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Public hearing to consider Planning Commission recommendations on proposed amendments to Section 18-72 - (Restaurants) C-1 Permitted Uses under Article 11, and Section 18-4 - Definitions under Article 2 of Chapter 18 of the Vienna Town Code.
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EXPLANATION AND SUMMARY:
On July 10, 2017, as part of the approved zoning code review work program, Town Council referred Zoning Ordinance amendments related to Section 18-72 to the Planning Commission to review and recommend changes. The primary change related to restrictions on restaurants. The Planning Commission held several work sessions and made some additional minor changes to the ordinance. The Commission held a public hearing September 13, 2017 and voted unanimously to recommend that Council approve these amendments.
As of today, there are at least 18 buildings along Maple Avenue and Church Street that do not meet the criteria of a shopping center, have enough parking to accommodate 125 seats, or meet other criteria listed under 18-72.2.
The current restaurant provisions have limited the types of tenants that certain buildings are permitted to house in commercial zoning districts (C-1, C-1A, C-1B, C-2) and, if there is sufficient parking for the use, in the limited industrial zoning district (CM).
The proposed code amendments would remove existing minimum seat and location criteria for restaurants and allow restaurants as a by-right use anywhere in the C-1 zoning district (and therefore the C-1A, C-1B, C-2, and CM zoning districts - due to cumulative zoning).
Departmental Recommendation: Staff recommends that Council hold a public hearing to consider Planning Commission recommendations on proposed ordinance language amendments to Section 18-72 - (Restaurants) C-1 Permitted Uses under Article 11 of Chapter 18 and Section 18-4 - Definitions under Article 2 of Chapter 18 of the Vienna Town Code. Staff also recommends that Council approve the changes and direct the Town Clerk to adver...
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