City of Alexandria, Virginia
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MEMORANDUM
DATE: MAY 5, 2021
TO: HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL
FROM: MARK B. JINKS, CITY MANAGER /s/
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Supporting the Dissolution of the Alexandria Industrial Park Covenants.
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ISSUE: Supporting the dissolution of the Alexandria Industrial Park Covenants by the City of Alexandria for a City-owned parcel.
RECOMMENDATION: That City Council:
(1) Approve supporting the dissolution of the Alexandria Industrial Park Covenants; and
(2) Authorize the City Manager to issue a letter of the City's support for the dissolution of the Alexandria Industrial Covenants (Attachment 1) contingent to confirmation by the Planning Commission via the 9.06 process that the dissolution of the Covenants is consistent with the City's Master Plan and specifically the Eisenhower West Small Area Plan pursuant to Section 9.06 of the City Charter.
BACKGROUND: The City has been approached by attorneys representing one of the landowners in the Alexandria Industrial Park with a request to support the dissolution of the Alexandria Industrial Park Covenants, which impact one current City-owned parcel (Attachment 2) within the covenant area. The Alexandria Industrial Park Covenants are a set of private agreements that cover 17 tax parcels, generally located along South Pickett Street, between Van Dorn Street and the Fairfax County border. The Covenants are dated September 1, 1961 and were recorded with the City on September 25, 1961. Among other things, the Covenants restrict the associated properties to by-right uses as permitted in the City's I-1 Industrial Zone district, as such restrictions existed in the Zoning Ordinance on the date of recordation. See Covenants, Clause III, ? B attached.
The original term of the Covenants was 25 years from September 1, 1961, the Effective Date, and the Covenants automatically renew for subsequent 20-year periods. However, affected owners may "release all or any p...
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