose the perimeter of the Bulk Storage Area. A landscape buffer no less than six (6) feet in width with Category VI plant material shall be installed along the northern, eastern and southern boundaries of the Bulk Storage Area. 4. A solid fence no less than six (6) feet in height shall be installed around the existing dumpster. 5. The existing parking lot shall be restriped to clearly delineate the parking spaces. In addition, handicap parking spaces shall be installed and shall comply with the requirements of the American s with Disabilities Act (ADA) with regard to the size and marking. 6. Trailers shall only be displayed within the Trailer Display Area, as depicted on the site layout referenced in Condition 1 above. Trailers shall only be displayed in a single-file arrangement. No double-stacking of trailers shall occur. 7. Sheds shall only be displayed within the Shed Display Area as depicted on the site layout referenced in Condition 1 above. Sheds shall not be displayed within the 35-foot setback adjacent to Providence Road. A 15- foot landscape buffer with Category IV plant material shall be installed on the property line adjacent to the Shed Display Area and the adjacent Apartment District, as depicted on the plan. 8. The Bulk Storage Area shall be used only for the storage of equipment for sale. 9. Gravel or an all-weather surface, as approved by the Planning Department, shall be installed in the Bulk Storage Area. 10. All on-site signage shall meet the requirements of the City Zoning Ordinance. A separate sign permit shall be obtained from the Planning Department for the installation of all signage. 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. Page 5

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