6 March 9, 2011 Public Hearing APPLICANT: OLD DOMINION SOCCER CLUB

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1 REQUEST: Conditional Use Permit (outdoor recreational facility soccer fields) 6 March 9, 2011 Public Hearing APPLICANT: OLD DOMINION SOCCER CLUB PROPERTY OWNER: CALVARY ASSEMBLY OF GOD STAFF PLANNER: Leslie Bonilla ADDRESS / DESCRIPTION: Portion of the site located at 4925 Providence Road GPIN: Portion of ELECTION DISTRICT: KEMPSVILLE SITE SIZE: 359,117 square feet AICUZ: Less than 65 db DNL SUMMARY OF REQUEST The applicant requests a Conditional Use Permit to allow Old Dominion Soccer Club to utilize the church s open space for lighted soccer fields. The soccer club currently utilizes this field for soccer, and after being informed of the requirement to acquire a Conditional Use Permit, the applicant filed this request. The fields on this property are used Monday through Saturday from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. during the school year and all day during summer months for soccer training. Peak training months are August through December and March through June. Additionally, the applicant runs summer camps and requires use of these fields from June to August during daytime hours. The average number of players on the site at any one time during peak training months is 50 and the players range in age from 10 to 17 years. The site plan consists of two adjacent soccer fields situated on the southern portion of the lot. The existing church with childcare and associated parking is located within the northern portion of site. Two, 30-foot tall, diesel operated light towers are situated along the perimeter of the soccer fields, one light is located along the eastern property line and the other light is situated along the western property line. Light generated from the light towers located on the soccer fields is not expected to spill over onto the adjacent properties as shown within the photometric plan provided within this report. Page 1

2 At this time, the City s Planning Department / Current Planning Division does not have any complaints filed regarding this site. LAND USE AND PLAN INFORMATION EXISTING LAND USE: Church with child-care and associated parking SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: North: Providence Road Single-family homes / R-10 Residential District South: Single-family homes / R-10 Residential District East: Single-family homes / R-10 Residential District Religious use / R-10 Residential District West: Single-family homes / R-10 Residential District NATURAL RESOURCE AND CULTURAL FEATURES: There are no known significant natural resources or cultural features associated with this site. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: The Comprehensive Plan designates this area of the City as a Suburban Area. The overriding objective of the Suburban Area policies is to protect the predominantly suburban character defined by the stable neighborhoods of our community. The goal of preserving neighborhood quality requires all new development proposals to either maintain or enhance the existing neighborhood through compatibility with surroundings and effective buffering between adjoining residential and non-residential uses. All new uses are to be compatible in type, size, and intensity to the existing area. (pp. 3-1 and 3-2) The Suburban Area Design Guidelines in the Comprehensive Plan Reference Document state that plans for non-residential uses that adjoin areas planned for residential use employ effective landscape design techniques, including the placement of appropriate plant materials to buffer or screen such uses. (p. B-9) All outdoor lighting should be of a design that accentuates the site and provides sufficient illumination for the development without projecting light and glare onto adjacent properties or into the sky. Lighting poles should be of minimum height, possessing a pedestrian scale, but provide adequate illumination. (p. B-10) CITY SERVICES MASTER TRANSPORTATION PLAN (MTP) / CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (CIP): Providence Road in front of this site is a two-lane undivided urban minor arterial, approximately 700 feet east of Indian Lakes Boulevard. This site has one un-signalized entrance on Providence Road. The Master Transportation Plan lists this segment of Providence Road as having an ultimate four-lane section in a 110-foot right-of-way. There are no CIP projects on Providence Road. Page 2

3 TRAFFIC: Street Name Present Volume Present Capacity Generated Traffic Providence Road 12,800 ADT 1 10,700 ADT 1 (Level of Service D ) Existing Land Use Weekday ADT; 126 Saturday ADT Proposed Land Use Weekday ADT; 360 Saturday ADT Average Daily Trips 2 as defined by a 35,800 square foot church 3 as defined by a 35,800 square foot church with two soccer fields WATER & SEWER: This site currently connects to City water and sanity sewer. EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATION Staff finds the proposed outdoor recreation facility acceptable and consistent with the Suburban Area land use principles of the Comprehensive Plan. Like schools and churches, the scale of this outdoor recreation is considered a support use for residential neighborhoods. The existing vegetation at the rear of the property will remain in place. This will provide buffering of noise and glare to the existing homes to the south. In addition, staff is recommending approval contingent that the existing buffer hedge be enhanced with the addition of at least ten shrubs and six evergreen trees. This additional landscaping will be situated within existing buffer along the rear of site in places where the screening may have grown thin. In terms of traffic, staff notes that Providence Road in front of this site is functioning over capacity and within a Level of Service E. After discussing this issue with a representative from the City s Traffic Engineering Division, staff concludes that the increase in Average Daily Trips to this site is not significant enough to deteriorate the traffic network to a Level of Service F. Staff, therefore concludes that the proposed use will have a minimal impact on the existing service level of the roadway and should not significantly alter traffic flow. Overall, staff recommends approval of this request, subject to the conditions listed below. 1. The soccer fields shall be a minimum of 60 feet from the rear property line. 2. All parking for activities associated with the soccer club shall be accommodated on site. 3. All soccer club visitors shall be off the premises and all field lights turned off by 9:30 p.m. CONDITIONS 4. The lighting on the soccer fields shall be in substantial compliance with the submitted lighting plan, entitled Site Plan, Old Dominion Soccer Club, Calvary Assembly of God, by Lynx Design Group, LLC and dated December 15, 2010 Page 3

4 5. A continuous buffer of trees and shrubs shall be installed along the south portion of the property adjacent to the residential district. Trees shall be installed at a minimum height of 6 feet and shrubs shall be a t a minimum height of 36 inches. New landscape materials shall be installed where the existing buffer along the southwest portion of the property is not adequate. Shrubs provided shall reach a minimum height of ten (10) feet or greater at maturity and consist of at least seventy (70) percent evergreen species. The trees provided shall be medium size evergreen species that reach a minimum height of forty (40) feet at maturity and provide a branching structure that is continuous to the ground. The spacing and location of proposed landscape material shall be identified within a landscape plan to be reviewed and approved by the Planning Department / Development Service Center. The proposed landscape material shall be spaced and located to provide the most effective screening for the surrounding community. NOTE: 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 4

5 AERIAL OF SITE LOCATION Page 5

6 PROPOSED SITE PLAN Page 6

7 PHOTOGRAPH OF LIGHT TOWER Page 7

8 PROPOSED LIGHTING PLAN Page 8

9 # DATE REQUEST APPLICANT ACTION 1 06/26/ /09/ /13/ /13/ /08/ /09/ /07/ /14/ /08/ /11/ /12/1995 Use Permit (church addition) Use Permit (child-care in church) Use Permit (preschool) Use Permit (private school) Use Permit (church) Use Permit (childcare in religious facility) Use Permit (church) Use Permit (private school) Modification of Conditions (private school) Modification of Conditions (private school) Modification of Conditions (private school) Modification of Conditions Calvary Assembly of God Kempsville Conservation Synagogue Janet Kottke Bellamy Manor Preschool Kempsville Conservative Synagogue Kehillat Bet Hamidrash Kehillat Bet Hamidrash Janet Kottke Robert & Jan Kottke Robert & Janet Kottke 08/11/1998 Robert and Janet Kottke 4 03/28/2000 Use Permit (church expansion) Road to Emmaus 5 10/19/1987 Subdivision Variance ZONING HISTORY Page 9

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