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Consideration of final plat for addition to the Jennie Lynne Subdivision
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EXPLANATION AND SUMMARY:
The subject site is located along the 300 block of Cabin Road SE. It consists of one lot, currently addressed as 307 Cabin Road SE. The lot is zoned RS-10 Single-Family Detached Residential. The property includes a one-and-a-half-story log cabin. According to the Fairfax County Real Estate Assessment office, the home was built in 1925. However, staff has been unable to confirm the year in which the house was built; aerial images from 1937 do not appear to show such a structure in its existing location. There is a reference to the structure in This Was Vienna, Virginia - the authors state that the log cabin was built circa 1937 by James Ellis and Fred Drew. Staff notes that the existing structure is not listed under the Vienna Historic Register.
Five single-family detached dwelling lots abut the site. Two single-family detached dwellings also are located across Cabin Road SE. Generally, the grade of the lot slopes away from Cabin Road SE. The elevation ranges from 394' in the northwestern corner (nearest Cabin Road) to 385' in the southeastern corner (near the rear yard property line).
The applicant proposes to subdivide the one existing lot into two lots. Both lots will be accessed from Cabin Road SE. The applicant will make frontage improvements, including a standard five-foot sidewalk, a six-and-a-half-foot planting strip, and curb and gutter in front of the two proposed lots. Staff notes that sidewalks do not currently exist on either side of the 300 block of Cabin Road SE, while curb and gutter lines a majority of but not the entire block.
The two lots meet the required lot area and width requirements for the RS-10 Single-Family Detached Residential zoning district. Both lots also meet the maximum lot shape factor.
The applicant also has agreed to share the cost to extend the water main along Cabin Road SE, which is requi...
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