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9:30p.m. - 10:00 p.m. - Review of Conditional Use Permit Application - Annex Property 301 Center St S
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DATE(S) OF PRIOR COUNCIL CONSIDERATION OF THIS ISSUE: 1/22/24 Conference Session
EXPLANATION AND SUMMARY:
The Town purchased the Faith Baptist Church building located at 301 Center St., S, referred to as the Annex, intending to use the building and grounds for public use. The Annex was used as a temporary police station until 2022. Parks & Recreation had intended to use the building for recreational programming once the police vacated the building; however, due to the condition of the building, the Town could not obtain a Certificate of Occupancy from Fairfax County to use the building for recreational use and meeting spaces.
Because the property is zoned RS-10 single-unit residential, no uses other than a single-unit home are permitted under this zoning classification without either 1) the Board of Zoning Appeals approving a new Conditional Use Permit or 2) the Town Manager's approval of a special event use. The Town Manager has received many requests to use the Annex parking lot and other parts of the property for various events and projects and has reviewed each request on a case-by-case basis.
Town Council directed staff to conduct a study to determine the long-term use of the Annex property, which is underway. The former church building has already been demolished. At the Jan. 22, 2024, work session, the Council directed staff to move forward with a conditional use permit application for interim site uses.
Staff is seeking direction from the Town Council on the uses proposed for the conditional use permit application and which parking layout is preferred. In addition to the conditional use permit, approval of a Modification of Requirement will also be required for lot coverage, as the maximum lot coverage in single-unit residential zones is 25%, and all options exceed 25%.
In the plans attached, the area previously cove...
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