Applicant Property Owner SunTrust Bank Public Hearing October 10, 2018 City Council Election District Princess Anne Agenda Item 2 Request Conditional Use Permit (Car Wash Facility) Staff Recommendation Approval Staff Planner Jonathan Sanders Location 1625 General Booth Boulevard GPIN 2415446661 Site Size 0.8 acres AICUZ Greater than 75 db DNL Watershed Southern Rivers Existing Land Use and Zoning District Vacant bank / B-2 Community Business Surrounding Land Uses and Zoning Districts North Restaurant / B-2 Community Business South Single-family dwellings / PD-H1 Planned Unit Development East General Booth Boulevard Restaurant / B-2 Community Business West Shopping center / B-2 Community Business Page 1
Background and Summary of Proposal The 35,293 square-foot site is currently developed with a vacant bank building, drive-through lanes, and associated parking. The applicant would like to redevelop the site with a car wash building fronting General Booth Boulevard and self-service vacuums behind the new structure. Currently, there is a single ingress/egress on the western side of the lot along a shared drive aisle with the shopping center. The submitted plan depicts a revised, one-way flow of traffic through the site. The Zoning Ordinance requires only three parking spaces for the proposed use on the site. A total of 21 parking spaces, each with a vacuum, are depicted behind the new car wash building, out of view of the right-of-way. The concept plan depicts the required interior parking lot plantings as well as the 15-foot Category IV Landscape Screening along the southern property line adjacent to the residential dwellings. Also depicted are the evergreen shrubs and small ornamental trees that will remain within the 10-foot wide, deeded scenic easement along General Booth Boulevard. Staff recommends a condition to ensure that this hedge is protected and maintained. The building is designed with a red brick façade, dormers and a bronze-colored standing seam metal roof. The submitted elevations depict windows on the façade facing General Booth Boulevard and decorative faux windows of cream-colored EIFS panels on the façade facing the shopping center. The proposed dumpster has been relocated behind the building towards the interior of the shopping center in order to minimize the potential for disturbance to the residents to the south. It is anticipated that up to three employees will be on site at any one time. The proposed typical hours of operation are from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m., daily. 1 2 Zoning History # Request 1 REZ (AG-1 to B-2) Approved 03/13/1978 2 CUP (Indoor Recreation Facility) Approved 05/16/2017 CUP (Motor Vehicle Rentals) Approved 05/27/2014 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 Page 2
Evaluation and Recommendation In Staff s opinion, the request for a Conditional Use Permit for a Car Wash is acceptable. A significant number of properties that front General Booth Boulevard in this part of Virginia Beach are commercially zoned and support retail and service uses. The applicant has worked with Staff to ensure compatibility with the surrounding properties by moving the building to the front of the lot, and relocating the dumpster away from the residences. The building is designed with high-quality materials and architectural features that will complement the existing shopping center and with details that strive to mimic a residential appearance. The landscape buffer required for business uses adjacent to residentially zoned lots, as well as other planting requirements are depicted on the plan. A detailed review of all planting requirements will be done during the final site plan review process. With the location of the subject site adjacent to single-family dwellings, Staff recommends a condition that limits the hours of operation of the proposed Car Wash Facility. The Development Services Center is confident that the submitted preliminary stormwater management strategy has the potential to successfully comply with stormwater regulations for the site. Staff recommends approval of the application subject to the conditions listed below. Recommended Conditions 1. When the site is developed, it shall be in substantial conformance with the submitted site layout exhibit entitled Concept Plan, dated 09/07/2018 and prepared by Blakeway, which has been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and is on file in the Department of Planning and Community Development. 2. The exterior of the proposed building shall substantially adhere in appearance, size and materials to the submitted elevations entitled GRAND SLAM CARWASH, CAR WASH BUILDING, ELEVATIONS, 1625 General Booth Blvd, and prepared by Balzer and Associates, Inc., which have been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and are on file in the Department of Planning and Community Development. 3. Install the required Category IV landscape screening along the southern boundary line adjacent to the residential dwellings. A Landscape Plan shall be submitted at the time of final site plan review reflective of the plant material depicted on submitted Landscape Plan entitled, Concept Plan, prepared by Blakeway, dated 09/07/2018, which has been exhibited to the Virginia Beach City Council and is on file in the Virginia Beach Planning Department. 4. The existing plant material within the Scenic Easement along General Booth Boulevard shall remain and be maintained. In the event that any of the plants are damaged or die, they shall be replaced with like vegetation acceptable to the Development Services Center s Landscape Architect within a timely manner. 5. A Photometric Plan shall be submitted during the site plan review process to ensure that all lighting on the site shall be shielded and directed downward to limit the amount of overspill outside the property s boundary. 6. All light fixtures on the site shall be no taller than 14 feet in height. 7. All light fixtures shall be shielded away from the adjacent residential uses to the south of the site. 8. The dumpster shall be enclosed with a solid wall in a color and material to match the building and any required screening shall be installed in accordance with Section 245 (e) of the Zoning Ordinance. Page 3
9. The operation of the car wash shall be limited to the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. 10. Any onsite signage shall meet the requirements of the City Zoning Ordinance, unless otherwise approved by the Board of Zoning Appeals, and there shall be no neon, other than individual channel letters lighted with internal neon and as approved by the Zoning Administrator, or electronic display signs or accents, installed on any wall area of the exterior of the building, in or on the windows, or on the doors. There shall be no window signage permitted. The building signage shall not be a box sign and the proposed sign package shall be submitted to the Zoning Administrator for review and acceptance prior to the issuance of a sign permit. 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. Comprehensive Plan Recommendations The Comprehensive Plan recognizes this property as being within the Suburban Area. Guiding principles have been established in the Comprehensive Plan to guard against possible threats to the stability of the Suburban Area and to provide a frame work for neighbors and places that are increasingly vibrant and distinctive. The Plan s primary guiding principle for the Suburban Area is to create Great Neighborhoods, and to support those neighborhoods with complementary non-residential uses in such a way that working together the stability and sustainability of the Suburban Area is ensured for now and the future. Natural and Cultural Resources Impacts The site is located in the Southern Rivers Watershed. Drainage in the Southern Rivers watershed is highly impacted by the presence of high ground water, poorly draining soils, and high water surface elevations in downstream receiving waters. There are no known cultural resources on the site. A cemetery exists east the site along General Booth Boulevard. Traffic Impacts Street Name Present Volume Present Capacity Generated Traffic 32,500 ADT General Booth Boulevard 31,079 ADT 1 1 (LOS 4 C ) Existing Land Use 2-376 ADT 34,900 ADT 1 (LOS 4 D ) Proposed Land Use 3-442 ADT 1 Average Daily Trips 2 as defined by a bank 3 as defined by 35,000 square feet of a B-2 zoned site 4 LOS = Level of Service Master Transportation Plan (MTP) and Capital Improvement Program (CIP) The Master Transportation Plan proposes a six-lane facility within a 165-foot right-of-way. No roadway Capital Improvement Program projects are slated for this area. Page 4
Public Utility Impacts Water The site currently connects to City water. The existing 5/8-inch domestic water meter (City ID #95030072) and one-inch irrigation meter (City ID #95028251) can be used or upgraded to accommodate the proposed development. Sewer The site currently connects to City sanitary sewer. Dam Neck Estates Pump Station #602, the receiving public sanitary sewer pump station for this site, will need to be evaluated to determine if there is remaining capacity for the proposed use. Page 5
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Next Steps Upon receiving a recommendation from Planning Commission, this request will be scheduled for a City Council public hearing. Staff will inform the applicant and/or their representative of the date of the hearing in the upcoming days. Following City Council s decision, the applicant will receive a decision letter from Staff. Once the conditions of approval are in place and/or completed, the applicant must contact the Zoning Division of the Planning Department to obtain verification that the conditions have been met. Contact the Zoning Division at 757-385-8074. If the request requires land disturbance and/or a subdivision of property, please contact the Development Services Center (DSC) to discuss next steps for site plan/plat review. Contact the DSC at 757-385-4621 or the Development Liaison Team at 757-385-8610. Please note that 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 20