City Council Meeting

ShinaberryclerkMcQuillan I councilmember Bates I councilmember Peterson I councilmember Hardy Chandler I councilmember Hall I councilmember Amos I motion passed unanimously we will go to public hearings as the mayor noted 7a and 7b will be combined but I will read both titles so that way it's into the record since they're different applications all right 7a is a public hearing and Council action on the request from City of Fairfax applicant by City of Fairfax City Manager for consideration of a special use permit to allow expansion of government use pursuant to City Code section 110-6.7 and a joint redevelopment agreement between the city and the county for a health and a community center in the RM residential medium zoning district in the architectural

control overlay district consideration of a special exemption to pursuant to the city code section 110-6.16 for required yards and parking and a major certificate of appropriateness for architecture and landscaping on the premises identified as 3740 and Blenheim Blenheim Boulevard tax map parcel 57-2-02-175A and 7B being public hearing and council action on a request from Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County applicant by Project Manager Fairfax County for consideration of a special use permit to allow government use pursuant to City Code Section 110-6.7 and a joint redevelopment agreement between the city and the county for a health and health and community center and the rh residential high zoning district and the

Anna McClintockstaffpreschool and youth programs, and potentially performing arts space. The performing arts space currently exists in the Stacey Sherwood Community Center but would potentially undergo upgrades and an expansion. This slide shows the bridge connection to the Stacey Sherwood Center. along with the possible addition. As seen in this design, the connection is seamless and blends in with the existing building. Proposed site features include bike racks, playgrounds, the bridge connection, landscaping, other site connections, and outdoor seating amenities. The building access has been coordinated with the Blenheim Boulevard multimodal transportation project. Therefore, the site design aligns. The applicants request two special use permits to allow government use on the county-owned parcel

the wing canopy element along Blenheim Boulevard staff and the board agreed that the applicant has responded to previous comments regarding architecture and landscaping city staff has recommended an additional certificate of appropriateness condition to the City Council to allow the proposed building addition to the Stacy Sherwood Community Center to be approved as an optional component of the project consistent with the staff recommendation for the special use And then lastly, here are staff recommendations. Staff recommends approval of both special use permits with conditions in addition to the special exceptions and the major certificates of appropriateness for both sites. And then this concludes my presentation, but the project team has a presentation to cover

Catherine Readokay seeing none I will close the public hearing council are there questions of staff or the applicant okay there are a series of motions for this application is there a motion for the special use permit for city parcel 175 a I

is there a motion for the special use permit for County parcel 172

Stacey Hardy-ChandlerI move that the City Council approve the request of the Board of Supervisors of Fairfax County for a special use permit pursuant to City Code Section 110-3.3 to allow government use in the RH residential high zoning district on the premises known as 3750 Blenheim Boulevard and more particularly described as tax map parcel 57-2-02-172 with the following conditions. the operation of this establishment shall be consistent with the application statement of justification and plans the zoning administrator shall be enabled to approve minor changes and to the proposed building addition to the Stacey C Sherwood Community Center shall be approved as an optional component of the project

I move that the City Council adopt the attached resolution to approve the request of the City of Fairfax two special exceptions pursuant to city code section 3.6.1 point a to allow a modification for the required side yard in the rm district and 4.2.3 point e to reduce the amount of required parking spaces pursuant to shared parking on the premises known as 3740 blenheim boulevard and more particularly described as tax map parcel 57 dash 2 dash o2 dash 17 5a with the following conditions development shall be in conformance with the special use permit plan and to the proposed building addition to the Stacy C Sherwood Community Center shall be approved as an optional component of the project is

3750 Blenheim Boulevard and more particularly described as tax map parcel 57-2-02-172 with the following conditions one development shall be in conformance with the special use permit plan two an additional 68 feet 68 two feet two foot caliper large deciduous trees and or the management of invasive plant species the combined total of which is not to exceed the cost of 68 two feet caliper large deciduous trees shall be planted and or performed off-site in a location determined by the city's urban forester and three the proposed building addition to the stacy c sherwood community center shall be approved as an optional component of the project