7 May 9, 2012 Public Hearing APPLICANT AND PROPERTY OWNER: COASTAL ENTERPRISES, LLC

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7 May 9, 2012 Public Hearing APPLICANT AND PROPERTY OWNER: COASTAL ENTERPRISES, LLC REQUEST: Variance to Section 5B of the Site Plan Ordinance (Floodplain Regulations) ADDRESS / DESCRIPTION: 601

1 7 May 9, 2012 Public Hearing APPLICANT AND PROPERTY OWNER: COASTAL ENTERPRISES, LLC REQUEST: Variance to Section 5B of the Site Plan Ordinance (Floodplain Regulations) ADDRESS / DESCRIPTION: 601 Sandbridge Road STAFF PLANNER: Faith Christie GPIN: ELECTION DISTRICT: PRINCESS ANNE SITE SIZE: 3.34 acres AICUZ: Less than 65 db DNL The applicant is seeking approval to construct a 60-foot by 84- foot storage building on the southeastern portion of the site. The building will be constructed on pilings. The building footprint, parking, access aisles, and the stormwater management facility will be constructed in the floodplain. A majority of the site is located within the Back Bay floodplain area. Under Section 5B of the Site Plan Ordinance, the Back Bay floodplain is subject to special restrictions and no fill is allowed within this floodplain. A floodplain variance to Section 5B of the Site Plan Ordinance is necessary to allow 25% of the existing area of the floodplain on the property to be filled. The property lies within the Southern Watershed Management Area. The applicant is also requesting a variance to the Southern Watersheds Management Ordinance to allow the stormwater management facility to be located within the 50-foot buffer adjacent to the wetlands or shoreline. The site is acres of which 3.2 acres are within the floodplain adjacent to Back Bay. Section 5B.5(c) of the Site Plan Ordinance does not permit filling within the floodplain subject to special restrictions. A variance to Section 5B of the Site Plan Ordinance (floodplain variance) is necessary to allow the fill of the existing area of the floodplain on the property. Total Surface Area of the site = acres Total Surface Area within the Floodplain = 3.2-acres Total Surface Area covered by Fill within the Floodplain =.833-acres Percentage of Floodplain Surface Covered by Fill = 25% SUMMARY OF REQUEST Page 1

2 The Site Plan Ordinance requires that mitigation be provided at a one for one replacement for the flood storage volume of the floodplain filled, and that the areas of mitigation or replacement must be contiguous to the existing floodplain. Existing 100-year floodplain storage volume = 148,122 Cubic Feet (C.F) Volume of fill within the floodplain = 1,755Cubic Feet (C.F.) Mitigation Areas for fill volume = 1,782 Cubic Feet (C.F.) Post Developed 100-year floodplain storage volume = 148,149 Cubic Feet (C.F) As noted above, the volume of the mitigation areas slightly exceeds the volume of fill within the floodplain by 27 Cubic Feet (C.F.). The mitigation area is balanced by fill and cut areas as well as excavation of an existing berm, which is the only area on the site located above the 100 year flood elevation. LAND USE AND PLAN INFORMATION EXISTING LAND USE: The site was developed in 1980 with an office building. Addtions to that building and additional buildings as well as parking area were constructed in 2005 through SURROUNDING LAND USE AND ZONING: North: South: East: West: Sandbridge Road Across Sandbridge Road are woods and wetlands / B-2 Business Woods and wetlands / AG-1 Agricultural Office / B-2 Business Woods and Wetlands / B-2 Business NATURAL RESOURCE AND CULTURAL FEATURES: The site is located in the Southern Watersheds of the North Landing River, the Northwest River and Back Bay. Of the acres of property 3.2-acres are located within the floodplain with an average elevation of 2-feet. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN: Rural Area adjacent to Suburban Focus Area(SFA) 6 Sandbridge Community The Comprehensive Plan recommendations for SFA 6 Sandbridge states that limited commercial uses may be added provided the type and extent of such uses are scaled to serve only the Sandbridge neighborhood and that the site and building designs are of high quality and consistent with physical characteristics of the neighborhood. Land uses in the Sandbridge community should be compatible with the environmental objectives of the Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge. There is no impact to City Services. IMPACT ON CITY SERVICES Page 2

3 EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATION The Site Plan Ordinance Section 5B.8 (a) states, No floodplain variance shall be granted by the Council unless it finds that: 1. Such variance will not create or result in unacceptable or prohibited increases in flood heights, additional threats to public safety, extraordinary public expense, nuisances, fraud or victimization of the public. 2. The granting of such variance will not be detrimental to other property in the vicinity. 3. The circumstances giving rise to the variance application are not of a general or recurring nature. 4. Such circumstances arise from the physical character of the property or from the use or development of adjacent property and not from the personal situation of the applicant. 5. The granting of such variance will not be in conflict with any ordinance or regulation of the city. Section 5B.8 (f) provides additional guidance in the evaluation of floodplain variance applications. The Section notes, No variance shall be granted by the Council unless the following performance standards are met: 1. Filling shall be limited to the smallest volume and area possible. 2. Floodplain storage capacity shall be mitigated at a one-to-one ratio of storage capacity created for area filled to ensure no net loss of storage occurs as result of filling. 3. All floodplain mitigation shall be located on the project site and shall be located contiguous to the existing floodplain. 4. The general characteristics and functions of the floodplain shall not be adversely affected. 5. Wetlands protection and buffer area requirements set forth in section 7 of the Southern Watersheds Management Ordinance (Appendix G) are met or a variance there from is granted. Staff concludes that the variance request is acceptable. The character and functions of the floodplain may improve with the fill and re-grading of the site and with the addition of stormwater management facilities. The applicant has worked with the Development Services Center and the Environmental Sustainability Office to insure the fill and mitigation plans and the stormwater management facility meet City regulations. Staff, therefore, recommends approval of the Floodplain Variance and Variance to the Southern Watersheds Management Ordinance, subject to the conditions below. CONDITIONS 1. The site shall be developed substantially in accordance with the submitted exhibit plan entitled Siebert Realty Sandbridge Road, dated January 2012, and prepared by PHRA Engineers, Surveyors, Planners, and Landscape Architects. Said plan has been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and is on file in the Planning Department. 2. The proposed building shall conform in design to the existing buildings on the site. The applicant shall submit elevations of the building to the Current Planning office during detailed site plan review. 3. The applicant shall obtain a Certificate of Occupancy from the Permits and Inspections division of the Planning Department before use of the building. Page 3

4 NOTE: Further conditions may be required during the administration of applicable City Ordinances. Plans submitted with this rezoning application may require revision during detailed site plan review to meet all applicable City Codes and Standards. 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 FLOOD INSURANCE RATE MAP Page 7

8 ZONING HISTORY # DATE REQUEST ACTION 1 1/27/09 11/1/06 Conditional Use Permit (Motor vehicle rental low speed electric vehicles) Modification (Outdoor Recreation Facility) Approved Withdrawn Page 8

9 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT Page 9

10 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT Page 10

Request Modification of Conditions (Conditional Use Permit for a Church approved by City Council in 1989 & modified in 1990, 2010, and 2014)

Request Modification of Conditions (Conditional Use Permit for a Church approved by City Council in 1989 & modified in 1990, 2010, and 2014) Applicant Property Owner Catholic Diocese of Richmond Public Hearing June 13, 2018 (Deferred by Planning Commission, May 9, 2018) City Council Election District Princess Anne Agenda Item D3 Request Modification