City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: JUNE 7, 2022
TO: THE HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
THROUGH: JAMES F. PARAJON, CITY MANAGER /s/
FROM: JEREMY MCPIKE, DIRECTOR, GENERAL SERVICES
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Consideration of a Lease Agreement Between the City and Jeffrey L. Yates, TR for Use of Public Right of Way Adjacent to 1050 North Fayette Street.
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ISSUE: Consideration of a lease agreement with Jeffrey L. Yates, TR to use a portion of public sidewalk right of way adjacent to 1050 N. Fayette Street for overflow activities from Yates Car Wash and Detailing located at 1018 N. Henry Street.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
(1) Receive this report and set the Agreement to lease public right of way for public hearing on June 18, 2022, and after the public hearing approve the proposed two (2) year lease agreement; and
(2) Authorize the City Manager to execute the proposed Lease Agreement with
Jeffrey L. Yates, TR.
BACKGROUND: Since the early 1990s there have been auto-related uses operating under a Special Use Permit (SUP) at 1050 N. Fayette Street. The current time limited SUP (#2014-0032) for noncomplying light automotive uses was approved on June 14, 2014, with two mandatory five-year reviews in 2019 and 2024. Given the on-going evolution of the neighborhood from a predominantly industrial area to a denser, mixed used residential community, the reviews provide an opportunity to "assess the redevelopment potential of the site and the compatibility of the use with other uses in the area". At the time of the SUP approval, the area around 1050 N. Fayette Street had yet to be redeveloped.
The first SUP review in 2019 determined that the business remained compatible with the neighborhood and a five-year extension to the SUP was approved administratively. The second review of the SUP, at public hearing, must take place before June 30, 2024.
The SUP report specifically noted the existence of six parking space...
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