Planning Commission Regular Meeting/Work Session

Mr. FrederickstaffAll right, try it again. Good evening, everyone. briefing for the Christopher at Fairfax City this is the pre-application briefing for a concept plan for three parcels at four zero eight five four one oh one and four one oh three Cambridge Road staff has met with a potential applicant to discuss the preliminary plans and have provided some initial feedback on the concept plan staff will provide a brief presentation the potential applicant is in the audience tonight the Old Town small area plan was adopted in June 2020 the plan recommends that the existing offices be renovated with new ground level engagement on Cambridge Road in the near term when speaking of near term over the next 15 years the plan also

identifies the site as a potential to consolidate properties and recommends commercial development at this location the site is located on the east side of Cambridge Road north of the former BB&T Bank south of Page Avenue and west of University Drive and south of 4084 University Drive the total acreage of approximately 2.5 acres the subject property is located in the activity center place type in the Old Town small area plan the current zoning is commercial office the proposed zoning would be for commercial urban the pictures in front of you show the existing buildings the photo on the left and shows the front of the buildings along chambers road the picture on the right looks towards the west and looking at the back of the buildings as a front on chambered

south pedestrian connection in line with the green way that's recommended in the Old Town small area plan the greenway is also adjacent to the plaza with outdoor dining the applicant has proposed an east-west private street with four parallel spaces so here's the parallel street going east and west there's parallel spaces near building three and it also has a small surface parking lot to accommodate 14 vehicles near building three so here's the parking area that's separated from the plaza that would have outdoor seating opportunities there so the there's no mix of vehicle and pedestrian connect connections or residents or visitors coming on site that would enter enter into the office and be afforded the

exceptions in terms of height and density and interpersonal connects connections of course the applicant would need to provide an audit as they submit their application in terms of the zoning ordinance and there any additional special exceptions or any other requests that would be required the applicant would be seeking approval of a general development plan as well as submitting a major certificate of appropriateness for architecture and landscaping and also since this project is within the old town small area plane it may actually be in a transition district if it's in a transition transition district the Planning Commission May have a purview over I'm sorry the Board of Architecture would have a purview over the special special exceptions